Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-12
'KURTEV FARMERS
GETTING IN LINE
Held Interesting Dlversifeatlon Meet
Ing at Which Practical Talks
Were Made.
Kurten, Tex, Feb. II, 1915.

ing at the German hall at Kurten yes
terday afternoon.
The following members were pres
ent: C. Gerka, Ernest Wiese, j
Hedtke, William Manthei, Arthur w
Stevener John Fuschak, Fritz Raj
inert, August Schmidt, John Hearne
Jim Tobias, j. j. Kaslske, Frank
Unger, August Boyer.
II. L. Mcknight and A. W. Klnnard
were visitors to the meeting.
Mr.. Mcknight explained In detail
some Of the difficulties our members
would meet in undertaking to sell
fresh vegetables on the local market,
unless we produced those vegetables
out OF season. To do this, he ex-
planned, would require special prep.
aration, such as hot beds. cold frames.
etc, for the growing Of extra early
crops, or If the vegetables were pro-
duced late in the summer that a small
irrigation plant would need TO be In.
stalled, since our usual summer sea.
sons here are too uncertain to insure
profitable vegetable crop. But while
this is true, he pointed out the fact
that II our farmers had the advan.
tage OF a small cannery TO care for
the various vegetables grown during
the favorable season. that the growing
OF vegetables would then become a
safe and profitable business. He call.
ed over the following list OF canned
vegetables found on the shelves OF
our local grocerymen: Okra and TO.
matoes, canned In Baltimore: spring
beans, canned In Baltimore: kidney
beans, canned in Chicago: hot vege.
table relish, canned in Louisville:
June peas, canned in Chicago: Lima
beans, canned in Chicago; golden wax
beans, canned in Chicago: Van
Camps hominy (cornl, canned In In.
dianapolis; sauer kraut Ccabbagel
canned in Greeley, Colo. beets.
canned in Chicago; sweet potatoes.
canned in Newton, Miss: Okra.
canned in Chicago: stringless beans.
canned in Greeley, Colo: Karo corn
syrup, canned in New York: tomato
catsup, canned in Rochester. y. Y:
sweet pickles, canned in St. Louis.
Mr.. Mcknight pointed out that
these vegetables are all adapted TO
our soil and climate. that they are
not difficult to grow in season. and
asked why the Brazos County farmers
could not supply these products in.
stead Of the farmers of the North and
East.
Mr.. Kinnard explained to our mem.
bers the practical operation OF the
new creamery which he is now in.
Sailing at his dairy farm near town.
He pointed out clearly that success
in patronizing creamery lies in:
/. Producing cheap feed on the
farm.
2. Feeding this cheap homegrown
feed to profitable producing cows.
8. Bringing to market a grade Of
pure cream from which a high class
quality Of butter can be made.
Mr.. Kinnard promised to cooperate
IN every way possible with our mem.
Ders in the beginning Of this new un.
iertaking.
William Manthei explained that our
association plans to start at an early
date a system of marketing cream
and poultry products through com.
munity clubs These clubs will con.
sist Of six to ten members and each
member will take his turn" in car
rying to market the products from
he farms Of the other club members.
]. A. Tobias was present and ex.
planned the great advantage his fami.
~ is getting from a simple home can.
ming outfit. He stated that with
very small outlay for equipment his
family had last season canned all the
vegetables they could consume, and
hat he had no trouble in selling any
surplus from this home cannery.
Our members are preparing to grow
more feed crops this season than we
nave been doing, and when our barns
ire filled with cheap homegrown
ICED we can then buy dairy cows and
,atronize the Bryan creamery to our
'wn advantage and to the advantage
If the business men of Bryan.
We take this occasion to invite the
merchants of Bryan to attend our
meetings and to offer helpful sugges.
ions in perfecting the work we have
Respectfully,
j. ]. KASTSKI.
MONED IN lOlIcrON