The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-04-03
= TEXAS FARM NEWS

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Farmers of Williamson County have agreed
to cut their cotton acreage to so per cent, and
will plant the reduced cotton acreage in for
age crops. They are also investing in high
grade live stock animals.
In order to encorage the general production
of silk in Texas, there has been organized in
Houston, as association known as the Ameri-
can Silk Growers Association. The plan of
the organization is simple. Persons who be-
come members agree to plant at least one
acre of mulberry trees for the silk worms to
feed upon. Doctor Osgian manager of the
Silk Farm near Austin, will supply silk worms
free to members of the association Doctor
Osigian says if the members do not want
to raise silk worms that he will purchase out
right the mulberry leaves if they are gather
ed and shipped to him at Austin. Full parti-
culars can be obtained by writing to Doctor
Osigian, Austin, Texas.
The Brentwood banks have agreed to f.
nance the Boys and Girls Pig Clubs this year,
and will supply funds for importing carload
of registered pigs for distribution among the
boys and girls of the county.
]. N. Rogers of Gordonville, Grayson County
has flock of black sheep and says that he
is raising these sheep because black wool
brings higher price than white wool.
Texas A. & M. College, through its poultry
husbandman. F. NJ kazmeier, is urging the
formation of boys and girls poultry clubs It
is designed to have these among children be-
tween the ages of 10 and 49, Nearly every
child at some time in his or her life, wants
to raise chickens, and Mr.. Kazmeir thinks
this incentive should be used to increase the
production of eggs and poultry meat and to
educate the children to habits of industry and
thrift.
At the Fat Stock Show, Swift & Co, paid
al nc pound for a steer that weighed 1890
pounds The steer was raised by |. W. Cook
& Son of Beeve, Hereford breeders, and had
been fed for nineteen months of the twenty
three months of his life The steers was
cooked and served to members of the Cattle
Raisers' Association at their annual meeting
in Dallas, March 18th.
Much interest is being taken by the Girls
of Parker County in their canning and poultry
clubs.
Crop conditions are reported as good
throughout South Texas, and bumper crops
are expected to be raised in that Section
during the present year
Boys under Is are being formed into clubs
on three-acre plots of land in growing fine
cotton. The movement is under the super
vision of the County Farming demonstration
agents.
Farmers of Wilbarger County are respond
ing readily TO the campaign TO reduce their
cotton acreage $4,000 acres are planted to
wheat in this county.
Ellis County is showing much interest in
the building of sios It is estimated that
about thirty-five silos will be built in Ellis
County this year
Mt. Vernon has closed contract for large
potato curing plant.
A pecan tree of the thin-she variety has
been planted in the local park at Ballinger for
every soldier of Runnes county who lost his
life in the army. The trees will bear name
plates for the name of the soldier i'm whose
honor they were planted. This plan should be
generally adopted throughout the State.
The Plains county is practically assured Of
a very good grain and forage crop Success
has also been achieved around Lubbock and
Plainview from irrigation.
d. f. Lyday, president Of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative union sent out
a circular letter to all members of the union
urging them to reduce the cotton acreage
One paragraph of the circular reads as fol-
lows:
The conditions now prevailing in the cotton
markets OF the world render it imperative that
immediate and radical action shall be taken
by the farmers to reduce cotton production
and avert disaster, not only to the price of