The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-05
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ID. Greer a young farmer. ~ho lives
five miles nor,h.as, OF this place
has established n wide reputation
~ wizard In grading up asricgltar
al products duTiag the last two or
three years. He In accomplishing fos
grain and certain kinds of vegetables
What Luther burbank has done for
fruit
Mr. Greer has be.n engaged ia
close scientific study OF various kinds
OF agricultural products for several
years. but IL was only within the
past two years that be has put his
theories To practical test. The results
hav. bean marvellous. He conducts
bis work upon line that has never
been touched upon by III" soil and
crop experts OF the United States de
partment of agriculture or by any
OF the other scientific farmers OF the
country so far as he knows.
So quietly has he been conducting
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in his claims that It is only within
the last few months that his fame
has extended beyond his home com
munity 10 other parts OF the state.
He has made a special study OF corn.
Through the application of certain
methods In planting and culuVating
this grain be has been able 10 OBJ
tain an average yield OF sixty bushels
of corn per acre upon land which
ordinarily produces less than twenty
bushels per acre This is done with
out the aid of fertilizers and with no
extra work in cultivation. 1t is
claimed the same method, If applied
To the rich soil of the corn lands OF
{ the central states such as Missouri,
Illinois or Indiana would give a
Weld of at least 100 bushels per
acre. To anyone who knows the poor
ness of the soil where this corn was
grown, the fact that it produced a
yield of sixty bushels per acre seems
almost Incredible The corn is not
of the nubbin variety which usually
characterizes the farms of this sec
ton The ears are all of enormous
size some of them measuring more
than If inches in length. The grains
are large and well formed. The corn
possesses extraordinary nutriment
properties.
Mr.. Greer is now developing cot
ton seed which promises TO revolu-
tionize h cotton CROWNS industry.
Not only viii this new seed aad meth
Cd of cultivation increase the yield
enormously, but the staple will be
made much more valuable than the
ordinary cotton.
Mr.. Greer has also succeeded in
producing a watermelon which is
able to withstand the terrific sum-
mer heat of this climate. The new
melon has a fine flavor.
Peanut growers will be interested
/ to learn that Mr.. Greer has develop
4 ed peanut which Bears four ker-
nels 70 the pod The kernels are large
and are of the red variety.
Mr. Greer is enthusiastic over the
insight into nature which he has
obtained through scientific study.
He says that there are more myster-
les in the growth and development
1 of agricultural products than can be
dreamed by the widest theorist. He
J has hopes of accomplishing other
( great things along the line which he
! has mapped out, in fact, he says that
he has only obtained peep into the
. great nossitilitipS thar all kinds of
plant life holds cut fer him and 9th
or meu Who corGuct heir investiga-
tCrs upon the 1i2lt principles.