The Hereford Brand, Vol. 9, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 3, 1909 Page: 1 of 12
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The Hereford Brand
HEREFORD, TEXAS. DECEMBER 8, 1909
Hm. #8
A PROPHECY:—A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
Panhandle
RAIN, SNOW. SUET
AND MORE RAIN
Entire Panhandle and West Texas
Has Extraordinary Weather Pro-
gram With Good Show
Between Acts
HEREFORD OCCUPIES
FRONT ROW AT SHOW
Wheat Farmers Come to Town
Thru Snow Drifts and Slush of
Mud and Report Airs Well
From one and quarter to three in-
ches of precipitation is the bottom
and top of reports from points in
every section in the Panhandle and
West Texas. From Texico to
Childress and from Big Springs to
Texline a big weather program was
pulled off. Rain and snow was the
name of the extravaganza musicale
withsleet and high kicking winds be-
tween acts. Hereford and Deaf Smith
county farmers occupied the whole
front row and the high priced boxes.
The actual precipation at Here-
ford according to the local observ-
ers figures is a little more than one
and half inches. This includes the
rain, snow and sleet which came.
The first indication of a change in
the weather program was a weather
report by wire last Saturday morn-
ing which read : "Tonight and Sue-
day unsettled weather, rain and
snow flurries Sunday colder." These
reports come daily to the Brand
office. Accordingly during Satur-
day the breath of Orion was felt. Its
keen edge cut the fieecy down from
the backs of the snow swan and let
it fall gently as a blanket upon
Mother Earth. The storm continu-
ed all day Sunday with intermittant
degree of severity—raining, sleeting
and snowing—and until Monday
night, the wind coming fiom north-
corth east for some 60 hours, reach-
ing almost a gale on Sunday after-
noon. Tuesday morning the wind
turned and came from the south-
west. This meant the end. Sun-
shine followed for the remaining
days of the week.
In speaking of the splendid season
in the ground the Daily Panhandle of
Monday says:
"No season in the Panhandle
country has ever started so rich
with possibilities from the viewpoint
of the wheat grower. This soil is
wonderful and a conservator of
moisture, and upon this fact is based
the belief that all previous records
will be broken.
Not alone in wheat will this coun-
try be rich and prosperous this year,
bui in the various cereals in which
the Panhandle excells. Then too,
there is the vast harvest of new
homes in the settlement of little
farms, aiyi the actual tilling of the
soil carrying possibilities unknown
to the Panhandle of former days.
OVER THE PANHANDLE.
Amarillo, Nov. 29.—One-one-half
inches precipitation up to 7 o'clock
today.
Childress, Nov. 20.—More than
three inches of rainfall as a result of
snow and rain in this section. Rail-
road tracks damaged.
Black City.—Train laid up seven
hours on account of snowdrift in cut
near here. Hungry passengers
walked mile through blinding snow
storm to box-car hotel and ate sar-
dines and black coffee for refresh-
ments.
Plainview, Nov. 29.—Best rain in ,
months fell here Sunday and Mon-
day-
Watermelons for Thanksgiving.
One of the surprising things at the j
dinner party given last week by Mr-
and Mrs. D. W. Hawkins was tha
after-dinner watermelon feast. Mr.
Hawkins had saved a half dozen
melons for the occasion and four
juicy, smiling specimens were
brought out and served in a good
old " slice around" style. The
melons were greatly enjoyed by the
older mouths as well as the half
dozen children present. May the
next Thanksgining bring a smiling
melon on the front walk at the Haw-
kins home.
purposes this winter," he said.
• *Our corner of the county is all
right and the prospects for an extra
good wheat crop next year is most
encouraging." j
After attending to their business
matters they bade the office good-
bye with well wishes. (This should
have appeared last week but was
crowded out.—Ed.)
WOtf! WOLF!!
Auto Wolf Chas* near Hereford
Hakes Exciting ..port for Tenn-
essee T octor.
Last week a party composed of R.
A. Hall as leader, H. Z. Sites, J. B.
Miller, W. R. Steel, all of Deaf
ote had but little time for thoughtful
meditation. Instead, he would let
out his running gear to the limit and
as be ran look back over hts should-
ers from first one side and then the
other. When the autoes wonld come
near, he would show his teeth and
snap at the stinging wounds unless
the tirst discharge from the guns
brought him down. After running
down one wolf in a lively chase of
about 7 miles they would return and
start out another until the entire
pack of seven were run down and
killed.
Dr. Barton who was visiting from
Tennessee greatly enjoyed the sport
and saved the welts and scalps
which he shipped to his home where
he will have the entire lot dressed
Chasing covotes by means of an
auto is becoming quite popular sport
in the Panhandle.
FIVE HUNDRED
FARMERS WANTED
Territory Around Hereford Offers
Superior Advantages to Indus-
trious Men Let 'Em Come.
THEY KIN H*VE
their, walu Street —
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Prosperity's Financier
DEAF SMITH COUNTY
FARMER MAKES GOOD
Comes from Collin County and Turns
a Good Trick in Off-year.
W. G. Denison who hails from
Collin County, Texas, but now of
the prize winning county of the Pan-
handle, was in Hereford trading last
Saturday with his friend. I. A. All-
red. and both made a pleasant visit
to the Brand office. Mr. Allred is
an old timer on the Plains, but Mr.
