The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-07

sSeeSesssseeesse
Ing the present geld season around Yer
non, In the Panhandle Of Texas, In the in
tereSt particularly Of the wheat growers
and with the view that the results MAJ
wheat
Representations have been made TO the
department which make Il appear advisa, |
least nine months during the next field sea |
sou for surveys, particularly In Tyler coun- |
tonio
The methods devised for the analyses OF
soils 10 tho field have been SO perfected
that the amounts Of nitrntes. phosphates
sulphates and the like can be determined
TO within four or I've pounds pcr acre:
the soil survey work, the secretary says
Il know Of no line Of work which has been
undertaken OF moro Fundamental impor,
tauce than that OF the division Of soil
management, nor ono which offers promise
OF more valuable results 20 agriculture. II
will tend 20 solve fundamental problems
giving a reliable haes for the develop
ment Of better methods for the cultivation
fertilization and cropping"
The tobacco situation IN Texas md OHIO
has been thoroughly studied with view
20 the production ~ desirable tvpc or
hller tobacco equal 10 the imported Cuhan
leaf, and Il is believed that nv caretnl
/ methods of cultivation, fermentation ana
/ asserting this can be done. In fact. lenf
D
| distinguished from the Imported Cuban
when properly fermented.
STUDY OF AGRICULTURE.
/ Statistics OF attendance at the land grant
colleges show over 1900 students en-
rolled--an Increase over the preyioEs year
OF per cent. The abundance for the four
wear course in agriculture Increased more
than &C per cent. The secretary points 20
Tho mn Cd Of nrrr1Rrflfurq1 HIGH
schools in Minnesota and Nebraska as an
indication that there Is q demand for sg~
cultural courses with those Afforded 10
various manual arts in the city high
schools. He states that all over the coun
try farmers are sending their children I.
public high schools aud paying for tsSiI
tuition,
In regard to farmers Institutes he state'
that these are now held IN forty-foul
States and Territories, Including Hawaii
over 300 Institutes were held last year
the funds contributed by the dineren
States and Territories TO this work amount
ed to nearly $4,000, and 1908 persons an
[ tended these Institutes. He points out ha
| while the persons nctuallc engaged
agricultural pursuits number about 1000
600 the total number OF persons rcachc.
by the Institutes and the agricultural col
leges is not much over per cent Of tina
number, while the publications OF the Sta
, lions reach about 100000 farmers. II
, includes, therefore, the great need Of
wider dissemination among farmers OF Ia
results Of agricultural study and 70
search.
MEXICAN BOIL wEEv1L,
The work on the Mexican boil weevil r
7 ported In 1901 has been continued, and HI
the present season been given a very pra
tlcal status by means Of the specific q
Precipitation by congress for the purpose
. $4,000 field experiment IS being co
:. 5-,.,oa ~, 80, cot+o, ri.p,otions ono
II ducteu on Two COTTON Pi"H''t'o VuV
+ 200 and the other OF 10 acres, under II
l. control and direct management Of the o
II .,,,,t,,.ts, % 5,r,o,gtr,tc that b,, n,-.,
" s,... 49,, III -
! methods the damage 1iom tue DOH Wee'
j, can be so reduced as rot 90 be q gerio
,,.roca u, tho rrodrctiou Of This importa
-. -. ~ .,i-,,.i,.
!. slaplS ~ lne leE.9H ~ AvA's "'tSaN'
~ Ndueu ~ 'uJ WLCNH; ,., ,-t-,,,t,,,, Z,
y IN splle VI lue Ic.aSt Gu ots'InlHE, y
- year. OWING 10 tue llfG uaVS AZ M.lSn :
~ appropriation was NNdiuoie, tue "Rtol1tl'
Il lIal silG u ,I,s ny,t ~ n,
- tApfouShly hetyeSSlu!, auG W. Wve,tl y
a. peeu ptaSlcailS t.ln-u4Ifu ltVA. r"G t'1l =.
lions una'r oepaflhenldI eVAttol' nv .
wv ron season, however, ~ ltNA2 ~ nt VII :
" mQst dlsaelIo1s VHt tn9'aLl C"llS ~ NV,
~ nfe years. ana LUIS VIZ ple'tut .ne w
= Fleld on iheae plallatloiiS ytI'ius up
81 the average, tne Ieasehea Ele'I' n2"ek
~ IN NO ".1Ia he'ug Sh" KS, elo,t 10 'Hg
% continuing TINS INVESTIGATION he pIosiu
~ ~ " IS oIc on tht very slt4tta. 'napos -, ~,
~ Tor the Wh'i' Cplluu ~ W w "'i
On more cau ~ ~ u,.'' uV1"Dt ,'1 p
~ Ultimately INC lrA.Na. I'm "TI,Ht
49, surelI To inc snJol.lS S,qte q, i l,'U oae,
M anu lpeliee "y'oaS VI c'r,ppc ~ hcrIn,
u the MlsslsslpPi' anu y c-p''ll % uvt,,ui
M one VI M u-s'' -, ,,',r ba,d thc
~ 2artment cen deT MOI ro6r 2I pact s
- nciu work th5t lhv "ce'lt Sau ~, ~
It, c,ncriInent tbis year n will have TIE
IT fett OF Influencing planters generally,
rs Texas and else where, 70 ADOPT tn ,ho 81
nd i .lstaS tbi al ineert tbreatens
t. In this connection, reference may be M
Lt 10 the Egyptian cotton WHICH by ne
80. paper repIIi ara ,,a,,5c Lao 70 ne
Teeyil. This misconception IS capable
OF doing harm, inasmueh as the Egyptian
ton y ra'e yer NOT cotton ordIns
he Town in Texas In a GELD OF Egyp