September, iqoo AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
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TEXAS BROOM CORN. .. 
While Sit Bl t'aiilpo II fi-iv I.'.I v. -I n j ,.,j I 
were wonderfully imprt -n il u lii, it,,' i 
llnvtl.v <>r ill.- -oil ami general ootrinnr of 
ili** country to On* rich coni and ni - 
mm region i>r central I lilim!^ Man> |ms- - 
guns have experimented in growing 
corn In TexuN. ami ninny <mc. - n r , 
|H»rt' arc given. Mr. t'oUIn* nt .\lrln. » 
Tex-. Is reported growing u . r v r . .., ■. 
planted the 28 th of May, which mature,] n 
tin- InKt nr .1 nly. and from which p,. i 
I - acted l<> obtain n second rp>p The . r .,p !• 
iw said in |*ii y <100 per ucrc. according ( 
Hi.- experiments made by Mr. folKim and b 
other growers. b 
1r fw-.« I. irwt lift re been pUntiol witiwn 
• ln«t I hr.-.- ir-i The or,.;* (if fruit An 
“***■ f v— ** i» s»fl gun* and a|*i ,.ther late 
nit Tin linrnfl* . ..-,i i . ..... ,r 
CARE JASRMTNF. RODS 
roily 
r. Ii . . 1 . 1 . 
II* 
•t plm 
CABBAGE GROWING PROFITABLE. 
Some parting rn.m 1 1 linn I > nr.- |i-v| iiin. 
to plain one liinulrcil acre- in 
non r Skidmore, Tex. It ■- itn- intention (<• 
Irrigate the cabbage by pninplrm *iitrr 
from wells, a nntlmd that ,* said to ,n,- 
proven wr.\ snttsfacinrj and -*i»- 
Hint neetl«>n. ns the water supply m v.-rv 
great lind easily pumped. 
VEGETABLES IN THE COAST REGION 
Mr. K. i'. Stiles ha* gls, n I;'* • t -i i ,n 
and experience In cruse in, \ - j • • n 
I he coast country to the Team*, Hut .1 i<; 
pari as follow a: 
“The soil here is of two kind* .> inn 
varying from a black to -im-v In ...lor, 
and a black Waxy. The Tlghii r Mu Ic.i.-n 
I lie greater it* lnf>*rtH|i > x - I - ■m- 
blacker It IjccUJUCS Ileavlci and I-.-- - i l. i 
in many vegetable*. It I- nil very tin, 
slH-Hkc soil, and if highly fertlb • I md 
thoroughly drained the li-am* n. .am,,. . .. 
Cal garden sprit* There iic-n- lc- 
-Jilt In I li« • soil, but II do- - no oiandi-i 
llxeir unlit the uioUlurc l- ell 
"I am a # litdcn I of *icd catalogues I 
all begin with HspaiaiMIs I belli'-, 
condil Ions here to lx- highly fns-'t'iMi- 
il- MieepMSful and pmlHahlo gross 'h. I 
have several bundled plant* non c>' ■ .iu 
I lliPly Sii far no Inltirv Han b, i ill- ' • 
from a n,i *oun-oi the ptv-p • I s.u 
prospect* arc flattering. I* ilia; - •■'!.. - 
have tried M here mid 
far learned of no trial 1ms r. bivii < id- 
"Tills Is appnieiuls the ri‘niiti»i-d I 
for eubbilges Judging by ln*t sy inlet *• s 
peril'll, e ealltnigi will tel.' e,,e -o 
If rich soil and prolertlon m i a 
is a iTi jriled ii i* dun. nit to *i 
III the fall, an the bird* are evtn 
Of the .vollllu two leaved tiling* 
ilehliuy l||0M«nt](t* of llieui III a i 
given a chance When the lb* 
lull rriijii" mid de-ii'ov » tin- : (■■* 
‘prairie, nihhil’ ills ude and ih 
cn tilings' • I ■ i iulei . nft-i 
eaten m.v pai-'ti duwli to -iumip- 
• In hi w ith «tr,i ' Inline ,,n - n i l 
co|i’|,|,'i, ,| in, uni, I, ro 1 iicd. i 
doited II, bill ssnii Hie . xlermlmii 
I a bblt a growth be. ill ,il"l vac, u 
eulflvnl Ion, i. 101111. in d in a . . . 
bead- They ni-te not. -Ini Inn i 
growing ‘■•■ 0 * 1 , 11 . aiii,l,i,i bi • 
seels or any kind \ 
to | *ii y louidsoiae prntb 
nnry prleex. * • ■ 
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•il paid for tin 
tlofj. 
Mr i 
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^ of land ivii v% 
Have You ^ 
Visited m 
TEXAS ■ 
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SANTA FE 
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