Wheat Growers Gather as Price Lobby Expands
The Wheat Growers Association of America plans midwestern expansion to Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota to control wheat distribution and set prices based on cost plus profit. Current members in Texas Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska total about 190 000 with 220 505 growers in four states.
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Wichita
Kan
Wheat Growers Association of America
W. H. McGreevy
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
McGreevy
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
National Wheat Growers Association
A. Slaughter c
Manchester
Okla
Ing
Kansas Board of Agriculture Statistics
United States
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Rice Seeks Goats in Egypt After South American Trek
Dr Alexander Hamilton Rice explorer reports a perilous trek along the Rio Negro and the Orinoco in Brazil. He describes contact with cannibal Guadaribos tribe and a seven day pursuit by armed Indians as his party tried to reach safety.
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Philadelphia
South America
Alexander Hamilton Rice
Egypt
Geographical Society
Rice
Rio Negro
Amazon
Orinoco
Brazil
Guadaribos
Dr Rice
Winchester
Moonshiners Use Gasoline as Home Still Fuel
Moonshiners reportedly use gasoline to power illicit whisky stills as it produces less smoke and makes detection harder for authorities.
Final Arrangements for Pontotoc Poultry Show
The Pontotoc County branch of the State Poultry Federation has mailed premium lists for the eighth annual show set for Ada January 13–15, 1921. An auxiliary boys and girls judging contest for Pontotoc youths under 18 will judge five breeds Wyandottes Orpingtons Rhode Island Reds Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns with prizes from 500 to 1.50 dollars. The contest starts 10:00 a.m. January 15 and is open to any county resident within age limits, not requiring club membership.
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Pontotoc County
State Poultry Federation
Ada
Wyandottes
Orpingtons
Rhode Island Reds
Plymouth Rocks
Feeding the Family on Kafir
A historical assessment of kafir milo and feterita as feed crops in the Texas Panhandle. The piece contrasts counties: one emphasizes diversified livestock farming for home use and steady sales, the other grows crops to raise cash. It notes climate, irrigation, and market dynamics shaping rural adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
United States
New Mexico
California
Arizona
Milo
Ohio crop yields rise about twenty years ahead
Recent reports indicate Ohio crop yields have increased roughly 20 percent over twenty years. Improved farming methods are cited as producing results in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Prince of Wales Winning Prizes as Canadian Farmer
The Prince of Wales displays royal livestock in Alberta with horses, short horns from King George, Shropshire sheep from the Duke of Westminster, and hardy ponies from Devon moors. His Calgary sheep show features a ram winning the all round championship and selling for 225 dollars. Three Prince ranch animals sold for 563 dollars, King George nicknamed Sailor Prince, heir to the throne eyed as Farmer Prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince OF Wales
Royal Stud
King George’s
Duke of Westminster
Alberta
Calgary
England
King George
Sailor Prince
Prince
Edward, Prince
E. P
George Lare
Earl of Minto
When the Farmer Is Free From Debt and Masters
A passage envisions a future where farmers in the South own and manage their land, grow crops in independence, and sell cotton in their chosen market. It contrasts cash pay with debt mortgages and calls for economic freedom as the sign of a new era.
Dairying Has Great Future in This State
Oklahoma dairy officials say the southern and southeastern parts of the state offer the best grazing and climate for profitable dairying once tick quarantine restrictions are lifted. Carter county dairymen, with state dairy officials, are buying pure bred cattle in Wisconsin to start herds, signaling a statewide push to develop dairying in relief districts.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Whitehurst
Carter County
C. P. Unwin
Wisconsin
Mr. Unwin
State Department
Sweet Clover Prospects in Pontotoc County Farm Work
Robt. F. Wilborn of Ada Oklahoma shares a long experience growing sweet clover on a 40 percent spread, detailing seedbed methods, yields, and profits. He describes a two acre trial yielding 450 pounds of seed from one harvest plus hay, with 75 dollars profit, and notes expanding plantings in 1919 and 1920, honey production from clover blossoms, soil benefits, and increased corn yields in Illinois trials. He promotes clover as forage, soil builder, and seed crop with strong farm economics.
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Providence
Beth
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Board of Trade of Chicago
Chicago
U. S
Dominion of Canada
Soili
Experiment Station
Illinois
Santa Claus
Robt
F. Wilborn
Ada
Okla
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Seek Higher Prices
Oklahoma farmers face a price gap with the nation as of December with 10.5 cents per pound vs 14 cents nationwide. The Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association plans to grade, store, and market cotton through member warehouses and expert help to raise prices in 1922 and beyond.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
United States
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
Oklahoma Cotton Farmer
C. L. Stealey
Oklahoma Cotton Grower's Association
Empire Building
Oklahoma Cotton Growers’ Association
Texans Named for Harding Cabinet Roles
Two former Texans are reported as contenders for President Harding's cabinet. Charles Nagle of St Louis and Albert D Lasker of Chicago are identified as nominees. Nagle was born in Columbus Texas and Lasker in Galveston Texas.
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Harles Nagle
St. Louis
Albert D. Lasker
Chicago
M Harding
Mr. Nagle
Columbus
Texas
Mr. Lasker
Galveston
Cattle Turned On Okmulgee County Cotton
Okmulgee County faces a stalling cotton season with 40 to 50 percent abandoned. Cattle have been turned into fields as high picker wages and low market prices deter harvesting. Farmers say selling now yields about 25 cents per hundred, with no warehouses to store the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Okmulgee
D. P. Trent
Trent
Major George W. Littlefield Dies in Austin
Major George W. Littlefield, pioneer Texan and longtime University of Texas regent, died in Austin on November 9. He was renowned for his educational philanthropy including the Wren Library gift and other sums to the university.
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Geo. W. Littlefield
Austin
Major Littlefield
Texas
University of Texas
Wren
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By John Fields
Florida
Maine
Shropshire
Ram
Sweet Clover
Robert F. Wilborn
Ada, Okla
Makoma
Okmulgee County
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