The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 25, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 13, 1916 Page: 34 of 56
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TEXAS REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL LINO
SOON UM
FOB MARKET
Million Acres Will Be Offered
by State of Texas on
May 1.
CHANCE FOR POOR MAIM
Only Small Cash Payment Re-
quired—Forty Years’ Time
Given for Balance.
A million acres of land in Texas
will be thrown open to prospective
homeseekers on May 1 when the
general land office of the state
places its school lands upon the
market. These lands are being sold
in tracts of from 20 to 1280 acres
at |1.50 to $5 per acre payable one-
fortieth down and the rest in forty
years’ time at 3 per cent Interest. In
this way. the homeseeker with little
funds can purchase say 40 acres of
land at 31.60 per acre making the
first payment which is only JI 60
and would be given forty years lu
which to pay the balance.
According to the location of the
land is the limit placed on the num-
ber of acres that may be purchased
by one person. Where the land is
fertile and situated In a fairly thick-
ly settled portion of the state the
amount is limited to one-quarter of
u section that can be bought by one
person and in counties situated in
the southwestern portion of Texas
in Andrews Brooks. Crane Cam-
eron Duval. Ector. Gaines. Hidalgo
Jim Hogg Jim Wells Kinney. Kle-
berg. La Salle Loving Maverick
McMullen. Midland Starr Sutton
Travis Terry Upton. Ward Webb
Willacy Winkler. Yoakum and Za-
pata counties the limit is two sec-
tions while in the northwestern por-
tion of the state such as Brewster
and Culberson counties the amount
is fixed as eight sections that may
be bought by one purchaser.
Must I.tve on Farm I.and
Practically all of the agricultural
land is subject to actual settlement
which means that the purchaser
agrees to live for three years on the
land but there are quite a large
amount of this fertile agricultural
land which may be purchased with-
cut condition of actual settlement.
This land is sold through competi-
tive bidding and all blds must be
filed with the commissioner of the
general land office.
A separate application must be
filed for each survey applied for.
The law requires one to settle on the
land purchased within 90 days from
date of award by the land office
and to continue to reside thereon
continuously for three consecutive
years. Land situated in the counties
of Brewster. Bandera. Culberson.
Crockett. Edwards. El Paso. Jeff
Davis Kerr. Kimble Menard Pecos.
Presidio Real Terrell and Vai
Verde are to be sold without condi-
tion of actual settlement and as
much as eight sections may be pur-
chased by one person.
Land In these counties is offered
for sale without condition of resi-
dence because it is broken by moun-
tains canyons gorges rocky hills or
In some instances without water and
is generally unfit for residence.
Apply to Land Office.
All applications for land must be
mailed to the general land office
and one-tenth of the price offered
must accompany the application for
each survey. No corporation can buy
school land except railroads for
stations water reservoirs and town {
sites not to exceed 320 acres. All |
land that Ie classed as mineral will 5
be sold with the mineral rights re- j
served to the school fund and all i
land sold is subject to taxation the i
same as is private land.
This land is situated in the coun- |
ties of Anderson Andrews. Ange-1
ilna. Archer Armstrong. Atascosa j
Bandera Bastrop Baylor Bell |
Blanco. Borden Bowie Brazoria I
Brewster. Briscoe. Brown Burnet i
Caldwell Carson Cass Castro;
Chambers Cherokee. Cochran■
Coke Collingsworth Coryell Cottle I
Crane. Crockett. Crosby. Culberson
Dallas Dawson. Deaf Smith. Duval
Eastland Ector EdwaMs El Paso.
Erath Fisher. Foard Fort Bend 1
Gaines. Glasscock. Guadalupe Hale!
Hamilton Hansford Hardeman. :
Hardin. Harris Hartley Haskell |
Hays Hemphill Henderson Hock-
ley. Houston Howard. Hutchinson I
Jock. Jeff Davis. Jones. Kendall.
