Elbow rye proves best winter pasture on South Canadian River farm
Ben Theimer reports Elbow rye as the top small grain for winter pasture in his South Canadian River farm area near Ada. He notes Elbon rye survives colder ground and yields strong grazing benefits, with Elbow offering excellent pasture during severe winters and good grain yield when managed. Theimer, working with Nobel Foundation developers Dr Horace J Harper and Dr Roy Chessmore, explains crossbreeding aims and plans for seed distribution through the Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association. He pastures up to 500 acres with Elbow rye and oversees seeding, with irrigation wells described as tapping a prehistoric underground river capable of 1000 gallons per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ben Theimer
Theimer
Oregon
Horace J. Harper
Roy Chessmore
Nobel Foundation
Ray Dyer
Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association
Stillwater
Themer
ASC Accepts Wheat Allotment Applications in Pontotoc County
ASC chairman Guy Pegg announces the county ASC office is accepting wheat allotment applications for Pontotoc County farms. Farmers seeking a 1961 wheat allotment must file applications at the county office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Pegg
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Pontotoc County
History of Oakman Began In Indian Territory Days
In the early 1890s a group led by Marion Hunt Steve Kelley Shelton Matthews and Joe Sims gathered near a general store in Indian Territory four miles east and four north of present Ada Oklahoma. They admired tall oaks and one man said Look at those Man Oaks yonder.
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Oakman
Indian Territory
Marion Hunt
Steve Kelley
Shelton Matthews
Joe Sims
Ada
Officials Inspect Key Sandy Creek Watershed Sites
Final inspection of two important sites on the Sandy Creek Watershed Project began Thursday June 23 as Conservation District officials and SCS engineers met at the Ada construction office. The review covered Contract No 3 Sites 22 and 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Creek
Conservation District
SCS
Ada Construction
Community Church News and Local Visits Documented
Neighborly notes cover church events, weddings, and visits across families including Summers, Miller, Escue, Wallace, Garrett, Gray, Morris, and Owens. Reports mention weddings at Bray and Free Will Baptist Church, porch prayers, sermons, remodeling, and church lawn care with multiple family gatherings in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Garrett
Gertie Summers
Phillis Miller
Bertha Duncan
Cora Jean
Everett Escue
Roberta
Roger
Linda Sue
Roberta Escue
Gene Summers
Bray
Helen Jacquess
Carlene
Thelma Jean Garrett
Sondra
Martha Cox
George L. Love
Free Will Baptist Church
Highway 13
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By Eric Allen
Elbowrye
South Canadian
Wayne Chronister
Bill Shelton
Worstell
By Ila Pevehouse
Oklahoma
Knickmeyer
Allen
Knick
T. D. Wallace
Pam
Pat
Chicago, Ill
D. P. Wallace
Betty
W. S. Wallace
Phil
Cordell
Marchus Thomas
Sulphur
Tressa Crookham
L. C. Cloud
Don Ramsey
Arizona
Center Community Church
Ramsey's
Mrs. N. C. Garrett
Mrs. Effie Morris
Sondra Garrett
Mrs
Hansel Burk
Bro
David Carrick
Carl
Bertha Grove
Bobby
Eddie
Kenneth
Gardenia
California
Donnie
Carlof Shawnee
Grandpa
Grandma Groves
Sam McCracken
Pite Morris
Grandma Grove
Oren Gray
Russel and
Rickey Gray
Bobby Gray
Kentucky
Ruby Lane
Fred Gray
Vernon Gray
Mike
Joe Gray
Connerville
Linda
Carol Gray
Bro. Price
Lillie Riddle
Irene Wood
Joan
Effie Morris
L. C. Riddle
Garrett
Shawnee
Miss Latonya
Kathy Herion
Buck Owens
Coalgate
Nadine Owens
N. C. Garerett
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