The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1914 Page: 3 of 6
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OFFICE OF
BERRYMAN & WATTERS
Dry (liMxlstuid ( lothing. Shoos. Mats. Notions, Furnishing Goods. I'tc.
ALTO, TKXAS. September 14th, 1914
upon the farmers by the
of cotton and cotton
TO OUR CUSTOMERS:
Realising the great calamity brought
European war in its effect upon the price
seed, and knowing too that the farmers cannot pay their debts by
selling their cotton at six or seven cents per pound, and their
cotton seed at $12.00 per ton, and in line with our well known
policy of doing everything we can for the benefit of the farmers,
we have decided to, and will pay all farmers ten cents per pound
for their cotton and $18.00 per ton for their cotton seed, to be
applied only on their store accounts with us.
We know that the great majority of the farmers have figured
that they would get considerably more for their products than
the present indications point to, and that they have made their
purchases from us accordingly, and in view of such fact we are
willing to bear a big portion of the apparent loss with them.
We have taken this action only with the idea of benefitting
the farmers, for we know that other merchants will likely follow
our good example in this matter and in such way all farmers,
whether customers of ours or others, will be greatly benefitted
by this liberal and commendable proposition.
Yours to serve,
BBRRYMAN & WATTERS.
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THE ALTO HERALD hogs or fail to take advantage
I of the opportunity if ottered.
E. Aujcm. Editor and Prop. In m;fny commuuities the dog
population is larger than the
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Mrs. E. E. Am.kn, Assoicate ICil.
THE NEW
MAJESTIC
"The Photo Play House AhgatT
Where you are always sure of seeing
a program worth while. Watch for
several of The Biggest Feature Photo
Play Productions ever seen in Texas,
coming soon
Admission will always be 5 and 10
cents. A 5 piece Orchestra will help
entertain you. We assure you of
courteous treatment and good enter-
tainment.
Till: C ( )OI„KST PL.ACK IN TOWN
With 15 Elpptrln Fans flnind flU the Time
15 Electric Fans Going
♦John Lofland
Manager
SEE US
FOR
OUR RESTAURANT
Is the home of good things to eat,
we buy the very best the market
affords, our service is unexcelled*
Give us a triai.
Wood Brothers
Farm Wagons
Hacks, Surries and Buggies
COTTON PICKERS
Sacks, Knee Pads and Scale Beams
WAGON SHEETS
AND BOWS
M.J.HOGAN CO.
Hardware, Furniture, and Undertakers
Williams <& McClung
Barbers
Agents for the Ineeda Laundry—best in the State.
Shaving Soap and Dandruff Tonic for sale.
Give us a trial—we want your trade.
Closing Hours 7:30 p. tn. 10:00 p. m. S&turday
If it is Roofing
Let us quote you prices on our Guaranteed
Asphalt and Gravel Roofiug
A. M. BURNS
Plumbing and Tinning Palestine, Tezas
More Doffs Than lings in State
I By W. S. Taylor, Professor
of Agricultrial Education,
University of Texas.)
There are few states in
which farmers enjoy such
great opportunities as in our
own state Texas is a land of
wonderful agricultrial possi-
bilities. Nature h a s given
her large areas of the most
fertile soil man ever cultivated.
She is also endowed her with
vast stretches of forest and
broad fields of green pasture.
The wealth of the state lies
ilmost wholly in her soil. A
greater heritage nor one that
needed guarding more care/
ally, w a s ever given man
than when the surface of the
earth was entrusted to his care.
If we would increase that
wraith and grow stronger we
must couserve our soil and
practice a permanent agricul-
ture.
And this is not what we are
doing in Texas at the present
time. We have a large num/
her of soil robbers where we
should have soil builders
We attempt to grow cotton
where we should grow feed.
We have cotton gins where we
should 1 a ve silos. We raise
dogs when we should raise
hogs. We have the reputa-
tion of being a great produc-
ing state and we are. But we
have not begun to realize our
opportunities. The high cost
of living is worrying many
households in Texas today.
