The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10

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lions Of the throat and lungs.
the Bermuda onion. 1t is a prolific and
paying crop, and if it had been cul-
tivated here as soon IS duty had
been placed upon it the lands in this
county would now be worth many
thousand dollars more than they are.
San Antonio, Tex, owes the dis
tinction of being called "metropo-
lis" to the cultivation OF the Bermu-
da onion. It's cultivation has been
exceedingly successful by the truck
ers in its near vicinity, and in con-
sequence thereof property values
have advanced at an amazing rate.
The following story from there
reads almost like romance:
Seven years ago man named Nye.
who thought he had been cheated in
| land trade, asked the agricultural
department what he could raise on
the land. 1t was dry and sandy soil
near San Antonio. Bermuda onions,
was the answer. This year the Ber-
muda onion crop marketed from this
district exceeded $2,O0O.O0O in value.
AS soon as Mr.. Nye demonstrated
! that the so-called desert. land near
San Antonio would return profit of
! $500 to $500 an acre in onions, if
slightly irrigated, someone tried cab
bage. The cabbage shipped from this
market brought 100000 this year.
Then other garden truck followed
naturally and this brought back 49,
| 0OO, 900.
When truck growing with river IT.
rfgation proved successful. an effort
was made to get water through bored
wells. Artesian wells have added
more than q million acres to the cul-
tivatable land.
When these experiments began the
land was selling, near San Aautonio,
from 50 cents to S. an acre, accord
ing to its worth as grazing land. With
price began to soar With rapid
strides 1t reached $500 an acre, ard
even $4,000 an acre in exceptional il
stances. The ranchmen were glad
to get the money.
| Business men saw their opportuni-
ty and begar an adver, ,sing CAM.
| paign to bring truck farmers here
from the Central and Northwestern
states to buy and cultivate this lana
1t Is estimated that this advertising
campaign has brought more than L.
100000 persons to Texas.
OF course, as the business grew,
San Antonio prospered From the
trading point for a cattle country y
became the distributing center for
one Of the richest small farming dis
tricts in the world.
In 1900 the assessed valuation OF
city property was S1.S79,O7n. In 49,
the valuation was increased to s-e.-
255.370, and the gain was counted a
good one. Then the onion boom be-
gan, and these figures resulted: 1906.
S3S, 407,s75; 1907, s54.6s2.c70: 1908,
$61, 705, $50; 1909, $73,s14.O0o. Two
81, 100000 hotels have been built and
as the city's prosperity has increas-
ed the benefit of the climate as a
health resort has been more appre-
ciated. and this draws thousands Of
visitors each year.
The population of the city was 81
673 in 1880 and in 1900 it had increas-
ed to 1891. This year the total
scared to s6.461, and, with suburbs
it far exceeds the charmed 100 600
mark. The nearest rival in Texas
is Dallas, with 92,104. What gives
the greatest joy locally Is that eight
years ago all Texas was saying that
San Antonio had reached it's limit.
Ocala Banner
Should Hog Values Follow Corn?
Corn has declined in price, hogs
must speedily follow asserted a
trade expert recently. Some people
figure his reasoning is faulty They
argue that cheaper corn is anything
but bear argument on hogs, for the
present at least, although it may
reasonably be construed as such for
the last half of the winter
Cheaper corn means less costly
production Of pork, hence added in
centive to put weight on the grow
ing crop. Cattle feeding is general
and on a large scale all over the corn
belt, consequently large number oi
! hogs will be needed to conserve the
waste. So many cattle have been
put in for finishing purposes that
stock hogs are at premium nearly
, everywhere. which accounts for the
scarcity Of bacon material at the mar
\ ket. Feeders have recently got down
. into the dry districts of the South
west to secure stock hogs.
None Of the new hog crop is like
l ~ to press on the market early in the
!
\ | gifts will be reserved for breeding
y purposes, as high prices have drawn
most Of the old sows in the country
: to market, thus holding back a con
siderable proportion of the new croE
= until next summer or until after 1911
] pigs have been weaned. With plent,
OF corn. good hog health and favor
abe weather, no reason for sending
hogs to the stock yards short o
weight will exist. With 45-cent corr
even 7-cent hogs will pay good divi
dends.
lust about three years ago some
body asked somebody COR a 1ol1a-'
and precipitated a panic. when tn.
country was full Of forage hogs ant
corn high. Conditions are exactly
the reverse now. Corn has bee;
lsteadily declining while hogs are b,
ipO means plentiful Even With o.