The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-03-11

Texas is essentially cotton pro
ducing state, and by virtue Of condl
lions must necessarily and properly
remain so, but with the present raplu
advancement in better farm methods
there is no reason why that within
the next decade we should not raise
our present production of cotton upon
practically one-half the acreage now
employed for this purpose and on We
other half raise ut least our own feed
and meat
For the last several years Texas
farmers have sent out OF the state
an average of moro chan $25,OO0,OOG
year for corn and more than SIS,
100000 annually for meat This con
dition should be reversed Texas must
become an exporter OF corn aud mea,
as well as cotton, before We will rea
ize our greatest agricultural possibl
tiles. So long as Texas farmers use
their surplus cotton money TO buy
feed and meat they viii fail to ac.
complish real prosperity
The boys corn clubs have been or.
gained for the purpose OF bringiu,i
about a revolution in this respect,
and there is every reason to believe
that, with proper encouragement, this
result will soon be effected. Last
year there were corn clubs organized
in about 800 counties in the South
with "a membership OF nearly $4,000
This year there will he more than 80.
900 members Of the boys corn clubs
in the South generally and nearlj
5000 in Texas, Their work consist.
OF each boy growing one acre of corr
on his own responsibility and through
1 his own efforts the contest being a,
to both quality and quantity, the
| greatest number OF bushels raised ~
an acre and the best corn on his acre
1T IL expected that this work vii
effect several purposes. First, thes,
one acre tract of corn in the yarlou.
localities OF the state viii act as !
distinct object lesson; next, the.
viii stimulate the boys TO friendl,
rivalry with good financial result
20 themselves, and last and moG
important Of all, each acre OF hig'
class corn raised in commune
/ Will be utilized for seed purposes
with the result that within a few
years corn win be plentiful through
out the entire state aud corn grow
Ing viii have 80 largely Increased "A
/ to easily take care of our home con
sumption An increase Of five bus!
els per acre on the acreage employee
for corn growlng Ia Texas last yen
viii mean $25.OOO.0OO annually add
ed TO the wealth OF the state. HaynI
solved the problem OF corn raising
we are prepared TO take care OF tn
meat question; aud the corn and mea
question disposed Of, the cotton Gro
Of Texas win be largely surplu
money crop in which the whole CON
munity viii Participate and frof
=. which all business interests viii d,
rive corresponding benefit Agar
this work viii result In direclin
the attention Of the rising generate
Of farmers to the importance Of cor
and hogs as staple crops and tn
; uullty OF up 10 date methods, au
p by encouraging the boys corn go,
| Ing movement It viii largely slim
= late interest in farming as an occ
. patton aud have great tendcu,
10 emphasize the now apparent wor
I wide movement Back 10 the farm
Unquestlonably this movement meai
b more for the material prosperity
Texas than any one other underta
ing within recent years. The Ban
ers' Association of Texas has done
most couimendable thing, for viii
they should receive tie commend
G ton OF the entire state"