The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-26
Secretary Congress-
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grass One great thing in Its favor is
.hal ~ hoerates the little boy and the lit
Tie girl from drudgery. He believes that
boys ana girls should be taught to work.
but the children OF cotton and corn farmers
are called upon to do too much
Mr.. I. G. Slaughter of Collin county
speaking to the subject said that while ii
did not require a great deal of brain on
energy to make wheat, IL required lots OF
brain and lots of energy to raise much
wheat. He said stubbIe land should be
plowed early. II plowed late IL may be
worked into good condition by great
deal Of narrowing, but If II is piowed early
the sun and air and dews will greatly
aid in this pulverzing process. He also
said that cotton nor corn should be laid
by early If II is intended 10 SOW wheat
on that ground. The extra plowings might
not do the cotton and corn crops much
good, but it would keep the ground In
good condition for the wheat crop to fol-
low
This subject Is to be further discussed In
the farmers and cotton growers section.
Mr.. Francis Emmerson of Mckinney was
down for a paper on Corn Culture" In
his absence Colonel Aaron Coffee, other
wise known as "Old Cotton Planter" made
short address upon the subject He
spoke of the necessity of getting good seed.
ears that have many rows and many
grains Mr.. Emmerson, he said. had
planted corn that has twenty-five to TWEEN
weight rows and 1000 to 100 grains to
the ear, and has raised l16 bushels TO the
acre.
Mr.. t. C. Slaughter of Prosper, Collin
county. made a talk on Cheap HOG
Feeds" Mr. Slaughter has gained rep
( utation all over Texas as successful hos
7 raiser. He told his audience that he wal
not engaged in raising fancy hogs Tor
breeding purposes, had none LOT sale except
4 as Fork. and that ne had never sold any
{ in any other way. Cheap hog feed, ne
\ said, meant cheap hog products, ana noe
products represent one-hai OF an tne
products consumed by the people OF Tue
South. The gentleman who preceded MN
had talked about the Importance OF wheat
and of the biscuits which caused him 10
respect the Sabbath; he would remind
the gentleman that hog product enteiel
1 very largely into the biscuit, as into mos
! everything we eat One-tEird OF the COZ
Ton crop of Texas gees out or the STATE
I every year In exchange for hog products,
( He said he had never fed hogs at loss,
although he had sold them as low as ~
cents a pound. Some farmers boast tnat
they never have TO buy any corn MS
boast is thai he never sells any except
portance of pasturlng in hog raising. An
acre OF corn viii make more pounds 81
pork than any other grain, But u IS nor
the food consumed that makes pork, put
the food assimilated Hogs must be gwen
variety OF food and the hog Is the pest
Judge of what he needs. The pest thihs
I TO do is to give the hogs goon pasluIe
with ashes, salt and water convenient ana
feed them corn twice day,
Judge Willlngham OF Baliinger moseu
that AIR. Slaughter be given twenty mn
utes more In which TO discuss the subject.
Carried.
Mr.. Slaughter said he could discuss the
subject best by answering questions
He was asked why he had failed 10 men,
tion alfalfa as a hog food. He answered
that 1t was because he had had no 81,
perience whatever with II. He understoou
from his neighbors, however, that i was
very excellent hog food He also sall
he had had no experience with peanuts OF
pumpkins or fruit as hog foods.
He was asked II he considered thorough.
bred hogs the best He answered tna'