Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-18
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|fAhhuhilble IN 10 nature, aud lhhi
" would yield as mBch or nor water
to the well than was the case with
their wells. and ! further added that
there vas not any section or com
mnnlty In all the Panhandle that this
condition did not obtain.
This statement seemed more than
they could believe and evoked the
inquiry as 20 why there va MOI more
or less irrigation all over the Pan
handle, and M 10 Why lands zen
ernlly were not worth from $50 10
$3.50 per acre. Just M was the case
with them They boosted Of n clay
rubsoil and a depth Of two 10 four
feet OF their top soil ! pointed out
10 them that the Panhandle had the
same clay subsoil. and SIM more fer
tile t0DsOil averaging In depth from
four 20 ten feet. aud this made II
harder than ever Tor them to real
he shy the Panhandle lands were
not more valuable and not more gen
orally settled and developed.
Following this h.g rice IN realty va
lues IN Matagorda county many OF
the old timers" sold their holdings.
either In part or wholly. and are at
present are gtiil doing 40. with
many the present plan IL 10 %reinyest
In cheaper lands elsewhere. and they
are going right along 10 the far vest
ern states. just a. is the case with
many other counties OF the coast
country. All these people are pat
rotic Texans, and would greatly pre-
Ter establishing their new homes 10
Texas. and the most OF them would
do 50 II they only realized the op.
poftunities that exist In the panhan-
die section OF their native State.
IN Bay City I cnihused not q few
as 10 the agricultural and livestock
resources OF the Panhandle. also
explained that there would be- an
A~ll-Panhandle Fair during the
early fall. and that there would be-
comprehensive exhibits az this Fair.
which could be visited AT no great eN-
pense, there would be special rates
provided by the railroads. az is usu-
ally the ease. and II was really as
|tonishing 10 q the interest mani |
Tested, and to hear 20 many say that
they would surely and gladly attend
With those people IL was hardly
belieyablc that the Panhandle pro
ducod anything. and I pointed out 10
them that n large per cent OF the
grain and grain products In the sew
@al grain stores Of their city were
nom the Panhandle. and this knew
10 be- true. as had just called on
some four or LIZ Of such establish
mehts and foH'd all OF them hand
ling and selling kaffir aud Maize.
both In whole grain aud IN chops
The dealers themselves did not know
that this grain was produced in the
Panhandle. inasmuch as they had
made their purchase through mills
and grain elevators located at Fort
Worth, Dallas and other points in
North and Central Texas. who con
troll very largely the grain and feed
business of the coast country.
explained that the primary mar
Ret for this grain and feed was the
great Panhandle. who sold 10 and
shipped on the orders of the mills
aud elevators. supp,yilF them. and
this was a revelation 10 the dealers.
as we'll as the consumers From this
anyone. however obtuse. can infer
what II would mean Ia the Panhandle
10 have an Texas reasonably familiar
with the Panhandle. and It's products
ana resources generally.
Here and there through Matagor-
da county | traversed old time ranch
IS that had not yet been fully de-
Neloped, with remnants of the big
herds formerly grazing throughout
that section. and strange to say.
many, II not most of the cattle. were
the old fashioned long horns. Now
and then ! saw some mixed breeds.
but no many. and on every hand
where saw cattle at all II
was reminded of the old types
! was familiar with as a boy
thirty-tive Years ago. OF the
Brahmas, such being a type of cat
tie introduced from India In some
counties of the coast country a few
years ago. made careful inquiry
IS 10 success and profit realized In
breeding such cattle. and learned
that while they were immune from
the South Texas tick they were not
the most profitable meat animals.
ana especially so after they had
passed the age ~ one year when such
mixed breeds lake on the biz hump
OF the parent took. with the result
ant heavy waste and loss when put
upon the meat block. ! pointed out
10 these people that they we're some
nifty years behind the Panhandle IN
The production Of high grade cattle. |
ana that II they desired 10 continue
IN the business they should. move to
the Panhandle aud handle cattle oil
the highest value. such as Herefords.
short Horn .urhams. Black and Red
Polls. etc.
Most of the smaller ranchmen
we're as ignorant OF the progress of
The Panhandle cattlemen as the peo-
pie were generally ignorant Of Pan
handle agricultural resources. pres
ent aud future. explained 10 quite
est they receive on loans made BY