El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

ing ten miles from San Antonio. He got
better results this year by check row
planting than by any other method
Where he left the field grass in his
corn rows he got better results. he said,
than where he cut it out. He plants
milo maize for chicken feed. It's the
finest he ever tried, he says. Millet is
finest for small chickens, he declared
J. c. DamrOn, of Wilson county,
farmer for Sc years, said the keynote
to success in ~eotton cultivation is
working it" He said a farmer must
study his surroundings, soil and moist
ure and adapt himself to conditions
Sometimes deep blowing will save
crop under one condition. when it would
kill it under others. He said he was
still learning to farm and any man who
knew all about farming ought to get
out of it: a man could always learn, he
said.
Scientific Farmer Tells of Results.
T. J. Martin, of Kinney county,
showed samples Of cotton and alfalfa
grown at his home. He said that when
he was a boy. there weren't so acres of
farm land between San Antonio and
Eagle Pass People thought it worth
less Now it is thickly settled and sup
porting thousands of people + He be
lieved scientific farming would spread
the families of farmers over the far
western part of the state.
UvaIde Offers Cup.
Ii has been decided to offer premiums
for farm displays next year and Uvalde
will offer a silver cup for the best farm
exhibit at the convention
Registered Delegates.
The following additional delegates
registered during the congress: W. Y
Davidson, Eagle Pass; Stanley F. Morse.
agricultural expert, Mexican National
railways; E. R. Rice, Corpus Christi; n
w Holmes, Richard Tatsch, Fehlis, KIN
ney county; Theo. Wipff, Geo. Herring.
H A W. Frick. Jos. Mipff. =. H. Alien.
J. ". Musgrave, w. n. Stafford, Joe
Mangola, Maverick county; F. c. earle,
Chas. Bong, Ferdinand hester, Hubble
Frederick, Claude Gillian. Medina coun-
~; G. F. Johnson, Zavalla county
Miss Viola Trent, daughter of the
agent of the G. H. at Alpine, is at the
convention. the guest of DR.. and Mrs
B. r Berkeley, Of Alpine DR.. Berkeley
Is a vice president of the congress.
Corpus Christi Asks Convention.
kilograms have been received from
sources congratulating the congress.
One came from Spokane, from Aired
Atkinson, chairman of the executive
committee of the International Dry
Farming congress, inviting the congress
to join that organization. Two were
from Corpus Christi inviting the or
ganiZation to meet there next time.
Eagle Pass People HOspifable.
The people of Eagle Pass have been
entertaining the speakers and the Off
GERS Of the congress in splendid man
ner VIM. Hollis, banker, railroad man
and capitalist, is entertaining president
Martin at his home; DR.. Lea Hume is
entertaining vice president B. F. Berke-
lev of Alpine; L. De Bona is entertain
ing Sr. Zeferino Dominique and party,
and other citizens are looking after
other delegates. Automobiles and car
riages are at the services Of the off,
GERS and speakers any time they care 70
ride.
Rains on Dry Farmers.
Two or three showers of rain have
fallen during the convention. The rain
was welcome as 1t brike the heat for the
delegates and the drouth for the home
folk.