Texas farm crops and commerce report highlights
Texas crops show 44 percent forecast pecan crop for the state while broom corn acreage drops to 11 000 48 percent of last year. The second cargo of cotton to Russia departs Galveston on the Danish steamer Dampen. Charles Shindler grows 17 grape varieties near Nacogdoches. Cotton picking starts in Nueces Cameron Hidalgo and other southern Texas counties. Elberta peaches around Tyler peak as largest in eight years selling 1 50 to 1 75 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Galveston
Russia
Dampen
Nueces
Cameron
Hidalgo
Tyler
Minnesota
Earth
Corn Belt
Sonnesyn Company
St. James, Minn
New Mexico
R. C. Aymond
Garrett Ave
Dallas
Lawton
Okla
Pine Bluff Auto Parts Co
As Corporation
F. W. Bormann
Main St
Pine Bluff
Ark
Goats Imported from South Africa Boost Local Breeds
Pedigreed goats have been imported into Kimball county from South Africa to improve the grade of domestic breeds through selective breeding and availability for local farms and livestock programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Kimball County
Texas Agriculture Yields and Crop Totals Reported
The 65 car loads of Henderson county peas could bring growers about 70000 dollars at market rates. Texas sweet potato acreage rose about 1 percent with an estimated 5670000 bushels this year compared with 4450000 last year. Over 100 people from across the state attended the two day Texas Baby thick associations session. Armstrong county farmer H Reddy reportedly harvested 25 bushels of wheat per acre with a test weight near 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Baby Thick
Rlington
H Reddy
Armstrong County
Valley Cotton Ginned Total Top 53 Thousand Bales
H P Boyd manager of Valley Gin Company estimates more than 53 000 bales of cotton ginned in the Rio Grande Valley during the current season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley
H. P. Boyd
Valley Gin Company
Johnson county ships first carload of Texas Honeyball melons
Johnson county shipped its first carload of the famous Texas Honeyball melons on July 18 to Chicago. The crop is short due to continued drought. One of West Texas oldest Carr Sheep Ranches will soon pass out of existence and be divided into 160 acre farms for cotton farmers colonization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Chicago
West Texas
Carr
Home Garening Demonstrated by Rising Star Grower Frank Robertson
Frank Robertson of Rising Star showed home gardening potential by selling over 1000 dollars worth of Irish potatoes grown on his back lot. A Schochler farm shipment of watermelons from Cherokee County earned 648.18, with a carload averaging 16 per sublbn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robertson
Rising Star
Schochler Farm
Cherokee
County
Collin County sends Prizetaker onions and more crops
Collin county plans shipping fifty carloads of Prizetaker onions as harvest moves to market, cut by drought. Texas peanut acreage falls to 95 percent of last year with an estimated yield of 42,941,000 pounds versus 44,100,000 in 1924. Tony McDonald ships Jersey cows to Las Vegas NM and Collin County exports dairy cattle to other states. Red River county produces its first commercial tomato crop on 24 acres between Detroit and Woodland, with plans for a larger crop next season. Yoakum sends 23,000 pounds of cattle hair in 141 bales to northern markets for upholstery use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Tony McDonald
McKinney Cattle
Las Vegas
N. M
Collin County
Red River County
Detroit
Woodland
Yoakum
Peach crop sold to J C Lyer for 1.35 per bushel
Titus County Fruit Growers Association members sold the entire peach crop under contract to J C Lyer of Athens for 1.35 dollars a bushel f o b shipping point, a price more than double last year. Slaughter Demonstration Farm owner Zack T Slaughter uses only tractor power on his 100 acre farm. Texas Wool Growers' Association re elected T A Kincaid Ozona president W O Shultz Paint Rock first VP Robert Real Kerrville second VP. Brady hosts 1926 convention in Del Rio chosen as site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titus County
Titus County Fruit Growers’ Association
J. C. Lyer
Athens
Zack T. Slaughter
Slaughter
Arlington
Tarrant County
T. A. Kincaid
Ozona
W. O. Shultz
Paint Rock
Robert Real
Kerrville
Texas Wool Growers’ Association
Brady
del Rio
Catarina Ranch to be subdivided into farm tracts
Catarina ranch in Southwest Texas covering 225000 acres in Dimmitt and Webb counties will be subdivided and sold in farm tracts. The large property is among the region’s biggest holdings and will be offered for agricultural use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dimmitt
Webb
