The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-26
Many of the Sections Elected Off
GERS and Adjourned.
THE COTTON GROWERS PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION
Has Been Organized and Branches Are to BE Estab-
lished Throughout the State by Commit
tee Appointed for That Purpose.

In speaking Of the pests affecting the
wheat crops Of North Texas, the speaker
said he had mudc no recommendations In
the premises because az VET be had not
completed the collection or the data ncces-
sary TO support his position However, H.
promised that a plan for successfully fight
Ing the aphls and other bugs would Ice
made public N time to protect the next
crop lie was asked " he would advise tile
planting Of wheat In September lie replied
that he would not do that specifically, but
that he did not believe fear Of the green
bug or any other pest should detcr wheat
growers from putting In every available
tho winter ana the fight should be taken
up as soon as possible. Last year the bug
had been in evidence for weeks and thoH-
sands OF acres Of grain affected pefore the
Agricultural and Mechanical college was
notified and DE (the speaker started for
North TeXns.
had succeeded In Kidding his crops Of weevil
and other pests rs \ direct result of fol-
lowing Prof. hally's advice and recon
mendatons
The speaker went on to explain that the
boil weeyh attacked nothing but cotton.
bur Il visited around and at times could
lac found on other plants. Arseunte of
lead could be secured In powder form, but
the best form was the liquid. Many of tue
iallureS Of ibis year were due 10 impure
poisOne -Four factories doing business I'm
Texas had complied with tho State law re
gnrding insecticides aud arsenate N lead
witch could be rolled on could be secured
from them.
james $. Kerr compllmented Prof Mally
ON his splendid work aud told OF the OBJ
gtaclos the professor bad had TO overcome
lle thought the congress should urge the
legislature 10 make the necessary appro
priadon 10 continue and extend the work
Colonel Coffee spoke along the same lines.
Prof. Mally was asked how the pests
could be poisoned without iniuHng the
friendly bugs lie replied that there were
times when tho latter was not at work. II
I the poisoning was begun In ample time
much could be accomplished along the line
! indicated, although as y1 IL was not known
! exactly how best to proceed That did
/ not mean, however that ne could not nod
out He hoped that the college would be
provided WITH the apparatus necessary for
| carrying on researches IN fhat direction.
resolution lndOrslng Prof Mally, eN
/ pressing the confidence OF the congress tn
him and assuring him OF It's support was
/ offered by Mr. Falkuer and adopted.
! motion was made by Oswald Wilson
that al the present officers be reelected
/ Mr.. John S. Kerr was called to the chair
and Prof Council asked most earnestly
that some one else be placed in the posi-
tion of president. No other nominations
were made, however and the motion car
Fled unanimously.
The meeting then adjourned to p m,
Only a small crowd was In attendance
= | wien the general session was resumed al
! 20 p. m. \ resolution lndorsng the
statistical division Of the United State.
department of agriculture and urging iha
t IL be made q bureau was adopted, as WA
one urging the granting OF an apprOnilH
tiOn by the forthcoming extra session oil
the Texas legislature for the establishment
OF three additional suh-cXperlment stations
e IA the State. A committee 20 bring tho
, mntter before the legislature WIS named
Peters A. g. Pickett, j. II 1ouhlan, c
Falkner, o r. Donbazcr H. b. Traylor
, y. s. Elder II. A, o'NeaL 4 y; Gray
Benny Sayles J. A. Kemp A. Rawlings, G.
T. Giyens, IL. L. AttWoter aud j. w
spencer.
lines for printing the proceedings OF INC
| third session OF the congress was adopted
az was the one from the live stock section
urging the creation of tho office of state
Of n pure food law; the one from the
. GARY section seeking 10 raise the STANDARD
Of the cattle herds at the Agricultural ant
Mechanical college was also passed.
Colonel Foster ef the committee on
. ties tile school FOR Collere Station askeC
leave 10 defer his report until the mex
tnectlng. Granted.
The resolution regarding the pure foo,
law, and the creation OF the office of nnr'
, food commissioner was amended 90 pro
| vide for the appointment OF q COMMITTEES
OF Ave 10 push the matters mentioned.
, Reports of the nomination OF cNceutiv
committeeman or the congress were re
, Gelyed from various sections rs follows
Horticultural, G. Il. Akneri dGrymen, /.
II, Porter; cotton growers. II. ). Peters
truck growers, J. X, Robertson; nursery
mon, H. n RAMSEY; women's industrial
( !. d. Fields, O. T. Dornblazer, Oswald
AL Wilson, T.. w. Kirkpatrick we're appoint
"a cd a committee 10 urge the introduction o
, the study OF agriculture In the publ
q schools. The committee on awards report
: ed awarding the prize Of S25 offered b.
: the Houston, East and West Texas 10
| the hest East Texas county EXHIBIT &
Naeogdochos county. an OF the other OK
hhltS were given hon6iable mention, Nh
! rNuOrt NAOntnN