Brazos County Farmers Seek Costs Cuts and Better Yields
Community farming notes urge cost cutting and higher output as Brazos County farmers push for cheaper feed and improved practices. A. L. Ward forecasts hog prices at 15 cents per pound. Cavitt Ranch reports terraced holdings. Victor Boriskie plans heavy fertilizer use. Lions Club discussions reveal a $750,000 annual feed bill in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Boriskie
Golden Rule Poultry Farm
Brazos
Lions Club
Brazos County
Bryan
Puritan Evangelist Holds Several Benchley Sermons
Local notes from Benchley February reports a traveling Puritan evangelist preaching to crowds at the church. Visits include Dallas Pat Underwood and baby guests at Henry Bowman’s home. Local residents Sam Cavitt Wheelock and others travel through the week. Billie Haltom recovering from church oil explosion injuries. Farmers welcome Sunday rain though light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity Beyanaily Farle
Sculey
Benchley
Pat Underwood
Dallas
Henry Bowman
Sam Cavitt
Wheelock
Dallas Watson
Bryan
Franklin
Tabor
R. Rice
R. H. Henry
Billie Haltom
Tabor Tidbits Highlights Local Visits and Youth Plays
County Agent C L Benson issued record books to Bryan area club boys at the school. B Y P A crowd gathered at Cottonwood last Sunday. Albert Cross of Edge visited Tabor for business. Miss Bessie Sanders of Bryan weekended with Miss Udell Rudesell. Rev Jesse Thomson of College Station preached at Alexander. A M boys attended Epworth League at Alexander church. Ola Henry of Kings Highway visited her mother Mrs George Henry. Mrs S R Rice and children spent a week in Benchley. Labor high seniors received rings and practice a cement play to stage locally and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Daily Eagle
Tabor
C. L. Benson
Bryan
Cottonwood
Albert Cross
Edge
Bessie Sanders
Udell Rudesell
Jesse Thomson
College Station
Alexander
Epworth League
Alexander Church
Ola Henry
Kings Highway
George Henry
S. R. Rice
Benchley
Labor High School
Tabor Club Students Featured in Local Event
The class includes Grace Sample Dell Fuller Mary Wilson Printice Harrison and four boys Sherman Walker Jack Francis Joe Bailey Walker and Adolph Conrad. Ed Pursell of Benchley visited Ta bor Monday as Tabor Victory Club vows pep and progress with girls’ eggs setting and boys’ land preps. Tabor aims to win prizes this year with Ex celsior as motto, and questions where Millican and Reliance will be when Tabor wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Sample
Dell Fuller
Mary Wilson
Printice Harrison
Sherman Walker
Jack Francis
Joe Bailey Walker
Adolph Conrad
Ed Pursell
Benchley
Tabor
Tabor Victory Club
Excelsior
Millican
Reliance
District court delays two cases to next term
The State of Texas v Jeff Smith was continued until next week due to irregularity. The State of Texas v Ike Quartman for attempted murder on three counts was continued to the next term because a key witness was absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Jeff Smith
Ike Quartman
Brazos
Millican- Allen Farm
Steep Hollow Farming Presses Ahead After Rain
Steep Hollow notes a recent rain boosts corn and garden prep. Miss Mattie Moore visited sister Mrs. Ross Tobias in Bryan. Avelle and Dan Hall from Bryan visited T. P. Hall family. Mildred Foster and Marion Deason toured with the Foster family. Lee Hopkins family and Roy and Lola Foster attended Bryan church services. Ethel Edmonds of Bryan visited her uncle J. J. Vandiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Daily Eagle
Steep Hollow
Mattie Moore
Ross Tobias
Bryan
Avelle
Dan Hall
T. P. Hall
Mildred Foster
B. L. Foster
Marion
Jessie Deason
Lee Hopkins
Roy
Lola Foster
Ethel Edmonds
J. J. Vandiver
Seed Catalog Prices From Panhandle Seed Co Amarillo
Our seed stocks include Sudan at $5.50 per hundred and multiple varieties such as B G White Wonder Miller Darso Hegari Feterita Redtop Amber Orange Seeded Ribbon Cane Yellow Milo and Kafir at $3 to $4.50 per hundred freight paid to Texas points Satisfaction guaranteed by Panhandle Seed Co Amarillo Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
Texas
Panhandle Seed CO
Amarillo
For Sale Silver Laced Wyandotte Chickens and Eggs
Mrs C L Eden advertises for sale silver laced Wyandotte chickens and hatching eggs. Contact via phone 360.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Eden
Phone 360
J F Ettle Home Remodeling Near County Court House
The J F Ettle residence across from the county courthouse is six weeks into extensive interior and exterior repairs. Interior updates include repainting and refinishing, with a new veranda on the front and east side. Exterior work features stuccoing making the home one of Bryan’s most attractive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Ettle
County Court House
Bryan
Harvey Happenings and a Double Wedding Surprise
