Local Cattlemen Form Plan for Beef Improvement Association
Twenty one area cattlemen met at the Aldridge Hotel to study the formation of a beef cattle improvement association. The group aims to test bulls in feedlots and hold cooperative sales based on certified performance records, including gainability and weaning weights, with Dr Don E Williams as chairman of the organizing committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldridge Hotel
Clyde Reed
Otis Parker
W. M. Whitmire
Drought Hurts Trees and Shrubs in Ada Area
County Agent C. H. Hailey reports widespread tree and shrub damage from several years of dry weather. Lack of subsoil moisture is the likely cause for stressed plantings, peaked growth, and rising insect activity according to local observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Trick Broadrick
C. H. Hailey
Old-Time Jesse House Destroyed By Fire
The Walter Wells house in Jesse was destroyed by fire about 1 a m Wednesday. Stonewall firefighters fought the blaze which sent burning shingles across the road and threatened nearby buildings. The four room structure, expanded from a one room log cabin since statehood, belonged to Cole Underhill and was unoccupied at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Walter (Grady) Wells
Stonewall
School Lunch Workers Here Head for AGM
Pontotoc County school lunchroom workers and supervisors join more than 700 attendees for the annual five day workshop at Oklahoma A&M College July 22 to 26. Guests include state and federal nutrition officials from Arizona Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma City experts discuss recipes nutrition purchasing equipment and commodities outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma A&m College
State Board of Education
A&m
Grace Smith
State Department of Public Instruction
Phoenix
Ariz
Rebecca Ragan
Nacogdoches
Tex
Texas Education Agency
Gladys McCartney
Baton Rouge
Thurston A. Blakely
USDA
Frank Easley
Emergency Relief Board
Oklahoma City
Falls claim lives of hundreds in 1954 farming and home work
In 1954 seven hundred farm residents died in falls during work and one thousand three hundred people perished in falls in and around the home, highlighting dangerous conditions in agriculture and domestic settings.
Thai Students Review County Health Setup Focus on Water
Pheem Rachananand and Ampai Vanich Charoentham, Thai civil engineers, visited Pontotoc County to study local sanitation and water projects. They observe US rural water practices, inspect a field drilling rig, and plan to aid Thailand with wells, pumps, and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ampai
Pheem
Sanitarian John Gilmore
Thailand
Pheem Rachananand
Ampai Vanichcharoentham
Oklahoma
Am-pye
Pontotoc County
United States
Mills Garrison
John Gilmore
U. S
Government of
Pontotoc County Tops Guernsey Judging at Mungle Farm
Pontotoc County won the annual Guernsey Field Day at the Mungle dairy near Atoka, with Latta FFA and Pontotoc 4H taking top honors in their divisions. Kenneth Martin and Mike Lucas posted the highest individual scores, as Martin rang up 240 of 250. The Pontotoc County team totaled 535 points, 12 counties competed, and the event marked its sixth year at the Mungle farm growing from four to 17 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Mungle
Atoka
Kenneth Martin
Fitzhugh
Mike Lucas
Gary Wright
Butch Sutton
Jerry Dyer
Trent Briggs
Pickett
Latta School
FFA
Pontotoc
Latta Ffa
van Newton
Jerry Beller
Jerry Meyer
Wynnewood
Mungle Farm
Latta Ffa Daily
Guernsey
Vanoss FFA Wins County Soil Conservation Contest
The Vanoss FFA chapter won the county soil conservation contest sponsored by Bankers Service Life Insurance with cooperation from the Oklahoma Association of Soil Conservation Districts. Latta finished second and Rofs third. Vanoss advances to Area 6 among eight districts for a state championship bid. Judges were Neal Stidham Oscar Parker and J W Zimmerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss
FFA
Bankers Service Life Insurance Company
Oklahoma Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Latta
Rofs
Neal Stidham
Oscar Parker
J. W. Zimmerman
Not This Jimmie Jimmie Don Pedersen
Ada residents are told that Jimmie Don Pedersen is not the Jimmy Don Petersen arrested last week for breaking into the Ada Steam Laundry. The Pedersen family clarifies his identity to avoid mistaken charges among friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Don Pedersen
Chris Pedersen
Route 5
Ada
Jimmy Don Petersen
Jersey Meeting Set at Wes Brantley Farm Monday Night
A twilight meeting sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Club and Extension Service will be held at Wes Brantley farm west of Latta at 8 p.m. Monday July 23. County agent C H Hailey notes top Jersey men will speak and demonstrations will occur. The event is part of a five county state tour with talks by Stinnett Davis Norton Cavanaugh and Wesley Brantley hosting. All area Jersey breeders are invited plus farm youth attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Otis Parker
Morgan Wilson
Pontotoc Milling Company
American Jersey Cattle Club
The
Wesley Brantley
Latta
C. H. Hailey
L. H. Stinnett
Stillwater
Jimmy Davis
Charles Norton
Oklahoma A&m College
Jim Cavanaugh
Hailey
Wheat Farmers Vote Friday on Marketing Quotas
County wheat farmers may vote on continuing marketing quotas in 1957 at the ASC office from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eligible voters harvest over 15 acres of wheat. If approved, the national average support may be about $2 per bushel. if rejected, support would be 50 percent of parity about $1.21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Sherrer
ASC
Sherrer
Johnson Grass Nearing Danger Point in County
County agent Cy Hailey warns Johnson grass sudan and sorgum in the county now near danger. Drought or frost stalling growth followed by regrowth can raise prussic acid to fatal levels in cattle. Hailey urges cattlemen to be careful during regrowth and feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Cy Hailey
Sudan
Hailey
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Plan Beef Improvement Association
Don E. Williams
Erinarian
Carlton Corbin
Fittstown
Carl Bowling
Asher
Don Shaw
Sasakwa
H. Graham
Pauls Valley
Reed
AGM
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok
University of North Carolina
International Cooperation Administration
Washington, D. C
County
Latta Ffa Chapter
Latta Future Farm
FFA Chapter
Jersey
Wes Brantley Farm
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