Kerr. Kimble. Kinney. Knox Lamb
Lampasas. Leon Liberty Live Oak
Loving Lubbock Marlon Martin
Matagorda. McCulloch McMullen
Midland Mills Montague Moore
Motley Newton. Nolan. Ochiltree
Oldham Orange Panola Parker
Panner Pecos Polk. Potter Presi-
dio. Reagan. Real. Red River
Reeves Roberta Runnels. San Au-
gustine San Jacinto. Schleicher
Scurry Shackelford Shelby Sher-
man Somervell. Starr. Stephens
Sterling. Stonewall Sutton. Swisher
Taylor Terrell Terry Tom Green.
Travis Tyler Upton Uvalde Vai
Verde. Van Zandt. Webb Wharton
Wheller. Wilbarger. Willacy. Wilson
Winkler. Wood. Yoakum. Young.
Zapata and Zavala.
\ Noble Scintillations.
The Marchioness Townshend it is ru-
mored. mil soon come to America to play
in film dramas of her own composition.
The marchioness whols pretty paints
writes and generally scintillates. Here are
the latest of her scintillations to go the
rounds ot Anglo-American clicles tn Lon-
don:
“Men compare women to lilies but re-
Bember that there are tiger Hiles."
“A cup ot tea Is often a reservoir ot
caudal."—New Yorß Post.
SUNDAY.
HOW’S BUSINESS?
The last week hag been a very
busy period In the American busi-
ness world. Reports received by the
Bradstreet's Mercantile Agency in-
dicate greater activity in the differ-
ent Unes of trade than ever before
at this season of the year. In Iti
weekly review of the business situa-
tion the agency says: "Speaking In a
general sense Industry is sold up for
months to come scarcity of mate
rials Is patent demand is apparently
Insatiable regardless of prices and
the country is confronted by an ex-
traordlnary situation. On the other
hand the situation In general is
marked by certain drawbacks. Com-
plaints about high prices In many
lines affecting profits are growing
more numerous steel mils are con-
fronted with tho problem of how to
satisfy home consumers at much
lower prices than foreign business.
The demand for pig iron suggests
more or less inertia which causes
conservatism among buyers who
seem prone to look tor price conces-
sions. Weekly bank clearings
$4228510000."
Reports received by San Antonio
banks from New York Chicago an I
other banking centers of the coun
try indicate that bank clearings are
now at the highest levels for th.
period ever recorded. The New York
Clearing House statements from
week to week have shown a steady
gain in idle cash reserves. Money
rates have come down steadily and
there are now ample funds for all
legitimate borrowers. A feature of the
week's developments in the finan-
cial world was the marked cessation
of foreign liquidation of American
securities and the stabilization of
German and Austrian exchange.
Rates on Berlin and Vienna reflected
speedy adjustment of conditions.
American financiers are watching
the rapidly mounting trade balance in
favor of this country and declare
that the huge European business be-
ing done makes new loans to Eng-
land and Trance inevitable. Business
relations between the United States
and Europe have been adjusted to
where they are on a most solid basis.
Wall street has ceased to become ex-
cited over the reports of every new
war order and the position is taken
by the financiers that the big trade
is nothing more than had been ex-
pected. The steady stream of gold
from abroad continues. It looks as
though the supply would soon be ex.
hausted at this rate. It Is on this
that the American bankers are bas-
ing their predictions of new loans.
Mining men in San Antonio are
watching with keen satisfaction the
steady upward movement in all kinds
of metals. Copper is now selling at
the highest levels ever quoted while
ire
steel and other metals are
quoted around the highest
marks in years. Foreign coun-
tries are placing huge orders for
steel rails etc. in the American
markets. Enormous orders for cop»
per and other metals for the manu
facture of war munitions abroad are
said to be under negotiation in this
country.