Parker county peaches fetch top prices in regional markets
Elberta peaches of excellent quality brought 2 to 2.50 dollars per bushel as truckloads headed to Fort Worth Dallas and nearby towns. Deaf Smith county agent urges farmers to live at home by canning beets fruit and vegetables. Some farmers will have surplus canned products to sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker County
Fort Worth
Dallas
Deaf Smith County
Matagorda County
B. l. Hardy
Palacios
Texas
Novelty fruit tree sparks school club pig program
O L McKee of Hereford Texas grows a single tree bearing two peach types three plum varieties and a compass cherry. G W Brumley a top Deaf Smith hog buyer offers each 4 club boy or girl 1 toward pig purchase to boost the county club industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. McKee
Hereford
Texas
G. W. Brumley
Panhandle
Deaf Smith County
Midland cattlemen report 70 percent calf crop
Cattlemen of Midland report a calf crop around 70 percent of normal with summer branding nearly finished. Most ranchers are holding calves for later marketing, expecting prices to advance later in the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Irrigation Projects Approved by State Water Board
Approval for several small scale irrigation efforts was given on July 27 by the State Boards of Water Engineers. The largest project diverts Rio Grande water for 1000 acres of irrigation at Graddy and Williams in Alpine. George T. Willingmeyer of the USDA urged wool growers against painting sheep brands, arguing it damages wool during scouring and hurts producers. Eastern buyers join in the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Boards of Water Engineers
Graddy and
Williams
Alpine
Rio Grande River
George T. Willingmeyer
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas Wool Growers’ Association
Brady
Sanderson Wool Sale Ends Texas Sealed Bid Auctions
The Sanderson Wool and Mohair Company completed all sealed bid auctions in Texas for the season, disposing of most of the crop except scattered lots to be sold by private treaty. Some Brazos river irrigators near Marlin expect about one bale per acre on limited 2000 acres, while Falls county projected cotton output tops 20,000 bales, far below 1924’s 73,000 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanderson
Sanderson Wool and Mohair Company
Texas
Brazos
Marlin
Falls County
Sonora
W. F. Chenoweth
Nogales
Ariz
East Texas tomato crop set to yield record 2.75 million
East Texas growers expect a 2,750,000 dollar tomato season with 650 market cars on the way and 400 more cars from rail lines. Each car averaged over 1,200 dollars to the grower as total movement nears 2,000 cars. In Harris county near Webster, foot and mouth disease led to the slaughter of 97 Brahma cattle valued at 15 to 18 thousand dollars, oil-saturated carcasses burned, and Dr. Marion Imes believes spread will be contained to the herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
Cotton Belt Agricultural
P. T. Cole
Southern Pacific
International Great Northern
Harris County
Webster
Marion Imes
Jacobs
Imes
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE RANCHES IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
A cornucopia of land offerings across Texas and neighboring states. Listings include a 3900 acre Meridan area ranch at 30 per acre with trade options, numerous South Plains cotton and wheat farms, small hotels, and several large tracts in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colorado, and Florida. Prospective buyers can trade for good farms, clear titles, or revenue properties. many with oil wells, irrigation, and improving soil, all advertised by multiple brokers and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Texas
J. E. Turner
South Plains
South
B. B
Rogers
Tahokia
Brame Realty Co
Llano
Ryner Land Company
Praetor Bidg
Dallas
Milles
Nature Smiley
Tyler & McKee
Miles
Plains Land
C. BE. Ferguson
Snyder
Panhandle
Happy
A. HI. Kiburz
Walnut St
Kansas City
Andrews County
New Mexico
Lea County
Thin Land
Thia
Artesia
Reagan County
A. S. Howell
Anson
Nome
Shell Road
E. Laidacker
China
Plainview
Fort Worth Texas irrigated farms offer bargains
Classified ads list numerous farm and land offerings across Texas near Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio. Deals include 6 acre tracts at 2600 dollars watered by shallow wells 640 acre stock farms near Houston and 410 acre pecan groves near San Antonio. Also limited city properties and businesses for sale with terms and various locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
P.O
Texas
New Pasadena
Shelf Boulevard
Houston
Et. Morrison
Lamb County
Littlefield
George F. Price
City
Eas
Abbott & Wright
Cattlemen's Exchange
