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About The Daily Bulletin/Reveille. (College Station, Tex.) 1916-1938 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1920)
M———————— EE aa TT ~ THE DAILY BULLETIN Vol 3 3 |THE RELATION OF A & M. COLLEGE EXHIBIT MAKES THE EXPERIMENT STATION ASKED FOR BULLETINS Come From Countries of Requests South America and Europe for Bulletins and Ma:erial The Experiment Station receives requests from various countries of the world for | bulletins and other information per- | taining to many different things. A letter came last week from | Biblioteca National (Library) of | Santiago, Republic of Chili, stating that a list of the bulletins published | by the Station had been received in the Library and had created quite an interest to partons of the American | Section of the Library, causing them to make a request for copies of each publication that could be furnished them. The letter was written by Austin T. Palomas, curator in charge of the American Section, and in turn for the favor of receiving the bulletins he promised to provide the Texas Experiment Station with any infor- mation or data of any kind concern- | ing the Southern Republic that was asked for. Acting Director A. B. Connor has accepted the offer of such relations | with Mr. Palomas both for the ad- vantage that will accrue to the Sta- tion from material that may be ob-| tained from that country and for the privilege of providing the English reading citizens of that far off country with the valuable data contained in the Station bulletins. This is only one of a number of such agreements entered into with the South American institutions. Request From Brussels A few weeks ago a request was received from the chemist of The Pasteur Institute at Brussels for a quantity of the American Snake Root a herb growing wild in this section of the country. He desired to ob- tain a supply of it to be used by him in his laboratory for experimental purposes in curing snake bites. The Station was unable to comply with his request, because the plant is not growing at this season. He will be supplied with the amount he has asked for, however, this sum- mer when the plant makes full] growth. PRESIDENT BIZZELL EXPECTED TUESDAY President Bizzell is expected to be and 5 of swallows all feeding large- | here tomorrow will speak to the sen- winning : He [ly on the weevil, and the toll they | ior Bible Class at their usual hour will probably arrive in. College -Sta-|take is an important item in keep-|and place of in his office Tuesday morning. tion Monday evening or night from Washington. —— Fritz, the former Crown Prince of Germany says he will as they come.” No doubt about it. This habit of his caused a good deal of Belgium and France.—New Orleans States. time to time fro: n | _ College “Station, Texas, Sunday, March 14, 1920. BIRDS TO PLANT We Over Empaasize Damage Done by Birds and Fail zo Appreciate the Amount of Good | Talking before the Entomology A. R. Cahn of the Biology | department, pointed out of what tre- Seminar, | mendous importance our bird life is to us in controlling outbreaks of nox- ious insects. Birds ares found prac- | tically from pole to pole, their abun- dance increasing as the equator is |approached. This increase is due, probably, to the better living condi- | tions, and to the abundance of food. In the United States there are some | 4000 described species of birds. In | number of species, Texas is the lead- ing state, ‘with 546 kinds, California is second with 541, and New York third with 412. On one acre of | ground in Wisconsin, 41 nests repre- senting 16 species (246 individual | birds) were found, indicating some- | what the abundance of bird life. The most numerous of all birds | are the “song” or “insectivorous” birds, so-called because of their habit | of eating insects. Since | sects, and since they are so abuu- | dant, the food of birds must be of importance to us—must be either beneficial or harmful to us—and in order to estimate the importance of birds to man we must first investi- gate the harm done by the insects upon which these birds are feeding. Approximately one billion dollars damage is done yearly to crops (cereals, cotton, fruit( etc.) animal products, and our forest trees absolute waste which comes out ox the very necessities of life—our food, clothing, and our fuel. In this way the insects are doing their bit to boost the prices of life necessities by reducing the output of the coun- try. With insects one of the most abundant forms of life on earth, why is it that we are not over-run with bugs? The only active, living check upon insects is our bird life. It 1s the birds which are maintaining ‘“‘the balance of Nature” in so far as in- sects are concerned. The cotton boll weevil causes an annual loss of over $100,000,000. In- | vestigation shows that 43 species of 47 weevils | birds feed on this pest. | were | the swallows.. In Texas there are 6 | species of orioles, 4 of nighthawks, |ing this pest in check. We can not spray our cotton fields, | remains that if birds do not pro- | tect them, nothing will. Over $10,- | codling moth, yet 36 species of birds | feed largely on these insects, the 859, on the larvae. There is sim- (Continued on Page 4) AND INSECT LIFE birds eat in- | an - | that one of the greatest needs of the so the fact | Number FINE SHOWING AT THE FAT STOCK SHOWIN FORT WORTH PANT WEEK EXHIBITS OF GREAT ATTENTION WITH AWARDS OF FAT STEERS AND FAT BARROWS ATTRACTED AND MUCH FAVORABLE COMMENT, GRAND CHAMPION STEER AND GRAND CHAMPION BARROW. TOTAL OF $2,225.00 IN PRIZE MONEY WON The Total Winnings in the Steer Classes Amounts to $1,060.00 and in the Hog Classes $1,165.00, Making the Grand Total of $2,225.00 in All Classes. EVANGELISM THE MOST VITAL PART CHRISTIAN WORK Hall at 2:30 This Afternoon and Again Tonight. to hear the Christian cause—common to all men—ably and convincingly discussed by Dr. O. E. Brown in Guion Hall at 2:30 this afternoon and again this evening at 6:30. Evangelism is the most vital part of Christian work; | therefore the present occasion should | be definitely aggressive in presenting | the claims of Christ upon the whole life of the individual and society. It lis also quite clear that the time has come when we must get together and press these claims in the most earn- | est and unmistakable fashion. We also would emphasize the fact | hour is not so much for more zeal in this matter as it is that all con- workers should help re- se ientious | state the central emphasis of our Christian Evangel for today. The Des Moines Student Volunteer Conven- tion, as well as several other impor- tant pieces of evidence, indicate that something corresponding to a struc- tural change has taken place in the mind of our time which calls for new examination and a new statement of the fundamental facts of our faith. —— — “hw REGULAR MEETING OF THE i SENIOR BIBLE CLASS SUNDAY | found in the stomach of one of | P. | Dr O. E. Brown or the Rev. J. | Boone the two dynamic speakers meeting on Sunday | morning. | EE | CALLED MEETING “take things 1 000,000 is spent yearly to fight the | Ivanhoe | Templar Commandry, Masonic Temple, Knights | Bryan [7 :30 p. m. J. S. DOANE, E. C. | Dr. O. E. Brown Will Speak in Guion | All students and Campus residents have an unusual opportunity to day | The Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show which was held dur- ing the past week was, do doubt, the most successful Livestock Show ever held at Ft. Worth. and The weather was favorable a record breaking crowd was in attendance. The A. and M. College exhibit of fat steers and fat barrows attracted |a great deal of attention and much favorable comment was made regard- ing the exhibit. In the Shorthorn classes the College was awarded first | on senior yearling steer, second on senior calf, and first on junior calf, the junior yearling steer shown by the Oklahoma A. and M. College be- ing made Champion Shorthorn. In the Hereford classes the College won first on senior yearling steer, first on junior yearling steer, first and second on senior steer calf, first on steer herd, and Champion Here- ford steer on the junior yearling. In the Aberdeen Angus classes the A. and M. College won first on Sen- ion yearling steer, first on junior steer calf, and Champion Angus steer on the Senior yearling. In the Angus breeding class the College also exhibited the Angus herd bull, Quoman of Tierra Alta 248048, winning first place, defeating the famous show bull Ben Hur 2nd of Lone Dell, owned by L. R. Kershaw, Muskogee, Oklahoma. In the sweep-stake classes, namely best steer any age, any breed, the College Shorthorn two-year old steer, Peter the Great, was the Champion two-year old; in the yearling class the College senior yearling Angus, General Foch was the Champion yearling; and in the calf class the College Shorthorn junior calf was | Champion and General Foch the above | senior yearling Angus steer was pro- | nounced the Grand Champion Steer | of the Show. | In the fat hog classes the A. and | M. College was equally successful, the Blue Ribbon in every class entered. In pen of three fat barrows weighing 175 to 225 pounds A. and M. College won first on three very select Poland China barrows. In pen of three fat barrows 225 pounds and up A. and M. College won first on a pen of Duroc Jersey barrows, and second on a pen of Poland China bar- | rows; the pen of Duroc Jersey bar- valuable stuff to be missing in [Fosseis feeding as high as | Texas., Tuesday, March 16th,at 5 and rows being later awarded the Grand | Champion pen of the show. | In single Duroc Jersey barrows 6
