Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-01
THE FARMERS CONGRESS
Notes Of Interest of Different Sec
tlons--Adjourned This
Afternoon.

Before the third session of the
Texas Dairymen's Association Mr..
Samuel Neel of Seguin, native of
the Isle of Jersey, the home of the
famous dairy cattle, gave most in
teresting historical sketch OF Jersey
cattle in America. In 1868 Mr.. Neel
helped select the first Jerseys that
were exported from the isle to Amer
lea.
Mr.. Phil c. Lee of San Angelo, a
prominent stockman, is in attendance
at the congress.
Mr.. J. K. Boog-Scott of Coleman is
among the congress delegates.
The Texas Nurserymen's Associa-
ton passed resolution looking to-
ward legislation for dividing the state
into districts in which ii shall be OPP
tional to appoint local tree wardens.
This will mean much to tree culture
in the state.
I The interesting statement was
made by President G.. o. Moser of the
dairymen that over three hundred
silos have been constructed in Texas
during the past year.
Milo Hastings, who inaugurated the
United States department of agricul-
ture poultry work, gave highly in
teresting talk before the general SEES
sion last evening on California poul-
try conditions, and predicted great
things along the same lines for Texas.
He mentioned an incubator in Cali
fornia of 10000 egg capacity.
Mr. w. d. Brown, editor OF the
r. f. d. News, the organ of the rural
free delivery carriers of the country
delivered an address before the Texas
division of the Rural Letter Carriers
Association today.
The rural carriers elected the fol-
lowing officers: S. A. Long, Tyler,
PRESIDENT o. w. Randall, Miller
Grove, vice president; Robert S. Pal
mer, Jones county, secretary-treas-
urer. Thomas T. Beene of Mexia, the
retiring secretary, was elected exec
utive committeeman to the next
Farmers Congress Mr. o. w. Ran
dali was also appointed delegate at
large to the next national convention
of Rural Letter Carriers.
Wednesday evenings general pro
gram was enlivened by humorous Sc
lections by Mr.. Visscher, an old con-
temporary of Bill Nye. He related
several of the famous Tar Heels anec-
dotes, and original stuff galore. Mr..
Kirk Towns, baritone, rendered
Gypsy John" and king Charles" in
his most acceptable style. The con-
gress and College are most fortunate
in having such an artist. Mr.. Way
gave his inimitable pianolgue to a
screaming finish.
Miss Nellie Mills of Houston, re-
Gently appointed demonstration in do
nestle chemistry at the new Rice
Institute, was on hand with some re-
markable specimens of seven varie
ties of her own preserved food prod
ucts, raised in plot nine feet square.
Miss Mills is jocularly referred to as
the postage stamp gardeness."
Col. Henry Exall scored an even
hundred per cent once more in hold
ing an audiences attention last even
ing at the general session, on the i'm
portant subject of Soil Conservation
and Seed Breeding and Selection.
Colonel Exall gave out some startling
statistics that in themselves Afforded
much food for thought.
Dr. Leon Van Meldert of Cedar
Bayou attended the congress. and
with the assistance of Profs. Burns
and Templeton succeeded in getting
up the interest of the equine lovers
of the state and organizing the Texas
Horse, Mule and Jack Breeders Asso-
citation. DR.. Van Meldert was elected
president; Mr.. ]. E. Boog-Scott OF
Coleman, vice president; and Prof. g.
S. Templeton of College, secretary
treasurer,
DR.. Van Meldert is recognized as
world authority on the subject OF
horses of all breeds. He exhibited
part of his collection of original illus
trations of types and breeds of horses
mostly executed by himself. DR.. van
Meldert has given his promise to re-
turn to College for the winter short
course to deliver a lecture on draft
animals.
The pure-bred Percherons-fonr
mares and an imported stallion-of