Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-04
10000 ENTER IN
CROP CONTESTS

DallaS, leXa~, Marcn l.-MOre than ten
thousand entries nave already been made in
the prize crop and gardening contests Of
the Texas Industrial congress for the year
1915. The contestants live in all portions
of the state, and nave enrolled of their
own initiative in many eases, and in other
eases have joined in the work of the con
pres~ upon the presentation of its aims by
n representative or by n citizen of the
community.
AeNigorous educational campaigns have
been conducted in Ellis. Harris, Cherokee.
Gregg. Nacogdcches. Bexar and other
counties. A. a result, Literally thousands
of farmers will receive bulletins of the
congress-, instructing them how To comply
with the requirements and giving the most
reliable Information a. Ia methods of grow
ing large crops ut the lowest cost. and will
have the opportunity, also, of receiving the
large cash prizes offered for record Yields
IN the various classes.
Late IN February a campaign, typical of
those conducted in other counties. was ear
ried through in Bexar county. There the
Chamber of Commerce. the county demon
~stration agent, the county superintendent
of schools, the city superintendent of
schools. the head of the mothers club of
the city, and several organizations of WON
en- have gwen active assistance To III. X.
Ilerndon, who has been the special repre-
sentative in charge of this work. Numerous
contestants have been secured in the coun-
~ in the farm crop contests. aud IN san
Antonio a large number have entered the
csTteat apa<agreed to grow home gardens
and gardens on vacant lots.
Campaigns in Nacogdoches and Gregg
counties have been in progress during the
past week. and congress officials are in
correspondence with reference To putting
on a campaign IN a number - other coun-
ties. The congress i anxious 10 reach as
many counties a. possible. and i prepared
TO undertake the work wherever the CO.
operation Of local persons and organza y
iions, such as county demonstrators
county superintendent, commercial clubs
and associations l. assured.
Perhaps the most thoroughgoing cam
paign of the kind ever undertaken. j. being
Married kut in Dallas this week. where tn"
cSnsTrALei-e assisted in ~ school and
home gardening endeavor and IN the move
ment for more remunerative crops, by Prof.
&. III. Winklcr Of the faculty of the Uni
verSity of Texas. by Paul Wipprecht of the
state department of agriculture, by NJ. l..
Hays. professor of agricultural education
of the A.. q NJ. college and by Prof. y. VI.
Z MctiinniS of the college Of industrial arts.
Superintendent J. +. Kimball Of the city
school j. assisting the movement ~ Dallas.
a. are representative of 4 number ot wum-
ems organizations. support will also Va
received from q number of individuals and
business concerns of the city. In 4 like
campaign some time ago III Harris coungy
and Houston. more than three thousand en-
tered the contests. agreeing Ia grow some
thing for home con~umpt or. and officer
of the congress have received such a~~ur-
ances of support IN Dallas that they are
hopeful that results secured here viii equal
If not surpas~ those IN Houston.