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Buy Your Planting Seed From JONES
--HE PAYS THE FREIGHT--—
Mr Farmer why wait until the day it rains to huy your planting
sefd to toeTowait from 2 to 4 weeks to £. the™ and pay from
25 to 50% more for them? For the next two weeks I will make me
following prices delivered to your railroad station m lots of 100
pounds or more:
Kafir, Milo Maize, Feterita and Egyptian Wheat per 100 lbs. $^.50
Pure Oklahoma Dwarf Broom Corn Seed, per 100 lbs....... •
Pure Mebane Cotton Seed, per bushel...................... 25 00
Sudan Grass Seed, per 100 lbs.............................. 7‘5c
Rhodes Grass Seed, per lb...................................
These seed all recleaned. For further particulars write.
CONDITION OF THE
SPRING TRUCK CROPS
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BEEVILLE, TEXAS
R. B. JONES,
THE G0YERN MENT IS
PUSHING PINTO BEANS
Washington, D. C., Feb. 20. The
United States food administration, af-
ter careful study bf the situation and
conference with growers in the West,
is lending its aid in the distribution
of the large pinto bean crop raised
last year in Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona and other dry farming sec-
tions. x ^
“The pinto bean is about the size
of the navy bean, being rather flat
in shape and freely speckled with
brown,” says the administration.
“Besides being new and therefore
limited in distribution, its color has
been objectionable by consumers who
did not know that its food value and
flavor are in every way equal to
the standard white bean. About 3,000
cars of this crop are in farmers
hands in the Southwest, selling at
prices around 6c a pound, which does
not yield the grower a profit and
has led to considerable skepticism in
the planting of a still larger crop
this year. Dry land farmers res-
ponded patriotically last spring and
increased their acreage of this bean
about 500 per cent, securing a 300
per cent increase in yield. It has
been determined that 8c a pound to
the grower would allow a satis-
factory profit and encourage large
plantings this year, and besides the
actual food yield of the beans them-
selves, wheat following beans on dry
farming soils shows an increase in
yield of about five bushels per acre.
“At two pounds for 25c retail,
these beans can be introduced in
the large eastern industrial sections
giving the distributers a satisfactory
profit, while consumers would get a
food staple equal to the navy bean
at considerably lower cost, the lat-
ter now selling at 20c a pound, as
compared with ll@12i/2c for the pm
to' beans.
“Pinto beans should always be
cheaper than navy beans, because
they do not require the careful hand-
picking necessary with white beans.
Food administration tests of the Pin-
to bean, both chemical and cooking,
prove that it has nutrition and fla-
vor equal to white beans.
“Several canners are already put-
ting up cooked pinto beans as Brown
Beauties’ and a can weighing one
pound four ounces net retails at 15c
compared with 25c for a similar can
of white beans.”
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PLEEXPECTEDA?ORATHE onions
Laredo, Texas, Feb. 20.—All ap-
prehension about a probable short-
age of standard refrigerating cars
for the shipping of the coming onion
crop has been relieved hy the fol-
lowin'- letter addressed to the Cham-
ber of Commerce by the Commis-
sioner of Car Service at Washington-
ton:
“Gentlemen—Your letter addressed
to the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, relative to car supply for the
shipment of onions in April, May and
June has been referred to this com-
mission. As you know the shippers
of Southwest Texas appealed to us
last spring to protect the onion crop
and we gave such assistance in the
way of car sunnly as to protect the
traffic. We do not anticipate any
difficulty in meeting the require-
ments the coming season. If the
roads serving the territory have not
the available equipment when' the
crop begins to move, we will be
glad to order such additional as-
sistance as may be necessary.—
(Signed) Commissioner of Car Ser
vice, C. M. Shaeffer, chairman.”
TOMATO GROWERS IN DEFI.
Washington, Feb. 12,—Condition of | 60%,
truck crops for week ending Febru-
ary 9, 1918, as reported to the bureau
of crop estimates, United States de-
partment of agriculture, by tele-
graph, by assistant truck crop spec-
ialists in California, Louisiana, and
Florida, and specially selected agents
in Texas and Alabama. The Atlantic
coast north of Florida is reported by
special agents by mail. All corres-
pondents were requested to estimate
the condition on the basis of 100
representing a normal condition. The
results of the tabulation of the re-
plies are given below:
Yirginia.
