Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-23
FARMERS SHORT
COURSE At A. & NJ.
Resume Of Lectures and Practical
Work Done at Tuesdays
Session.

Bright and early Tuesday morning
the classes we're called and gray hair
ed men scurrled TO the various meet.
ing places. intent on getting call that's
coming to them" in the matter OF az.
rlcultural instruction.
The day opened with an instructive
talk on Soils" by DR.. ]. o. Morgan.
professor OF agronomy at the College.
All OF the divisions except the Do.
nestle economy gathered together
for this address which was given by
DR.. Morgan IN the lecture room Of the
Electrical Engineering building. In
the hour which followed Prof. James
Il. Rice. Of the poultry husbandry de.
partment az Cornell University made
an instructlce talk on Proper Feeds
for Egg Production"
DR.. Morgan began his talk with a
few remarks on different silos Of Tex.
as. Considerable time was spent in
the discussion OF diseased soils and
alkall soils. Many times farmers con-
fuse alkali soils with diseased Soils
said Dr. Morgan. AN alkall soil Is
one that contains a surplus amount
OF soluble salt. II the rainfall is very
heavy and runs into the bitches often
times this salt will be washed away.
Too often the water stands on the
fields and then eyaporates, leaving
the salt behind. In cases where black
alkali gives trouble the use OF gypsum
is often advised. The drainage, how
ever. Is the greatest means OF Kidding
your soil OF this alkali A temporary
remedy may be had In deep blowing
Many farmers think that this will ef'
feet a permanent remedy, but this re
/ lief is only temporary. Most OF the
alkal soils IN Texas are TO be found
In West and Southwest Texas"
Poultry raising In Texas Is destined
to enjoy big boom II the interest
manifested in the lectures Of Prof
Rice is to be taken as an indication
Prof Rice is a fluent speaker, knows
the poultry business thoroughly and
! he meets with a protest when he be
gins to talk OF quitting the lecture
platform.
The benefits OF properly balanced
ration. the necessity OF properly bal
anced ration for egg production and fol
good health of the hen was stressed by
Prof. Rice today. Feed her and feet
well and properly. Make every mea
a Thanksgiving dinner. make her fal
in love with her ration and then sh'
had rather lay than not to lay" wer'
characteristic remarks Of the speaker
"The happlest hen in the world i
the laying and singing hen and whei
she is laying she is singing. And tn
most important consideration to sue
cessful poultry raising is health
hen. Feed her so MS to maintain he
normal health. We can feed her ra
ton that will stimulate her to an al
normal egg production, but we wi
pay the penalty through the secon
and third and fourth generation G
chickens. More people have gone on
OF the poultry business because the
/ would not hatch ard raise chicken
+ than for any other half doze
reasons" Prof. Rice advised agains
the feeding of foods too rich in PR
tein, such food being cottonseed mea
| pea meal and flax or linseed mea
{ Mineral water, plenty Of green fee
were urged as essential to good fee
ing. The speaker said to let tn
hens run on green pasture. To do s
will not lessen the feed bill one cen
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