The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-28

fraying the expenses Of the report or
dered printed by the last session OF The
congress. A collection was taken UP to
make up this deficit and to pay Tor the
printing of the proceedings of the con-
gress now In session.
On motion a committee ON nominations
OF officers was appointed. consisting of
Professor Howell OF Dallas. Judge Will
ingham of Ballinger and MIR. Kirkpatrick
OF Mckinney. The committee will report
tonight.
The congress then adjourned ITS morn
ing session.
The first business before the general
session OF the congress when IL convened
this afternoon was the renort OF the nom
mating committee, which recommended
the following men to serve as officers the
ensuing year. Prof. j. II. Connell Col.
| lege station. president; secretary. Mr. ID.
( O. Lively OF Fort Worth. treasurer, Colo-
mel f. p. Holland OF Dallas; executive
committee-E, w. Kirkpatrick OF MoKin-
ney for the State horticultural section, W..
K. Spann OF Dallas for the Texas Jersey
Cattle club; L. S Peters OF Calvert for
the State Cotton Growers association; j.
NJ. Vance of San Antonio for the Texas
Dairymen's association.
Papers prepared by Mr.. A. A. Pittuck
VI IdildS on the unucNciOpeu resources or
Texas was next read.
The executive COMMITTEES reported favor
ably on the following resolutions; Asking
for primary agricultural course IN nor
nal schools. asking the legislature TO
create the office OF State veterinarian with
assistant; favoring State aid for indus
trial education of girls; thanking the Ag-
riculturai and Mechanical college band for
music furnished during this session OF the
congress; thanking The Houston Post,
Galveston Dallas News and other State pa
pers for reporting so fully the proceed
ings of the second annual Farmers Com
gress; thanking the officers and faculty of
the college for courtesies shown, especial
ly Prof Connell After brief address by
President l.. l.. Foster on the work of the
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical coll
lege the second annual session of the
Texas Farmers Congress adjourned sine
die.
THE HORTICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
In the class rooms of the horticultural
department. of the college there was a
magnificent exhibition OF the fruits raised
in Texas, as follows:
Prof r, II. Price of the horticultural
department of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college exhibited; Fifteen va
rieties of apples; six varieties OF pears:
sixteen varieties of Irish potatoes; one
cantaloupe; 1926 varieties of grape pre-
serves In natural colors by preserving
process.
Mr.. H. W. Kirkpatrick OF Mckinney had
on exhibition; Four varieties OF apples.
four of plums, one of pears, one Of crab
apples.
Mr.. S. d. Thompson OF Bowie exhibited
two varieties OF new grapes which he
wished the society TO name.
Mr.. G. A. Shattenburg of Boerne has a
fine exhibition on hand consisting OF TWEEN
ty-nine varieties of pears. thrty-seven of
apples six of plums seventeen of peaches.
Dr. A, NJ. Ragland of Pilot Point ex-
hibited from his experimental orchard
thirteen varieties of pears.
Mr.. G. w. Beatty of Waco exhibited
some very fine specimens of Ell Berta
peaches. weighing fourteen ounces each
and Flemish Beauty pears
Mr.. j. C.. Bowman. Hornsby, Texas, had
on exhibition twenty-ope varieties of fine
grapes and six of plums which were cX
ceedingly large
five varieties of ripe peaches, four of
Japan persimmons. twelve of plums, one
of pear, two of apples.
The exhibit of g. l.. Kid, Waxahachie,
consisted of thirteen varieties of apples.
Mr. A. J.. Bruce OF Basin Springs had
on exhibition number of new plums
and peaches and the Alamo pear.
Mr., John s. Kerr of Sherman had on ex-
hibition a collection of new apples and
pears
Especial mention is deserved by Prof.
Munson for the large collection of grapes
he had on exhibition, list of which could
not be secured
In addition to the fruits. there was u
good exhibit of cigar filler ("Vuelta ABB
ajo" Variety tobacco which came from
Montgomery county
There were a few other exhibits, list
of which could not be secured.