Norfolk Section: The condition of
cabbage is reported as 30% of nor-
mal, as compared with 35% .on Feb-
ruary 2; kale, 40%, February 2,
50%; and spinach, 40%, February 2,
40%.
The acreage of cabbage is reported
as having been cut about 25% by
the recent freezes, and the small
portion which has been harvested
to date is of very poor quality. Kale
has depreciated in quality and the
freezes have cut it down severely.
Considerable is being shipped, but
the quality grades low with conse-
quent low prices. Much of the crop
will be left to permit the weather to
bring it out later, but unless the
weather is better during the balance
of February and through March than
for the past few months, it is feared
there will be none to ship in April.
Spinach is reported as injured be-
yond marketing condition for the
60%; peppers, 40%, 40%;
70%, 70%; tomatoes,
Camden Farmers Demand Pledge of
$30 a Ton From Packers.
Haddonfield. N. J.—“We will re-
fuse to grow tomatoes for the pack-
ers unless we are guaranteed thirty
dollars a ton delivered at the fac-
tories,” was the determination of the
Camden County Tomato Growers’ As-
sociation vesterday afternoon at_ a
meeting in Haddon Hall, at which
there were nearly seventy-five farm
ers present.
present, but it is being generally
fertilized and will be in condition
to market about March 15 to April
15. Preparations are now being
made to sow peas. Reports continue
to state that the spring potato crop
will be cut owing to shortage of la-
bor, and the ground isJ Reported as
not in condition to plant as yet.
South Carolina.
Beaufort Section: The condition
of cabbage is reported as 45% of
normal, as compared with 45% on
February 2; and lettuce, 50%, Feb-
ruary 2, 50%. Weather conditions
during the past week have improved
and planting of cabbages is general
where plants can be secured. Scarci-
ty of cabbage and lettuce plants still
continues and both crops will be
very late and the acreage much re
duced. No early pea seed has been
received and it is believd the crop
will be small as it is now a month
late in planting.
Florida,
The condition of truck for this
week and for the week ending Feb-
ruary 2, respectively, is reported as
follows:
Cabbage, 70%, 70%; celery, 75%
75%; lettuce, 65%, 60%; onions
Broom Com Seed
Tennesee Evergreen, Standard
The Selection of Seed for Next Season’s Crop is the Most
Important lask Before the Farmers
t-our CROP AND YOUR PROFITS depend largely up-
Yf on the seed you plant. This is especially true of BROOM
CORN. It is a well known fact that broom corn will
cross with other sorghums and for that reason it is not safe to
buy BROOM CORN SEED that was grown where other sorgn-
ums were grown for feed.
There is plenty of BROOM CORN SEED offered for sale,
and all sellers are making extravagant claims, each claiming
to have the “best seed.”
Mr. Farmer, it is “up to you” to decide who has the best
seed. Investigate for yourself what the seller knows about the
seed he is offering. Has he given this seed selection his per-
sonal care? Is he showing samples that really came from the
stock of seed he is offering for sale?
We personally looked up this seed and absolutely know
what it is. It was grown in Barton county, Missouri from the
famous ASHBROOK SEED and it is PURE.
It only requires 3 pounds of broom corn seed to plant one
acre. Results are from $100 to $300 per acre.
Can You Afford to lake the Risk of Buying Mixed
Seed Instead of Pure Seed?
Investigate for yourself. Investigate the sellers and buy
only from ABSOLUTELY RELIABLE PARTIES. From deal-
ers who have taken time and spent their own money to in-
vestigate their seed before buying.
We are offering the BEST BROOM CORN SEED at only
20 cents per pound.
McAllen State Bonded Warehouse
Company
L. F. Nordmeyer, Manager
strawberries,
60%, 55%.
The past week has been favorable
to all truck. Lettuce is improving
and the young stock is good at San-
ford, Manatee and Gainesville. The
movement of celery is increasing
both at Sanford and Manatee. Cab-
bage is moving in carlots from all
parts of the state, and the propor-
tion of the late planted crop is heavy
at Bartow, Gainesville and Leesburg.
The sizes run rather uneven, but the
color is good and a fair yield is ex-
acted. The movement of strawber-
ries is increasing at Plant City, and
the probable ^eld will average 80 to
90 per cent of last year. Most ber-
ries now rolling from protected
plants but the unprotected portion of
the crop is now looking well and
rapidly coming into bearing. The
tomato movement still remains light.
