Public Servant Answers Local Inquiries on Demonstration Work
Rockdale Texas February 1915 letter from Bar Dan Cass Cameron Texas discusses public access to information about the Demonstration work. He notes he travels 100 miles weekly in 1914 and explains how farmers gain from the program, offering to visit farms and provide reports to Washington.
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Rockdale
Tex
Dan Cass
Cameron
Texas
Tam
Grou
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An Agent’s 1914 Travel and Work Report in Texas
Milam county and others spend less on agent salaries than some counties. The report covers 1914 activities by W F Procter state agent, detailing demonstrators, farmers visited, interviews, letters, mailings, and travel. It notes a $100 monthly salary and expenses borne by the agent, plus miles traveled by rail, team, and car totaling 5 572 miles.
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Milam County
Bell County
Tarrant County
Rockdale
Tex
W. F. Procter
College Station
Texas
Boys Corn Clubs
Boys Corn Club
Cotton and corn demonstration figures from 1913 county data
Field crops show 50 cotton demonstrators with 6953 acres, average yield 695 pounds per acre. 32 corn demonstrators with 402 acres and 33 bushels average yield. Of the cotton group 20 fell their land in 1913 fall and winter, of the corn group 17 did so. Some selected seed for next year and had gin rolls run, 28 cotton, 18 corn.
Seed Demonstrations Reported With Sudan Grass and Feterita
Demonstrators planted Sudan Grass and Feterita as part of a departmental seed program. An estimated 4,550 units were used for small grain trials. Demonstrators expressed satisfaction with crop maturation and seed quality, with seed furnished free by the Department.
Terracing Efforts Expand Across Milam County Fields
Since mid December 1914 a terracing contractor reports laying out 33 600 yards of terrace lines over 348 acres in Milam county. Wet weather delayed completion as farms waited to plow. The craftsman demonstrates a triangular drag to throw up terraces and often fabricates the drag on site when lumber is available. No terracing had been done in the county before this work, but farmers are requesting more terraces as work progresses.
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Milam
Milam County Boys Corn Club Awards and Prizes Highlight 1912–1914
Milam County boys exhibited at Dallas and other fairs, winning cash prizes totaling 123 in 1912 and Holland Trophy Cup valued at 100 plus 75 cash in 1913. Club members collected many first prizes at San Antonio Dallas and Waco, with certificates from Governor Colquitt. One member sold 20 bushels of corn at 150 per bushel in Dallas. In 1914 highest yield reached 62 bushels per acre.
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Milam County
Dallas
Milam County Fair Association
Rockdale
San Antonio
Waco
Colquitt
County agent progress report and benefits from demonstrations
A report discusses meetings held with 942 attendees across 16 schools visited as part of Boys work. It notes Rockdale forming the Milam County Diversification and Crop Marketing Association and mentions securing two free sets of United States Official Cotton Grades from Farmers Union Warehouses at Cameron and Rockdale. The author, Geo Banzhaf, offers further service and closes with a sales note: four pair mules on time to reliable parties.
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Rockdale
Milam County
United States
Farmers Union
Cameron
Geo. Banzhaf
C. N. Green & Br
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