Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-08-02

NAfh fa'N Nffh H'if #IIfNi li
ihc Ditte Markets iof securing th'
bfsi farm seed. aud hte stock. an'
hnding markets tor ihc ssle OF oui
home products. means 81 bulding
~ run down lands. fertilizers tol
lawns. corn wheat. Dotainss and how
a. destroy bag IN his corn snd AL
matters that can come 49, uu ths
iafm are brought o. fhr DinCc Diicr
IOnl Tour a. SIX would 1c 300 The 0i
10, a. one time and each aith some
tough problem Al a0uid axe a
hand and among us wc could com.
monty see a way oui 81 The difficulty
something near 800 soil tests wer,
made. and AZ the time o appear that
these told very PLAINLY the cause O'
much alfalfa and clover trouble The
results at these tests have been the
reason Tor trials OF hmc and ground
limestone 10 soils. especially where
alfalfa Is so~n.
Means OF building up worn soil.
have been leading topics Tor discus
SION At all gatherings and about ipur
carloads Of cowpcas and soy bean,
all be sold 10 PettIs County farm
ers On account OF such seed cost.
NIX so much seed growing has been
urged. aud as result from 200 10
100 acre, u the county viii be- soun
I" these crops ioT seed growing pur
poses Use hold that pcttis County
should sell such seed rather than buy
and when we once grow our own
seed We Will not then notice the high
pricc
Between goo and 800 samples Of
seeds chiefly cloycfs. alfalfa. timothy
blue grass. etc, have been examined
aud tested 50 much bad seeds have
been sown IN the past that W. have
t1rd 10 impress upon farmers the
true condition oi seed matters.
samples 1T seed sold. were brought
10 the oihcc thai showed over - per
cent adulieraiion Farmers who gave
the Bureau CHARGE were protected
a. iar A. possible. in showing what
she seed ..mpl@eiued. bm when
a sample vas submitted. and the lar.
mer advised what 10 buy. and he
would order accordingly. and then
ihc dealer sell HIM something else.
che situation certainly calls Tor &C.
ton
Marketing Fruit
The late fruit crop sailed Tor action
and before apple gathering time came
the office had letters from prospcc-
tive buyers form twelve different
states aud buyer, were soon on the
ground and ~ iruit oi a good quail
~ found TAR market. yet u Is 10
be regretted thar there were thou
sand, ol bushels m the county that
the market did not want az any price.
and % o. also 20 be regretted thar
the Burrsu doe, not have more time
and means 90 devote 10 the ffut N.
tctc,is of the county
AZ the State Fair a big tent was
put up on The grounds and people OF
the county asked 10 put ~ a display
Prt'is County products Every town
ship 90 the county put ON a splendid
display Thu, ves all due 90 county
pride a. mo- premiums were offered
THIS tent was visited b. thousands
OF people and when the situation vas
made known to visitor. ,hat n was
all done hy public spirited citizens
be- would often mention II a. a most
remarkable feature OF the Fair and
told volumes about the citizenship
oi Pctts County Two lectures were
given each day m the tent and these
were Away, vel attended
The Fourth of July was made an
all-count, Farmers Institute basket
dinner and social gathering Noise
and nonsense were cut out The slo-
gan Not thc noise We can make. hui
the good We can do" wa. observed
and from - Uo0 20 1900 person, took
FtIf Ih iNf aNi'fs ~ mat great day
ADVISORY Council
On the las saturday Of each month
the Advisory Council has met, and
each meeting has been iul at inter
est and an Ccntering ou tie Good
OF pctus County"
Shot, Courses
The Farmer, short Course in De
cerihcr was a''rnded Nv an average
OF perhaps a. each session The
help from 'he STATE University added
enormously o. the interest and i'm.
pofisncc
General Publicity
The foregoing gives an idea 81 the
great amount 81 work 20 be douc in J
the Office m ths way OF keeping rec
ord. correspondence and preparing
new spapcr ARTICLES. bulletins. etc An
average OF about 2s0 letters each J
month we're written. This does not |
include notices and such sent 20 mem.
ners bot the regular routine oi COZ
resportcncc wh.ch comes from most
fvcry state 90 The Union Articles
IN The >cdala sunday papers have
appeared almost every SUNDAY morn
ng during thc year. and this approx I