Year: 1877

L Inc Time is near at hand when TIA
fall planting is TO be made. when farm
ers sppcrtion their lands to the differ
cnt crops for next seasons operations.


Our planting friends will pardon us for
recurring again to the snbject OF plant
ing wheat and other grain, Indeed, the
subject Is 50 important in itself, and 80
r'any grave interests depend uPon Il,
that we should be direlict were we 10
fail 10 urge the matter upon the atten,
ton Of the farmers by every fair means
at our command,


When we reflect that the state viii
handle more clear money from the sale
OF gain thaa from cotton tho present
season, the subject of pitching the nea
crop becomes one Of general Interest.


Wheat particularly, is the crop of all
others tor this section OF the state. Our
best lands, with fair cnI,ure yield from
fifteen to forty bushels 10 the acre. The
land Is prepared after the heat Of sum
mer is over, the harvest comes and the
crop Is disposed of before the heat ofsurn-
mer comes on. This advantage ought 70
oe considered very great one by every
man who has toiled from one end Of
the year TO the other, though heat and
cold, TO make crop of cotton Aside
| from this. when we consider the car.
salnty OF the crop. the ease and cheap
ness Of the culture. and the price at
taina5le, il is by far the most profitable
of all the crops raised II is more
nearly independent of spring or sums
msr rains than corn or cotton, because
the grain is fully matured before tie
winter and spring supply OF moisture is
exhausted Its chief enemy ia the
rusr, and usually the complaint is tor
more rain. aud rust is the result of t1o
much rain. 1t viii thus be seen that
rs chief enemy is nearly always DIS
armed before the weight Of his attack is
felt


North Texas has made wonderful
strides within the last few years. but
the sreaterpart Of this progress has been
made since her farmers have adopted
wheat as the leading crop. In the sout h>
ern part Of the state, after the list
bale Of cotton and hogshea,l of sugar
has been sold. business is at stands IN
until cotton comes in again. Not so in
North Texas, where May. June, july
aud August is consumed in harvest nc
and marketing grain. Every business
man, merchant. banker and msnufac-
turer has learned the advantage of ahis
crop, and each farmer knows full ReIl
how opportunely the money it CON-
mands comes in, in the dnlI season be-
tween the spring and fall activity. Al
bushel of wheat Is inst as good for its
dollar as a pound of cotton is for its


dime. The demand for it IS just as
steady. Money invested IN the culture
OF wheat is .igst al safe to sectrre its
legitimate retern as it is when invested
ia cotton, There Is nothing wildcat,
isb about it 81, when We have eoil,
climate and other attendant facilities
for its profitable production, Wit. a
population Of agrieuituris;s accustomed
to It's growth and handling. !. is safe to
conclude that it will lead all other
crops in q few years. and especially may
this be calculated upon when its pres
ent start is remembered.


We would see the present Wise diver
siiication of crops continued, because
in that policy lies the germ Of sa fety
to the farming interests: but as be-
tween wheat and cotton. the former
Is go evidently in the lead, has SO many
plainly understood advantages. that we
cannot help saying ii would be unwise
in the extreme to neglect 1t. There
should be not only greater breadth
planted, but the planting and prell ara
ton should be more thorough, TO the
end that the result may be more satis-
factory