The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-04
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The farmers congress suspended
Its session in order to be present at
the musical recital by Miss Eddie L.
Blackshear. graduate of Prairie View
college, former head of department
of music at this institution and now
one of the teachers of music at Bishop
college, Marshall, Tex, reports the
Houston (Tex.) Post The congress
was addressed at its Thursday morn
Ing session by Hon. Clarence Ousley,
director of extension work in Texas
He said, among other things, that the
success of the work among the COL
pred people between now and next
July would largely determine what
would be done in future for extension
work among Negroes in this state.
There was large audience who lis
tened to Mr.. Ousley and his remarks
were indeed encouraging and received
hearty applause. Another interesting
phase of the morning session was the
talks and exhibits given by several of
the leading colored farmers in attend
ance. A. B. Marshall of Brazoria
county was introduced and said that
he had also brought greetings from
his county Judge, Hon. A. r. Rucks,
who was interested in the welfare of
the Negro farmers of the state and is
anxious to colonize 100 more colored
families in that county. Mr.. Marshall
exhibited quite a variety of peas,
beans, peanuts, ETC., which he had
grown, as well as samples of different
species of corn. Among the different
crops which he had grown during this
year were Japanese cane, planted
April 90: Chinese velvet bean, planted
April 49, the Virginia bunch and
small Spanish peanuts, planted April
IL; Chinese red pea. planted May l,
matured and harvested with another
crop under cultivation; Mexican June
corn, planted May 18.
During the course of his talk Mr..
Marshall said that the good white peo-
pie of his community had assisted
him on his expense to the farmers
congress and that County Judge Rucks
expressed himself as we'll pleased with
the excellent work which the Prairie
View school had done under the ad-
ministration of its present principal
S. J. Halter, also of BraZoria county,
was introduced and exhibited speci-
mems of Missouri white pearl corn
planted May 21; Oklahoma White
Wonder corn, planted May 26 Mexi-
can June corn. planted June 1; Ken
lucky Wonder bean, planted May 26;
Kentucky white hurley tobacco, plant
ed May 26. E. L. Jackson of Austin
county also exhibited specimens of
small gourd seed corn. planted April
%; yellow dent corn, planted April 90.
All these exhibits were very fine and
attracted the admiration of the whole
congress.
Surry Smith. Sr., vice-president of
the congress and who is an excellent
farmer of Burleson county, told of
how he managed to grow practically
everything he needed. Prof. r. H.
Hines of Waco. graduate of the
school and one of the leading colored
teachers of the state. spoke to the
congress. Jake Ford of Wharton, an
alumnus of the school, is a man who
has made marked success along agri-
cultural lines and especially in rails.
ing Soudan grass alfalfa. He is one
of the leading blacksmiths of his coun-
ty and his land holdings are consid-
cradle
Among those who have come in re-
Gently are Josephine Davis, Lettia
Preston, Adeline Nathaniel, Annie Will
liams, Amanda Hardly. Emma Taylor,
E. Samples. Georgia Linton, Sallie
Holland, Emma Taylor Emma Harde-
way, Narcissa Bolton, Virginia Du-