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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
1
The column stresses three steps in hatching eggs from breeding to incubation. It warns against blaming incubators alone for poor hatches and emphasizes disease-free, healthy stock, prime eggs, and immediate set after laying. Temperature, storage time, and daily egg collection in extreme weather are key to vitality and successful hatching.
Judge A G Winn says the column stays at general farming talk and advises readers seeking specifics to apply to him or Dr R F King. The remark emphasizes that detailed business information is available only through those two sources.
An experienced orchardist suggests a method to prevent borers by digging soil from the tree’s base to a shallow depth and filling the hollow with chicken manure, a technique claimed to deter pests and protect fruit trees.
Farmers urge timely spraying of fruit trees to salvage harvest after late freezes. Careful attention to tree care is emphasized to improve chances of a better crop this year.
The Holdenville Tribune reports the town enjoyed its recent poultry show and will pursue hosting the state show in two years. Supporters cheer the plan and aim to attract wider attention for Holdenville.
Buyer shares experience on starting rabbit farming. The New Zealand Red doe produced a litter of five which grew rapidly. A five week old fry weighed over a pound dressed and was described as good eating. The writer expresses satisfaction with rabbits as a quick, low effort meat source.
C H Hubbard, Wagoner county farm demonstration agent, notes Murl Stoner preserved forty dozen eggs in waterglass during summer. With eggs selling at 10 cents, the method yielded evident profits and follows expert guidance from Oklahoma A and M College.
Farm Life advises on feeding with warm wheat and skim milk, clean litter, and keeping fowls industrious as a health measure. Emphasizes breed importance, selecting eggs from two year old hens, maintaining standards, and ensuring grit and oyster shell when birds are confined.
At a Friday chamber meeting the group discussed closer cooperation with county producers and the plan likely to yield concrete steps soon. A member noted buying county creamery butter keeps money local, illustrating support for local farmers and broader marketing improvements.
Arlington Texas expert Walter Burton superintendent of the poultry department at the Fort Worth Southwest Exposition and Fatstock Show shares starter advice for aspiring poultry raisers. He emphasizes choosing a profitable line selecting a breed and locating well drained soil with green cover and rapid growth.
Oklahoma crop notes urge farmers to cut cotton acreage and shift to feed crops and home gardens. Emphasis on producing milk, butter, pork, eggs, poultry, and vegetables to reduce dependence on cotton. Warns of low prices from large cotton carry and boll weevil risk. advocates regional adjustments and self-sufficiency on every farm.
Stonewall News editor Gaines states no hard feelings with Forde Harrison of the Allen Democrat over the anti beauty contest. Harrison claims the match is a draw as far as he can see.
The Chicago based American Farming paper campaigns for a smaller corn acreage next year. A closing line proclaims resolutions to plant less corn, arguing smaller plots yield better results as cotton growers in the South testify.
The speaker notes farmers intend to focus on raising food crops despite a boll weevil year. He shares personal success from two years ago, claiming ample food without great effort and improved living conditions.
The Memphis based Southern Cotton Acreage Committee cautions against expanding next year’s cotton acreage. It cites a last year carryover near 9,000,000 bales and a crop over 8,000,000 with 12,000,000 consumption, predicting a carryover of over 5,000,000 and a new crop above 10,000,000 could push prices down next fall. In Pontotoc county J F Robinson near Ada sees little alarm for increased acreage.
Mrs Norrell reports alfalfa hay soaked in water as a satisfactory green feed substitute for chickens in winter. Some poultry raisers favor sprouted oats for the same purpose. Pontotoc county farmers face a dry season hindering early deep breaking to form a good seed bed and moisture for crops.
A sequence of pasture crops can raise hogs economically, starting with oats or rye then Dwarf Essex rape, peas, soybeans, cowpeas, velvet beans, peanuts, sorghum, or Sudan. Rotate crops on small fields to reduce expenses. Arkansas station once produced pork at 3 cents a pound, though labor costs have risen since.
Sheriffs office reported two Roff basins were robbed Tuesday night. The Thomas Mercantile Co. safe was left open with about 56 dollars missing. A second store also robbed with a small amount of goods taken. details were scarce and unconfirmed.
The six-foot-five football captain Paul Goebel boasts he has never been kissed, a claim that stands as a humorous aside amid team chatter about his leadership and future prospects.
An informational release outlines who must file income tax returns by March 15 1922 and how. it explains rates from four to eight percent and surtaxes up to 65 percent on higher net incomes. It notes exemptions for 1921 and how married couples and dependents qualify, urging readers to keep the article for reference when filing.
Plans announced for the first quadrangle track and field meet at Ada Oklahoma with Shawnee Baptist University Oklahoma City College Grant Teachers College and Ada Teachers College competing April 28 under Oklahoma Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rules. Ribbons awarded to winners and gate receipts help cover expenses. Notable state title performances listed across events.
Ardmore January 25 Judge Oldfield sustains motion to quash the jury panel purge the jury box in district court. Judge Champion dismisses the present sitting believing the earlier panel may be void. A jury had been drawn for the murder case of deputy sheriff Pat Whitfield when the session was recalled.
Ardmore, Jan. 25. Judge O D Oldfield will hear two additional graft counts against suspended sheriff Buck Garrett. The amended petition is on file. officials will not enter the counts until the judge rules.
Cotton ginned in Oklahoma through January 16 totaled 476 700 with Pontotoc County reporting 3 620 compared with 31 536 a year earlier. Beckham Greer Harmon Jackson Jefferson Kiowa and Tillman counties showed increases. Born early this morning to Mr and Mrs Jim Faust of 715 East 13th Street a son.
Mrs. Fred Cox, formerly head nurse at Faust hospital, accepts a position as head nurse at Emergency Hospital in Mexia Texas and will leave for the post in a few days.
Emmett Roach of 319 West Twelfth street is reported confined to his room due to an injury sustained while hunting recently.
A Pittsburg dairy firm plans to have glass lined tank cars built for milk transportation, claiming the design will improve sanitation and reduce spoilage versus current can milk handling.
Dr. Breco spent about two hours with pupils Tuesday as vaccination orders prevail. Several locals made visits to Ada and Lovelady, Grady Allen nears a $200 A and M Stillwater scholarship for high club scores, and Violet Thomas improves. Mary Ellen Hatcher returns from Wetumka, Earl Weaver from Ada joins the Durbin household, and Paul Byrd returns to Fort Sill. The Truck Growers association received a car of potato baskets Saturday.
Health officers report only two smallpox cases in Ada with strict quarantine. The News aims to cover the situation fully and accurately, dispelling rumors circulating in the county.
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