Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-08-29

SESSIONS AT
DAIRY SCHOOL,
Many Features Of Great In
terest to Valley Farmers
Brought Out by Experts
Who are in Attendance

Although some Of the crowd az the
dairy school preferred 10 stay down towu
and watch the happenings ON Trades
Day. a large number of them attended
the second and last day of the school IN
Brownsville. held III the high schoot
building. The program last night was al-
80 decided success and had a better
attendance than at any time during tbs
school here.
Judge Oscar q. Dancy spoke last night.
the subject of his talk being The Need
for Dairy Cows on Every Farm in This
Valley" lie declared that II was not tha
proposition Of having eight or ten cows
on every farm. but just few cattle tv
utilize the excess roughage. lie stated
that the fruit country of the north was
also a dairy country and that there was
no reason why the Valley should not be-
come u great dairy country.
Jimmy Cowan then spoke on thu
place of the dairy COW on the farm.
strcSSing the point that dairy cow fit
ted in better than other livestock. hnt
that hogs and chickens were a. much Of
"a necessity a a COW on a farm. lie en-
phasized the need for more pigs on
farms. saying that pigs were great srav-
cngrrs. and further that farmers whn
separated their cream could find rra0y
market for the skinned milk in thcir
hogs and chickens.
George w. Johnson. district farm
agent. talked 10 the school telling of tho
work that was being done on the three
lines ~ work carried on M A. and VI.
college and ~ the progress that was be-
ing made in each. He summed NJ his
whole talk in the statement that the pur-
pose Of the college was 10 render tna
best service to the taxpayer. and In thTs
connection mentioned the fact that %
per cent Of taxes went 10 wars or war
debts. and that - per cent went ~ n<.
ricuirure. However. Mr.. Johnson brought
ont that of the $500 agricultural conn
ties in this county. POO are on the
government extension service.
trof. e. NJ. Evans of the Extension
Service talked next on Feeding and Iia-
tionS ~ Dairy Cows" in which hr out
lined dairyinG a. an industry. ending NJ
with discussion ~ The best feed and best
manner ~ feeding
At the school this morning George w.
Johnson spoke on tho care Of the youn;
dairy calves. This talk proved of inter-
cSr. ~ Mr.. Johnson went into detail m 7
showed the hest methods of caring rnt
the calves methods which had been prov
Nd and tested Hc WAS followed ~
Louis Alsmeycr who spoke on types 20
paSrurcS for the Valley. Mr. AlSmrvrr
showed thar one principal rra son why
farmers should have more dairy cattle
On the Valley i because they can pro-
dnre roughage and have pastures here
all the year.
Prof. Evans talke' on Judging and Sc
iccring dairy cattle. bringing out all thu
points which make good COW. and show
| rg how farmer or dairyman could
| Judge the stock he buys and not get
stock that f. worthless.
The free picture show held ~ tho
| Dittmann theatre from | o'clock until
2:lj this afternoon. M which dairy pic
rurcs we're shown was well attended.
| Dairy pictures, entitled charge of the
I Tick Brigade. Milk and Honey cont
cr the Shadows were shown and prov.
cd ~ interest a. the people.
| An interesting feature Of the dairy
school was the woman's department. con.
| Quoted by Miss Iovelace and Mrs. Dough-
~rIy. The making ~ batter and cottngs
cheese was demonstrated In the iomc>-
1 nc science laboratories M the high school
during the time that the other morning
sessions we're being held. Lectures ami
rcrual demonstrations made this part of
| the program a decided success. and quite
a few offended the demonstrations held
! IN the high school