The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10


St,550. Much interest is being
manifested in that part of East
Texas in pure bred Jerseys for
dairy purposes.
Judge James ID. lIamlin Of
Farwell, Palmer County, recent
~ paid $500 for King Jewell H.,
a Duroc-Jersey boar, weighing
800 pounds. The hog was shipped
from Greenfield, Ind, and won
first prize at both the Ohio and
Indiana State Fairs last year,
On May 18th, fourteen trucks
made a five-day demonstration
trip from Fort Worth through
the territory north Of Fort
Worth. The object of the trip
was to prove to the farmers the
superiority of the truck over
horse and mule transportation in
the rural districts.
The Denton County Water
melon Growers Association have
pledged to plant more than 400
acres of melons. The melons
will be shipped in car load lots.
We will accept an invitation from
our editor friend, Bill Edwards,
to help eat some of these melons.
The Cooperative Dairymen's
Association has been organized
in Paris, with a capital stock Of
$40, 900. The association will
build a modern dairy plant, and
purchase the milk supply of all
local dairies, putting it through a
cleansing process. and then sell
ing it to the public.
Demanding TO know just what
attitude members Of the legisla-
ture will take on the various
questions that now directly af-
feet farmers, the Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union
has prepared a QUESTIONABLE
that will be sent TO all members
of the legislature and also 20
candidates for governor.
D. +. Lyday. president Of the
Texas Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union, believes
that a heavy loss viii be suffered
by the farmers in Texas unless
they can get more help than was
this time last year. He
says the farmers are now more
or less dependent upon the influx
of Mexican labor.
II. B. Dorsey, secretary Of the
Texas Grain Dealers Association
says recent rains have been
great benefit 20 grain crops
throughout the entire state. The
rains will also have a tendency,
he thinks. TO strengthen the
wheat in parts Of the state
where green bugs damaged the
wheat.
Sweetwater ranchmen have
an association 20
make war on wolves. The raw
ages Of wolves makes il very
difficult for some Of the West
Texas farmers 10 raise sheep.
Everything conceivable for wolf
determination will be tried out
by the association.
Brown County has a crop that
Is a little unusual, but at the
same time extremely valuable
At the end Of the year il will
have shipped out 100000 eggs,
which, at the rate Of 80 cents
4 dozen, would bring into circu-
alton in Brown County S225,-
BOO. This does not include the
number that were Matched and
eaten in the homes. Brown
County ranks high as an egg and
poultry producing county.
The Tal1-ant County Pure
Bred Livestock Association was
organized April oath at the Fort
Worth Chamber of Commerce,
with a charter membership of
81. Lon Alexander Of Airing
ton, and formerly Of Childress,
was elected president As a re
suit of this organization, IL Is
hoped that greater strides will
be made in the pure breeding of
hogs and other livestock. All
persons engaged in raising pure
bred livestock or poultry. and
those who contemplate raising
such stock, are invited 10 join
Tho association.