Navarre Street
San Antonio
Austin
Detectives sought to hire instructor for national agency
Classified ad seeks detectives to hire a detective instructor for a national agency in Wichita Kansas. Offer is one dollar for complete training to aid prohibition enforcement. Also listed is a hardware counter sales position and a music conductor role with instrument experience in Bogalusa Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay’s
National Detective Agency
Wichita
Kan
Joe Bullinger
Bogalusa
Colombia
Wanted Agents Across Many Fields For Sale
Multiple ads seek agents and sales reps for insurance, nursery stock, radiators, dandruff remedy, pet dogs, and more. Listings include Old Line Life Insurance in Dallas, home job offers, county agents for NOXIDENE in Texas, and various livestock and dog breeders offering commissions, terms, and references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 4Th St
New York
Ad- Mutual Insurance Company
American Exchange Bank Ride
Dallas
Texa
Old Line Life Insurance
Wilson Building
J. A. Hand Son Co
Moosic
Order of Leaders
Detriot
Michigan
Winchester
Southern Nursery Company
Tenn
Oxo Gas Co
Amarillo
Texas
Wm. H. Gross Chemical Co
Berkshire Ave
San Antonio
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Texas Farm News
Charles Shindler
Nacogdoches
Henderson County
K. Hughes
Mexia Oil
Limestone County
Figare Chrimastay Mae
Colorado
Sewin’ Conalder Go
Oklahoma
Washita Bottom
James Spurlock
Hammond
PARM
Red River Bottom
Quick
J. R. Clark
Valliant
Arkansas
A. W. Sinclair
Elkins
Ozark
Fayetteville
Aight of State University and Methodsat Assembly
L. Bo
Ozark Trail
Beautiful View
Near
State University
Hale
Homeseeker
J. A. Miller & Son
Lincoln
Arke
Denver
Calo
C. Travis
Cole
Florida
Miami
Fla
Dade County
Jenteway
Keylarke
Cape Seble
Redland
Hudson Realty Service
Hi Eatead
Fila
Orange
i‘Wilks
A. Malsbury
Joplin
Jacksonville
Whitehead, Zindler Bldg
Krum
H. A. Chambers
Denton
Lamb
Castro Counties
Bailey Land Co
Hale Genter
Winter Garden
Texas Artesian
Dimmitt County
C. W. Luckenbach
Asherton
Southwestern Land Co
Robstown
J. B. B. Overall
Robert Lee
R. C. Poehis
Lyons
League City
J. EB. Labuzan
FP. C
San Angelo
Toeen
Spring Branch
C. B. Pollack
Lindale
Yale Street
Hohl
Roy
Tomball
Delta Section
Birchett, Yazoo City
Mias
California
Mendocino
Take Counties
National Forest
Exas
Alabama
Cline
Stout
Kansas
M. F. Simsatu
Grand Ave
Temple
Mexico
John P. Currie
Gunter Eld
The
Sadler Investment Co
Alfalfa Farms
City Property
P. O
Artesia, N. Mex
Missouri
Wheeler & Walker
Mtn
Grove
Central Missouri
C. W. Kavanaugh
Versailles
Louisiana
Louisiana Delta
Jas
P. Allen
Saint Joseph
Bartlerville
Sapulpa
L. B
le Roy, Kas
Hendon, Chicot, Ark
Www
Hagelstein Monument Co
Tex
S. P
Wharton
O. J. Hodge, Jr
Waco
D. E. Hirshfield
Cushing Auto Co
Cushing
Marin
JOR
Ford Car
Deal
H. R. Downey
Donna
Liberty
Leo Sobel
Catholic College
Fort Stockton
A. Waldner
Worth
Fort
Anderson
White
Henryetta
Oklahoma State University
F. W. Holtzschue
Care Holtzschue Motor Car Co
Norman
Allen, Jr
Yorktown
Dave Oldbury
Knox Bldg
San Jose
Arizona
East
Glesecke
Comal River
A. B. Awalt
New Braunfels
Lonely Folks Magazine
Geo
H. Copeland
Rich Hill, Mo
Texas Municipal
H. C. Burt & Company
Mckinney Avenue
Produce
Kemper Bldg
Sam Houston State
Huntsville
Fisher Teacher Exchange
Shreveport
Mfe Cere Oe
Prior Falk
Colbert
Ohio
Mareried
Sennom Cn
W. W. Williams
Morgan
Y. Marsh
Clay Center
D. M. Cooper
McKinney Ave
Jen Ind
QO. D
Cincinnati
J. H. Murray
Brighton
M Radcliffe
Hill City
Kans
O. D
Milan
Louie D. Tfeiffer
Elgin
C. DL
Colwick
Norse
O. Aa
Maddox
McCredie
J. A. Herring
Wall St
Kriminal
Guy Blakey
Russell
Towa
Newfoundland
H. Conroy
Valley Falls
W. Wiliams
Abbott Ave
H. T. Golden
Jefferson
Iowa
Roy Bridges
Lewis
TSM
Salina
Nestle
Maxey Sales Co
Deere Bldg
Sheiks Fmn
Shelias
Casino St
Reinhardt & Company
McKinney
Georgia
Claude Payton
Albany
Gate Ie
Ziegler Brokerage CO
W. GC
Erwin
MYTI
Durham
Spiro Strepper
Strop Co
New Orleans
Afl
Sol Gra
Scherer
McCulloch Grocery Company
Clarkaville
Zine Land
New Field
A. Gough
Heath's
Dauphin St
Mobile
Ala
Abilene
H. Beckwith
Brazoria
Gid Fowler
Ave. N
Sampson Machinery and Supply Co
Chartress and Canal Sts
J. C. Reese
Ballinger, Texas
Holmes
Yazoo County
Tom Shepherd
Lexington
Miss
P. O. Box
Arin
Referencea
Bisbee
Louis A. Kuehne
Rollinaville
Colo
J. H. Pettit
Vernon
Nancy Nall
R. Te Moody
Bonneville, Ark
Pairs Rock
Pawnee Rock
Zieber
Prep
Seeciaig
J. Palmer Schochler
Rusk
KODAK
Eastman
Jordan CO
Radio den, Inc
Capital Ave
J. B. Benedict
Wyldemere Farms
Littleton, Colo
Jersey
Oxford
W. D. Collins
Crockett, Texas
Geo. W. Saunders Commission Co
Fa Ww Chemical Co
Humboldt
Shropshire
Hugi
Pain
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