\__A. i _ E S an onion grower from I :;I`exa.f," Ilregan the hotel clerk, . _ V' and_i_. _‘.i';f'!;ldfb;h$f¢);;7r¢_' he’.r wealthy,” inter- e e s an er. "'_Gueu he lr," agreed the clerk. "At fdff, hd hd! Only IOHCIIJ4 the high Elgar; in lualioyous stajy o! something more i an ¢ £Q¢¢§l¢___ _¢]'_B-_ ;st|_l, can't :ee how his occu- pation indtcaieswealth.” _ _ __ _ _"N97 Well, my dear bay, let me Wllglpar; io -yvu that as money~makers just gloss _Texas onlon farmers are the salt o£ the aartli; -The only persons down there i at I -szlftv Aof'_wh;z are tnlaking money faster are '-owners o o we .v. §f"_dl_pLea`.i_u'fa resorts all throu h the N orlh m.Ea1r just now you will -/ind tsiem. They ` zeharfvested this year’.r crop; they have !vnomiy‘to burn, and they are out for a _delight- _fril summer beéore returning to their held: again or the amber plantm . __ _ "éadyou know that in tie Rio Grande galley' the Gulf coast region hundreds' _f farmers are realizing, in net profits; rom i600 to $700 an acre from their onion /elds; that in places land that once soldfor $1 and *$2 per aorejs now worth $200 so 3oo? _ " 'Grotb onions and get rich,’ ls the latest slogan in Texas. Raising Bermuda onions 'hat brought more wealth to farmers of cer- tain" sections during the last /i-ve years than |94! derivedvfrom all other crops combined Waring the preceding too years." _ _ i -._o RATHER steep statement. that seems, but the “ .het remains that Texas has seized upon a new lndustry with the happiest results, _ _ With soil and climate admirably nttcd tor the crop, the Lone Btarstste is learning that ths option inevitably turns te gold under tho warming lunthat halts upon the broad aorss at her southern valldys. - There are a number or instances ot men who went |nto is ' " i t and aio touch vmh the mer- :fg `j_~ In dial ll_\ h N h d `» ` ` ' " lin-1-n'thy‘ae|:1‘t°orvt3i; §‘t‘h.s tzlterelaend ‘;:l;tii‘li:d_ _ 1 mfmggflgqu 'ami s`view or svoiains a slut _ the mn! l °° "fl _ _ _ _ r th onions was al- 4 gi:g|h'i|i\=r°|:lm1=’:dtb:h ev.sr before known ~" °f 5-- . _ for ::.':_:‘.°i: "si rs _ ‘ ' sv ; L _ _ '>- _ ' 'J et gloss new gals# I T N _`_¢_._ _ 5% _ "fuss lkvsrigrodisdiuité "F ` ‘ 9°' I I ‘ ° "° :Q lnsltuzt in .M "3 '"`§'“ha 'g°|1:%'s enl“- o ry ',»_,.°;;;F..:.: sears.: ' _ _ '._. _Eoin »-1 ~;;,°;~,.°;i._.:"° :'__.'.‘ii’_‘i "’ " _* ‘self ‘|':*;4‘€'§"“°" rulrmim 4\ _ “Ai” -4 ,_ _ __» _'__-,A ,.’=§i»;.l?i_;;%`.,_._i__;na;°;a;.;.“,i:.*,_i_.j@ __ _ _ _ _ L is t _ _ »1-iii-f'2;_<'&.é’flf:_ilf 'ia 1" _ s » __ .__ »_ _£,'°, '°°_§2ef’»itnis tes _.y _ __ L - " " ' i so-.sas 4 .¢_ ..»~._a'._ ’ .-'» _ W__ \ t._ ,__ -_.__ »-` - - ‘»~‘-_°§&v---_-., _,__-~ _ ~~~-.»_-:_~:"f* ‘P-"4 i "T kinda ot business enterprises. and is new era has dawned upon the placo. Around Kingsvlllc and in other localities along the Gulf coast, betwt-ch Corpus Christi and Brownsville, situated near the mouth or the Rin Grande. the soil is well adapted to Bermuda onions, as is shown by the abundant crops raised this s-neon. _- It wus only a little more than two years a o that this region, extending along the Guit coast gov 150 miles. 