06 Apr 1917
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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
1
Rates listed for subscription periods including three months six months and one year. Publication notes it is entered as second class matter at Hearne Texas post office under the 1879 act, with mailing details.
The Statesman urges Governor Ferguson to continue using his veto against what it calls ridiculous laws proposed by the legislature. It condemns the free pass measure that granted legislators free transportation and notes other measures that could have been opposed by the people of Texas, praising Ferguson's restraint and nerves.
The note urges planting a garden now before ground warms too much, claiming those who plant after warmth arrives have gardens that are not as good as early planters. It emphasizes that it is not too late to start gardening.
Urpstead growers ship one hundred barrels of radishes per day at up to eighteen dollars per barrel. At ten dollars per barrel the distribution among local farmers would reach about one thousand dollars daily. Production costs run around $1.50 per barrel, yielding some profit.
A 40 day shipment of one thousand cars of watermelons from Hempstead last year yielded about $80 per car to producers, totaling roughly $80,000. The query asks if such a cash infusion among Hearne area farmers in forty days could stimulate local commerce and benefit the economy.
A note suggests that life at home is peaceful if you maintain a thriving garden and raise chickens and cows for meat. It frames self-sufficiency as a preferable path and hints at rural values.
Truck growing has raised the value of Mi lano lands from $5 to $75 per acre and more, with lands just east of Hearne described as at least as good. The note highlights pronounced price increases impacting local farmland appraisal and potential investment interest.
Hearne officials argue salvation lies in settling and developing lands east of the town. They predict it will take a long time for rich bottom lands to be divided into small tracts and cultivated by white farmers.
The author urges buyers to partition east Hearne land into small homestead tracts with fences houses barns and painted improvements. By clearing and planting truck crops and guiding homeseekers along good roads the venture could profit owners and spur Hearne’s growth toward sister towns that once left it behind.
Texas farmers grow acres of onions this year but Robertson county shows no recorded acreage. The statewide data suggest broad cultivation, yet Robertson county statistics appear missing or zero.
Four thousand nine hundred three cars carried onions from Texas in 1916 with an average of 464 crates per car. Growers averaged 225 crates per acre, reflecting strong acreage yields and market activity in the season.
A reader asks if current onion and potato prices are about five cents each or if they are growing the crop for market to capitalize on the mazuma. The note blends price observation with a poke at farming profits.
Advertisement notes Cuban tomatoes sold in Kingsville at about ten cents each. It highlights year round grown produce and market appeal in Texas.
Citizens are urged to act as vegetables at local markets show rising prices. Spuds go for six cents a pound, cabbage ten cents, and onions fifteen cents, highlighting concerns over cost of living in the community.
A town man told how his hens provide eggs, his cow yields milk and butter, and he plants a garden for home consumption. He says this method fights high prices effectively and if others joined, the battle would be won. Bryan Hagle.
A Bay City Tribune fragment mocks Germany and land use in Matagorda County. The note mentions Keiser Bill, 20 years of struggle, selling spuds at 70 cents a bushel, and derides ongoing land neglect with slang phrases.
A column advises against letting a young man kiss on first visits and urges learning his true intentions. Debutante learns the man’s seriousness toward her sister, while Pretty Baby warns against dyeing hair for a suitor. Inquirer notes the editor cannot answer legal or medical questions, Speculator foresees cotton prices tied to production and demand, and Flirt suggests making a desirable guest feel at home or ejecting an unwelcome suitor.
Mission Study Baptist Woman's Auxiliary held Monday April 9 at 3 30 at the Baptist church. All members urged to attend. Chapter IV China needs and America's answers includes Bible reading the Macedonian Call and a series of two to fifteen minute talks led by Mrs Gowen Ely Carrington Sisson Crocker and others with class questions.
The Beeville Picayune urges households to start home gardens to cut costs and boost supply as onions sell for 15 cents a pound and vegetables are grown locally most of the year. Encourages families to grow for themselves and others in regions with limited yields.
Discussion of a proposed compulsory cattle dipping law with Mr William Crenan a leading cattle raiser. He claims fifteen years of tick free cattle using two percent salt in troughs with two pounds of sulphur per hundred pounds of salt. He cites a Bryan area case where arsenic dipping killed twenty head of steers to warn against dipping dangers.
The Green family thanks all who offered kindness during the recent bereavement. R. L Green and T. B. Green and families express appreciation and blessing.
Wm H Hensley and E L Williams returned from the Ft Worth state quadrennial Yeomanry meeting where Hensley was elected State Master of Accounts for four years. About 200 delegates attended April 2 and 3 as Williams submitted a resolution backing the president, unanimously adopted. Next conclave at Cleburne in 1921 with hope Hearne will send a larger delegation.
A local business card announces J W Sanders has opened a new garage in the city with Dodge agency and a mechanic Harris to service autos. Readers are invited to a Silver Tea for the Mothers Club at Mrs R C Allen's home on Tuesday April 10 from 4 to 6 p.m.
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