National 4-H Week Mobilization Aims at 1944 Plans
Pontotoc county 4-H clubs prepare for National 4-H Club Mobilization Week March 4 to 12 with emphasis on soil conservation and service work. Poultry outlook unsettled but focus remains on food. hatching schedules for heavy breeds and Leghorns guide egg production. A homemade bulldozer project aids farm dirt work and bank shaping, planned for use on a row crop tractor. Entries for the Southeastern Oklahoma Junior Livestock Show include 56 steers 53 lambs and 211 barrows.
Six Month Quarantine for Dogs in England Attracts Noted Pets
London reports reveal Britain maintains a six month quarantine for imported dogs to prevent rabies. Hackbridge Kennels near London house 40 dogs now including Telek Rob Roy and Caacie Eisenhower's spaniel. The facility notes a rare social window for lovers like Telek and Caacie while war-era travelers keep celebrity dogs nearby.
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Tom Wolf
NEA
London
England
Eisenhower
Scottie, Telek
Jack Roberts
Rob Roy
Britain
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Hackbridge
Surrey
Mackbridge
Telek
Koko
W. Bedell’ Smith
Caacie
Harry Butcher
Cancie
Ngoy
General Eisenhower
Neville Henderson
Ike
Hackbridge Kennels
Kay Sutton
Attie
Gene Lung Noted as 4-H Mobilization Example in Nation
During National 4-H Mobilization Week March 4 to 12, Pontotoc County 4-H officials urge farm youth to boost membership and meet the goal of feeding a fighter in 44. Gene Lung of Stonewall 4-H has produced enough eggs and meat in early 1944 to feed one soldier for a year, and could supply food for ten more soldiers based on his flock and potato output.
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Gene
United States
Hugh F. Rouk
Pontoto
Gene Lung
Stonewall
Victory Garden Week Aims Record Planting Across Oklahoma
Gov. Robert S. Kerr proclaims Victory Garden Week as Oklahoma plans a larger program under USDA head Moore. The goal is 22,000,000 gardens and 10,000,000 tons of produce, with emphasis on beets greens cabbage corn tomatoes beans carrots and onions. Plan a planting and replanting schedule for midsummer and fall crops.
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Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Victory Garden
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Moore
Greater returns for amount in vested
A classified ad note explains that higher returns accompany larger vested investments. It outlines tiered rates and clarifies how funds accrue over time for repeat investors, emphasizing reliability and long term growth prospects.
Lab Equipment Arrives for Soil Acidity and Phosphate Tests
Equipment for acidity tests has arrived for soil analysis and a phosphate test kit is expected soon. The service will help farmers determine limestone and super phosphate application rates.
Not a Home Until It's Planted Says Nurserymen
A nursery slogan emphasizes planting a farm home with planning. It urges wind breaks when needed, proper spacing, timely planting, and selection of adapted varieties. Delays cost production as orchards take years to grow.
Homemade Bulldozer Jess Wahl Farmer of the Center
Jess Wahl, a farmer from the Center, builds a homemade bulldozer described as compact and capable for small plots. The improvised machine reflects rural ingenuity and practical needs in the farming community.
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Jess Wahl
Dormant spray timing for peach leaf curl and scale control
Guidance on applying dormant spray to fruit trees this month to curb peach leaf curl and San Jose scale. Do not spray peach and plum trees with open blossoms. Peach tree borers require warmer soil, so paradichlorobenzene treatment should wait until April when soil temps exceed 60 degrees.
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San Jose
Brome Grass Demonstration Near Pontotoc County
John V. Crabtree of the Wilson neighborhood plants 8 acres of Brome grass to diversify permanent pastures in Pontotoc county. The grass, proven successful in southern Kansas, withstands drought and offers a durable pasture option.
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Pontotoc County
John V. Crabtree
Wilson
Kansas
March Garden Tasks Across Vegetables and Perennials
March gardening focuses on completing early vegetable plantings such as potatoes peas onions lettuce radishes spinach mustard carrots and beets. It also covers planting Swiss chard asparagus rhubarb bedding sweet potatoes growing tomato plants and preplant weed control across unplanted plots with corn and bean planting in southern areas later this month.
Pasture Fertility Experiment Led by Z K McKay
Z K McKay of Stonewall conducts a pasture fertility trial with the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station and county agents. He shows phosphate lime and nitrogen on bermuda grass overseeded with lespedera in spring and winter legumes in fall. Acreage is cut three times yearly to simulate grazing.
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Z. K. McKay
Stonewall
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Germany Food Standards Seen Slipping This Year
Washington reports official quarters expect Germany's food standards to deteriorate sharply in 1944 due to loss of productive lands to the Soviet advance and reduced agricultural manpower. The review notes domestic production may fall below earlier war years though civilian intake remains near prewar levels at about 3500 calories per person daily while heavy workers stay above 3000 calories.
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Washington
Germany
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Winston Churchill
Sharp Increases In WEA Subsidy Rates For Dairy Output
The War Food Administration raised March and April subsidy rates for dairy production and pledged to recheck producer returns from milk used in cheese, evaporated milk, butter and skim milk powder. Milk rates vary 50 to 80 cents per hundred pounds with higher pay in the southeast and east. butterfat is 8 cents a pound. Rates will drop in May to August as pastures improve.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
WFA
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Experience Not Essential to Help With Harvesting
Washington dispatch notes non skilled farm work suits amateurs with no training. A Work Leader program under Extension Service offers guidance on introducing unskilled workers to tasks such as apple tree care. Nationwide need for 4,000,000 supplementary laborers grows with regions facing shortages from March through October in the West South and Midwest.
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Washington
U. S. Crops Corps
California
Louisiana
Florida
Deep South
Mid-West
Middle Eastern Seaboard
Montana
Georgia
Alabama
Extension Service
Failure To Have 1944 Car Tag Can Cost Extra Heavy
State law enforcement warns delinquent motorists that failure to display a 1944 license plate can lead to immediate seizure of the vehicle. Officers may hold the car until it is registered and all fees, penalties, and seizure costs are paid. County tag agents note some Pontotoc residents still lack licenses.
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A. H. Thornton
Pontotoc
Oklahoma Taxommission
Commission
Department of Public
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