Potato plantings at Hastmm will
continue to the 15th of this month
due to the late delivery of the seed.
An increaesd acreage is indicated at
Hastings and Kissimmee.
A special correspondent at Palmet-
to reports the condition of cabbage
as 90%, as compared with 95% on
February 2; celery, 95%, February
2, 90%; lettuce, 50%, February 2,
60%; and Romaine, 80%. The
weather has been warm and dry.
Louisiana,
The condition of truck for this,
week and for the week ending Feb-
ruary 2, respectively, is reported as
follows:
Cabbage, 65%, 63%; onions, 66%,
63%; shallots, 75%. 75%; strawber-
ries, 66%, 66%.
Generally warm weather this week;
the growing crops are improving but
show effects of past freezes and only
plantings sufficient for local con-
sumption are being made of leaf and
bunch crops. Cabbage is showing a
real improvement and cuttings are
now more than sufficient for local
demand. Creole onions show a scat-
tered stand but are growing very
well. Very few Bermudas, however,
will survive the effects of past
freezes and those living will be of
poor quality. Some farmers are still
transplanting but the total acreage
is expected to be 15% less than was
first thought. Strawberries are be-
ginning to grow, but no potatoes
have been planted as yet.
Texas.
Laredo Section: Condition of cab-
bage is reported as 40% of normal,
as compared with 40% on February
2; lettuce, 25%, February 2, 25%;
onions, 90%, February 2, 80%; and
spinach, 90%, February 2, 85%. The
past week has been one of warm
days and nights and this has tended
to advance the spinach and onion
crops along very nicely. Carlot
movement of spinach of a high qual-
ity is now beginning.
Lower Valley: Beets in the Mer-
cedes section are reported as 60%
of normal, as compared with 45% on
February 2; cabbage, 25%, February
2, 20%; carrots, 85%, February
80%; lettuce, 25%, February 2, 40%;
onions, 80%, February 2, 60%; spin-
ach, 80%, February 2, 50%; turnips,
50%, February 2, 40%: Good rains
on February 9 have been very bene-
ficial to all truck crops, especially
onions which were being injured by
thrips. This rain has tended to
keep in check all life and to furnish
the right atmosphere for the proper
development of all vegetables. In
the Rio. Hondo section there is very
little cababge for market, and all the
young plants are reported as having
been killed during the past freezes.
The small acreage of young lettuce
in this section now apepars to be in
good condition. It is expected there
will be about 2,000 acres of potatoes
in this section this spring and some
of the earlier plantings of this crop
are now coming up.
Dimmit-La Salle-Zavalla Section:
The condition .of onions in Dimmit
county is reported as 80% of normal,
as compared with 80% on February
2; spinach, 75%, February 2, 75%;
strawberries, 100%, February 2,
100%. There has been very little
change in the condition of crops in
this country during the past week,
Recent showers have been very bene-
ficial to all growing crops. Onions
in La Salle county are reported as
75% of normal, as compared with
75% on February 2. A rainfall of
about % inch occurred on thp 9th
instant, and onions are gradually im-
proving from effects of past freezes.
No change is reported in the eondi
tion of onions in Zavalla county
from that of February 2, when it was
reported they were 85% of normal
Travis County: Warm weather
with cloudy, misty days during the
past week brought out in fine shape
what is left of the spinach crop since
the recent freezes.
day, and. most of the crop will be
gone before the end of the month,
except the Meloland district. The
heads are running about five dozen
per crate. Frost damage to peas
in the Imperial Valley has seriously
delayed and reduced shipments, and
the first carlot is not expected to
roll before March 1. Twenty thous-
and crates of strawberries are ex-
pected from the Valley. The earlier
settings were killed by frost but
small shipments are now going out.
Cauliflower fields in the valley,
which were inspected, show damage
from aphis. The production is ex-
pected to be light and the first ship-
ment will go forward in about one
more week. The Compton shipping
season is well under way, however,
and four or five hundred cars are
expected with an average of 14 heads
per crate. Other districts are now
cleaning up and heavy shipments
will soon roll. Winds during the past
week were detrimental to canta-
loupes in the Imperial Valley, but as
the plants were covered they are do-
ing well. A larger proportion of
the crop was planted in this way
this year than usual, and present in-
dications are for early shipments and
of about the same volume as last
year unless abnormal conditions de-
velop. An acreage of about 700
acres of watermelons is indicated in
the Imperial Valley. Cucumbers are
starting from Signal Hill, San Pe-
dro, and Wilmington. There is a
smaller acreage in this section, but
indications are that there will be a
normal shipment.
