Conference in Dallas on boll weevil menace
A Texas conference in Dallas, led by James Z. George, urges immediate plowing under cotton after picking to destroy boll weevil food sources. A general committee is to be formed with broad statewide representation to drive a statewide cotton protection and sanitation program.
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Dallas Times-Herald
Texas
Dallas
James Z. George
Texas Chamber of Commerce
George B. Terrell
T. O. Walton
Texas A. & M. College
Walton Peteet
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
W. D. Hanter
Federal Horticulture Board
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
C. L. Davis
State Department of Education
J. H. Johnson
Cotton Seed Crushers
Oklahoma
W. BE. Anderson
Louisiana
Chambers of Commerce
Texas Bankers’ Association
Texas Cotton Association
Bryan Cotton Weighed At 14 991 Bales In Bryan
The Brazos County crop nears end as dry weather slows picking. Bryan totals show Farmers Union Warehouse 5 055 bales Parker Warehouse 4 478 bales Eden Gin 271 bales and Bryan Press Co 4 700 bales, totaling 14 991 square and round bales.
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Brazos County
Bryan
Farmers Union
Parker
Eden Gin
Bryan Press Co
Kurten News Items Find Cotton Patches and Social Goings
Farmers near Kurten Texas report most crops in and boll weevils under control while dengue fever scare eases. Residents attend Reliance singing convention. Ed Plagens Arnold Stevener head to West Texas for cotton. Local visits include Metzer at Gurley Plantation and trips to Bryan and Houston.
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Eagle
Kurten
Texas
Reliance
Julius Plagens
Goose Creek
Ed Plagens
Arnold Stevener
West Texas
W. M. Metzer
Gurley Plantation
Jno
Sabo
Bryan
Henry Plagens
Houston
Kate Blum
Hempstead
Adolph Opresteny
Gus Beyers
Marlin
Falls County
Gus Jap
Fred Hahn
Clyde Baird
Bie Springs
Howard County
Rev Delays Coming to Lead Bryan Revival at Methodist Church
Rev Delays arrival from Kansas next Tuesday to conduct revival at the Methodist church with Rev H C Willis beginning Sunday night. Prof Pholbenberg to lead singing. Delays well known in Bryan as a revivalist. Guests Mr and Mrs H E Roethe of Washington DC have returned home after visiting F R Jones family. Community appeal signed by James A Smith and others urging removal of a local menace with state support.
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Hub DeLay
Kansas
Methodist Church
H. C. Willis
Pholbenberg
DeLay
Bryan
H. E. Roethe
Washington, D. C
F. R.jones
James A. Smith
D. W. McMurray
McKamy
R. F. Crow
T. C. Walton
Walton Peteet
R. C. Dickson
J. E. T. Peters
Bryan Hatchery outlines plans to expand operations in Texas
The Bryan Hatchery of Bryan Texas states it will open December first and run through mid June. It reports past year output of 90 000 eggs yielding 50 000 chicks and notes egg prices paid last year were five cents on average with three and seven cents in earlier periods. The firm plans to breed from its own inspected strain with White Leghorns Reds and Rocks and to rear at least 10 000 chicks on shares next year.
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R. I
Bryan Hatchery
Bryan, Texas
Fight boll weevils now to ensure 1923 cotton crop
The article urges Southwest Texas farmers to kill boll weevils in 1922 and plant oats to boost a 1923 cotton yield. It highlights cooperation among farmers, USDA, and clubs, notes weevils die 7 to 10 days without cotton, and stresses deep fall plowing, soil health, and using oats for feed as costs rise next year. It emphasizes the need for action and neighborly effort.
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Texas
Brazos County
Nature
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
South
Red Cross Awards Prizes for Babies at Tabor Fair
Brazos County Red Cross Health booth at the Tabor Community Fair distributed health pamphlets and recorded weights and heights of children under 18 months. The top two to nearest perfect weight and height won gold rings: Alex McCallum Jr. of Tabor and Regan Winn Jr. of Edge, each 18 months old.
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Brazos County
Red Cross Health Department
Tabor
Red Cross
Alex McCallum, Jr
Regan Winn, Jr
Edge
Poultry Exhibition Talk At Brazos County Meeting
The Brazos County Poultry Association met in Bryan with Vice President Will M. Jones presiding and W. O. Sanders at the desk. Prof. T. J. Conway of A and M College discussed egg grading and marketing based on California standards, showing three grades by weight and size and noting higher returns for graded eggs. He displayed eggs of different grades and urged local poultry raisers to attend monthly Bryan meetings. Superintendent C. E. Jenkins announced details for the annual Brazos County poultry show.
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Brazos County Poultry Association
Chamber of Commerce
Will M. Jones
W. O. Sanders
T. J. Conway
A. & M. College
Conway
California
Brazos County
Poultry Association
Bryan
C. E. Jenkins
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club earns top marks
The Brazos County club contest at the State fair drew nearly fifty entries in corn, cotton, peanuts, and poultry with Edge club, led by Edge member Ruth Alma Dixon and others, scoring high in Leghorns and turkeys. Judges praised poultry quality, urged more fair participation, and promoted fall farming with crop rotation and grazing crops to boost yields.
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Dallas
Edge
Edge Club
Mangum
Brazos County
S. G. White Leghorn
Ruth Alma Dixon
Millican
Nina Mae Moore
Ella Blazek
Pauline Beard
Susie Griffine
Edree
Belle Moore
Rhide Island Reds
Eugene Beard
Doris House
Bernice Rosier
Walden Orr
Lon George
George Leighman
Cecil Brinkley
Tabor Club
Charlie Nemec
Smetana Club
T. W. George
A. K. Short
E. C. Martin
C. B. Martin
F. W. Kazmeier
Bryan Hatchery
T. J. Conway
A. & M. College
Conway
Kazmeier
Brazos
Dallas Fair
Bryan
Dallas Fair Association
Poultry Show Plans Grow in Brazos County
December 6 to 8 will host the largest Brazos County poultry show with talks on exhibition preparation by Mr. Jenkins. Prof. Bryant reported the Robertson County Fair poultry exhibit was a success and will improve next year. Several veterans and county agents were noted as absent or occupied during the long session.
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Brazos County
Jenkins
C. M. Bryant
College
Robertson County
Franklin
F. W. Kazemeir
Hendrix Conway
Carl Wipprecht
C. L. Benson
A. W. Kinnard
George A. Adams
R. L. Jones
Beacon
Mr. Beacon
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Exas Chamber of Commerce
Texas A. & Mi. College and Harm Bureau &Ederation
Brazos County Boys and Girls
Benson
S. C
Swat
Ooff
John Matthews
Nacogdoches
A. H. Lehdigh
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