The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-28

snd young Princess liberia is the Belle
of the South. Away down In Dixie there Is
ing themselves and their children exclusive
~ to King Cotton, with his thirteen months
In the year, and crop mortgage scrvitude,
hut thanks 10 the diversihcntion idea, many
are giving him only share OF heir time
and energy, but also produce at home much
that heretofore was bought with cotton or
denied altogether.
Then there Is large class everywhere
who are loud In the praise Of the grasses.
Grass ia king, and the voices of the cattle,
horses, sheep and hogs, upon thousand
hills and amid all the verdant valleys OF
America join IN ascribing honor, majesty
and praise to him. Ask the mnerdlologlst
everywhere and he viii sing peaus OF praise
30 Mother Earth, with her great storehouses
Of gold. silver. lead, ziuc coal ana oil
But ask Texan. and with tile most tri-
umphant sir, he will tell you. we are trst
in area, first In grass and cattlo. horses aud
sheep, 6rst In cotton, leaders In wheat, oats
and corn, and nearing the top In penchcs,
apples pears, berries with fast developing
superior and boundless capabilities in po.
tdtoes, melons. cabbage ana tomatoes,
pointing with pride also to our rich lum
her interests and our young. but most ylgor
GUS rice and cane industries our lofty
Spindle Top oil gusbers and our varied aud
domain
Each NJ these subjects or resources would
require u volume or volumes TO outline and
yet In the short space allotted me here In
this three days Industrial Congress, ] am
| expected to speak OF two of these grpnt
leaders Of North Texas, apples and potatoes.
| 1t will readily be seen J can touch upou n
few outlines ~ the essentials pertaining to
these two great crops
IMPORTANCE OF THE APPLE.
The apples OF the United States nre he.
coming recognized aud sought throughout
the world as of superior quality. The value
Of the crop now reaches many millions of
] Ia
| crops Of wheat and corn.
| The New England States hitherto led In
the production OF apples. Then followed the
! fine productions Of the Middle States. The
! famous Albermarle ppplns Of that section
/ making q great reputation among the con
noisseurs Of our large cities and of the
! old world.
! Ohio 10 Western Kansas and extending on
/ down into Missouri Arkansas, Oklahoma,
/ Indian Territory and North Texas, are
breaking. all records In large paintings as
/ production. and yet this Industry Ia IN It's
infancy IN these new localities.
ApAPTABILITY OF TEXAS SOIL.
The Red river fruit belt OF North 1cxas
while not only fine for all kinds Of fruits,
Is proving 10 grow apples very successfully
This apple belt is a strip of country ten
to Red river. the northern boundary OF
Texas, extending through Cooke, Grays1n,
Fannin. Lamar aud Rcd River counties
The soil Is sandy loan, underlnid with
! red porous clay, originally covered with oak,
hickory and other growth. Tlis land sells
! at from $40 10 $50 per acre originally. III
| apple orchards at bearing age say six u
ten years after planting, they pay good II
| per cent dividends on $50 to S1UtO pea
acre. For instance, at thirty feet apart
| seventy trees are grown on all acre, Al
| eight years old, allowing two crops out Il
three years. averaging one bushel per tree
1 annually. and 80 cents per Dushel IL
orchard, the usual price. gives s35 per acre
twenty bushels per tree. netting frequently
500 per acre. These amounts are fair diyi
dends on 500 TO $1,000 per acre.
The market for these apples is unlimited
and close at hand Most apples Of his sec
ton are hauled from the orchards TO The
large area of rich. black lands Of TeXa'
| where apples are not much grown.
The varieties most grown. named In ordel
nf popularity, are Ben Davis, Jonathan. Rec
June Early Harvest. Black Twig, WinesaI
and Glno. with many other varieties Of
trial.
There IS no better opening for homeseek
ers or investors than this Red river appl,
belt. Railroads, schools. churches, goo.t
water, good seasons, good health aud al
other requisites for comfortable home bald
ing are available. Besides, this land grow
All kinds OF cYops In abundance.
GROWTH OF POTATO INDUSTRY.
The potato crop OF North Texas is as
suming substantial proportions. Sherman
alone shipped over 500 cars this year. aver