Calcium arsenate method boosts cotton yields for weevil control
A Georgia farmer describes applying calcium arsenate mixed with syrup by mop to cotton to combat boll weevil. He reports yields rising from about 300 pounds to over a bale per acre with three applications, noting costs around 35 dollars for the crop and contrasts with neighbors failing to beat the pest. The report adds notes on pecan tree planting and high pecan prices cited from the Dallas News.
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Acre
W. E. Herbert
Commerce
Pecans and Their Potential in Oklahoma Plans
An Ardmore newspaper column discusses pecan trees as a high value crop. It cites $200 yearly from one tree, mentions a 1920 pecan sale of $234, and notes 1919 production doubling 1920. Kimble County leads Texas in wool and mohair, yet 1919 pecans topped those crops. The writer urges planting pecans in Oklahoma this fall, claiming easy growth and low costs.
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Incs
Ardmoreile
San Saba
Texas
Dallas News
Kimble County
Oklahoma
Ardmorelle
Lawrenc e county Ohio farm water well tale in 50 years
Rural engineers at Ohio State College of Agriculture compare a Lawrence County farm well to a kitchen, noting the well sits 140 feet from the door and six feet below. The 65 year old mother has walked 5.71 miles daily hauling water for 50 years, averaging six trips a day with 30 pound buckets. They suggest a $28 iron pipe and kitchen pump could have ended the effort, while Oklahoma farms are urged to improve water access. Also included is a wax grafting recipe and process.
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Lawrence County
Ohio
Ohio State College If Agriculture
Oklahoma
Great Awakening and Postwar Letters in a British War Chronicle
An exuberant editorial mix surveys air travel in London installments, Madagascar sleepers, and a critic’s note on Lindbergh and poetry. It extols unity across race and region, praises national resilience, and urges funding for the Panama and Mississippi river projects to forge a safe, fruitful Great Valley for future generations.
South Will Rise Again Above Flood Disaster Message
Hon. John Sharp Williams, longtime U.S. senator and Mississippi Valley cotton planter, serves as Red Cross director. He pens an inspiring message to Red Cross workers and the American people amid flood disaster, urging resilience and aid.
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John Sharp ‘Williams
United States
Mississippi Valley
Red Cross
America
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Europe
Bert Acosta
Richard E. Byrd
George Neville
Bernt Balcher
Ohio Engineers
Oklahoma Farmer- Stockman
London
Madagascar
Howeve
Lindbergh
Germany
South
Yazoo Hills
Mississippi
Ozarks
Arkansas
Missouri
Mexican Gulf
Mississippi River
Phead
Panama Canal
Great Valley
Panama
Mr.s. M. Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Ada
Pontotoc County
MR. S. M. Shaw
Gwin & Mays
Ada Drug Merchants
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
S. M. Shaw
Shaw’s Department Store
The
Oklahoma Portland Cement Co
Ada, Oklahoma
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