'as opens? lip tor sottlonlcnt and cultivation gy the Yuileigg' ob A ruiiriizttlsd. Silico then agricultural eveo men ad een rap . _ ~ ‘- Ungl the railroad came the site`ot_'t.l'le present town ot Kingavillo was overgrown with nfesqulto and cli;zasuzr~ul6ial.‘ I hijs__now it thriving, growing p acc ot more t a e il . _ _ An urt‘;s?an Water belt extends throuilfi-this region, and the welisaftord an ample supply clk a_ter for irri- gation purposes. 'lfhia tact has contributed largely to the success of onion growing around Kingsvllle. Large ranches arc being cut into small turnls und dispoccd of to mon who will cngngc in truck (arming. The notnblo success ot Bermuda onion farmers in the valley ot the Ilio Grandi: in the vicinity il! Browns- viiio und extelldlni; huclt to Mercedes :ind Harlingen, has attracted nlucl uttcntlon recently. 'i‘hnt locality seems to be one oi' the low glilces in the suite wllcrs tho.soil is peculiarly' adu|lie to thc i ilustry. ill tho vicinity uf Mcrccdur, B__ F, Y0rn,ltu|n_ of Now York. -and several associates are putting ill it system ot irrigation at it cost of inure than \2.il00.000. Over iiu0.»0ll0 acres of land will be brought under irrigation by this sys_ti-m.- liermutlu onlpn growing on a moat cxionslve scale will lm nngugoil- in upon this lund. Tllorév is also sl srunilfnrcirot i1nuntry'_ around the town of Cotullo., whsrre Dorrnudh onions a~rc raised in considerable quantities. A number ot carl were shipped trout that point this season. The some is truo of tllu Cal-rizo Springs region. Although thu luttirr placo is forty mill.-s fi-uiu thu near- est railroad, onion furrucr: lilivc tuunil it profitable to grow thofproiiluict und llrtul thc crop ill wagons tlllit s ‘ s t. YHRD() Ol \ ]li’ll(?ll Tho lnrgcst onion fflrm in thu world in tiilit of Ed Gri-_cn situated ill the v_\ili~_v of tim Situ Mltrcilll river, ncur thi-_ town Oi’ Hull hlllrwos. li cnlllrni-l~u two ilun- drcil ncrt-i»i_ -Mr. Gruuu has gmt illliaili-rl luirvcsting ills crop. Returns tl-oill ull _lr ills uilipillcnts Lirc not yet lvl, but it ia reported ilint the 200 acres will have yielded him n llroilt of nl=__~ui $75,000, Mr, Grul.-n's turm has lil-» unique distinction of being locutcrl more thilll M llliins north oi what has hare oiorc hccll rccogniizcd us thu onion bolt ut the utato. lt is above thc frost nnrl fri-i-zo line, but nn account o\réw_a<;f czad. C2~aé/nag? of thc unilsimlly mild winter his onions did not suifcl* from the will and they thrived as well its those ' tho Ilin <‘ _.-_dc valil-y. where frost seldom occurs. Fflrtulll- ini-ori» ~ \:__- 0 ' ' _‘ff be <.-' ' _ _ l, ._~' » .~‘i‘l' h- "‘°'i:~”-*“-i'-_ sat. _-~ _ _ ._ v. .- .¢.._=\,,-. __- ’-"'f' __ ~ _ -'ff 1'-.ff “'_'.f`;é-i "\ir_,¥` _ ' - -"` _ f _f ‘_ if ";==_g.;'f'i:_»i»f<._ ff- fs- --,L J” ‘ _ ». J _ if f;_-_ .- :gif __ is _ I-1,.. ‘v Few cllnractrrisiics of tile ling are lnnnlfcstcd by tho jnvclino. Beyond tho fact _that it clo:-it-ly. resembles tho hog: ill appcurallcc, it might wpll ho classed- ns an cntircly,`diiYorcnt' spocica nf nniinzil. In point of fnarlcssness and courage it sur- passes any other animal tllst rooms the chnpnrrnl of the Southwest. It is one of the few wild hill- mals that do not hesitate to attack mnn. It is feared by every deer hunter. _' ~ qu “my he trained to do almost any trick t can he taught the most intelligent ao; i` I “ken as pigs and doinasticatett. jnvrlines I gt” sr. quick io isnt-n to knew the rnnnll il nd will p'otect the n axninst hui-in 3 _ __' _ fy _t 2 .