Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-19
FLYERS COMING MONDAY
i'm OUR
VALLEY

THE REPORT OF County Agent
Henry l. Alsmeyer for 1926 Is full
of interesting items. but TO US "a
most significant feature of the re-
port has TO do with results accom-
plished by the boys Of the farm.
Here is the paragraph on that
subject:
There were l0l boys enrolled in
club work this year, with 10 pro-
jects. Eighteen boys produced 52.-
\ 045 pounds of cotton on 81 acres
with a net profit Of sl99s.0s: II
boys produced 1891 bushels of corn
on - Sc acres. with net profit of
siiis.72: in the record books of 81
bows show 1896 dozens Of eggs
used a, home. 1858 dozens Of eggs
sold. with a net profit of sls0o.5l.
"The boys have hatched over
1000 chicks, built nine poultry
houses. 81 coops. and four boys
changed from mixed 10 pure-bred
flocks. The boys who took over
poultry as a project have taken
over the farm flock and are re-
moving the boarders by culling and
proper feeding. thereby improving
the farm flock Orben Morrow pro-
duced seven bales OF cotton on five
} acres. Myron Miller produced four
bales on four acres. The corn club
members averaged from GO to 80
bushels per acre, which Ia far
above the county average"
COLONEL RALPH BUELL., editor
of the Mercedes Tribune. "comes
through" with an explanation Of
"hvceria." Here it is:
"Iiygeria would not be defined by
Webster's unabridged dictionary,
because il Is comparative new
conner to the farm world, having
been developed. IL our memory
serves US correctly. some three years
AGO by the Spur experimental sta
tion from the sorghum family. TAX
ing its place along with milo maize.
feteria tfeterita:). and kindred
grain species. II is pronounced
with hard e and il called by
|~-nfAay farmers. especially in West
Texas, 'higear.'
RAISED CHIEFLY rs grain
crop. il is planted. cultivated and
harvested in the same manner as
red ton surphum. feteria tfeterita? y,
or milo maize. and il sometimes
sowcd for hay. Its proponents claim
that it produces n somewhat fuller
head Of grain than other members
of its family. and il l. claimed TO be
hetter able to resist drouths. East
Texas farmers exhibit the most en-
thusiasm for hygcria. having found
that il has greater resistance to
midge. rust. blight and like all
ments which attack other grain sor-
ghnms.
1T is our candid oninion. in snitc
Of the manv excellent qualities
shown by hygeria. that it, would not
prove the success in the Valley that
has been attained bv radishes. oys-
ter plants or dandelion green's"
That last is. Of course. a rapier
thrust by Colonel Buell. who. We are
sure. will now tell Us all ahout '.fe-
terra"
THE MERCEDES Tribune wants
"a know what has become of the
Brownsville radio station and its
weather reports.
We have all missed the station re-
Gently. because il is being removed
and rebuit. and soon it's voice will
he heard from the ton of the town.
IN above the eight stories ot- Hotel
FL Jardin.
President Nix OF the hotel COM
pany il building splendid quarters
on the hotel roof for station KWWG
: The machinery and equipment il
towers have been ordered and are
expected in few days.
Assistant Manager W. J.. Fender
graft Of the Brownsville Chamber
Of Commerce. whose duties include
direction Of station KWWG. in
forms The Herald that he hopes TO
have the station on the air again in
two or three weeks. perhaps less
time.
FRIDAY THIS COLUMN announc-
Cd. somewhat peSSlmtsticaily, that
the first and only Christmas gift II
expected has arrived and now rests
on the valley column" desk.
Since thch there have been other
arrivals. The first consisted of
twelve pounds of shelied pecans. alb
solutcly among the finest we have
ever seen. even though they did
come from way over in Mississippi.
The remembrance is from VI. B.
Hardy of the Hardy Pecan Com
pany. Pascagoula, Miss. who some
time ago announced plans for the
establishment of large pecan or
chard near. Ia Feria.
This Christmas gift Of pecans is
one Of four varieties that Mr.. Hardy
is putting out on his land in the
Santa Rosa district. which is north
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