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About The Daily Bulletin/Reveille. (College Station, Tex.) 1916-1938 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1920)
hd i h . I a Ei A RE ” EA - I To ” Bf 1 pd & i { Laat JAE d Fh < .l Any TNE 5 phasis a call, aT, a aut Ta. RA TERE Tr ER ITIL VRE & A. P. for bringing the 1920 farming pro- gram before the state by means of Jot 8. 3. College Station, Texas, Wednes Cs January 7,-1920 Number 83 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM IS TO BE DISTRIBUTED Joint Meeting of Texas Agricultural R. R. Agents With Extension Makes Report staff ‘con- The rezular monthly ference of the Exteasion Service A. and M. College adjourned late yes terday afternoon. Owing to the fact | n that A. and M. College had been in- | structed by the Waco meeting to de- vise the best methods of placing be- fore the farmers of Texas the farm progam which was adopted at that time, this was the chief topic of dis- cussion. The outstanding features of the farming program for 1920, bv the meeting held in Waco, December 11 and 12, at which time the State Council of Agriculture was argan- ized, were as follows: Raise and feed more and better livestock; plan cropping system to conform to available labor supply; raise your own living; protect crops from injury by insect pests or dis- ease; if you failed to get fall wheat sown, plant spring oats, corn or sorghum; plant pure strain of seed —have them tested for germination; assist your county agent in organ- izing community councils of agri- culture. The agricultural agents of the Texas railroads participated in the conference and interesting addres- ses, assuring co-operation and sup- port of the program. were delivered by Messrs. Bruce, Agricultural Agent I. & G. N.,, Walker, Agricultural Agent M. K. & T., Mr. Tinsley, Ag- ricultural Agent Santa Fe lines, and Madison, Agricultural Agent S. A. Dr. Bizzell, President of the Col- lege, made an interesting address, ex- pressing the purpose of the College to co-operate through all of its agen- cies with the State Council of Ag- riculture in promoting the farminz program adopted at the Waco mees- ing. 2 T. O. Walton, Director Extension, presided at the meeting and read letters from leading agricultural agencies of the state approving the program, while he reported that en- dorsement had been given by the Texas Bankers Association, Farmers Union, Industrial Congress, West Texas Chamber of Commerce, Pan- handle Plains Chamber of Commerce Texas Chamber of Commerce, Fed- eral Land Bank, Federal Reserve Bank, and. Cattle Raisers Association. The publicity committee, submit- ted their report which was unan- imously adopted, while arrangements district and county meetings was dis- cussed by the District Agents after the report had been submitted by BEEKEEPERS PASS RESOLUTIONS FOR I. C. TANQUARY San Antonio Meeting Endorses State Entomologist and Extends Their Co-operation At a meeting of the Beekeepers of Texas in San Antonio before the hol- |idays the following resolution was TROPHY OF LIVE STOCK JUDGING TEAM ARRIVES Bronze Ball Awarded to A. and M. Boys Will be Placed in The Main Building Large The pride and delight of the mem- bers of the Champion International Stock Judging Team has been rve- | passed concerning Dr. Maririce C. Tanguary who addressed the beekee- at that time and who i to College Station, Feb. as State Entomologist and Head of thz Division of Entomology of th: | Kxveviment Station. The resolution follows: ers theve eonming When in the wisdom of Legislature a law was Whereas: our State the danger of being acute and enforce that law and Whereas: The Director State Experiment Station has search: this important position and by pro- | cess of careful elimination found Dr. Maurice C. Tanquary to be that man, therefore, Be it Resolved: By the Beekeep- ers of Texas at San Antonio this 19th day of December, 1919, that we extend to Dr. Tanquary our most cordial fraternal greeting and wel- come to our state. That we pledge him our fealty and loyalty in the work that he has undertaken and of- fer him our assistance and co-oper- ation in every way possible, and Be it further Resolved: That he be presented with a copy of these resolutions and a copy be sent to Di- rector Youngblood. — eR ree. ADVERTISED LETTERS The following letters remained un- claimed at the postoffice in the Main Building: Bell, Mrs. Grace; Braswell, Aug- ust; Cargill, F. B.; Cook, H. L.; Fitz- gerald, J. A.; Foot, O. S.; Gates, J. E.; Herrin, R. B.; Kerley, P.; Long, Chas.; McGowan, E.; McGowan, R. H.; Milholin, M.; Patterson, R. B.; Rawlins, E. H.; Rogers, Wm. R.; Slocum, T. H.; Ward, A. L.; Wiley, E. H.; Wilton, T. R. were arranged suitable to the peculi- ar conditions of each district. The following dates and places of meeting for promoting the 1920 farm program were approved and an- nounced: Lufkin, January 8, 9; Tyler, Jan. uary &, 