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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
2
Mrs Morgan urges timely fall garden planting after a wet season. She notes corn looks promising, cotton blooming, cane healthy, and warns of high winter living costs if gardens are neglected. Advocate stores for winter use.
Seed dealers in Ada report thriving commerce as rainfall supports late season feed crops. Farmers seek alternatives to corn and plan fall gardens to maximize yields.
J R Underhill explains a method to split a bee colony to increase numbers while minimizing swarming. By moving five frames of brood and five frames of foundation to a new hive, transferring the queen if needed, and leaving queen cells behind, the old hive swarms naturally and both colonies grow strong enough to produce surplus honey.
Oklahoma on July 16 reported 76 percent of normal cotton condition, with projected yield around 150 pounds per acre and total 1,532,000 bales. Severe heat and uneven rainfall across the state hurt growth. boll weevil damage is light. National crop condition stands at 70.4 percent with 13,588,000 bales expected. Ed Cotton of Maxwell expands fall feed crops. Farmers Week at Oklahoma A and M College highlights 4‑H activities and contests for boys and girls with travel and prize plans.
Kay County fall plowing produced an example yield increase of 25 bushels per acre in oats. County Agent Edward Martin cites the result in a report to Oklahoma A and M College extension division, noting IF A Heberling achieved the higher yield.
Martin reports 50 bushels per acre from a 22 acre field plowed last fall and 25 bushels per acre from a 40 acre plot plowed immediately before sowing oats. Both soils were identical and the same seed variety was used, showing plowing timing affects yield.
County Agent P. K. Norris reports in Oklahoma that lime and ammonia sulphate increase potato yields in three plots. Plot one with 100 pounds ammonia sulphate and two tons lime per acre produced 240 pounds per row, plot two with lime only yielded 135 pounds, and an unfertilized plot yielded 111 pounds.
In a Portland Park showdown H Neal and the speaker compare giant peaches. Neal brought a 10 inch circumference yellow peach weighing half a pound, matched by a similarly sized fruit found at home. The best Elberta on the other tree suffered limb breakage, limiting a potential top show.
County Agent L. J. Makin reports phosphate speeds corn ripening. In Buchannon farm trial the plot with phosphate reached roasting-ear stage while the unfertilized area lagged. Lime used under both plots performed well in heat, with deep, well cultivated land contributing to value.
The Oklahoma City cattle market shows a small, steady week with butcher stock dominating. Prices range from 7.00 to 7.50 for steers, 8.00 for good heifers, 4.50 to 5.00 for cows, and hogs at 13.40 top. stockers bring 10.00 to 11.50, with hog production expected to rise. A long passage follows on William Jennings Bryan's political career, nominations, and campaigns, detailing early Nebraska service, the cross of gold speech, and postwar activity.
The article urges Oklahoma stockmen to stock sheep as a drought-resistant hedge, noting improving receipts for sheep and steady prices though some centers show softer quotes. It details USDA data on regional production decreases outside the southwest and wheat belt, and argues for soil care and crop rotation to preserve moisture and reduce costs.
During a cold spell in Mexico a single company sold 459 electric heaters. The sale highlights strong demand for home heating as temperatures dropped.
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