Denison is a tenderfoot—but he is
not cold-footed. Listen to his state-
ment as to his success in an off-crop
year in the Panhandle :
"I came from old Collin, but now
live in the northeast part of the
county," he commenced. "I raised
598 bushels of No. 2 wheat and over
300 bushels of oats this year. I
had a fine crop of maize and have
sold and have for sale 25 or .30 tons
more than I will need for feeding
Smith county and Dr. W. P. Barton
of Mt. Juliot, Term., had a most ex-
citing chase after a pack of wolves
(Texas Coyotes ) The party oc-
cupied two high power autoes and
armed with automatic and modern
pump guns. The shy but rlret ccy-
otes must have '.nought the entire
affair wbs autorr. itic from the w; y
they reeled off the yards of space
when the gas popping machines got
on sight trail. The honking and
shouting were m re than the chorus
of a pack of de*r hounds on fresh
track. But it m st have bee n royal
sport.
Soon after leaving the main road
a pack of seven t {the wild prairie
wolves were discovered in the dis-
tance. By a little cleverness the
chauffeur would rut out one from his
companions and then the honking
and yelling would begin, the speed
of the machines let out and the
chase for 6 or 7 miles would follow. '
Thd coyote would at first run off at
a lively rate tor a few hundred
yards and as his custom was, to sit 1
down and look Lick, but in this he
was disappointed tor the the terrible
and strange marhine would follow
so quickly and closely that Mr. Coy- j
Will Erect 7 Room House.
For a number of days previeus to
the snow several car loads of lumber
w -re being unloaded and hauled to a
vacant lot in front of J. D Thomp-
son's residen-e '"pon inquiry it
was learned that J. D. Thompson,
who recently bought a tine section of
land ;ust north of the Rjtherrord
Rar:< n and a f-w miies south of
S'h-rer, would begin at om. * the
erection of a modern 7 room farm
house. He will also put up a larg-
barn and enclose sufficient ground
for feed pens, gardens, etc. One ot
the best wells in the county has
been drilled Mr Thompson says
it has ovet 25 feet ot water and that
the last 20 or JO feet drilled passed
through a hard sands'one and that
the water is cool and pure.
Practically the entire 640 acres
will be put under cultivation Plow-
ing was under way and since the big
snow more sod will be turned prepar-
atory to a big feed crop to be plann-
ed in the spring. Thus Mr. Thomp-
son sets the example and is helping
to solve the problem of settlin g the
Hereford Country.
A FEW GOOD FARMS TO RENT
I Owners Willing to lease Farms on
Good Terms—Erect Suitable
Houses and Have the
Land Farmed.
Last week a Brand representee
I talked with a number of business
men and owners of farm lands m re-
gard to opening a score or more
farms in the Hereford territory this
winter and next spring It was
fully agreed that what was needed
most was the presence of more actual
farmers, tillers of the soil. This
was the theme of a splendid talk
at the last meeting of the Hereford
Commercial Club, but it seems that
up to this good hour, it has resulted
only in talk. (This is no disparage-
ment to the most worthy Club pres-
ident) . This article may be more
hot air, but hot air is an important
factor when your feet are cold.
But this question of turning the vir-
gin soil of the Panhandle will not be
downed. The country has more
tillable soil to the square mile than
any other section of the world. And
! its richness, its fertility, cannot be
excelled.
Wherefore the Brand advertises
to the world that the Hereford coun-
try wants five hundred good farmers
to lease as many farms move on
them and say "Ga-laog, Kit."
To this end, the Brand haa begun
to make a lot of owners who will
lease from 160 to M0 acres of land.
Some of these farms already have
good houses and other necessary
(improvements. Houses will be
erected on newly opened farms, if
leasees can be found
J. P. Snyder has one improved
farm ut loO acres, with acres 100 in
cultivation.
L. Gough has two improved farms
ready for the farmer
L Baskin has three farms to rent :
One 169 acre improved farm 9 miies
southeast, 120 acres in cultivation.
On? section farm, 2J0 acres in culti-
vation, 2 mites from 'own . SO acre
farm, 50 acres in cu. vt'iau, near
Hereford.
Renfro & Price have two places
One section farm, 10 miles on*. .326
acres in Cultivation . one section and
half farm, 20 miles out, over 600
acres in cultivation
J N Russel has an improved sec-
tion near A rney. wneat crop grow-
ing
All these men may be found at
Hereford Write them or writ* the
Secretary of Commercial Club or tne
Brand In h:s connection, it 'here
is an owner who does not live in tnis
c-ninty and wishes n1 * farm im-
proved and r*n'ed. writ?* to tne
Brand, and suitab.e oi" r" will oe
recommended to
make contracts, e
m line an 1 n-tp e
The Brttrx
e r s w n o 111
a few rhw<-
v s e tne worn.
Let others fail
t m jre farmers
wants t > see 500 rarm-
•om- wrh good teams,
i and t j'it-ys, hogs, a
half dozen g od c;ws and au ou?rit
of farming to is There is always a
good market for butter, eggs, chick-
ens, turkeys, porkers and farm pro-
ducts
Who will be the tirst to write?
All members of Hereford Camp,
No. 990, W. O. W., are requested
to be present at the hall on next
meeting night for purpose of electing
officers for the year 191 ).
C. L. Svllivan, Sec.
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Elliot, A. C. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 9, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 3, 1909, newspaper, December 3, 1909; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253530/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.