The assistant truck crop special-
ist for the state of California re-
ports as follows: The exceptionally
dry winter in California has caused
a number of unusually critical field
conditions. At the season bf the
year when rainfall is most generally
depended upon, it has failed to ma-
terialize in adequate quantity. The
general results have been: delays
and difficulties in land preparation,
very heavy use of irrigation water,
weakened growth of dry land crops,
extensive damage from aphis and
cutworms, more trouble than usual
from alkali on irrigated lands, a de-
layed start and retarded maturity o|
certain crops, and a reduction in the*
yield and quality of other crops. The
Imperial Valley and the Coachella
Valley, which do not expect or re-
quire rain have probably been the
only extensive truck crop districts
which were not affected in any way
by the great shortage in rainfall.
The most striking effects in rainfall,
seen in the non-irrigated crops of
the San Pedro and Santa Clara hills
where early crops are grown and on
cauliflower, brussel sprouts and cab-
bage which are highly benefitted by
rains even though they are grown
under irrigation. More difficulty has
been experienced this season than
ordinarily in blanching celery proper-
ly. The El Monte district which is
sub-irrigated was especially affected
by the dryness of the soil used for
banking and in the San Joaquin-Sac-
ramento delta many irrigations were
given in an effort to control the
moisture of the soil for blanching.
Conditions on the coast have shown
a general improvement due to recent
ters of the heads. Cut
numerous and have wound!
tuce stems but are tempor^
tive on account of cool ni§
tures are being made to
whether bacterial disease _
drop are present. Alkali
than usual as heavy irrigatij
used during the warm fall
perienced growers have not|
controlled it by making hi]
and by liberal cultivation. _
general change in coloring i?
alkali and moisture condition^
not prove serious, but if it i^
liminary stage of a bad disea;]
of the crop will be ruined,
worms are responsible for the1
pal damage and the few dl
heads have n.o connection wi|
general condition then the oi
will depend upon the ,weather,
turns warm the cutworms wil
come more active and inflict ft
damage. *
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TO STOP LOSS OF 150,000,000 11
Washington, D. C., Feb. 14.-
150,000,000 eggs will be lost to!
food supply of the United State]
the old practice of sending hens
market at this season is contj
Figures compiled by the -
specialists of the United StE
nartment of agriculture Slu|
more than 5,000,000 laying Ij
capable of producing 30
sent to market from the Sof
states in the winter and early spring]
Every effort therefore, is beim
made to encourage farmers to keei
their hens until after the sprinf
laying season, thereby getting a dy
dend for keeping the hen thrr
the winter. The specialists poinf
that when a hen is sold for
early in the spring, the farmer]
no egg return for feeding and
ing her through the worst month]
of the year.
Moreover, the hen is marketabjl
as poultry after she has produc(
her spring eggs. Poultry in
may bring two cents a pound
than it does in February, but,
point, out, the 30 eggs produced]
the hen, lare^1-^ from wastes,
than offset amT reduction in
price offered for live poultry.
An energetic egg-saving cami
to prevent early slaughter .of
hen that ‘lays the golden egi
now being conducted throughoU
Southern states. North of thf
river, farmers have long apprj
the advantage of getting the^
crop of eggs and marketii
hens after the laying season or in
the fall. They believe that adoption
of this plan by Southern chicken
raisers will be profitable and will
materially add to the food supply
of the nation.
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SIGN TOMATO CONTRACTS.
Farmers Also Make Deal With Can-
ners for Green Pea Crop.
