The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-08-22


Mr.. Graves In his letter says he
Is not proud OF what learned, neith-
err would | be II I held the position
he does. This experimental work re-
minds me of the Irishman's OVAL
fuss and feathers
He states in his letter wherein the
Colorado experiment station, Profess
or Blount originated a variety OF
wheat that made the farmers mill
lions of dollars also In Wisconsin an
improved variety OF corn which in
one year paid the total expense OF
all educational institutions in the
state from the beginning. / am not
speaking of other states, | am speak
ing OF Texas In not single instance
does he speak OF these millions being
made by the farmers OF Texas. We
are not looking to what other states
have done
What has our state done?
am aware OF the fact that no
experimental station can be self sus-
tanning where they experiment with
so many different kinds of cotton and
corn.
Mr.. Graves speaks Of fifty varieties
OF maize. As we haven't but five or
six varieties down here ! would like
TO know something about the other
va, ties. It may be that some Of
these varieties he mentions might
bring the farmers OF Texas millions
OF dollars. | say the experimental
stations are not worth anything to
West Texas. College station is only
few hundred feet above sea level
and we are Twenty two or Twenty
three hundred. Our rain fall is not
more than half what the fall Is down
there and different class OF land.
Our land would be classed as sandy
or gravelly loan and according to
the classification OF our land we
haven't got more than seven per
cent lime and how do we know what
to fertilize with?
As barnyard manure is dotrimentalin
la dry climate It seems to m If ! had
been experimenting in cotton and
corn for eighteen years ! would have
learned long ago what was the best
varieties. but e seems that II they
have never found the best variety yet
we will say this is the best variety
under certain conditions, but how do
we know what conditions are going
De the year through?
We win go back O. century or two
wherc our forefathors learned TO
farm without q college station and
they win tell you the farmer enjoy
ed himself better iu those days but
now we have 20 have @ College sta
ton 10 learn how 20 produce more
per aero and get less for &c.
nm assure YOU if the state would
spend as much toward securing q
: reasonable price for the farmers cot
ton and corn he would take care of
. the agriculture part Instead of that
the state is spending thousands OF
dollars educating farmers how TO
raise more per acre and what is the
cry now over production When the
state gets an of the farmers educat-
ed how TO farm on o scientific scale
the way they educate the whole
state will go bankrupt on account OF
over production.
The railroads have been great
factor In educating the farmer how
TO make more per acre, they even go
SO far az to give the delegates a free
pass and hire experts TO run expert
mental stations 20 educate the farm
ers how 10 raise more so they can get
more hauling. but n they were ship
ping several cars Of hogs down TO
College station 10 learn them how 20
root for a living so they might make
p them something In the future I'm
sure they would provide ample room
so they might be able TO learn the
first lesson IN roofing.
Possibly the delegates that Mr..
Graves met up on the Panhandle
were like one ! met al College sta
p ton. ne had been sent as a delegate
for six years and said. 90 thought 60
was a graft the first time ] came
81 down here but never said anything
about &C." ] asked him why he didn't
report &c 10 his institute and he said
~ was afraid ] would have 20 answer
some man that I'm not able 90 AMI
swer." When ! was a boy on the
ranch my boss would tell me when
I found any thing that needed SKIM
b Ing 20 skin g. and ! always made an
b attempt. God loves a brave man and
the devil loves a coward