El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-24
Farm and
Ranch.


Straw berries are larger and more
luscious this sspring than for several
seas past.-Fort Worth Register.
It is predicted there will be more
home grown flowers in Fort Worth
this year than for many years past
Exchange.
About $500 boxes of beans and peas
besides fifty cars of watermelOns wi
be the record for Sinton this year. it
is said at that place. Times.
| A Grayson county fruit grower says
there will De plenty of peaches on seed
ling trees, many apples and numerous
plums this season in that cOunty.-Ex-
| change.
Another shipment of Jerseys to
American possessions in the Pacific is
chronicled in the daily press. This time
they went to Guam, Ladrone Islands.-
Exchange.
Some Grayson county farmers have
plowed up almost their entire crop of
the roots of the grain and caused the
plant to die,-Exchange.
Plovers are very numerous on the
pratrtes around Gainesville now, and
hunting parties go out almost daily.
Some Of them report large numbers of
these birds killed.-Exchauge.
Grain harvesting started out at the
Fowler Co. ranches this week near
Phoenix. A binder was started on 60
acres OF ball" barley, beardless var
iety that Fowler Bros. are experiment.
ing with.-Tucson Star.
Many farmers in the Pecos valley
have been looking into the matter Of
establishing q creamery, and many in
Quiries have been made in reference to
the management of such an enterprise,
says the Roswell Record.
From present appearances q very
prosperous year is in store for the
farmers of the ella valley, says the
Arizonian. A larger acreage than
usual has been planted and grain of all
kinds Is looking exceptionally well.-
The many fine orchards in the Taos
valley are budding, and are considered
by our best fruit growers to be in ex-
cellent condition and more than an
average fruit crop-apples, peaches,
ries-is predicted.-Taos Cressett.
The farmers of the South, and es-
pecially those who raise cotton, will |
trust" means when all the cotton |
mills and congresses get into one gil
gantic combine. When this is con
summated 4 cents will be q high price
for the staple.-Denison Record.
1t ia the opinion of q number of OBJ
serving farmers in Texas, that the boil
weevil was destroyed by the extreme
cold weather of the past winter, or at
least that they have entirely disap-
peared. The fact that the corn weevil
was killed by the cold is good proof
hat the cotton weevil was also de-
'troyed.
The shipment of garden truck has
ust begun and already 400 boxes of
'eas, beans and Irish potatoes have
eft Sinton for North Texas and other
) being reduced by the farmers of this
ounty and truck gardening is resorted
D more and more. Fully 5000 boxes
ill be shipped from Sinton alone this
eason.-Exchange.
The shipment of garden truck from
orpus Christi by express are rapidly
Increasing, notwithstand ding the bad
eeze in February and the lack of rain
| that section. A good rain now wonld
'use the garden truck to roll out by
le carload, for there are acres and
res OF beans, tomatoes, onions, pota-
es. ETC., planted.-Exchange
The thirty forest reservation of the
nited States embrace an area OF 49,
Q, 600 acres in thirteen states and
rritOries. Seven are in the state of
.llfornia, the largest of which, the
ezra forest reserve, includes 4, OO6, 900
res. Within the past thirty-five
ars it is estimated that IL, 600, 900
It, board measure. of tim Der on pub
land, have been destroyed by fire.
change. 4
The weekly crop bulletin of Arizona
g: alfalfa, the staple crop of the
ritOry, is ready to cut in the lower N,
trial and southern divisions, and IN
lin is well headed out. On account
he droughty conditions which have
lerally prevailed for long time,
range interests are in q precarious Y
dition and stock is suffering Tor -
and water, and unless rain is had
! short time, the losses sustained
be considerable.
lie ostrich farm three miles north of III
)enix on Central avenues Is one of lE
most interesting places to visit in NJ
southwest. just now the young X
,ks are to be seen of various ages :
n day or two old to several weeks
they are surprisingly interesting L.,
pretty. Perhaps, though, the
It interesting place On the farm is
paooo ck containing the yearliDgs, ri
ch though almost full grown have cL
become vicious or dangerous and
ing which the visitor may ramble
handle the birds at will There eli
now 40 birds on the place, separat-
nto focks, and several hens are set =
and the incubators are also filled
l eggs.-Hersld.
e have ascertained from Mr.. j.
ba, the Mexican land expert, that
following products.in Mexico are
eptible of yielding as follows:
ee, $45 to $50 annually per acre;
Der, from 1925 to 1915, and tobacco. GU