Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-27
CAMERON IS
RSTMSPUD
PRODUCTION
Potato Crop Brought
Over Million, AS
serts County Agent
In Annual Report

HSF&@t&A 70 4LG ErEIG4Ql
SAN BENITO, Dec. 26.-More than
~Sl.oOO,OOO worth Of potatoes were
scid by Cameron county farmers
last spring. IL was revealed satur-
eay IN the annual report Of Henry
agent.
Cameron county Is the largest
IRISH potato producing county IN the
United States, the county agent SAYS
IN has report. after comparing ship
ments from all parts Of the country.
The big problem Of the potato grow
ers at the present time. he states, is
70 lind from which state the best
seed potatoes en- be obtained which
viii give the most satisfactory az
SUITS under local conditions. A DEM
onstration plot was carried on BY the
county agent this year with seed
from ten different states. The seed
was planted in February and harvest
ed IN May. the certified seed out
yielding the 'No. j" By 90 IL bush
els. the report declares.
Boys work ia Cameron county
for the year 1927" the report contin-
ues,' has been completed by IS boys
who have worked on definite prob
lems in improving the farm flock.
growing N storing Of corn selec-
tion Of the best varieties of cotton
for Valley conditions and improving
hog raising methods. There we're 1873
boys enrolled in the six 4PH clubs
Of the county. who carried IA pro-
jects. SO boys completing 81 pro-
Jeets. 6s poultry, 80 cotton and Is
hog projects.
The record books or the 80 boys
completing poultry show i62,30s
eggs produced. 10 hen houses and 30
coops built. The outstanding things
pat over were feeding a balanced ra-
tion and culling for egg production.
Boys Active
There we're so boys who carried
a field crop project. Record books
turned in by as boys show 80 3-4
acres Of corn ana 20 acres or cot
ton farmed. Corn yielded an average
Of SO bushels per acre: by intensive
cultivation, however. Steve Mannino
Of RaEaerville made 90 bushels per
acre. kleven corn club boys exhibit
ed ten ear entries at the Valley
Mid Winter fair. Twenty-Five cot
o club members produced 1890
pounds of seed cotton. Tim Peters
Of Rangerville produced 2Ilt pounds
Of seed cotton from one acre. s.hA-
ing a profit Of Sl25.6l. There were
eighteen boys who exhibited cotton
mt the Valley Mid-W Inter Fair. Mr..
T.. +. Miller Of A. & VI. College who
judged the exhibit said that the cot
ton exhibit was among the very best
he had ever seen In Texas.
There were nine boys who COM
pleted hog projects this year show
- ~WrFes - cFpo * Wh,ln tk-wn
were no outstanding individuals fn
pig club work, yet all pigs made an
average gain and the boys learned
she value Of balanced rations in rails
lae~hogs. a boys camp was nsid
this summer with s. boys present.
swimming and games furnishing the
chief pastime. At this time a poul-
try judging team was selected for
the state contest.
"The last dag OF the camp was
parents day. a. which time the Mis-
scuri Pacific railroad gave a barbe-
cue dinner "a the boys and their
guests. About two hundred people
were present. During the afternoon
the boys winning scholarships were
announced. There we're nine scholar
ships awarded. The banks Of the
county gave three scholarships to
the outstanding boys in each Of the
following projects: cotton. corn ana
poultry for 1926. The Harlingen
Chamber of Commerce and the Cen
trail Power and Light company each
gave a scholarship which was s-ed
By the poultry Judging team. The
Missouri Pacific gave one for the
best story on the Agricultural
Possibilities ~ Cameron County
and the Southern Pacific gave three
or record books.
Poultry Work Grows
TRANSPORTATION 70 the camp was
furnished BY the Harlingen and
San Benito Kiwsnis clubs. wstermel-
ons BY the San Renito Chamber az
Commerce. and Ice cream BY the
Mistletoe creamery.
an July 81 peonle occupying a
srecial pullman. rs az whom we're
boys, left this county for the annual
A. and NJ. Short Course. The first
day was spent in Galveston. guests
Of the Chamber Of Commerce. a
twerty-miie boat ride on the bay