Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-30
DALLAS.
Public Opinion in Favor OF a State
System of Farmers Institutes.
Programme for the Austin Meeting-Nearly
. One Hundred White Cap Warnings Sent
Out - OF for Mexico.
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.


Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Jan. %. The Farm
and Ranch keeps pegging away at the
farmers Institutes, and from the way
letters come in from all parts of the state
it seems that strong pull is to be made on
the legislature for an appropriation The
issue of February l viii contain large
number of personal letters and press
comments from influential sources, show
ing public opinion as far as expressed
universally in favor of state system
of farmers Institutes, connected with
the Agricultural and mechanical college
or working directly under the agricul-
tural department.
The meeting to be held in Austin Feb
ruary Z s and grows in interest, and q
large attendance is expected. The fol-
lowing private letter received to-day at
the Farm and Ranch Office from Capt.
John G.. Edgar of Travis county shows
what the people are doing down
there: yesterday being unfit for
outdoor work, 1 thought l would
run into Austin on the train and inter
view any leading farmers 1 could find
from other parts of the county.
"Owing 10 the condition of the roads,
not more than q dozen farmers could be
found in town. They were, however,
nearly all OF the right pattern and had
heard of, and taken an interest in, the
question of institute, and will do their
best to make the meeting a success.
''Mr. Foster, the commissioner
of agriculture, is enthusiastic about the
Lot lc, 4
commissioner, is working like a Trojan in
the cause. l saw him yesterday and he
win talk institute in season and out of
season from now on
Mr.. F. p Holland and Mr.. c.. n.
Ousley, the manager and editor, re-
spectively, of the Farm and Ranch, will
start toward Austin on the lst to make a
personal canvass of the farmers and
stockmen of Travis, Williamson and
Bastrop counties IN the interest of the
Austin meeting. Following is the pro-
gramme:
Thursday, 10 to u a. m.-Opening
Exercises. Address: Taxation, by Ex-
Governor o. NJ. Roberts. Paper: Need
for Institutes, by W. P. Hancock, of
Bell county.
Thursday, l to p. m.-Address:
County Roads, by Capt. John G. Edgar,
of Travis county. Paper: Winter Feed
ing, by Professor F A. Gulley, Director
Agricultural Experiment Station. Paper:
Losses in Cotton Culture, by Willis G.
Crockett of Travis county.
Friday, 10 to y a. m.-Address: Ac-
climation of Imported Cattle, by
Professor George W. Curtis of the A.
and NJ. college. Paper: Dairying, by
Col. W. S. sherwood, of Travis county.
Friday, to 4 p. IA .-Address: Re-
lations of the A. and NJ. College to the
Farmers, by Professor Louis LIZ McInnis,
of the A. and NJ. college. Paper: Cotton,
by George W. Walling, of Travis
county. Address: Grasses and Irriga-
ton, by Capt. w. G. Walsh, of Travis
county. Paper: County Roads and
How TO Build Them, by d. A. Todd, of
Travis county.
Saturday, 10 to y a. m Address:
Windmills on the Farm, by w. S. Mar
shall of Tarrant county. Paper: Stone
and Gravel Roads for Travis county, by
G. A. Graves OF Travis county.
Saturday, l to 4 p. M Address:
Farming as Business, by Gen. W. r.
Handy of Travis county. Paper: San
itary Laws for the Protection of Live
Stock, by DR.. NJ. Francis of the AgricuI-
tural and Mechanical college. Paper:
District Fairs, by John Hoeny, Jr., of
the Abilene country. Discussion: What
is Your Fayorite Breed of Hogs and Why,
by Everybody.
Besides the foregoing programme there
will be other interesting and instructive
features. Col. w. E. Hughes of Dali
las county, who has the largest silo in
the Southwest, is expected TO deliver an
%Ie
farming and to treat of ensilage in par
ticular.
Professor George w. Curtis of the A.
samples of butter made at the college
creamery and viii be prepared to tell a
great deal about creameries in Texas.
Addresses and papers are expected
from w. A. Clark of Bell, Sam II. Dixon
of Travis, Maj. Thomas J Goree of the
Commissioner L. l.. Foster
and several others.
General discussions VIII follow each adj
dress or paper, and all can have say.
Everybody is invited.
DO THEY MEAN BUSINESS?
The question now asked BY every one
in Dallis is, do the White Caps mean
business?' 1t is certain that such an
exists in the county, but up
to this time the notices circulated in the
city have been regarded as q Joke. But
there is an evident uneasiness now per-
yading the city, and there are many who
believe that trouble is coming. The
White Caps, if there be such in Dallas,
are no respecters Of persons Nearly one
hundred warnings have been Issued and
they have reached persons of all eondi-
tons OF life Col. W. E. Hughes, per-
haps the wealthiest and certainly one of
the best citizens of Dallas, has been