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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
3
Editor notes obstacles in tomato growth in the state, urging staking and pruning to one or two stems, tieing carefully to stakes, and removing extra branches to promote earlier, larger fruit and easier harvests while avoiding hot SW winds. Also warns to remove roosters to prevent infertile eggs and save losses in breeding flocks.
Miss Zella agent reports roosters allow breeding with hens causing annual losses estimated at 15 million dollars as fertile eggs spoil more quickly in heat. A U S government test in Kansas found 43 percent of fertile eggs spoiled versus 14 to 16 percent of infertile eggs by market transit and storage conditions.
Florida county agent H E Stevens urges disinfecting watermelon seed to prevent disease spread. Soak seed in corrosive sublimate 1 to 1000 for five minutes, then rinse thoroughly. Plant within hours. keep poison away from children and animals. The method aims to curb anthracnose and other seed borne diseases across the state.
Stillwater reports a state rural outreach plan with the state board of agriculture and Oklahoma A and M College partnering with Santa Fe railway to run a free October agricultural train. Purebred livestock and college exhibits will travel, with lectures at each stop to promote scientific farming methods and better livestock breeds. A June Oklahoma Crop Notes item notes the Southwestern Wheat Improvement association approving publicity to inform the public.
A plan to protect and raise wheat quality in the Southwest outlines actions to prevent deterioration seen in other regions. It calls for sampling and pricing data across grades, expansion of seed wheat inspection with grower associations, specialized seed and grading trains, and short courses linking grades to market values. A Santa Fe Agricultural Train will cover dairying and hog raising with college lectures en route.
Chicago in June notes normal movement of eggs in producing regions with deteriorating quality due to weather. Guidance from USDA suggests removing roosters, clean nests, no washing, twice daily gathering, storing in a cool dry place away from flies, and marketing eggs at least twice weekly. Broilers and hens rise in movement with strong demand, butter production expected to peak, and favorable market prospects as the new crop enlarges supply.
Thos E Peyton from Oklahoma Farmer shares a cowpeas cowpeas and kafir planting plan. Cocowpeas sowing with kafir at the same time leverages warm weather and moisture, helping quick emergence and a good stand. May and June are crucial for moisture and growth timing.
The article describes a farming method using a modified lister to plant cowpeas with kafir, and soybeans with corn, detailing hopper adaptations, furrow digging, and ridge creation to protect small kafir and soybeans from rain and pests. It notes cowpeas thrive in wet months, soybeans grow in cooler weather, and rabbits can devastate young soybeans in some regions.
Garrett Beller of Center area died Friday night at his home three miles west of Center. He leaves a widow and eight children. Funeral services were held Sunday at Center cemetery. M J Teeter died at his home on East Sirth street early this morning. He leaves a widow and two children. Burial will be at Rosedale cemetery this afternoon at five.
Winfield Scott Felter died in a St Louis hospital on Wednesday May 31. He lived in Francis and the body was returned there for burial with funeral services at Cedar Grove cemetery on Saturday. Born February 29 1880 in Kane Illinois he leaves a widow a son Harry Scott his mother Mrs M W Felter and three sisters Mrs Jacob Orr Auburn Illinois Mrs W W Wyatt Baxter Springs and Mrs I F Hogg Dennison Texas a brother Illiam Felter Des Moines Iowa Rev H H Schovil conducted the services.
M B Lewis a long respected Ada resident died in Oklahoma City shortly after 1 am today. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4 30 pm at the family residence 119 West Sixth street with Rev H M Wood of the Christian church officiating. Interment will follow at Rosedale. He was over 68, survived by Mrs Lewis four daughters and one son. Daughters live in Mangum Waukena and Rivera California. son O S Lewis resides in Henryetta. He had lived in Ada 22 years after moving from Arkansas and recently underwent an operation.
Belfast June 3 British forces in Northern Ireland receive 12 officers and 97 men of the Royal Air Force along with 12 fighting planes and a howitzer battery. Troop ships bring English and Scottish regiments into harbor. authorities seize autos and boats as plans to recapture the Belteek salient surfaced. Next week expected heavy arrivals in Belfast harbor, led by the flotilla leader Wallace and a destroyer.
Washington June 6 Senate conferees on the army bill have the backing of President Harding in the contest with the house. He urges retention of the Senate plan for officers and enlisted personnel as opposed to the smaller number fixed by the house.
A large Tulsa crowd gathered at the courthouse to form the Visible Voters League, signing 68 members to oppose the Ku Klux Klan and its control over elections and schools. Judge Bolen urged open action and organized opposition, with a next meeting set for Thursday. The list includes J. Malloy, J. Flowers, H. J. Conley, and many others. Also reports the Tulsa Eagle Scout troop disbandment after six years, due to Scoutmaster John Schleppey resigning.
Judge A F Vandeventer addressed East Central college students and local professionals, asserting the Bible as divine revelation and refuting evolution. He claimed man and earth had beginnings and that scientific findings align with biblical accounts, suggesting life eternal may come through chemical processes. The crowded, lively talk featured humor and strong reactions from listeners.
Attorney General William J. Morgan was the party’s first ballot governor nominee with backing from the nonpartisan league. Dr. W. A. Griffith of Terrell College Kenosha was chosen unanimously to oppose Senator La Follette. A full state ticket was listed, and a harsh anti radical platform endorsed U S war aims. The convention planned a spirited fight against the La Follette faction in the September primary.
The Pontotoc County Sunday School convention met in Allen on Thursday with addresses on Sunday school work by Mrs Nichols and Mr Peters. Delegates from First Baptist Ada included Mr and Mrs Ridling, Mrs Crowder, Mrs Westbrook, Mrs McKeown, Mr and Mrs Robert Kerr, and Miss Kate McKeown. The Allen hosts were praised for a royal reception and the event deemed a complete success.
A United States destroyer mine layer designated Israel No 98 is recorded with a speed of twenty one and a half miles per hour.
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