‘ _ _ ` ' _ ‘} .` s '$21 '|"Y’”*:.‘12f°“||,_ :_ t linneeessnrff _ ’ ' l “mg thousand - e seq sr. on or an mal is p-.rmitiwi in sniff ‘-tu' “"° ‘- °-- l ~f2~'f'° "1 - »°~° '_:“°_;°_¢_:i:".’.".“'.f‘_'o:.':.:.'" . lil' ' . .el U' 1”” “ "" nm' m t M gp 4, g °m;M.'||'huf's;a when danger appronshsf ___,__f_»-' "__" p_$§l:'g-“_“. n __ _._ »_ _,_ _ _* , _ .. V _ H t_L¢..~ ' ` " V " " " ' -_u_ _ ‘__ I I -- ~ _ _ ..v _` _ ilownrd Buntln. thirty gnlies went _oi Coiuiiit. tor sov- erhl years. The animal guards tits gretnises ns taiih- tully ns the malt trusts ' ateh -do . _lt has the irno run of thirplacs. lnciuliing thl_houltn. l-niikv thn null- nnry hog_ tim sinimnis dre clean in iholr nature nnil hui ofi‘i-mslvi» itruilnd lilo hould ftnr lin to-1-nily Mr. Butliln had in [|ill~'i in liinnrr. 'l‘|l<~ _inve.f¥lo was not nrlmnrl when tin- si__u|_r\-i- .~n- tr-|-_~.i ;h.- nous" ‘Ilia vlwni wus In nrnirul- _~ will-il lilo jnlvlini- rntrlrd thr rilmn. li \\-lx :inning nrnilinl lin;--r lh~\ l_ fs, win-il it cnnlvv across th buuln of iili,,visli-lr, \\‘_,,.,»ui \vur|i*.il~. i.h`~| animal attacked the test and legs oi the stranger. “J/:Q1/J eesjfaed : Tho limits wi-lo turn in pin-_-as lilld lilo ilirlil :i»'\'ol‘ily i!n_:uri\rl hy the tuslifi ni' till- in-.'\_~_t bert," |¢ mum be r von oft. Il l; this usiiiii custom. nil ni-voilnt of the vicious- :‘f:’(l;Ini°\:|"l|1\f‘t;. to ltnnck out till-ir tusks when they B i"l\ E( . t :oth Moore lost tivolvc ilne hunting dogs at tha lvl li of one ot the _invclins "watch dogs" nnt long ago in tho space of ss few minutes. Mr. Moore had been out hunting and had all of his pack of dogs with him. (Ani, noon he rode up to a ranch house tn get soma. ng to eat. _ The house was guarded by a Javeiino. al-ld the ani- mal would not let Mr. lioors enter the gate. ln a thoughtless moment Mr, Moors aot his dogs upon the animal. 'inn tight that loiiowed was the bloedtnt adalr e mr W n sn laveilne welcomed th iso! t ` dui. qs tastes noi] get whtsliilllnzt I iklzluéigragigzegvg i°l::z"‘;.'_.‘::..'.'i:“_.2_:i° :_ ° ~'~°l'-"ui ° °»°- it as over an svsly one o the dogs was lyin deaf. As thu skin of The Jnvellns ls nearly si quarter of nn ini-h thick, it is imfmrslhin for the teeth of A dog !.?._"‘_'_",;'*.'i‘i?.’§‘.._l.'_' °“ ’ ”“ "°"""° "“"' "" "' “" _lining _l___~l___,»}1 is the when of sm:-il in the sni- "lfl\" -\'l 1*! win irnil li. lm-in nr nnoihor nnlluul hy ml-nt ns wall Illia tim best hunting; linueu Poi. Javnllnel i'|.ln _illvl-line can hold at bay uilii __;.~l)- __ l‘l\rl&‘_h nn tin- Nili-cvs rivcr which hn is training to illlrlq* ‘ 4 '_ , ‘ “lily kill nily in-_llr tn ho found in Texas. Tho nnlfnrll art- illlllnst on tlrct-tootcil us dogs. und their lvl. " power is sulii to hc izrcutcr than tiny known \vii».1~. animal. |~_ ._ “F Y _ VF ' " v '_""" ` 'V ' _ '15 .~.._f__._ t“_ <»~.-t. __ ,..... et". 3 _L - ‘.1 _fi ` ..