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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
5
Brazos County notes urge soil erosion control through terracing and better drainage after heavy rains. Farmers are urged to plant more legumes, improve soil fertility, and adopt cover crops. Local demonstrations praise 4 H achievements, home canning trends rise with more pressure cookers, and praise the U. S. D. A Year Book.
The event featured a bee with questions on church history. Dr Black and T A Adams led longest during the contest. H L Durham urged voters to support the upcoming school bond next Tuesday. E L Stephens of Houston will join the local A and P as a meat cutter.
Edna Wilson Smith of San Diego writes Frontier Times seeking any memories or records about Hy J Bowles born 1864 near Bryan Texas and related Wilsons from Kentucky pioneers. She recalls family links through Miss Belle Bowles and touches on genealogy including Moses G Wilson and Dr William Edward Throckmorton's widow. She asks Mr Logan for any information or recollections.
An East Texas Chamber of Commerce pasture contest rated Carl Wipprecht’s pasture among the best in the 41 county section after a Tuesday inspection by a committee led by J L Thomas and H M Madison. The survey, preliminary in nature, will continue with regional inspections and annual prizes through two more years. The panel includes Texas A and M agronomists and agricultural agents, noting resilient grasses and clovers despite cold and drought.
An organized drive by Brazos county farm women and girls, led by Miss Lucy Givens, shows plans for more home canned fruits and vegetables. Local gardening education, new canning gear, and growing crops like dewberries, blackberries, peas, spinach, and tomatoes aim to stock winter tables. The report notes plentiful tomatoes for early market, rising poultry and livestock activity, and slow dairy expansion due to tick fever, pasture, and cow shortages, with emphasis on home production to support health and finances.
The negro farmers of Brazos county report a 25 percent increase in feed crops and corn acreage. H K Hornsberry notes terracing as protection from heavy rains and urges visits to the Colored Orphan Home near Bryan for a demonstration plot. Madison county visitors report heavy rains and crop damage.
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