Grasslanding Pays Big Dividends For Douglas Countian
J A Douglas near Allen in Douglas County swapped timber for grass with help from the Pontotoc County Soil Conservation District and the Soil Conservation Service. They mapped diversions and a conservation plan, receiving financial aid through ASC programs to convert brush to pasture, boosting cattle potential and farm profitability.
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Douglas Countian
J. A. Douglas
Allen
Douglas
Pontotoc County
Acreage Reserve payments expected in June in Pontotoc County
W W Gibson, chair of the Pontotoc County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee, says about half of the 1957 Acreage Reserve payments will be made in June. Payments will proceed on farms with only one allotment crop first as field checks and office work limit timeliness. Checks focus on acreage allotment compliance and crop type where applicable.
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Pontotoc County
W. W. Gibson
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Gibson
Oklahoma Today Publishes Semi Cent Souvenir Edition
Oklahoma Today releases a special souvenir issue twice as large with full color Indian art on the cover and a one time sale price of 50 cents. The edition covers the state’s semi centennial events through November and includes sections on History Land People Things of the spirit and Tomorrow plus detailed coverage of the Oklahoma Exposition and Tulsa Golden Jubilee.
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Oklahoma
Dave Loye
Colorful
Tulsa
Gilcrease Museum
Love
Oklahoma City
Quarter Horse Breeders Set Meeting Friday
County quarter horse breeders are invited to attend a meeting at 8 p m Friday June 14 in the Roundup barn to discuss forming a Pontotoc County Quarter Horse Breeders Association. Frank Jared Mrs June Godfrey and Orville Maxey led the county fair quarter horse department and note the demand for local shows under breed associations. Possibility of a special show here late in July has been suggested.
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Pontotoc
Frank Jared
June Godfrey
Orville Maxey
Jay
Nation Takes Conservation Job in County
Herbert Nation assumed a county conservationist post with the Soil Conservation Service this week in Ada, replacing transfered Byron T. Smith to Oklahoma City. Nation, from Oklahoma City, has served as conservationist since 1954 after 12 years in Rockwall. A 1935 Oklahoma A&M agronomy graduate, he and his wife and two daughters have settled in Ada as Okfuskee and Pontotoc counties shift toward grassland agriculture.
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Merbert Nation
Okemah
Byron Smith
Oklahoma City
Margaret Haywood
Nation
Herbert.Nation
Ada
The
Soil’ Conservation Service
Byron T. Smith
Okfuskee County
Pontotoc County
Gardens Wear Sad New Look Around Frisco
Frisco residents discussed garden woes on Monday with Mrs L Thompson noting the yellow hue across her beds. Rob bins and Miss Jim Marshall canned beans while Vera Minor peeled potatoes and others booked carrots. Mrs Mildred Johnson pulled onions and Mrs Emily Hisan reported bottom rot on tomatoes.
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L.thompson
W. R. Robbins
Jim Marshall
Vera Minor
Lee
West
Mildred
Johnson
Emily Hisan
Limit Summer Grazing Says Range Expert
An Oklahoma A&M range management specialist says strict summer grazing limits are essential to restore drought damaged native grass stands in the state. Clarence Bunch notes weed growth is increasing in much of the native range and urges careful forage management as a key recovery step.
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Oklahoma A&m
Clarence Bunch
Mrs Musacchia Dies Services Held Wednesday
FITTSTOWN Services for Mrs Jean Musacchia 29 of Island City NY were held Wednesday afternoon at Criswell Funeral Chapel. daughter of Mr and Mrs S R Flinn of Fittstown. Burial in Rosedale cemetery. Bearers named Joe Howery Jack Uhlich Jack Howery Walt Graper J A Skeith Welton Stan.
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Fittstown
Jean. Musacchia
Island City
Criswell “Funeral Chapel
Musacchia
Joe Howery
Jack Uhlich
Jack Howery
Walt Graper
J. A. Skeith
Welton - Stan
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W. L. Knickmeyer
Ind Douglas
Spriggett
Oklahoma Today
State Magazine
Lecet Group
Breeders’ Association
Jake
Holshed
Bunch
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