The cotton export situation took a
sudden turn for the better at the end
of the week. Friday's exports from
Galveston totaled nearly 35000 bales
while clearances from all the ports
totaled 60.000 bales. This is the larg-
est single day's exports in months
and the report served to stimulate
interest in the cotton market. The
shortage of boat room and the sub-
sequent rise In ocean freight rates
has for a long time befen a weight
on the cotton market. With th!;
burden being lifted the cotton mei
see a long period of high market
ahead.
San Antonio wholesale merchants
are doing a big business these days
The dry goods jobbers especially are
receiving huge orders from the
country and it l s evident that the
farmers in this territory have plenty
of ready money despite the report"
that they are holding up their cot-
ton. San Antonio Is fortunate in be-
ing the market and business center
for such a fertile section of the
country. Live stock truck grain and
other crops besides cotton are raiser
in abundance and when one croj
goes wrong there is always some
other to make up the deficiency.
A general revival of interest In
real estate is reported in the North
and East. San Antonio brokers de-
clare this city is in the path of th'
business wave and that the next few
weeks will see a big improvement in
the demand for both lands and city
property. Outside people as well as
the home folk are scheduled to figure
as buyers.
An increase of more than a million
dollars in the net Income of the St.
Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt)
railroad during the last six months
of 1915 over the similar period of
1914 Is Shown in a report just made
public by the railroad officials. The
net income from July 1 to Decem-
ber 31 1915 was $890549 as com-
pared with a net loss of $126455 in
the last six months of 1914. The
gross earnings of the road during
the lafet half of 1915 increased
$647000 and the net revenue in-
creased $1160000. The net reve-
nue for last December. $426435. ex-
ceeds that of any December In the
history of the company except 1912
and 1913. The Cotton Belt is the
| only road to the Southwest having
1 headquarters in Missouri that has not
gone Into the hands of receiver*
i during the last few years.
The increase In wages being an-
. nouncefl by nearly ail of the largest
1 manufacturers of the countrv is ex-
pected to have a material effect on
. business by enlarging the purchas-
ing power of the masses. Nearly 1-
500 representative manufacturers in
New York State alone employing
500000 persons are paying an aver-
age of 27 per eent more in wages
than a year ago according to statls-
. tics just issued. About 17 per cent
more workers are employed now
than last year.
■»*» —
Travis County Bonds Approved.
AUSTIN Tex.. Feb. 12.—The At-
torney General's Department has ap-
proved an issue of $lOOOO Travis
county independent school district
bonds bearing 5 per cent interest
and maturing in 40 years with an
option of 30 years.
SPUING KILL
SEE Kim
IN BUILDING
Money Is Cheap. Labor Plenti-
ful and Material Prices
Comparatively Low. .
LUMBER SALES LARGER
Report From Southern Pine
Association Shows Big
Things Ahead.
The outlook for the building mar-
ket for spring is unusually promis-
ing. San Antonio materia! men and
contractors are making arrange-
ments to handle some big contracts
within the next three months. Offi-
cials of the San Antonio Builders'
Exchange declare that everything is
propitious for a general Increase In
construction. Building loans are
easier labor is comparatively cheap
and plentiful and material of all
kinds is down to attractive levels
owing to the Recent dullness in the
market.
All over the country building
| operations are being resumed on a
large scale. Statistics gathered by
Dun Bradstreet and other authori-
ties show many big projects post-
poned when war was declared in
Europe being brought out and work
resumed on them. The lumber trade
is active reports from the Southern
Fine Association indicating a long
period of large business ahead.
Reports Arc Encouraging.
Tile last week covered by the offi-
cial reports of the Southern Fine As-
sociation saw inquiries in anticipa-
tion of spring requirements and with
anything like the volume of sales in-
dicated by reports of building activi-
ties in sight the mill stocks of lum
ber will not be more than at a norm
al level for the spring. As a conse-
quence. the manufacturers are gen-
erally holding the advances hereto-
fore made in their price lists; and al-
though there is some little lack of
uniformity in the market as a relic
of the depressed condition of last
summer which . the improved
strength of the market so far has
not been able to overcome prices on
the whole show a distinct improve-
ment.
