The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-20
THE FARMERS CONGRESS-.
An Address Brim Full of Practical
Suggestions.
DIVERSITY OF CROPS RECOMMENDED.
Farmers should Curtal Cotton Acreage
md Feed stock-Possibilitics of lex.
porting Farm Products.

|
ond days session of the Farmers con-
gress was called to order in adjourned
session this morning at 10 o'clock by
President l.. j. Carraway.
o.. paper on Cotton Growing and Mar
keting" from Mr.. Goldthwaite of Cameron
was read by MIR, Lively.
T. A. Evans of Iiutto spoke for about
thirty minutes on Farmers Institutes
and Their Work"
/ A paper on Fairs as a Factor In
Country's Development" by Fred w.
Mallcy. secretary of the Texas Coast fair
OF Hulen. was read by d. o, Lively.
A paper on THE Relation OF Farmer
and Manufacturer" by Paul Geraud, sec
retnrv of the Commercial club, Dallas,
was read by Mr. Lively.
Resolutions regarding the semi-cehten-
mai at Dallas We're passed ana authoriz-
ius the appointmcnt of a committee to at
on motion of Mr.. Lively the chairman
was made chairman of the committee
The committee is as follows; l.. j. Cara
way Granbury; Pid Hart, Cleburno; L.
j. smith. Clohurne; II. w. Renfro'
Joshua; 7. A. Evans Hutto; o. +. Dorm
'' 4 Committee Of the following named
persons were appointed to draft an ad-
dress on the result OF the present Farm
ors congress: u, O. Lively l., j. Cara
wnv. T. A. Evans. .. f. Dornhla2er.
\ motion was made to adopt and in
pois' All lipr,s rVau pe'o'c '"e 0O''S ''9'
IL was carried.
me congress adjourned until o'clock.
AT $50 the citizens of Clcburne came out
ana save the meinters oa va IA fo,,t ~
treat IN the way OF Il ilce rue hppNt, W
beautiful city. The ride was enjoyed by
every one ana nearly az eApiossuH Co, s~i
PRISE Ut inc uIlNeS anu t"e P'e''I 'N''
At O'Clock the congress was called to
order and the old officers were re-elected
,Va ,ny rar,;,' v% nresident. O +
I'ornnlazer' GIahuN lrW, w ~ S,.tei'' ~
~ hNtiEi nVIl ~, Hns yyeno,.tea
ne , u,iiuN,,i nTn,tcd.
TO the Farmers OF TeTSas--Hs IT., me tl,ie
u snVi' Wt5 We ,,, e,te tsar,u srs'
wv, - u'Ni,uS" ~ ~ IL t., sogsinn tnkes
trHs, S"9 80, ; ,V, vou Of Inc rc-
l.,i9 HV1'S ~ ~, t tl'l'sS !ith tbo ass,ir-
sun OF ~ ue|lrn1'io"S WIN licr,
H uJe i,a' ,, ny ~ sit,'ation yer nor
muh1u "N '9lHIu ~ ,,'t , ,o1ci,,stnns
OGki"E u.iu nrliVNN '""' uH' N,,or, Mi
WIZ your cohcurLC,i'IV anu suiPo.' NJ WI
result IN gvntIa' pe,Stl'u uta Va -, at
rcu.ra' Soisl.i,n7 III t NJ, scfnct Of the
t''.i'V, ~ ID, ~" w 1J' rotinn
I nrMr az it9, a0d t,i,b The iesson learned
therefrom, made TINS great staple IN ;>so
ooni9rm IN aNppN approximately 10 we
WorU = tenant reAAIlig therei'oi, re-
haHi,Vi H a. ,luh "neNualr "l"h tnvv HpNo %
r01Uc,ioh ana possln,g small proul III, IN
.UiS VIZ tt ..su MH'.ii, win tme iar.h-
Eruhe uFp9Sluoh OF me surplus there-
iV ., ,gusnt @Hs ia, ttt9tdctoIy results, ~
: n,nnffest 70 ret,,rn a. IA" cnrtain o,ors
. ,."i;,t'f, 10 'el ttn " wv cc'tal yttI-
& Won ~ 1Vno ana sufef LOW prizes
/ W. w fr,,S, w. 49, ,.,. ,.
view Of tha ess,,r,5 ,s,,Ii, az % ~
; cre"scd oroo,, 49, en t',S,it o' an III
{ J',aS'i ~ edse OF cotych 'or ~" VIII
h deier thinkins FARMERS from making wh1t
WI De an unnYoidapie comm'r2iai mis-
,, hCePluE lee cotton acreage WITHIN
- ! ~, 49,, " 4"s, zeal also heN"FlnS
. c,,ntlv harV.etedP as as iiiEe a. 5ile one re-
$ ,n,S,,a ~ rG|,vu Can pe apphed to more
i 'dV,,g ~" advantage tAah ana i cent
~ ,,, t,
ahsolutn = WI irpeateu emphasis the
i, s, y,ViN'@ ulNtrSi'YlnR OF the crops on our
VN1s firms, as 1t Is plain that as long
% snn,ii, II,,H,o 'ne majority of our home
j fSr w.i'i, ~ We "l3p.rted, especially those
II,, "Vl4Nn our CLIMATES and soils are
% s,El We az PursulliS a losing policy.
b 5" .,''.IS % ItNds are capable of pro-
"oSgities' ' sn ' ~ Ia't OF our food ne
cinidfS @'nn the lltst ana organic prin-
h,r IN W teilu'ns Deihg the capabllity 81
-, S"ptuIt' II iollows that our failure
20 NOT '' tNc @arai1ta8e o. ms opportunity is
"vvHl
- n, W utueNc mat instead Of importing
IVA Wa smouIH n! every season OF the year
i ScMpUl' vegetables pork products and
e II"llS N competition with like products
T. ,,T'm IsiatleS less Favored in natural
; sri, i''.: '"' w tHvdp raising OF farm,
Il uftl"iu anu garden products We be-
i r .a mat IN me, year just passed there
n WIS NOT a buShel OF surplus feed raised
a." tne larns Of Texas and We're more of
produced and converted into an the
year around marketable fat live stock il
would DO found to be profitable cron
aA thereby We would keen al home ~,
II vast sums of money now sent OUT of the
: State for the product of notu1,,, r,r
& animals. '''' AT
i We consider IT travesty on intellieent
a farming that hut oDn H. - 't's' NJ
- tho vast number Of mn -, w lou VT or
fore hain" "i,i,'nol ~ 'ie No'tl are fed be-
farmers of Texas The oh.oi,75oe npo,t ~.
: Of devcting more attention, to Mo 1871
and marketing of cattle sbceI ~ 't h.r
as it has been est,b,,ehr1 H. a." ; uts =
vrrtibln ovne,iorra 't'I ,'t by incontro-
ing lies in this direction '''''u III I'rh'-
/ We view win sotisT,,.,t,, a..
Il, of deem yvat", ,lts ''o ,, the opening
u ting as to nut C,,. 49, Dr 0ur coast permit
T ana firms ~ ,1 our tTouucls OF pastures
l. ,h s,e, ,'sS ~ VotnpetiUou with those Of
o entrivtSr Ii,N''s NY AiLtntlG seaboard In
dam