9; San Antonio, January 14; 15; Kingsville, January 8, 9; Beau- mont, January 14, 15; Yoakum, Jan- nary 12, 13; Brownwood, January 16, 17; Sweetwater 19, 20; Amarillo, Chairmar Meeting places and Well as Djons of campaiay 21, 22 ; and Fort Worth, January 21, 29. ; : nA | | 1 i ¥.] | a prize for their merit in stock judz- | ing. : | ficials who 1916 this object is familiar from th= passed to protect our property from | destroyed bv | American Foul Brood it created the | office of State Entomologist to ex-| of our | ed over the North American conti- nent, Greenland included, to find the | | very best man possible to appoint to | vived and made keen by the arrival ya the Campus of the large bronz bull the trophy awarded them at thc International Livestock Exposition a: of students and of- here from 1913 to To a number were fact that it remained here those three years as an emblem of excellence of {the 1913 Stock Judging Team. The base, is about thirty-six inches in length and in height from base to | tip is about twenty-four inches. Ti | weighs four hundred pounds. As 2 niece of sculpture it is a true work of art, executed in bronze. The group represents a prize bull in care of an ancient exhibitor who has been | crowned with a laurel wreath. The trophy was presented for th=z | Ares time to this College. This took | place in the fall of 1913. There was no international contest in either 1914 or 1915 but in 1916 it went to Purdue University of Indiana. Ne- braska won it in 1917 and then it was carried to the Guelp Agricultural College of Ontario in 1918. It comes here direct from there. As soon as clement weather per- mits appropriate ceremonies will be arranged and the statue will be trans: ported to the Main building in pag- eant fashion placed in a glass pro- tecting case and located in the ro- tunda there to remain. "If the 1920 team is as successful at the Exposition this coming fall as the 1913 and 1919 teams, then its stay will be permanent. CT EE TT Par To Wa NT <i TF ET RETURNS TO COLLEGE W. B. Lanham, Assistant Director Extension Service has returned from a short trip to Dallas. While in Dallas, Mr. Lanham in company with J. T. Orr, President of the Texas State Council of Agricul- ture, visited the leading farm papers for the purpose of discussing the de- tails of a farming program for 1920 and securing teir endorsement and co-operation in a campaign to put same into effect. The program will be given out at a later date as soon as a few minor de- tails have been completed. a TSF ER SHSH P9 Th RETURNED W. B. Francis, Soil Surveyor with the Experiment Station has just left after a few days visit to his parents Dr. and Mrs. M. Francis. He re- turned to Clarksville where he is en- gaged in making surveys of Red POULTRY SHOW HELD IN DALLAS GREAT SUCCESS Several Hundred People From a Number of Statcs Gather for the Biggest Show Yet The poultry show in Dallas which extended over five days form Decem- ber 31, second to January 4, inclusive, is the of its kind held in the state success now puts it in rank with the best in America. The show the support of every poultry enthusiast in the South. ; It was the finest held in the state. Four thousand birds were exhibited, five. hundred and sixty-one of the bar- red rocks alone, and all were of the very finest quality brought from all over Texas, Arkansas, klahoma, 5 Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa = and adjoining states. To the efforts = of F. W. Kazmeier is due the credit 3 for promoting the show. ! and its was given In connection with the show Pro- me x fessor T. J. Conway, F. W.Kazmeir 3 of the Extension Service, assisted iL by Ross Sherwood, Poultry Husband man of the Experiment Station, E. C. Branch of Lee Summit, judge of the show, and Walter Burton of Arling- ton, superintendent of the show con- ducted a poultry school. They lee- tured daily, and ran a regular series of demonstrations morning and af- ternoons from Wednesday to Satur- day night. Each evening an illus trated lecture covering all phases o poultry farming, breeding and ex hibiting was given. They reported that the attendance ; was large at each program represent- : ing people from all over Texas, Ok lahoma, and Arkansas who were in- terested in the poultry business. A delegation from the College at Col lege Station, Arkansas, also present. : Professor Conway candied with him from here for demonstratic work in the school twenty-two birds from the Poultry Farm. All ioe records were carried Plone a = the lot was Hen No. Forty Eight, % A very finest bird owned by thé lege. She is now six years of ag greatest attention was a pen SE pullets all of which were hatched i March 1919, and began laying second week in October. They were trapnested and fed under College! conditions at the show. Hen = Two Hundred and Fifty-five : cockerel of the Farm was mated wi this pen, which was also a great : traction. River -eounty.
