Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-08-20
INSTITUTE
HELD WEDNESDAY
First Of a Series Of Farmers Meetings
Was a Great
Success.

At a recent meeting of the agricul.
tural committee OF the Commercial
Club. OF which ]. Webb Howell is
chairman, plans were made to hold a
series of farmefs' institntes in Brazos
County. The plan Agreed on for these
Institutes was Vi take some live .one
subject for discussion each meeting
and to have the subject handled In a
practical, helpful way. The question
OF silos was selected for the initial
meeting, which was held In the Com.
mercial Club room at 2:3O Wednes.
day afternoon. J. Webb Howell called
the meeting to order and explained
briefly its purpose. A. w. Buchanan,
farm demonstration agent, was unani.
mously chosen chairman of the meet.
ing.
In his opening remarks, Mr.. Howell
called attention to the great need Of
more live stock on our farms. He
pointed out the futillty OF attempting
to build up soils permanently by fer.
tilizers. He stated very frankly that
while he is manufacturer OF concen.
trated fertilizers he knew and under.
stood quite well that what the county
really needs is more live stock. With.
out the aid OF live stock farming no
county has ever accomplished much
in the direction OF renewing worn out
soils. Concentrated plant food will not
rebuild worn out soils; nothing short
OF generous quantities OF vegetable
matter will do this. Our county has
thousands OF acres OF soils depleted
OF vegetable matter through years OF
continuous cropping. For such soils
commercial fertilizer is necessary
evil. II is necessary because without
II profitable yields cannot be made and
II is an evil in that some farmers have
come to depend on its use altogether
The judicious use OF commercial fer
tilizer is to be highly commended. while
its indiscriminate use is to be avoided.
Mr.. Howell pointed out that certain
foreign countries had been able in past
years to buy our cotton seed meal at
a higher price than our own people
could pay. and that as result OF
using large quantitse OF this concen.
trated feedstuff these Nations had
built up soils worth $500 to $1,000 per
acre.
Secretary Mcknight of the CONNER
cial Club then discussed the building
and filling OF silos. He was asked
many direct, pointed questions which
served to bring out the essential points
necessary TO success In this new phase
OF Brazos County farming. Mr.. Nc.
Knight has had quite a lot OF expert.
ence in making silage and in building
silos. He assured those present that
he would be glad at any and all times
to give them the benefit OF this ex.
perience II they would only call on
him.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Meningitis
talk. Prof. A. w. Kinnard gave an in
teresting account OF his experience
with a ff'y.ton silo. He stated that
by reason of his inexperience his silage
had cost him probably twice as much
per ton as II should have cost, but in
spite of this fact he felt sure he would
make a nice profit on the investment
Prof. Kinnard pointed out the neces
sity in starting into the silo game with
a dependable outfit for filing. The ma
rtue and capacity Of the outfit will de
pend largely on the size OF the silo
The distance the feed is handled and
the number of wagons in use.
Guy p. Bittle followed with some
interesting figures concerning his ex
perience with two silos, one of sixty
tons. built last year, and another OF
100 tons, built this season. He stated
that without the aid Of silo he would
not attempt to maintain a profitable
dairy herd. He gave II as his opinion
that a silo If properly handled would
pay its original cost each season.
Messrs. Kinnard and Bittle wer.
called on to answer many questions
as to their experience along various
lines OF this new industry, which they
did to the advantage Of all present.
Among those present at this insti
tute was C. B. McGregor Of Millican
Mr.. McGregor exhibited a sample O
home-cured bacon that proved to b.
an interesting curiosity. This sample
was as fresh and sweet as any piece
OF Accent breakfast bacon ever SOLE
over the counter in Bryan or any othel
town.
Mr.. McGregor gave this formula fo'
curing and saving good bacon:
Kill and salt in the usual way. Wher
the salt has done its work, take NJ
and smoke thoroughly. After smokins
wrap each piece separate in old news
papers saved for this purpose. WheI
we'll wrapped. pack In boxes or barrels