Milford, Del. — Nothwithstanding-
the high nrices paid for tomatoes:
last year and the lawsuits that en-
sued over contracting farmers who*
rains and as the rainy season should I sold their crop on the open market
soon be at its height an adequate instead of living up to their con-
moisture supply for truck crops is tracts, farmers are again sjI
more likely from now on. Frost dam- contracts with the canning hoi
Thirty cents a basket is being ofj
age has not been very severe this
season. The absence of heavy snow
in the mountains is believed to have
tempered the season, yet light frosts
are quite common at the present
time. The most serious frost damage
has been done to the early pea crop
in Imperial Valley, the blossoms and
nods being frosted just as shipments
were about to start. Peas are now
getting out of Carlsbad, San Diego
county, and Imperial Valley peas are
recovering rapidly being in full
bloom. Frost damage to Imperial
Valley lettuce has been slight but
other factors are cutting down the
prospects for the heavy shipments
which were originally expected.
Aside from cold weather in the east
which is causing heavy losses on
shipments, embargoes which are lim-
iting shipments, and other difficulties
getting the lettuce on the east-
ern markets, the movement will also
be cut short by a partial failure of
the crop which is not wholly under-
stood. Cutworms, disease, alkali and
the frost have all contributed to the
damage, but authorities disagree on
the amount of injury done by each
of these factors. A general fading
and a limited yellowing of the fields
is the most conspicuous sympton of
the trouble. Small spots show a
stunted growth and scattering heads
are turning brown either around the
McAllen,
Texas
CALIFORNIA IS IN A BAD WAY
Drouth, Insects and Alkali Have Bad
Effect on the Truck
Crops.
The condition of truck for this
wek and for the week ending Feb
ruary 2, respectively, is reported as
follows:
Southern Section: Cababge, 72%
February 2, not available; canta-
loupes, 93%, February 2, not availa-
ble; carrots, 88%, 88%; cauliflower
71%, 75%; celery, 75%, 77%; cu-
cumbers, 95%, February 2, not avail-
able; lettuce, 62%, 81%; onions
88%, 88%; peas, 65%, 70%-; straw
berries, 88%, February 2, not availa-
ble; tomatoes, 75%, 81%; turnips
81%, 83%.
Mature lettuce in the Los Angeles
district has been damaged by cold
weather, but the young plants are in
good growing condition. Heavier
shipments from this district will fol-
low the Imperial Valley season.
Fields inspected in the Imperial Val-
ley show that the outer leaves on
mature heads are generally yellow.
Shipments reached the highest mark
during the week with 26 cars in one
are turning uruwu euuci -------
edges of the leaves or from the cen- I mons today.
fered with fertilizer and seed
vided by the canners.
Only about one-half the origini
number ■'mil sign contracts, howeyi
as high prices are again expected
Five hundred acres of peas have1
been contracted around Milfoil, $3 a
bushel being charged for seed, and
the canners agreeing to pay three
cents a pound for the green peas at
the factory.
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Would Fix Wheat Price at $2.75.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 13.—A bill
to fix the price of wheat for the
1918 crop at not less than $2.75 a
bushel instead of $2, as now pro-
vided, was introduced today by Sen-
ator McCumber, republican, of North
Dakota, and referred to the agricul-
ture committee. Senator Gore, demo-
crat of Oklahoma, also introduced
an amendment increasing the gov-
ernment -uaranteed price to $2.50
a bushel.
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Wheat Stock in England Increased
London, Feb. 13.—Total stocks of
wheat in Great Britain at the end
of December last exceeded those at
the end of December, 1916, by about
8,400,000 bushels of 60 pounds, An*'
drew Bonar Law, chancellor of the- _
exchequer, told the house of com- : I
&iSte4
so
Seeds Are Scarce!
A full stock of all varfe-
Bean OCCQ ties for immediate ship-
ment, including Burpee’s Stringless, Giant
Stringless, Black Valentine and Wax-podded,
sorts. All new crop seeds.
£• J rAV.n All varieties—more than
O66Q vOrU 20—particularly adapted to
Southwest Texas, including the Davis
Prolific that has produced such heavy yields.
Cotton Seed
Express, Bank Account and Big Boll vane*
ties, selected from expert growers.
jr* . C..J Pure strains of Water-
U&rden OcCQ melon, Cucumbers,
Farm Seed cSSTiS™’cSS m«S
Maize, Syrup Sorghums, the
Beans, etc., every good field crop for the
Southwest, and all recleaned land.
1 M With the critical
OrdClT liSilfiy scarcity of seeds you
should decide early about your planting and
let me have your orders. Transportation is
slow and congested.
Free Catalogue
-th much helpful planting advice a^
CHRIS. REUTER
•‘South’s Foremost Seedsmw^
New Orleans, La.
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