This Is very apparent In the New
Orleans market which is In close
touch with the mill price situation
current prices being at a niugh high-
er figure than a few months ago
and holding firm under a moderate
demand.
In one respect the market is a pe-
culiar one the lower grades show-
ing comparatively greater Increase in
price than the higher grades. This is
in large part due to the fact that
the purchases for account of the
European warring powers have been
for low grade materials rather than
for the high grades which normally
constitute the bulk of the foreign de.
mand; and the absorption of this in-
creased amount of low grade stock
has decreased the proportion of it
entering the domestic market. The
upper grades however have by no
means failed to feel the effect of
the general improvement in the last
few months and form their full
normal proportion of the domestic
demand.
Export Orders Are Lange.
The export situation continues to
form an important feature of the
yellow pine market and as usual re-
quirements of belligerent European
I governments form the principal
I factors of interest. The third large
(order from this source is now re-
ported as on the market being one
for 42000.000 feet of yellow pine
for account of the French govern-
ment which Is well vouched for in
so far as inquiries being submitted
for it is concerned.
It is not yet announced however
that either it or the recently reported
41000000 foot order or the 77000-
000 portable house order has ac-
tually been placed and it is possi-
ble that some of these will go to
some other section to be filled with
another wood though they hav® not
yet done so. At least one of them
though seems to be assured for early
placing in yellow pine in addition
to that recently placed for account
of the Belgian government.
The report of the Southern Pine
Association for the week ending
Friday shows that the mills report-
ing for that week had on hand at
its beginning orders for 18882 cars
amounting to 370887200 feet. Or-
ders taken during the week were for
3404 cars or 66.718.400 feet; ship-
ments during the week were 8631
cars or <116<600 feet and orders
were left on hand unfilled at the
end of the week for 18.6^ cars
amounting to 365.638000 feet
Average orders per mill for the
week were 447774 feet and average
shipments 477.634 feet against esti-
mated production of 598.518 feet and
average orders of 466941 feet and
average shipments of 589.961 feet
per mill the preceding week. Pro-
duction was in excess of shipments
25.3 per cent and of orders 33.66
per cent with a decrease of orders
।on hand of 1.2 per cent and excess
of production over orders 4449 200
1 feet.
MHwnakee Wledoni.
Colonel Fa bat was talkins in Milwau-
kee about Intemperance which he attrib-
ute® to the •hich <peed of living."
"High speed living" said Colonel Pabat
"la turning man from nMld beer to fiery
liquors and it is turning woman from
household tasks to the grizzly bear and
hesitation. Woman!
Colonel Pabst smiled sadly.
"Woman." he aaid. "can log* her fig-
ure and complexion far more quickly over
a cocktail glass than over a wash-tub."—
Chicago Record Herald.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
VIEWS OF RICH OIL WELL BROUGHT IN NEAR SAN ANTONIO
Pictures show two views of the usually high grade and experts de-
oil well brought in Friday on the clare it proves San Antonio to be
Hamilton-Swain tract near San An- one of the richest oil fields in the
tonlo. The oil produced is of un- country. The well was drilled by C.
REALTY ETHICS
Should a broker desire to offer
property for which he knows a fel-
low broker holds exclusive agency
he should solicit permission from the
latter only. Where the broker has
no knowledge of exclusive agency it
is permissible to apply direct to
owner expressing willingness how-
ever. to deal through owner's ex-
clusive agent If he has such. Tn
such case it is the duty of exclusive
agents to willingly accept a satis-
factory buyer or tenant from such
broker agreeing to an equitable di-
vision of commission provided prior
negotiations are not pending.
If Broker "A" not being an ex-
clusive agent offers without solici-
tation to list a property with Broker
“B” the tatter is under obligation
only if he accepts each listing in
I which ease "B” must recognize ''A"
until such time as the owner with-
out solicitation lists the property
directly with "B” or until “A's” in-
strumentality has ceased and the
property has again been brought to
"B's" notice by entirely separate
and distinct circumstances with
which "A" has no connection.
