Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-07
MODEL EXPERIMENTAL
FARM IT TEMPLE.
Director YoungbIood Introduces New
Methods Of Work In Cotton, A.
faIfa, Pecans, Hogs, Etc.


your trying to do?"
What are you doipg?"
rs this different from pr. Knapp's
work."
These are some of the questions
which the farmers in Bell county, in
the vicinity of the state experiment
station that is located between Bolton
and Temple on the interurban, are
asking H. c. Holmes, the superintend-
ent in charge, and from day to day
the interest in the work of the station
Is increasing.
B. Youngblood, director OF the Texas
experiment stations, answers many OF
these questions in statement he
made few days ago when he visited
the station to confer with Superin-
tendent Holmes and arranged for some
of the work that is to be done.
"The work of the state experiment
stations in general" said Mr.. Young
blood, sis to carry on experiments
suitable for the localities in which the
various stations are situated, and in
addition to provide models by which
the agricultural interests of the state
can be governed. For instance, at the
Temple station it is proposed to have
a demonstration of model farmina
methods by putting in model farm
with a model barn, a model tenant
house. a model farm house, a model
crop of the character of crops to be
grown there, a model poultry yard,
and to landscape the grounds, consld-
ering in all things the native vegeta-
ton. In this model farming plan there
is to be a demonstration of such work
as is already known to be profitable
if properly conducted. The other phase
OF the work is to be strictly scientific
research and experimental work with
a view to solving problems in the sew
eral localities.
answering frequent inquiry as
to how the work differs from that OF
Dr. Knapp" continued Mr.. Young
blood, 81 will say that the men OF DR..
Knapp's department are what might
be called farm visitors There are
large number of farmers who are CO.
operating with the federal department
on various lines OF farm work under
rules and conditions laid down by the
federal department. The representa-
tives of DR.. Knapp's department visit
these cooperative farmers, advise with
them on every phase of the crop pro-
duction. advise with the family OF the
farmer, showing how to get the best
results in the farm home, etc. They
make periodical visits to these places
and point out the betterment That can
he brought about from time to time.
The state, on the other hand, main
tains its own farms and stations, and
these are open to visitors at all times
who call to see what is being done
and the results accomplished, and
later these results are published and
distributed free in pamphlet form
Mr.. Youngblood's plan is to divide
the Temple station up into projects.
At the Temple station there are ninety
six acres. Forty acres of the upland
will be planted in experiment plats OF
a quarter acre each. Avenues Will be
left throughout the property so that
visitors may readily inspect the eX-
detrimental crops. The work on the
plats will be cotton and corn breeding
and selection for Improvement; rota-
ton of crops, including legumes, and
the introduction of new and promising
field crops, fruits, vegetables, nuts and
ornamentals. 1t is not proposed to
take the John Doe variety of cotton
and match it with a similar plat oil
the Richard Roe variety to find out
which is the better of the two. 1t VIII
be conceded that as far as the John
Doe variety has gone it is good re-
suit and the same will be admitted as
to the Richard Roe variety, but by
certain methods, of handling, cultivat-
ing and SELECTING an effort will be
made to improve on all varieties that
are tried. The same is to be true OF
corn as well as cotton.
Recently David B. Clarkson og Chi
cago called on Director Yonngblood
and agreed to provide the funds for
experiments to bring about improved
staple in cotton growing. With this
money thus provided Mr.. Youngblood
has established the "Clarkson fund,
and one-half of this fund is to be used
at the Temple station and one-half at
the main station at A. & M. college.
The Pecan Project.
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