Editor's Own Column Reveals Farming Wins and Innovations
The column details P. H. Hyder's successful boll weevil control using a brush drag across cotton middles, estimating two bales from 20 acres and potential gains with a double team. It also notes two-year scholarships funded by legislation, and how a ditching project on J. L. Ross's farm reclaimed wet land after County Agent Hill provided level guidance.
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P. H. Hyder
Ada
Selse
J. L. Ross
Agent Hill
Request for Club Reports From Boys and Girls
The author urges young club members to send occasional progress reports on their current year projects. They mention bees pigs poultry canning and cooking and express desire to hear from both boys and girls about their work and experiences.
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Mr. Hill
Oklahoma counties to hold scholarships exam June 9 10
State wide examinations will award scholarships to the A and M College. Two students per county will be chosen based on the tests. Open to those with eighth grade diplomas. both boys and girls eligible. Winners must pursue home economics or agriculture and must farm for a period equal to that of the scholarship term.
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Stillwater
Oklas
Oklahoma
Attorney General’s Office
J.B. Eskridge
Lovelady Man Expands Chickens To Wholesale Scale
J L Ross of Lovelady raises chickens on a wholesale scale with a Danish helper named Petersen tending the stock. They report steady progress with about 500 chickens and 500 more eggs setting, signaling potential growth in the poultry operation.
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J. L. Ross
Lovelady
Denmark
Petersen
Decline in Oklahoma Crop Yields Despite Demonstrator Gains
Oklahoma crop yields over twenty-five years show a drop in average per acre. However farm demonstration agents and junior clubs boost2012 yields with higher outputs. Corn, wheat, oats, and cotton yields improved among demonstrators and club members in 1921 versus earlier periods.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Extension Division
Oklahoma A
M. College
yYield
Boll Weevil Problem Warns Oklahoma Cotton Farmers
Farmers urged to obtain Farmers' Bulletin 1262 from the Department of Agriculture for practical guidance on boll weevil control. The bulletin notes that poisoning may pay if weevil damage is serious, land can yield 1-2 bales per acre once injury is eliminated, and if farming organizations support the effort.
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Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Poison use and cultivation methods to curb boll weevil damage
The discussion covers when to apply calcium arsenate and dusting equipment, and stresses cost considerations per acre. It emphasizes thorough cultivation, late but careful shallow cultivation, and avoiding deep plowing near plants to protect fruit. It warns that improper late-season work can disaster the crop, while cultivating to keep squaring through the season remains key. Also notes using kerosene or crude oil to deter mites in chicken houses.
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Bulletin
Peanut acreage and grower plans in Pontotec county
Co. W. Zorn estimates 4000 to 5000 acres devoted to peanuts this year with planting possible until June 10. Last year yielded at least a thousand bushels countywide. About 12 threshers operate, mostly few in use last year. Largest allotments target Horse Shoe ranch 250 acres, A W McKeel near Roff 80 acres, Charley Moran near Roff 60, J F Robertson southeast of Ada 50.
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W. Zorn
Pontotec County
P. A. Norris
Mr. Zorn
A. W. McKeel
Roff
Charley Moran
J. F. Robertson
Hayes Place
Ada
Swat the Rooster Campaign Aims Fertile Eggs
Grady county stage a swat the rooster campaign to boost fertile egg production. Thousands of birds will be shipped to market or penned until fertile eggs are needed again.
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Grady County
Sulphur treatment advised for sorehead in chicks
The Florida University poultry specialist urges flour of sulphur in chick mash at two pounds per 100 pounds during May and for 100 days after. Begin with forehead appearance and feed medicated mash to all chicks, noting past sufferers may be immune. If sorehead appears apply carbolated gasoline to head warts. A Ada chicken raiser suspects mosquito bites as a cause and reports kerosene oil spraying reduced trouble.
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Agricultural Department
The
University of Florida
Ada
Neighbors report mites in chicks. others see little trouble
Some neighbors complain of mites among their chickens this spring while others report very little trouble from these pests. The remark notes regional variation in poultry welfare without detailing remedies or outcomes.
Farmers progress in Pon totoc County described
The speaker expresses optimism about farmers progress while acknowledging criticism and work still needed. He notes many farmers strive to improve conditions and provide better opportunities for their children, though obstacles slow progress. He predicts Pon totoc County will advance in coming years and praises farmers for readiness to learn despite impatience with uninformed advisers.
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Pontotoc County
Cultivation May Check Weevil in State Fields
Entomologist C S Sanborn reports on boll weevil conditions in Bryan county and surrounding areas. Weevils are numerous but likely to decline as cotton foliage grows. early poisoning shows little effect. Weather and soil mulch determine crop prospects. three calcium arsenate dust sprays advised by U S Bureau of Entomology in infested zones though not yet proven in Oklahoma.