Broker "B" has no right to “re-
lay” property listed with him by
Broker "A" by re-listing with thirl
I Broker “C" without consent of
Broker "A."
Placing Rent or Sale Signs.
Unauthorized placing of “For
r Kent” or “For Sale” signs upon
properties should never occur nor
$ posting numerous signs even if per-
a! mitted. Such practices cheapen
t 1 prbperty and broker in estimation of
0 i the public and lead to complications
_ over price and commissions. One
n l s’gn only is recommended.
e: A member of a real estate board
.' cannot honorably geek Information
h concerning a deal of a fellow broker
- j and make use of the knowledge for
r । the purpose of closing the deal him-
self or diverting the customer to an-
- other property.
Brokers owe It to themselves and
r the general public to maintain the
n rates of commissions and charges of
a the board.
" If any member is charged publicly
- and openly with using questionable
y methods he should voluntarily lay
- all facts' before the reference and
e arbitration committee of the board
o or the board of directors as may be
e provided by the local board. We
h ere organized to defend each other's I
honor when wrongfully accused. Un-
- less a member submits his case it
y will be presumed the facts will not
rd stand the light. s
A Barber and associates who have
been engaged in oil development
work in this section for the last sev-
eral months.
“SUDAN KING” IN TEXAS
Chicago Publisher Visits His 400-
acre Sudan Grass Farm.
CORPUS CHRISTI Tex.. Feb. 12.
■ —David' B. Clarkson prominent
Chicago publisher and nationally
known as the Sudan Grass King a
title appended to him in an article
appearing in a magazine with a na-
tion-wide circulation last year is in
Corpus Christi today. Mr. Clarkson
has Just reached here from his farm
near Robstown where he has been
superintending preparations for
planting about 400 acres in Sudan
grass.
This tract of land Is known as the
largest Sudan grass field in the
world. The valuable feedstuff was
introduced to this country In small
quantities as early as 1909 from the
Vdlley of the Nile. In Egypt. Several
large fat ms are springing up
throughout the United States that
promise Interesting coihpetitlon for
the Nueces county product.
gtarch flour manufactured from sweet
potatoes Is a growing Industry in Natal.
SHADE TREES ADD TO
VALUE OF PROPERTY
Texas Cities Are Paying More
Attention to Trees Now
Than Ever Before.
That shade trees add materially to
the value of real estate and that
Texas cities are paying more atten-
tion to trees and flowers now than
ever before la the contention of Pro-
fessor Ernest E. Scheel chief ento-
mologist of the State Department of
Agriculture. Professor Scholl has
just completed an inspection of the
trees In several Texas cities and de-
clares that he finds general improve-
ment in the care of trees now over
conditions a few years ago.
"There are still some who are not
sufficiently Interested to treat shade
trees as living things of beauty thqt
add greatly to the value of city prop-
erty" said Professor Scholl "and
there are also some who although
they know the value of a beautiful
shapely tree still have entirely too
much faith in the so-called profes-
sional tree pruner. who without any
knowledge of tree growth really
does more damage by butchering up
the trees than he does good."
Commissioner of Agriculture Dav-
is has a number of men on his force
who have carefully studied plant
growth and tree work. Some of
these experts are now at work In
various Texas towns. An invitation
is also extended those who are inter-
ested in tree surgery to visit the
large live oak tree on the capitol
grounds east of the capitol which
is now being operated upon.
Anyone wishing to have their trees
worked upon should consult the ex-
perts of the 'Agricultural Depart-
ment who will be glad to give the
necessary information so that the
work can then be readily done by a
laborer. In some Instances it will be
possible to give a pruning demon-
stration.
OVER HALF TEXAS
FIRES PREVENTABLE
Statement of Department of
Insurance Shows Large Per
Cent Due to Carelessness.