This February brings record warmth with no severe weather in Harvey. Irvin Todd returns to farm at home to help his ailing parents. Miss Mildred Peters and Ira Kelley wed February 22 at Bethel Baptist church, with extensive gifts and a cedar chest from Mildred’s brothers. The community notes a kitchen shower, other social events, and Dr. J. C. Davidson joining Bryan’s Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Daily Eagle Harvey
Irvin Todd
Lubbock
Mildred Peters
W. C. Rains
Mesdames
Lee Andrews
W. C. Raines
Roman
Vick
Bryan
Elsie Yardley
Ethelyn Raines
Alice Sue Roman
Mildred
J. C Davidson
W. B. Roman
Lillie Regmund
Mesdames Lee Andrews
A. C. Peters
Mesdames Brady Barron
J. C. Davidson
W. D. Mills
Noah Cole
Aubrey Jones
Kan Kelley
Hazel Kelley
Bass Kelley
Jessie Mae
John Jones
Tom Holland
Bud Raines
Hardy Weeden
Mit Weeden
Ira Kelley
Bethel Baptist Church
George Washington
The
Eagle
Ira
Harvey
Harvey and
Methodist Church of
Home Mission Society
A. K. Short
Carlos Well No 4 Spudding Underway In Grimes County
Test No 4 in Grimes county is being spudded in with A J Burt of Fort Smith in charge. Plans shifted from Thursday due to a large bit. 90 feet of 10 inch casing will be cemented in to guard against heavy gas pressure. No 4 aims to finish in ten days to two weeks with a patented drill. Bryan Navasota interests and M E Wallace of Bryan are tied to the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos
Grimes County
Bryan
A. J. Burt
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Navasota
M. E. Wallace
New Shipment Brings Harvest Hats to Coulter Co
Coulter Co announces a big new shipment of harvest hats priced from 25 to 75 cents each. The offer highlights a range of durable, affordable headwear for farming work and seasonal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Line
Coulter Co
Itinerant Methodist Preacher Remembered in Alabama Churches
Mrs J C Davidson recalls life on the southern circuit around Choctaw Corner Clarke County Alabama. She describes parsonages meager salaries of about 125 dollars, triple church duties, cold unheated chapels, simple hymn singing, and a memorable tale of a chicken interrupting a service at Carleton's Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Davidson
South
Choctaw Corner
Clarke County
Alabama
George Ell
Carleton
Alexander Carleton
Bryan
Gaslin Church
Bashi
Tallahatta
At Bashi
Sam P. Davidson
Brother Smith
John C. Keener
Texas
Methodist Church
George Ellis
Brother Ellis
Blessings of Faith and the Growth of Methodism
The speaker reflects on personal joy and rewards of sacrifice while noting the deeper unknowns of children’s minds and home influence. He praises the circuit riders for enduring hardships, crediting them with laying the groundwork for the Methodist church’s later success, millions of members, and vast property including churches, hospitals, and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Old Methodist Church
City Commission Acts on Sewer Extensions in Bryan
Bryan city officials met at City Hall and instructed City Manager J. Bryan Miller to draft plans for southeastern sewer extensions and to advertise bids. The panel authorized bids for storm sewer on West 23rd Street and approved extending sewer on the West 26th Street end, plus electric line work on Wheelerock toward Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission of the City of
Bryan
J. Bryan Miller
West 23Rd Street
West 26Th Street
Wheelock Street
Oak Grove
Don’t Buy Fertilizer Recipes Warns State Chemist
College Station Feb 23 Dr G S Fraps state chemist warns farmers not to buy fertilizer recipes saying they are worthless and overpriced. He notes one recipe uses harsh chemicals and sand delivering no real value while fake claims promise high profits. Formulas for good fertilizers are free from the Experiment Station or Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tadly Vagie
College Station
G. S. Fraps
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Cavitt Sells Last 100 Bales of 1924 Cotton
Sam S. Cavitt sold the final 100 bales of his 1924 crop to Will Poindexter at 25 cents a pound. The high price reflected the cottons fine staple for weaving and it was shipped to Brenham Cotton Mill. Cavitt grows only Truitt cotton and gins at his own facility. He received $13,125 for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam S. Cavitt
Will Poindexter
Brenham
Mr. Cavitt
Truitt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Atkins
Rock Prairie
A. L. Ward
Cavitt
Sam E. Cavitt
Louis Kurten
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Washington, D. C
Daniel Webster
Chamber of Commerce
Kurten
Dallas News
E Unley Budge
District Court
W. W. Hall
Re Cc. Franks
L. H. Tucker
Johnnie Koppe
Gavitt
Orazos County
Dana Fruit & Cotton Farms
Houston Beaumont
Elena
Harris County
Keystone
Kyle
W. C. Tyrrell Trust
Houston
B.w.e
Plymouth Rocks
Texas Baby Chick Association
Colden Rule Poultry Farm
V. J. Boriskie
A. & M. College
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