The price of meat is the one
^tem that perhaps troubles
most. The families of the
south spend more than three
million annually while pro-
ducing the cotton crop- Tex/
as spends her part of this. Is
their any reason why this con-
dition should exist. Last
year the estimated population
of Texas 4,208,265, showing
an approximate gain of 1000,
000 over 1912. The cattle
census showed 6,056,000 head
in the state with a loss of 155,
000 from the proceeding year.
We had 2,493,000 hogs in the
state last year which was 51,-
000 less than the year before.
The statistics showed an in-
crease of 41,000 sheep, but
sheep are not raised essential-
ly for meat purposes. Texas
has an almost unlimited capa-
city for growing feed and pro-
ducing meat and dairy pro-
ducts, but with all our possi-
bilities we have only one hog
for every 67, 3 acres ot land;
one head of cattle for 27. 7
acres; and we import aiiiiUalty
more than $10,000,000 worth
of fetdstuff to aid iu growing
a cotton cfop, not to mention
that we spend yeprly more
than $10,000,000 for butter
alone. About 69 per cent, or
approximately 3,033,00 of our
population live on farms.
There were slaughtered for
meat on farms last year S85,-
260 hogs, 86,476 cattle, 9',396
sheep, and 28,483 goats or a
total ot 1,009,555 animals.
This allows one animal for
every three people which is
not as much meat as the aver-
age rural person consumes.
Atlarge';auiountof money is ex-
pended by the renters every
year for meat. They are not
given klie privilege of raising
h o g population. If the
amount of feed consumed by
these worthless curs were fed
to pigs the meat problem
would not be such a bugbear.
There are a few conditions
in the state that are radically
wrong and wholly opposed to
soil conversation and success-
f u 1 permanent agriculture,
farming is 'not diversified
enough. We depend too much
on our cotton crop Every day
a large number of farmers
drive into town and buy feed
for their live stock. Feed is
much more easily grown and
is a surer crop than cotton al-
ways. Every cotton farmer,
large or small should grow
enough feed, not only for his
work animals, but edough to
feed a few meat animals. lie
should be a producar rather
than a consumer. The farmers
of the state are largely an ag-
gregation of farmeis ot vari-
ous states. They came to
Texas because of the fertile
soil and because of its fame as
a cotton state. They are at-
tempting to grow cotton re/
gardless of their location.
Many farmers in the semi-
aiid section of Texas plant
acres and acres of cotton and
a small plot of sorghum when
they should plant just the re-
verse. We need more in-
struction in agriculture in our
schools; more extension teach-
ing. These people are will/
ing and anxious to have in
struction. They are making
rapid progress along some
lines. The grade of live
stock over the entire state has
been materially improved
within the last few years, But
we still need more and better
live stock, we need to practice
a more intensive farming and
we must have a greater diver-
sification of crops. We must
develop our poultry and dairy
industries. There isn't any
need of shipping butter into
our state. We are essentially
a farming state. We must
study our problems from the
standpoint of the producer and
make our farms give us the
greatest possible returns.
The No-Tsu-Oh directors
state that the No-Tsu-Oh
Deep Water Jubilee will not
be abandoned as some thought
but will be larger and better
thaii ever before, that they ex-
pect to spend more money and
are going to have a celebra-
tion commensurate in splendor
and grandeur with the im-
portant event In honor of
which it is being held, the
opening t>f 'he ship channel
and the inauguration of deep
watef forr Houston. The Car-
nival Cx that has been select-
ed is declartfdi to be the cleans
est and best aggregation of its
kind. The ship of the nation
parade will be an important
event and various other musi-
cal features.
NOTICE!!!
School Books will be sold
strictly for cash.
J. F. Noell.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wat-
kins. of Douglass, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Moore the latter part of
last' week.
Johu M. Long, of Rusk,
was dotfu Sunday with friends.
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Allen, E. E. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1914, newspaper, September 17, 1914; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214301/m1/3/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.