Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-05
WEST TEXAS NORMAL
AND CANYON NOTES

~ nsily News Staff Correspondent.
Canyon. Tex April THE wes,
Texas State Sormal College has al.
ready received requests for nearly
100 sataloguesAnd will have a.
leas, 500 s,udk1 > for this sumner 5
term, these fisar-s. perhaps. being
increased 20 500.
The setting out Of 500 shade and
ornamental trees In the College
grounds will begin al once. the tree
varieties Including black locust, sill
yer maple. soft maple. sycamore and
Lombardy poplar. The trees all come
from the Plainyiew nursery. will be
from one 20 three years old with
an average setting ont height OF seven
feet
About 5000 will be available this
"A miner for additional educational
equipment expenditure.
Residents near the college grounds
are ctill being erected Mr. Homer
Schulembur2cr now putting up
600 family home and Mrs Daley
q handsome dwelling Mr. Schulem-
Der has lately moved his family here
from Iowa and has purchased one
half section 81 land which he will
Improve.
Prof and Mrs nm expect 20 be a.
home In their new $4,000 residence
by the FIRST Of next month
The college has secured more fay-
orlble railroad rates than heretofore
and round trip tickets, al fare Of
one-third will be- on sale June =. Q
and good until September 3. 1911.
from all points OF the San Angelo
branch Of the Santa Re and all rail.
roads north OF that line, from points
on n 4 7 e Railroad south 10 Naya-
sofa. and points on Texas & Pacific
east Of Iongyiew Enquire Of ticket
agents in advance. and IL round trip
tickets are not on sale student should
take q receipt from ticket agent for
amount Of railroad fare paid. so that
student NAV secure advantage OF
round trip rates.
FROM Three 10 Five Times Increase
In Grain SoNings.
Randall county will increase res
rcctiyc grain sowing this year from
three 20 five times over those Of las
season. tho grains including milo
maize kaftir corn, wheat oats millct
seed cane seed Indian corn, rye AMI
barley
Different arrcages win be about as
follows
Milo maize and kaffir corn. o.
ooo acres winter wheat. 23,0oo
aercs oats. $4,000 acres. millct,
Il 900 acres and cane 5000 acres,
the wheat acreage to be probably iu-
creased 5000 acres by spring wheat
sowing.
Indian corn, rye and barley aot--
ares will he considerably swclled
this wear, while some emmer will be
planted. difficulty IN procuring seed
alone preventing a large acreage ~
this latter and Just being introduced
grain
The greatest proportional increase
In harvest planting is that OF wheat
Of which 20 900 acres are winter
Gown with a present estimated return
II at least % bushels TO the acre
he county probably producing this
season an approximation OF one
ialf million bushels of wheat 20 be
into flour by the CANYON
Eagle Milling Company This com
lanys mill is probably tho most up
o-da,e industry OF its character in
he entire state, with capacities Of ~ |
barrels of flour per day and heavy |
hop feed grinding. still further I'm.
will be- made this year In |
Milling equipment
New settlers and home-makcrs arc
coming TO the county
Two Expert Opinions
Manager Moore Of the Eagle MIL |
ng Co thinks that this wears GEN. |
'ral harvest will break al counts /
ecords. while President Cousins OF |
h. West Texas State Normal College, |
avs that the Amarillo Daily News |
s doing good work for Randall coun.
~ Canyon, the COLLEGE and .hc -
ire Panhandle and Plains rcaaus."