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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1928
Page
6
The Menard Messenger explains growth comes from activity. It notes Menard, once inactive, awakened and pursued improvement, becoming one of Texas's more progressive small cities. The piece warns communities avoid inactivity to avoid decline and emphasizes sustained effort.
Dairy creameries and cheese factories spur herd improvements across the state. Marshall excited farmers after a milk products factory opened, and Round Rock’s cheese plant sparked wider interest in Williamson county. The Buda facility, opened last month, drives demand for more and better milk.
The article notes that dairy expansion boosts poultry profits, with poultry thriving on dairy waste. It states care for good laying hens is not harder than for poor stock, and turkeys cost roughly the same as runts. Cuero farmers weigh whether dairy cows, poultry, or pigs yield best returns.
San Marcos voters approve a 150000 bond issue by 308 to 30 to build an adequate waterworks system, following Taylor’s example of owning its plant and providing abundant water to the city. San Marcos aims for improved supply and local control.
The piece notes 549 acres in southwest Texas under irrigation or planned projects and 350000 acres in the Rio Grande Valley. It says soon every non power-company stream in West Texas will feed valleys with irrigation water, with power firms selling surplus water. North Texas also expands ditches, signaling a large, dormant water wealth for the state.
A Texas state inspector found 56 of gasoline samples sold at San Antonio stations were short. The inspector blamed carelessness rather than theft and noted that in many cases the seller gained while buyers lost. The Texas Auto League cites $835 million yearly in gasoline paid for but not received. Marble Falls explains Burnet County prosperity comes from selling more than buying, exporting granite, wool, pecans, cotton, cattle, and other goods.
Editor Faubion highlights Burnet county's outputs and urges other counties to match by supplying goods the outside world seeks. The note frames local production as a model for broader effort and economic value.
Snyder held a mass celebration with a brass band speeches and cooking demos to welcome natural gas mains. Many Scurry county residents attended as Snyder gains a reputation for worthwhile efforts while pursuing a Roswell New Mexico to Snyder road as part of a Gulf Corpus Christi line.
The Panhandle sees vast wheat harvest activity with thousands of harvest and threshing machines at work. For the first time, about 25 percent of upper plains fields are under cultivation this year, yielding abundance that strains railroad freight capacity.
County farm agents in Central and Southern Texas report boll weevils and cotton fleas in unusual numbers. They warn farmers to stay alert or face great losses. Total Texas acreage is about 1,000,000 acres more than last year, but late planting due to cold and pest activity may reduce production below last year's level.
Polk County around Livingston has awakened to the value of diversification through organized effort at growing tomatoes cucumbers and potatoes. Experiments this year have been farm schools under competent management with satisfying returns. Carload shipments have brought profits from 80 acres of tomatoes and 75 acres of cucumbers. Next year cabbage will be added to large acreage production. Restoration of land thought worn out from constant cropping is among expected results of the movement.
Bankers in Pickens County Alabama launch a farm and home program contest based on standard farm administration methods. The Agricultural Commission bulletin notes a goal of a safe profitable farm community with a 100 point scoring system across Farm Score and Total Net Income, Farm Supplies, and Business Ability. Grand prize is $100, district prizes of $78 and $50, with records brought to banks via booklets for entry.
Aunt Emmy counsels George Oliver and Molly to begin weekly savings early. She explains how regular deposits, even small ones, earn interest and form a habit that grows into real investments. She urges planning for emergencies and urges young couples to revise expenditures.
Mesdames J. L. Zarosky and W. B. Lamb were Waco business visitors Thursday. Miss Maurice Duncum spent the weekend with her parents. Miss Duncum is attending a San Antonio business school this summer. Willard Keith, bookkeeper of the Cameron Fruit Company, is spending his vacation in Houston and Galveston.
Mrs. Ted Epperson visits relatives in Galveston. Miss Anna May Mears of Gatesville, who has been visiting her sister Miss Imogene Sapp, left Cameron Friday for Calvert to visit before returning home.
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