___.,_ ___,..e_E. , _ , ~ f-1; 1-fe ~ =*:»\*r:_-_f~_=' _~ -__;~ __.... _. __.=._~__- .__-._ ....o_._,.- . " _ ~ _ fr-“.'-'°¢\**r=r»-=~<'f~'-"r" -.rc zsssresmus-.rs-: _ _._-_ ..._ ______4 __ '_ _'_'“*'_'_ i ` i ll ;; ;d ‘V *eil ‘Vi '- e'f ‘ i l_1_’t" jf; L l § _L ik" Z li_i't_ _ ig -/L_ _.9 ~ sr' ' ' is ' l iliife _ _“_ fi.; W: i _ ~ _ _ i_ 4 '___ [QQ I *_ 'Fha J:\'-i ‘ire in n fflvnrito pot of children in mnn ' ‘ ""“`l‘ h“""'f' 'l`l1“Y uri: v»-ry aflcctlonuln towilrd al lH'rHilr\i~i with wiml-l tlluy have lumn raised. They wi not int any harm from nnimnl or human htm; but a child thnx in nlncrss in th--ir rare. |' Dr- 3**-""i-il Wootell, it wi~ll-known physillfrail of AUQQ lin, has mme is slash sunny or ;.vsn_ies fn, y.-fn-s.i_ llc snyll tlnlt thny arc onu of the must remarkable o.rl§§/ leant und'-_rrnood or nil the wild nnimall of the Bouthw west. TWO .lHV6l|"" llizxii worn rrllsnd by him its pctis for his two litilo chilrlrnn. Tho animals were thi- coins pnnlnns nt ills children under rtll nlrcumstiulm-s_ mill hr. Wooten. “It will novnr turn tuii and rum' When you attempt to firlvn lt out of is lot it blink out, I never snw nun show a symptom ol cowardioq They always lteep their heads toward you. "Thcro is is peculiar thing about the Jaw-lint-.2 | ‘fy cameras A Music sac ‘ 1 ; _ ff ~ 4, ._ _€‘ F _t `__,_`_ The-_ fact is not generally known that the Javclino ` has a musk aan. lt is is small bag, situated upon i buck, just nbove its hips. It is filled at all times wi n powerful music fluid. which it is able to eject who it beronms enraged. The scent of this musk is almos overpowering. It is evidently intended as A vvcapu of ilctenso when nrelled to oloso quarters by solnl\ natural onollly_ s 1. Javelins has no natural enemy in its native country. lt is feared and respected hy everyother kind of wild animal. "It is not unlikely that this muslt sae is for some other important purpose. the nature nt which I nnvg "So .tar as I have been able to learn, however. thai ~ ,ye v_‘~', _» _ ____; 'Ei _ _ 4 l _[__ . ‘gf 5,-g¥=»>~ '<_r_.- _; ._ fri' ';f_._s’-ec_;.».=,s» D01 YO! Gillwvered- It is my opinion that the very isoy ’ if that it possesses this rnuslt aao is suillcient to sho# --ve-violins _ __-Y-4 that it is an antlraly distinct species of animal from 'P _ _ -_ the ordinary domestic hog, _ _i __ » "The javelinsa of southwest Texas are et the ssma eoios d the psltodt zany seil. They weigh, when Gilt W th pounds ¢‘he» are taller las ll I _ gt mf! U 1' §uQes than in ind rrar. ln tll.is f¥ faspeol they rvlomblv the wild boar. They asc dis. szfuilhad hom the wild hogs oi Arizona and Neif xiao DY 0 bang ot gray hair which extends urouull their neck_" tvleurtytito iltiy. 'H-ey niwsys travel in single nie an f h fi 1* 1 \ l ‘l V\'h \ seem 0 i\\'o r ~oq”l so om er. -li (nod n ~ . lit-ddisd for sleep or rest, .ms at Lns iavellnes is alfa: _,_ ¥’!‘_‘- on rirl tg-" E _ t L u _ 'Fas flesh oi the iaveline is eaten by Mexicana is laid to have little rssumbialloe to pork. 'Sho in very wash. N4 is equine mesa sesues is ' ° eitwhe. __ ‘ K ' \_ _ ,ef-‘*..*"F~*~ °_i»__ .` ?`_=l§_ _ ~i _ 4 air wild state, jnvoiinaa run in drovca u -_-_-’. ‘ `.__ y ~ if ‘s s* _ `_'£_»‘ `\ _ ' i _ ~ - . t _,_