C C Hay Tres It Both Ways Goes for Cages
C C Hay of Oakman operates a mid sized caged layer unit in Pontotoc County. He keeps 493 White Leghorn hens in cages and a 45 bird replacement floor flock. Monthly expenses run about 176 for 4000 pounds of feed 15 for lights and misc. He reports roughly 438.60 in monthly revenue with a 247.60 average profit, not counting labor or depreciation. He notes higher building costs for cages versus floor flocks and plans to compare ongoing costs as feed prices rise. The story continues on page 2 column 6.
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Hay
Oakman
Pontotoc County
Bay
G. Ray
Oakman- Poultryman
May
New Panel Drawn for Grand Jury in Pontotoc County
A second panel of 24 names was drawn after the first panel was dismissed on a technicality. The 48 jurors are instructed to report at 10 am on February 5 in Judge John Boyce McKeel's court to ensure sufficient available jurors for the grand jury.
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Pontotoc County
Grand Jury
John Boyce McKeel
Latta Students Open Modern Lighted School Building
Latta School fourth grade pupils begin classes in a new 42 by 122 foot building with four rooms and built in storage under windows. The design uses angled ceilings to reflect light for even illumination, concrete block walls with brick facing, aluminum sash windows, steel door frames, vinyl tile floors and acoustical tile ceilings. The project cost 43 057.90 and was funded by a bond issue approved last year by Latta patrons. Monroe Parker of Ada designed the facility and a new sewage disposal unit was included in the contract.
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Latta
Monroe Parker
Ada
LA New
Thompson House Burns In Friday Fire Near FITTSTOWN
Commissioner Rae Thompson laments the loss of his south of here fire damaged home. The Friday blaze about 2:30 p.m. destroyed a three bedroom frame and veneer house worth about 15000 with no insurance on contents. Ada and Stonewall fire units could not save the house. only a drawer with cattle papers was saved. Thompson was at the courthouse when the fire started. he quipped that he might have saved his Stetson if home.
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Fittstown
Stetson
Rae Thompson
Here
Thompson
Ada
Stonewall
Homse
Home Remodeling Contest With $10000 In Prizes
Farm Journal and the National Lumber Manufacturers Association sponsor a 1957 home improvement contest with 10000 dollars in prizes. Two divisions based on project cost, top prize 1500 in each division, 20 prizes of 100 each. Entries must be completed by October 31, 1957 and judged on purpose, originality, livability, and usefulness.
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Farm Journal
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Achievement Day Honors County 4 H Clubs
County 4 H clubs held a federation meeting in Ada with about 100 on hand for awards and officer elections. Michael Lucas headed the county federation with Patricia Tiftin vice president and Bette Davis secretary. Lucas shared highlights from the American Royal 4 H Conference and Davis noted points from the Oklahoma Club Congress.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Michael Lucas
Roff
Lucas
Patricia Tiftin
Vaness
Bette Davis
Hoff
Linda
Kay Mitchusson
Fitzhugh
Carolyn Coffey
Latta
Judy Enloe
Pickett
Oklahoma Club Congress
H. J. Huddleston
Oklahoma State Bank
State Bankers’ Association
Fishbait Fire Extinguisher Saves The Day
GAAR CORNER Frank James tried to start his pickup Sunday morning by warming oil with a fire under the pan. He slipped on ice and grabbed a bucket of fish bait instead of water, putting out the blaze before worse damage. He rued the loss of fish bait and questioned fishing in bad weather.
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GAAR
Frank James
James
Cotton Acreage Reserve Sign Up Under Way
W. W. Gibson, Pontotoc County Ag Stabilization chairman, announced the 1957 Cotton Acreage Reserve program operates on a first come basis. Total allocations amount to 1876 for the county with payments via negotiable certificates redeemable in cash. Eligible farms with cotton allotments may participate unless the allotment is a new 1957 farm, with a maximum of 10 acres or 30 percent of the allotment, whichever is larger.
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Soil Bank
W. W. Gibson
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Pontotoc County
Chairmas Gibson
New Cotton and Peanut Growers Should File Now
New growers for cotton or peanuts must file new grower applications with the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office by February 15. Eligibility requires farm income dependence, no other active farming in the county, and for peanuts two years of peanut growing experience in the last five years.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
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C. C. Hay
Nto
Tres
W. L. Knickmeyer
Latta School
Farm Journal and Lumber Association
Oklahoma Agricultural“ “Experiment Station
4-H
Wanda Clubs
Young
Frankye Sullivan
Wayne
Truitt
Jerald Barton
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