Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-10-19
FARM DEMONSTRATOR
MAKESF|RST REPORT
IN GIVING ACCOUNT OF HIS STEWARD
SHIP MR.. RICHARDSON SHOWS UP
SOME or THE GOOD THINGS ACCOM-
PltSHED.

The first report If Cameron county's farm
demonstration made some time ago. hut
as il contains many things Of interest to the
general public and especially to those engaged
in agriculture The Herald takes pleasure IN
reproducing the report. emitting some portions
not 80 essential on acc,afnt " tEr finifs-i-
space in today's edition.
To the Honorable Commissioners Court Cam
eron County. Texas:
AT the close of my first months work in
your county as farm demonstration agent I'M
der the direction Of the T. : department Of
agriculture. cooperating with the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas. it becomes
my plcasue no less than my duty. to present t.
your honorable body resume of my activi-
ties and 70 ask your advice and cooperation
in future activities.
After hasiy and necessarily superficial
survey of conditions in the county NJ the time
of my arrival. it appeared to that the
most urgent need for my efforts tag il the
non-irrigatcd section in the northern portion
Of the county. while the status of farm oper
ations in the irrigated sections made no de-
mand for immediate service except ,d the
most general character.
For these reasons | have devoted large
portion of field operations during the past
month to the Raymondvlr and Lyford see
tions. To b. specific. / found that ia those
communities the farmers had on hand = large
number nf young hogs hut hna grown prac-
tically no feed for them during the past sea-
son and M the request of some &c them. took
steps to assist them in coming to a decision
on the solution of the problem Immediately
confronting them. that is. rs to whether they
should rs a group. sell the young hogs as
stockcrs ar should purchase feed and finish
them for packers requirements to meet the
spring markets. After survey ~ the situation
and an inspection of most of tho stock on hand
asked the the A. and NJ. college q send 4"
us Don G. Grswod of the animal hnsbandry
department. extension service. Mr. Grisw"ld
came. and after 4 discussion of the various
factors a. hc considered. his analysis ~ the
situation enabled the hog men 10 come 70 on
agreement a. bnv the necessary feed and fin
ish their stock for the killing market. The corn
IL be fed win he secured IN .he irrigated
will he bought in ear lots hy the feeders act
ing together We were able also to make =
tentative arrangement for tho sale of the fat
hogs in that section of Cameron county and
troops in the lower valley. the feeders t. re-
ceivc h satisfactory guaranteed pricc This
means the fnttcning ~ about 1000 head -
hogs in that .srctio nof Cameron county. ant
II the deal with the government contractor i
cans,lmmated the growing fattening. slaugh
tering and consumption ~ in the neghh"rhoos
of SJ0000 worth If pork in cameron county
from the spring crop Of pigs. In addition. thi'
arrangement enables the hog raisers to carr,
their full stock If brood sows at minimum
cost and thus provide for keeping up the stocl
in the county.
The government has inaugurated. as wal
measure. Il fall Matching campaign asking fo
the growing of nm additional supply of poultrl
meat. As the poultry industry IN Cameron
county appenrs "a Dc almost entirely ''sid
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