AUSTIN Tex. Feb. 12. —Reports
of 58000 fires occurring in Texas
since December 10 1910 to the
present time have been received by
the State Fire Insurance Commission
according to a statement just given
out by State Fire Marshal Wallace
Inglish. Of the 58000 fire reported
27255 were of fires in dwellings ap-
partment houses boarding houses
and private outhouses and of which
18204 or 66.8 per cent were pre-
ventable 2988 or 11.0 per cent un-
preventable and 6063 or 22.2 per cent
from unknown causes. _
It is shown by the statement that
of the 58000 reports 30745 were of
fires in all class fa of mercantile
risks and of which 15846 or 51.5
per cent were preventable 5874 or
19.1 per cent unpreventable and
9025 or 29.4 per cent from unknown
causes. '
Taking the proportion of preventa-
ble fires from unknown causes to be
the same as for known causes the
ratio of preventable fires in the state
on mercantile risks is 73 per cent
and on dwellings apartment houses
boarding houses and private out-
houses the ratio Is 8 5.9 per cent.
| REAL ESTATE DEALS
Dr. Adolph Charles A. August A.
William L. John B. and Ferdinand
ilerff to John Atamannuk February
8 1916 deed to lot 166. Southolmt
• ddition; consideration. $228.75.
Walter S. Dickey of Kansas City
Mo. to Walter S.. Fred L„ Kenneth
M and Walter Grant Dickey trus-
tees August 12 1914. deed to 684
acres also two tracts as per field
notes out of Joaquin Leal grant;
consideration $lO etc.
R. E. and Cora Bryant to Addle
Bingham. July. 23. 1915. deed to lot
25 block 28 lot 1 block 32 Edge-
wood addition: consideration $3OO
cash note for $lOOO due $66.66 2-3
semi-annually and note for $250
due $16.66 2-3 semi-annually bear-
ing 8 per cent.
Emilio and Guadalupe Garza de
Munoz to Esther V. Ramirez Janu-
ary 8. 1916. deed to lot 23. new city
block 188. on southwest corner of
South Comal and Juarez street; con-
sideration $2OO.
D. F. and Canrtie Youngblood to
L. S. Spencer. February 8 1916 deed
of confirmation to lot 2. block 1. <
Velma addition new city block 3083 ।
on South Presa street; consideration
payment.
Carrie A. Meyer to G. Q. D’Albini.
September 22. 1915. deed to east 5<
feet of lot 20. block 21. city block
2084. on Garza street. West End;
consideration. $195 cash and* note
for $955 due $lO monthly bearing
8 per cent.
Lakeview Townsite Company by
John Marbach to Mrs. H. A. Un-
derwood May 11 1915 deed to lot
9. block 9. new city block 3608 Lake-
view; consideration $490.
Permit to Insurance Company.
AUSTIN Tex. Feb. 12. —The De-
partment of Insurance and Banking
has granted a license for the current
year to do business in Texas to the
Kansas City Casualty Company of
Kansas City. Mo. The gross pre-
miums of this company on Texas
business for 1915 amounted to $lO-
865.30 and losses paid $5073.86.
FEB. 13 1916.
50.00DM0RE
HOGS NOW ON
TEXAS H
Farmers Along Katy Railroad
Will Go In for Pork on
Big Scale.
MEANS MUCH FOR STATE
Live at Home Idea Being Car-
ried Out Says Agricul-
tural Agent
The Texas farmer is going in for
more hogs for 1916 and the old-
Tashioned smokehouse where big
sides of hams and bacon hung ready
to go on the farmer’s table at a
minute’s notice is about to come
back. During the last few years the
farmer has been forced to buy hie
bacon and ham from the store just
as the city housewife does.
An additional increase of 50.000
brood sows on Texas farms tributary
to the Katy railroad system within
two years and the more general rec-
ognition of live stock raising on cot-
ton farms are noted as being of re-
markable significance to Texas farm-
ers at the present time in a report
submitted by Agricultural Agent W.
