Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-24
Diversified Grain.


excellent condition. with heavy
stands and closely approaching pro-
lific maturity a wheat field belong
ing 10 J a Wallace. has been pro-
lolnDed by General Agent Barnes
OF the Santa Fc railroad agriculture
a department as the best he has
seen in his Panhandle travels this
wheat now promising at least bu-
shells 20 the acre
Up IN the Hundreds of Thousands.
Conservative estimate says that the
Canyon vicinity will produce this year
an approximation OF one half million
bushels OF wheat and $4,000 bush
els Of oats
Row crop prospects include a
heavy deposit OF ground stored with
moisture and soil in splendid plant
ing condition. Many farmers will
put In. respectively. 500 and 600
acres OF milo maize or Kaffir corn.
The new Canyon flour and feed
mill, beginning operation on the goth
+ OF March last has marketed up to
date over 100 cars of flour and other
fecdstuffs. while the chop feed mill
OF the Canyon Grain 4 Coal company
has been heavy feedstuff shipper.
stock ranges are in excellent
shape. there being also an assurance
OF the home fattening this fall Of
great many beef steers for actual
block meat shipment in connection
with which is the putting ia this sea
sou OF more silos
BETTER Farming.
one OF the most gratifying of local
agricultural current developments is
a better system of farming-the ma
iority Of farmers having thoroughly
prepared their land for this seasons
haryests by deep blowing last fall
followed NJ by equally intellig-ss, Z. 9 =
painstaking work this spring.
An instance last year Of the bene-
fits of this kind of farming is found
In the experience OF two neighbors
one of whom plowed $50 acres deep
during the preceding fall. while the
other double disked 900 acres In
the spring The result was that the
100 acres OF fail plowed land produc-
ed 900 worth of grain. while the
owner of the 900 disked acres has
not vet finished figuring up his los
SEES
Great Dairy Herd.
Located near Canyon is the John :
Wallace dairy herd called the finest
in The Panhandle This herd is com.
posed OF thoroughbred Jerseys. man,
90 whom are registered stock. At
present Mr. Wallace is milking 80
COWS with shipment 10 Amarillo
OF % pounds of butter per week AM
a local sale of butter and cream. the
latter being used exclusively for ice
cream manufacture. Despite repeat
ed offers OF up 10 $50 per head Mr.
Wallace never sells any OF his she
stock preferring 10 build up from
his own home breeding what he
claims will be eventually one of the
largest and best Jersey dairy herds
in the United States
In Canyon.
short time ago the First Ma
tional Bank absorbed 10y purchase.
/ the Canyon National bank and the
/ First State bank moved into the COM
modious and business convenient
quarters vacated by the Canyon Ma
tionll on the northeast corner OF
the courthouse square. The First Ma
tlonal has now $500 goo on current
deposit and the First State Bank.
$50 600
AZ Least 800.
The West Texas State Normal col
lege will enroll for its summer term
beginning on the 4th OF next month,
at least 500 students. In the col
lege grounds 200 shade and orna-
mental trees have Just been set out.
While an elaborated series OF ground
driveways will be completed within
the next forty days
The present term OF the district
here will complete it's session early
next week with the gratifying rec
ord OF not a criminal case on the
docket and Of no indictments return
cd by the grand iurwy
4 Cooperative Revival.
There Is now In Canyon progress
a grand cooperative revival conduct.
cd by the Methodist. Presbyterian
and Christian churches "a temporary
tabernacle with a seating capacity OF
200 being erected The noted
evangelist Rev. W. VI Mcintosh. Is
leading In preaching and prayer.
while III Phillips well known a. a
renderer OF sacred music is the Wis.
itlng singer. The revival services are
daily with a beginning on the 18th
OF this month. with June End clos
ING.