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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1926
Page
3
County Agent C. L. Beas reports on reclaiming worn-out land via terracing crop rotation and fertilizers, cites Mont Adams' farm as a model, and urges farmers to try the remedy. Also covers stacking peanuts for weather, Dallas Fair trips for club boys, and a root rot survey by Dr J J Taubenhaus visiting Brazos county farms.
John Thompson Wilson, Robert Davidson, and others were surveyed as root rot or wilt was found on every farm visited. Root rot favored black land while wilt was more common on sandy soil, according to Dr Taubenhaus, a leading expert.
An agricultural survey finds 20 percent of Texas cotton suffers root rot. Recommendations include early fall plowing crop rotation weed destruction and seed swapping for wilt affected areas. The article extols Boys and Girls Club Work as a path to agricultural progress and stability through scientific farming and balanced crops and livestock.
Dove Halls colored shot and killed Oscar Harrison at a wedding festival near Fountain Switch four miles west of Bryan. The shooting occurred about nine o'clock Sunday night during the ceremony at Mose Johnson’s home. Sheriff Jess Conlee arrived and the groom was jailed in Brazos County.
Partially readable report describes a man named Parison facing trial after a fatal shooting with an automatic pistol. The incident involved a color establishment and several boys. one observer recalls the parties were in good humor before gunfire occurred.
An all day meeting with dinner on the ground at Alexander the oldest Methodist church in Brazos county rural area will be held next Sunday. The one day event features new speakers and follows a very successful year for Alexander.
E. R. Emmell Bryan pioneer druggist travels to Houston this week to serve as a juror in a federal case not yet set for trial. His role highlights local professionals participating in national justice proceedings.
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