Texas Industrial congress promotes scientific farming prizes
The Texas Industrial congress led by Colonel Henry Exall promotes better soil fertility and scientific farming through cash prizes totaling 10 000 for corn yields. The program targets farmers and youth across Texas with statewide publicity, backed by the state department of agriculture and Agricultural and Mechanical College resources.
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Texas Industrial Congress
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United States Department of Agriculture
State Commissioner of Agriculture
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
United States
State Department of Agriculture
Experiment Station of Agricultural and Mechanical College
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
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Texas farmers join congress in scientific agriculture push
The congress promotes scientific farming with prize programs and bulletins. About 1746 contestants from 161 counties participate, aided by merchants bankers and outside groups. Early results show 30 to 100 percent yield increases and growing public interest across states.
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Congress
Texas
State Fair Association of
California
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Kentucky Commercial Clubs’ Association
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
United States Department of Agriculture
Empire State of the Union
Tobias Block Expands Wholesale Produce Space in City
A new Tobias block at San Saba and Buena Vista streets will add seven wholesale produce stores. The one story brick building costs 14000 dollars and should be ready by January 16, with a foundation that allows a second story later.
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I. Tobias
Buena Vista
San Saba
Tobias
West Commerce Street
San Saba Street
Buena Vista Street
Behles & Boelhauwe
Medina dam near completion at San Antonio project
The Medina irrigation dam in Southwest Texas is near completion with only 1500 cubic yards of concrete left and the main dam due to be finished by Tuesday or Wednesday. The project, led by Dr. F. S. Pearson and engineers, will irrigate about 60,000 acres, involve a 25 mile main canal, eleven flumes, siphons, and multiple distributing canals, and represents a major regional development.
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Medina
Medina Company
Medina River
Roosevelt
Arizona
F. S. Pearson
San Antonio
Alex Walton
Pearson
Texas
Promising Outlook for Crops in 1913
Farmers in the southwest express optimism about the 1913 wheat crop and this year’s harvest. J N Sherman of Kansas City notes favorable climate and soil in Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, with sowing continuing into Christmas and expected larger acreage in Texas. He cites 192 million bushels from five states this year and about 14.7 million harvested in 1911. Car shortages persist but are easing as freight movements rise.
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Southwest
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
J. N. Sherman
Kansas City
San Antonio
Southwestern
Chicago
Omaha
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Real estate unit system for tax equalization described
Chamber of Commerce real estate division weighs adopting Somers system for land value equalization in Houston Beaumont Waco and Galveston. The approach uses a unit of 100 by 100 feet with depth based values shown in a curve table to compute land value independent of owner and not tied to political assessment.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Beaumont
Wacoé
Galveston
Somers
W. A. Somers
Cleveland
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Publicity League
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Modina
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Waco
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