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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,
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| 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 |
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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.
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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.