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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1924

Page

2

Fertilizer trials charm Oklahoma cotton patch leaders

Editors note Byron Norrell and H. H. Moss report fertilizer trials near Ada with Chilean fertilizer interest and A. and M. college involvement. Field conditions vary with rain, fertilized rows outperforming unfertilized, and observers noting promising yields in Oakman and grav el road plots.

W. S. Purington H. H. Moss Ada Henry Murphy A. & M. College J. B.hill Hill Purington Oklahoma R. W. Simpson Norris Agent Hill Siona Palmer Oakman

Watermelons Arrive at a Steady Pace

Watermelons are coming in now at a steady pace with plentiful supply and a sense of happiness for shoppers. Those hard to please may struggle as fruit availability remains high and markets stay bright.

Harvest Era Pickles and Relishes From Kansas Bulletin

A farm kitchen menu of pickled vegetables and relishes baked from a Kansas Bulletin article outlines recipes for corn and bean mixtures, onions, cucumbers, beets, watermelon rind, and tomatoes with vinegar, sugar, and spices. It also argues fall calving improves dairy returns due to price and production timing.

Kansas Bulletin

Fruit Juice Making Tips From Martha McPheeters

Fruit juices offer a tasty way to use abundance in hot weather. Use ripe fruit and wash carefully then crush and heat to extract juice. Currant juice is being produced in Blaine, Custer, and Woodward counties for the market.

Martha McPheetders Blaine Caster Woodward

Fortune Knocks for Negro Man in Corset Heist

George Washington Jones, a trash collector, nearly missed a $20,825 fortune when a corset Mrs. May J. Fiske wore concealed three leather pouches of cash. Detectives later recovered the money from the corset, including multiple $1,000 bills and smaller notes.

Washington George Washington Jones May J. Fiske Jones

Oklahoma Cotton Crop May Surpass One Million Bales

Oklahoma's cotton crop may reach 1,122,040 bales this year per C. D. Carter of the state department of agriculture. If wetter conditions persist, production could exceed that figure. The crop’s condition was 76 percent of normal on July 25, up 5 percent from June. Corn is 81 percent of normal with a forecast yield of 74,313,000 bushels, double last year's output.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma C. D. Carter State Department of Agriculture Carter

New Rules for Cotton Demanded by Federal Commission

The Federal Trade Commission urged southern delivery on New York contracts, three grade limits, smaller delivery size of 100 bales, and abolition of puts and calls via prohibitive tax. It favored restricted southern delivery points, strict port supervision, and warehouses under the federal act. It also proposed uniform spot quotations and recommended ending the New York futures market.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Senate New York Commission Atlantic Gulf New Orleans

Japanese to Electrify Tokyo Kobe Line with Private Power

The Japanese government plans to electrify the entire Tokyo Kobei pipeline. Power will be sourced from private companies as part of broader railway electrification efforts.

Tokyo-Kobe

State Fair Oklahoma Institution

The Oklahoma State Fair is a statewide institution though held in Oklahoma City each September. Exhibits arrive from all seventy seven counties including panhandle farms and eastern districts. livestock from western ranches. minerals and oils from mining regions. fruits from central and eastern counties. Women present cooking sewing and canning exhibits as fair time nears.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Panhandle McCurtain Ottawa Harmon Eve Jnity Fair

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Byron Norrell Orto Pontoto R. W. Wood Voce Latta High School Stillwater Okla Oklahoma A. and M. College Frank Davis McAlester D. McWherton Blair R. B. Thompson College Poultry Department Thompson T. A. "Ayton Kingfisher Fortuna Poultry Farm Boerne Texas Comenistmn Wea Pst State Fair Oklahoma Institution Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta All Good Denison Dallas-Waco Corsicana Dallas Fort Worth and Terrell Tising Ada Evening News
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