The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-04-11
Texas Farm News

tition the legislature to enact law which viii
place bounty on them.
A fruit growers association was organized at
Longvicw with twenty eight members and a
buying agent appointed and Inspector Sc
cured.
II is estimated that the Texas Bermuda onion
crop will reach about 4, 500 cars this season.
Another lecture on good roads was given at
Paris by -. Ward King, Split Log Dragman.
Vt the same time the Texas & Pacific raway !,
special agricultural demonstration train was on
exhibition.
J. c. Dibrell II Coleman sold TO Tom PARROT
and others OF Throckmorton forty head OF regis
tered Hereford cattle at the rate Of Sis per
head This is the banner price paid for such
cattle in the state this wear. Mr.. Dbrcll has
sold $500 worth Of these cattle since Ian !.
\ split log drag has been added TO the equip
ment OF the road gang OF Copperas Cove and is
used 10 good advantage after each rain
One hundred and ten farmers OF Cooke county
have joined the Texas industrial congress to
engage in demonstration farm crop work.
Experiments made last year with the kaffir
corn and milo maize, in Erath county were 50
successful that the acreage 10 be planted with
these grains has been greatly increased for this
year.
Plans are being arranged for the second an
nual turkey trot' to he held at Cucro in Sep
iember. II has been decided 10 greatly enlarge
The scope OF the affair this year.
r. \. Wood Of Hereford has purcascd 5000
sheep in Pecos county Tor which he paid 81 e
for lambs and S3.2s for sheep. The herd viii
be winterej in Pecos county and shipped to New
Mexico in the spring.
Henry Acker, demonstration agent has sub
mltted his report FOR the quarter from oct. !
20 Dec. 81. 1912, 10 the commissioners 81 Smith
county lie shows that during that time he
has Travelled 900 miles by team and 100 by rail.
that ne has enlisted 600 co-operators in the coun-
~ and also Is demonstrators. During tho quar-
tcr he visited 50 schools. enlisted Jos bows in
corn and cotton clubs and 100 girls in canning
clubs
Five carloads Of lettuce arrived in St. Louis
from Laredo, Texas and found ready buyers
on that market
Although Charlotte, in Atascosa county is
not yet a year old it demonstrated its progrcs-
sivcness BY voting $4,000 for road bonds Feb
for improving highways in this vicinity Only
eight votes were cast opposing the issue
Farmers IN Eastland county are taking un-
usual interest In intensive cultural methods this
year a. !. Seedcriord the agricultural dem
onsration agent, has enrolled 20 dcmonstra
tors and co-operators, who will practice demon
straton methods covering an acreage OF D. 500
girls canning club has been organized al
-ockhart with Mrs Carrie Martindale as pres
ident and dcmonstrator. The new club will be
county wide On scope and viii be financed by
the county under the supervision of the agri
cultural department
\ letter placed in bale N cotton last August
by an cmploye OF one of Inc gins at Granger
has been answered by an emplove in cotton
mill in lancashire. England
One thousand. three hundred and fifty dozen
eggs shipped in single day is the record for
Ncrkcl The eggs were shipped under the ST.
perision of the Mcrkcl Poultry and Pet Stock
association
What is thought 10 be "a record Weld from
such a small plot of ground l., reported bv g.
W. frcdcrck,, farmer near Sulphur Spring.
lie says that from a piece of ground ten wards
wide and 40 yards long ne first gathered S2s
worth of Irish potatoes and S. worth of sweet
potatoes aiterward sewing the land in turnips
which melted him SrIz7S. The total from the
i'm, tract amounted 10 S23z75.
Business men are preparing q plan to
offer prizes FOR men. BOYS and girl. in Smith
county engaged 200 farm demonstration work
Plans were partially formed and business men,
in the county outside OF TYLER will be asked to
assist u making the fund n large one
r. ~ Mitchell. special agent Of the United
States department of agriculture. addressed the
school ar Bloomington u the interest of bow,
and girls corn club work The cuisines, men
will contribute prizes for the best yields and
tho members can also compete Tor thc prizes of.
icrcd by tho Texas industrial congress,
Washing Berries
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