The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-24

an acre Of alfalfa than for coru and in
many cases II Is fed successfully TO work
stock without any grain SO the possibii-
Ties Of rice. sugar cane and tobacco cue
ture---to say nothing of the many sem.-
tronical plants that viii grow aud thrive
that our TERRITORY, which Is larger than
all New England. MAY be developed In the
state Is best adapted. | have not before
discussed this subject before the congress,
but In view Of the near approach Of ~
extra session 81 the legislature we sho.nd
carefully consider during our meeting here,
the benefits to he derived by the farmers
from the Increased efficiency aud growth
of experiment station work. The report o,
the legislative, committee that visited the
Rceyille station during the past winter
found every reason for rendering q favor0
bic report 30 the committee on agriculture,
Of which they were part, and vet the
work OF Tint station has heen contlnually
hanpcred by reason OF the mcager funds
available Tor It's use. The consensus of
opinion among all dlsnterested critics of
experiment station work has been that
these Institutions pay Tor themselves many
times over during the course Of each year
Your committee on experiment stations will
make more extended report
Ii Is the object and purpose Of the Farm
ers congress to stimulate and encourage
the farmers OF the state to organize sew
oral strong local associations have been
formed during the past year aud | be
lleye that every one OF the hodies hcre
present has been materially strengthened
this ntsco =, vaor apo Our trnck grow
AZ arc orgopizinp There are toInv so
many local organizations. for truck grow,
GFc,t Horti,ern raiIroad ana San Antonio
and Aransns Pass railroad THE only two
from which ! have satisticsl that last
year these roads hauled lob cars ct vegc
Nar 4, mans M incnme ~ S16o. 900 10 The
grower and the railro1d
49, Va; ~ ~, bistor,- "a 1'evss ne shn,yn
tt ,,r,ho, 20 crca rns,ics recentlv built
ay,d ,,,,dnr sonstrurfcn in mo Stnte Thr
1 1nt "" b,,s,soes In ana infant tbe simple
town of F"ri Worth. Texas. amounted to
S225,Co0 annually on q gross Income OF SII
per month for every one of the 40 mel
enggageI ~ Iha, puS.''SS ,vo ,co.,i,cd
now stand ready 10 hid defiance 10 The hon
weevIl or any pest that lnvades the field,
When l2d 10y KS gn s,o "' a Su pn, ,ri,,v
81 rho North apd Easr sold out their en-.
tire stock of force SPRAY and other pumps
| IN less hah tmrN nays 20 south iVN"S
"riuv' many veors Texas has hccn shlpplnr
range rnlsed calves and yearlngs to the
Northwest to be grown anu tattenel ply
M, 1891 ra,rs roIsc pnoneh feeh IA lat
Ton Texas cattle. 10 such an extent is this
true that the Northwestern buyers viii
soon cease to visit our State 10 secure graz
fcCdstnffs for cattle. sheep and hogs, the
quality OF live stock g. rapidly improy
! Ing so that they Will hear ice ling be ter
than did The uulmnroVed natives aud this
rcsponse mems literally hundreds OF thou
sands saved TO the people OF Texas Our
beef cattle last year sold IN the markets
/ for $40 Coo eco and ii the sumo number o
/ head he sold five years from this date In
/ n highly finished condition rHeir value win
! be doubled We now produce uur-slNth o.
/ the beef cattle raised Ia this couutrv and
I IN. HYA
! that tend to decrease the mortality among
cnlvps aud shortel the age at which stcars
! ncunds as well as quality must Increase
! very rapidly
Ten TILE - ilVVL nv" H1\AN
! The Texas cotton crop Tor iast year
| sold for 500 100000 Had In been manu-.
| toe,rroa trto ,oBco or frlt of tho loom
N'u',u - - s,,, INV, NV, ~. H..
IT'S Nalue Wouiu rVVcu fH"''''",''' % i."'
times The original amount Aud yet tn
! toxtfia sctrsd which n was Intended
.,s 80 ~, 49,. o.. ..,.,.,.,r,,i 900
shouiu leAd the way Iot me N'e'e''lH' ofe
ration Of cotton factories In Texas ha'
n ,so merits 1 f.N ,ecFs since 1 II
/ proposition mer's' wv WINS ,sih'e' ~
the State OF Mississippi, $4,000 teStil,
school was opencd ana the machinery ait
ann, ,.,,I, .nrrah -, g.. srs, doom,
stlneu nanUs turhsi out ~ ui'. III "a ~
10 tloV.i o,,, INV . arii''sN we oo"''
.nT w., inv no i'1 1et,+od ~ ~ tI,r,rovc n,
49, ~ ~ "a t,ttggt,d ,o, 49, ma
thHl otthslou p'tsenitu y ~" ,l'.,H t"S
9ner ior Guur InnS, lait T.
tor th"uSns "a S" ~ 1919, ~ 49,,
I" AhoW .te ,l'uS "a - f'"'' 49, y" a.'
Wnen lurr,', NEIL, y" WVi5" ~
Ny NJ t nlu 49, ~ ,t ,,,a,, ii ,r,,
The lower grade OF the manu- arlu!lng lHp
Ses5 Is Wsn INV, ~ al grSl cIotb ub,c
mo Nhat Il hnHMn hs BlhA SIntn' W.
~ Possiois " ,,ir,is snnII,ng NM nn
MlINes W. ,' s "nuS' se',, ,s,,, -
snau a,, OF ap '' drtiI ba,n on natp,N I'm
'uh ~" ~ m,o NE ti,,nt it F,i 49,
eieas,s Two ahh 5 3nchhm t,n'e ~ al. Ss
me heNt W9uiu Uv aI,i1s' Viii , ~
cpttoh Wouh pe lntlMhit tulec uu"'
the next SUD ~ 10 u'dh' ~ ilito pla',i, "
ohechs, Wirre c"'IV' u maui touI 'i'''
i's Hslue' ,,. u, ,,,..,...,,, ,..,,,., ~,
Ihus tne iaoIeI ~ lhVIr9sth spiu' ~
fles us 70 oIlh4tS 49, Hu11i'A u 'nnpVuS
hhu Illnl goous "nu raj, LII. y WI un',"
nun prouuets' su"n u -, ~ ~ Luu'hb'
- ethls per pIl"u, "i'1 ftnhN9, w" Nv =
cents per puund' "nI pn.{ihiaf MI t1, 20 a.
ceht6 per Poumu' Auu iatuf ~ VI >,
~ - t'HtA pr "Cnt al,u ~ y uH ~
foaS.t : ~ nhu w. 'riVS I'm ls'u INV ~ N IA "
anu lsht CHEAP R"'dh, Mlitu l tolsI u.tt
about the aVfriEe Naine OF ihe w2'll
crop t.b.a ri,,,a ~ ,,h,,a 1o,tod s,.,s
1881 ''r1 Ia ,s s,r +
when Welgh,a l9 , au,' hlsasulSp 81
teen Ehlus' 0sttng ~ 1919 isi Ss5,,s' ~
ing a Vhiue OF ~" p'f p o'iii', Y s-iu" y
bale When me INAe2 hllln5ilgt ufess so2
are measured M We1snrI " S,liS "