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C. S. Sanborn
A. and
M. College
Dunlap
Durant
Bryan County
A. and M. College
Okemah
Red River
Texas
U. S. Bureau of Entomology
Bureau
Oklahoma
Earthquake shocks in Tennessee linked to boll weevils arrival
A Tennessee quake rumor circulates that seismic shocks were caused by boll weevils arriving in the state. Scientists dismiss the link, noting no earthquake pattern matches insect migration. Authorities urge caution and rely on geological data rather than urban legend.
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Tennessee
College Opens We W E W Team and Faculty List
A long roster lists students from Chickasha Wynnewood Ada Shawnee and more along with the regular college faculty headed by A Linscheid. Summer lectures include lawyers educators and university figures from Columbia Illinois and other centers with topics on vocational education and special needs schooling.
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Chickasha
Mae Rose Noble
Okemah
A. B. Herring
Wynnewood
Ada Freeland Hanna
Shawnee
H. P. Butcher
Allen
M. P. Hatchett
Tishomingo
K. W. Harris
Purcell
J. E. Garrett
Wewoka
A. L. Fentem
Ada
J. E. Hickman
Lottie Dowell
Tecumseh
G. 8. Dowell
Tecumse
J. O. Seger
Seminole
Oscar Carter
Emma McClure
State University
Kate Knight
Thos. W. Briggs
School of
Columbia Unisity
New York
David Snedden
Columbia University
Harry Clark
Nashville, Tenn
W. A. Brandenburg
Pittsburg
Teachers College
Thos. W. Butcher
Emporia
Kansas
E. D. Price
Enid
J. R. Kirk
Kirksville State Teachers College
H. B. Bruner
Okmulgee
John T. Hefley
Henryetta
John T. Butcher
Pauls Valley
H. Carrothers
Kan
Ben’ F. Harrison
Calvin
H. G. Faust
Pickle Plant Manager Ships Tomatoes to Iowa Pasture
J M Atkinson, known as the pickle factory man, reports shipping 75 000 tomato plants back to his old Iowa home. He had about 60 000 more but Iowa's favorable spring allowed earlier planting and no late freezes forced replanting. He notes 75 000 plants will cover 235 acres.
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J. M. Atkinson
Iowa
Mob Seeks Out Black Suspect After Fatal Burn in Waco
In Waco Texas on May 27 a Black man identified as Jess Thomas confronted Mrs Maggie Hays and was fatally injured and burned. Authorities say another Black man, Lank Johnson, remains jailed as officers probe links to the public safety incident at Cameron Park.
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Waco
Tex
Jess Thomas
Maggie Hays
Lank Johnson
William Cottrell
Marjorie Sheffield
Cameron Park
Thomas
Sam Harris
Stegall
Harris
Tirey
Hays
Harrell Bolton
Lee Jenkins
Johnston
Joss Thomas
Maggie Hayes
Hayes
Undertaking Establishment
Riot Tapers as Jail Crowd Melts Away at Dawn
At the jail the crowd dwindled this morning after earlier disturbances. Officers were repeatedly called to quell minor disorders during the incident. A local negro undertaker reported his hearse had been wrecked amid the unrest.
Dr Brydia Rapidly Improving After Operation
Dr Catherine Threlkeld Brydia of Faust Lewis and Brydia is reported to be making rapid progress after an operation for appendicitis. She is expected to resume regular work within a fortnight. If no complications occur she may leave the hospital in a week or ten days.
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Catherine Threlkeld Brydia
Faust
Lewis and Brydia
J. Brydia
Wichita Falls Railway Clears Branch Line Completion
Washington May 25 The Wichita Falls and Oklahoma railroad was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to complete a 13 mile branch from Byers Texas to Waurika Oklahoma at a cost of 450 733 The line will provide a desirable link for the Colorado and Southern system which controls the Wichita Falls and Oklahoma.
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Washington
Wichita Falls
Col Sneed Seeks Oklahoma Secretary of State Nomination
Col Ri A Sneed announces his candidacy for secretary of state on the Democratic ticket. A former supervisor at Platt National Park Sulphur and state pensions administrator he has long aided Oklahoma’s development since moving here in 1885 visiting Ada and staying with relatives Mr and Mrs Orville Sneed. The piece ends with a stray fragment about fashion and a flapper era caption.
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Col
Ri ‘A. Sneed
Col. Sneed
Platt Naional Park
Sulphur
Mississippi
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Lawton
Ada
Oklahoma City
Katy
City
Orville Sneed
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