W. Evans of the M„ K & T. rail-
road a copy of which has been re-
ceived in San Antonio. Mr. Evans
says:
"Since bankers and commercial
concerns have come to recognize the
value of live stock as the basis of
credit to cotton growers it is expect-
ed that live stock farming on cotton
farms will be more generally recog-
nized and interest more easily stimun
lated.
Live Stock Permanent Crop.
"The most desirable thing about
live stock farming is the permanency
which it gives to farmers. The
fundamental reasons teachers and
agriculturalists offer in advocating
live stock farming is that it is the
basis of soli fertility. Soil fertility Is
the bass of agricultural prosperity
and agricultural prosperity is the
basis of commercial and industrial
prosperity.
’’Live stock farming becomes more
permanent when bankers and mer-
chants encourage it. and ask for it
as a basis for credit. During the last
ten years meat producing animals
showed a large decrease on Texas
farms. The increases and decreases
as shown by our agricultural statis-
tics come in cycles of years.
"There was some increase in live
stock an Texas farms in 1914 and
the latest federal statistics out show
an Increase of 3 per cent of cattle
and 5 per cent of hogs a decrease
of sheep on American farms due to
strategic efforts of agricultural
workers in Texas assisted by the
chaotic conditions in the fall of 1914.
live stock farming with such as
dairy cows hogs and sheep will
show even much greater percentage
of increase on Texas farms.
Farmers Planting Grain.
"On the farms of Central Texas
our reports show a material decrease
in the acreage planted to winter
wheat and oats as compared with
1914. Owing to the conditions named
above cotton growers in the black
land belt in 1914 were stimulated to
plant some 600000 acres of winter
wheat and oats .and other small
grain in addition to the acreage reg-
ularly planted.
"Bankers and merchants were ac-
customed to handling large cotton
accounts and were unanimous In
their approval of this method as
the small grain cash came in during
Juty and August of 1915 to relieve
the suppressed conditions as a re-
sult of the low priced cotton in 1914.
"The return to normal cotton
prices in 1915 has decreased this
acreage of small grain 30 per cent on
the cotton farms. This means of
course less money during the sum-
mer months less diversification and
an Increase in cotton production.
Diversification Is the Theory.
"The diversification which will be
the greatest benefit to South Texas
is bound to be dairy cattle hogs
poultry with specialized horticul-
ture. or the growing of fruits and
vegetables on the lands which ones
grew forsets of merchantable tim-
ber.
"To bring this about it is neces-
sary that the rank and file of our
farm people and business men un-
derstand the fundamental principles
of feeding animals and the value of
understanding the fundamental prin-
ciples of horticulture such as plant-
ing trees of the right variety know-
ing how to prune them to train ths
trees properly and how to spray
them and cultivate them in order to
control the Insects and diseases
which live upon the trees and ths
fruit they produce.
"We now purchase annually of
fruit growers of California some
$20000000 worth of fresh and can-
ned fruits and vegetables. From a
careful study of our large market-
ing problems we understand that
the western fruit growers are able to
sell us this exhorbitant bill annually
because their people generally un-
derstand first the principles of pro-
duction. as the northern farmer also
understands the fundamental prin-
ciples and the value of feeding ani-
mals on his farm to keep up his land
value.
Grow More Things to Eat
"Disease quarantines that were es-
tablished in 1915 over several north-
ern states prohibiting or controlling
the shipment of sweet potatoes dun
te> this cause and other causes mar-
ket indications are such at this time
to cause a material increase in the
price of eating potatoes onions also
in the same class.
"This would -suggest the planting
of considerable acreage of thesq
commodities in South Texas. Grow-
ers should at least study the market
conditions more than they do es-
pecially those that do not have a
large variety of crops so thaf'they
will be in a position to meet market
demands Or stand market deprefa
eion.”
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Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 25, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 13, 1916, newspaper, February 13, 1916; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1601375/m1/34/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .