The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-25
GENERAL SESSION.

n general session was begun at IL
Ip'c!ock. After announcements by secre-
pry Pittuck, President CoDnell called at
tention to Che necessity of brevity in dis
cusslon and addresses.
The papers on "Angora Goats. - BY Will
4 Ham L. Black of Fort McCavitts and
Storing Storm Water for Irrigation" by
Henry Sayles Of Abilene. were read By
ute the authors being absent The form
er was set for this morning and the latter
\ ior Thursday nights general session.
H. s. Elder of Nacogdoches gave n very
brief paper on THE Texas Tobacco Indus
! ny and answered number of questions
Inc Yield per acre averaged 800 pounds,
H. ~alch 25O was wrapper and the remain
soer Milling, He used cotton seed meal MS
,r, det1tlhzer The average Income per acre
4 was from $50 10 $3.50. lie found market
fat ~ Louis, Chicago. Cincinnati and oih.
~ eitles In that section. The depth of
y, ,ehu IN his land ranged from eight inches
1so,da mr. rect. He planted directly to the
9.asnloal transplanter Practically the
sSnDa SOL ~ as prevailed in Nacogdoches was
. osna IN Angelina, Rusk, Shelby and other
>rrsses Si "a mat section. Chewing tobacco
1scrss se 90 uiu vel on black lands. For ten
M
fecvroS at ~ cents per ounce, would be
II , ,gu're e. He imported seed every year
ebacco , ei9s. Some of the Montgomery 10.
|bnt II H was We're being planted in cotton,
<ert,Ii. "as not on account of any lack OF
~ ary weather. '
tl Honey ne Resources of Texas" was the
|feeyIIIs an IN, address by f. j, Atchley of
4 ta. am pleased to have the Measure of
forts.ssss you upon one OF the most i'm
sbesonrsoossu subjects on our list, The Honey
lnstruct VOC OF IeXas" | Will endeavor to
49, VIII You In the latitude OF North
ferss Inc first flower we have in North
.Iolen ana me water elm, which furnishes
ID IN nnm Iboney enough to build the bees
|tprh w. IN shape to gather the harvest Of
4fbsn r Nv as furnish the regular honey
N bone, naNe In South Texas in the way
sfurranfs resources, the mesquite wild
{ca asuos' trees and plants Our honev re.
4 All . are unbounded
NJ PHIL portion of Texas tributary 10
Weston enhr co9ist. from III Paso to Gal
~ Vsu after carload OF ne 6ne Sorn,. ~
mon ~ produced, Is being wafted away
3ees ~ gentle breezes for the want az
nd norss abSner II. We need development
Il osues that South and South vest te rap eP,
test Ta consider South ana Sonth.
"a keatvAAtas one OF the hest locailtjes for
$d M - In the United States. we have
t0O00 non e urn In Fort Worth, Texas,
tso shin bnes OF honey this season We
Nver 5Ooo e ~, OUT hy carloads every year.
&l ps IN" queen bees 60 out by main "a
Ame is cor,, the civilized world. and rho
|trest n, 'SSihlhg when the bee Keeping in
tpresan, SCUM and Southwest TeXas will
20 shlnninn, lsfge capital. We have NOT
a industrss Idnlllties that are dne us as
Eess and loooii StteS are high, both ex-
M rpnrasnI,lon by the State. ana Inform
n dezira IthuYes In congress Of whnI
"a representnsH can we expect help when
4 nty We yves do not know what we
Trough tho nrn ust bring our wants up
"a Win unoulders to the wheel and mach
n incomnio,na energies. This. address
"a eomfnns ana will appear In Pull In
nuns OF this paper
F.. J. Atchley,
4 answer % Beeville. Texas
rs 10 faai,sed no special crons fcr tha
q rpod coln,o on. Alfalfa was a good feed
5ainst OH OF bees would defend itself |
|&ehty.hvo ~ Insects. Bees shonid have
#pply, P goa1s or so left for their own
+ eyerage 1on colony would produce ON |
easoh' permanent location iio WAS WIS
ssiss NJ Atehley finished sneaklnr
Snt n c ooDss,ell announced the appoint,
"a organi1atiillees as follows:
80 w, Kirkna.osna and farmers Institute
,qek F. w Maily, d. c. |
ee sa1s,e school for Texas,-L. l.. Eos.
n lnrsl M, Jester, p. s Peters,
Mr. DarnI,nhd telephones-M. SAM
re kone can.nolhxer, G. Falknet.
"a and conyeniences--S. |