The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12

wet weather..
A large modern cattle and hog farm will be
opened up near Paris. 1t will be used as
demonstration farm.
The Kennedy ranch has been sold near Al
pine to Nichols & Sons for approximately $780,
OO0 The deal involved 10000 acres.
A ranchman near Big Spring wntered over
1000 sheep on his wheat and reports the sheep
fat and wheat in excellent condition.
Farmers Of Bell County will increase their
corn acreage over previous years Continued
wet weather in the fall prevented early plant
ings.
Texarkana had a sweet potato fair February
ID and there We're number of very fine eX-
hibits, mostly Nancy Halls and Porto Rico
yams.
Dewitt County farmers began planting corn
the second week in February. In general, south
and southwest Texas IS from three TO SIX weeks
behind with farm work.
The Ridder ranch, located twelve miles north
of San Diego in Duval County consisting OF
10000 acres of grazing land, sold recently for
$195,000, or $3.50 per acre.
There will be an increase in the tomato
acreage over last year in and around Jackson
Vile Transplanting of the tomato plants to
cold frames is about finished
The pink boil worm has made its appearance
in Louisiana. Quarantine has been declared
in Cameron Parish, as result of finding pink
boil worm in the vicinity of Johnson Bayou
Williamson County reports having glnned,
IL. h,1a Of tfnN
probably the largest amount of cotton grown in
any county in Texas during the season of 1919.
Citizens of Coryell County have subscribed
for a car of high-grade registered Hostein cat
tie Fifty-eight head have already been ship
ped in. The ticks have practically been cleaned
from the county.
Many of the farmers of Parker County will
plant the best and newest varieties of cotton
seed Their experiments last year proved that
it paid to Gull their seed and only plant seed
that passed the test,
Practically all of the national hog associa-
tions are cooperating with the Fort Worth
Fat Stock Show management this year and Sc
cretary-Manager SAMSON is confident OF the
greatest fat hog show in history.
The Cooperating Marketing Association of
Smith County has just shipped its 112th car
of hogs to the Fort Worth market Farmers of
that county find it profitable to market their
hogs through the association.
DR.. A. w. Shelley, animal husbandry expert
for the Philippine Government, has bought l2O
hiph-prade Texas cattle, which he will ship at
an early date TO the Philippine Islands for
Government demonstration work.
The Collin County Sheep and Wool Growers
cba For anDr nj
$4,000 in payment for the wool that was pooled
by the Collin County wool growers. The wool
brought an average of "a cents per pound
Premiums in the boys and birls' baby beef
and hog classes at the Fat Stock Show, Fort
Worth. March 6-13, have been materially in
creased and boys and girls classes Oh sheep
have been created, with generous prize money.
survey of the amount of grain waiting for
shipment in Swisher County shows 300 cars OF
wheat. 400 cars of oats, barley and rye, 500
cars of kaffir and maize corn and 10 cars of
seed cane The West Texas grain crop has
suffered much for lack Of transportation facil-
tiles.
The Secretary of Bonham Board of Trade
announces that he will again order sweet po-
tato slips at cost for farmers who want them
LAST wear 100000 slips were ordered for the
farmers of Fannin County by the Bonham
Board of Trade.
Thomas G. Hall, a farmer near Ballinger sold
81 bales of cotton for Al cents. The cotton
was of the long staple variety and measured
I 1-S inches. This probably refutes the state
ment that long staple cotton cannot be grown
in West Texas.
South Texas farmers have been delayed IN
getting into their fields because OF wet GROUND,
sd aS a consequence, are just now planting