THE HOUSTON INFORMER.
and
THE TEXAS FREEMAN
Volume XIII Number 32
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A Weekly Newspaper for All the People
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Saturday, January 2, 1932
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Farm News and Hints by
C. H. Waller
State Leader of Negro Extension Workers
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FALLS COUNTY SHORT COURSE
Falls
County Negro extension workers, J. W. Smith and Mrs. Lessie G. Smith, had a most
successful and instructive short course. December 4, at the Marlin Baptist
Church, a most enthusiastic group of men and women met to spend a day of
intensive training.
J. H. Williams, Negro county agent from
McLennan County, gave demonstrations in treating trees for borers and lice.
Other demonstrations were given in scrapple making by Mrs. M. J. Campbell, Negro
county demonstration agent of Mexia; castration and diseases of live stock by
Dr. E. B. Evans, veterinarian at Prairie View College, and J. H. Williams,
county agent of Cameron. Poultry diseases were discussed by Mrs. J. O.
Conner, Negro demonstration agent of McLennan County, and Prof. H. S. Estelle,
district agent.
Mr. Purdue, in charge of the milk plant in
Marlin, in company with Mr. Snyder of the plant in Waco, gave instructions in
cheap milk production and invited the farmers to supply milk to the plant.
M. V. Bradshaw, president of the First
State Bank of Marlin, spoke to 300 people at night. His talk was based
upon economy and saving, purchasing land and becoming an asset to the county.
He advised us to buy land when it is cheap and said, "Now is the time."
Mr. Bradshaw is untiring in his help to Negro farmers and gives every
encouragement to every progressive movement started in the county.
H. S. Estelle, district agent, acted as
master of ceremony, introducing Mr. Bradshaw and C. H. Waller, who spoke on
"Live at Home, "Making a living for the family and livestock rather than making
money."
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Submitted, typed and
spelled as written by
Lena Stone Criswell