First Day of Good Roads Drive Successful in Ada
The Good Roads Motor Club campaign in Pontoto county began with Ada reporting at least 360 members on opening day. Campaign leaders praise Ada residents readiness to join, urge windshield boosters, and plan March 24 events with R A Singletary from Oklahoma City to organize the county wide effort.
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Good Roads Motor Club
Pontoto County
Ada
H. B. Roach
Roach
N. B. Stall
Mr. Stall
R. A. Singletary
Oklahoma City
Southwest
L. A. Braig
Ada Title and Trust Company
Grant Erwin
Buick
Jess Emery
Sterling Motor Company
Jim Coleman
Ada Motor Company
B. H. Crandall
Crandall
Oswald” Emmanuel
Nose heavy Jenny helps pilots fly safer planes
Army test of the lightened Jenny airplane ends a long reliability problem. By turning the tail section upside down and applying a radical fix, two privates and a lieutenant helped correct the nose heaviness that had grounded nearly 500 aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Fair
Army
Dayton Field
Kansas Crop Improvement association expands wheat and corn variety inspection
Kansans debate new varieties at Manhattan meeting. Harvest Queen Falcaster and Turkey Kharkof wheat join Clark's Blackhull for inspection along with Kansas Fulghum Oats. A plan for corn inspection is formed by B S Wilson John Brox and C C Cunningham. Root rot issues in corn are noted. U S Department of Agriculture cites Illinois losses. Over 200000 bushels of pure seed wheat sold in 1919 1920 valued above 500000 dollars.
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Association
Turkey
Clark
Kansas
B. S. Wilson
Manhattan
John Brox
Cutchinson
C. C. Cunningham
el Dora
Steps to save bird species amid grasshopper pest invasion
Government experts note birds eat many grasshoppers and urge farmers to form alliances with lark sparrows meadow larks Franklin gulls Arkansas kingbirds crows black birds and common kingbird. They advocate humane actions, including killing stray cats and repelling hunters, to bolster avian pest control.
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Washington
Arkansas
Old ewe sets world profit record for Saskatchewan farmers
In Prince Albert a be shown range ewe on a Better Farming train displayed by J G Robertson live stock commissioner. Over seven years the ewe produced twelve lambs and seventeen fleeces with total returns of 356 60 while maintenance cost reached 159 60 leaving profit of 195. The ewe was bred to purebred rams each year and holds a world record for profits.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Canadian National Railways
J. G. Robertson
Saskatchewan
Two Blades Grow And Return To The Farm Vision
The article urges readers to grow two blades of grass per person by cultivating gardens and plots. It argues urban migration harms farming, notes farms need machinery and skilled labor, and suggests urbanites can help by intensive gardening to boost food supply.
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Plan Direct Sales to Spinners
Oklahoma cotton farmers form the Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association to market cotton directly to spinners. Members with 300000 bales or more can pool supply and hire marketing experts to negotiate as large private firms. The plan aims to improve pricing this fall.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cotton Growers’ Association
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association Gains Statewide Momentum
Oklahoma cotton farmers across the state organize locals fast with weekly Friday meetings led by C L Stealey as secretary. The association advances toward becoming a selling agency for members cotton and has official USDA Bureau of Markets approval.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cotton Growers’ Association
C. L. Stealey
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Green Bugs Reported in Pontotoc County Fields
County Agent J B Hill reports two patches of the green bug pest found on Pontotoc farms near Fitzhust and Ada. He sent specimens to Oklahoma A and M College for analysis and warns the infestation could spread across Oklahoma into Kansas, urging reduced oat planting and reliance on natural parasites to curb the outbreak.
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J. B. Hill
Pontotoc County
al Thompson
Fitzhust
Ohoana Bachey
Horse Stoe Ranch
Ada
Hill
Aa. & M. College
Sillwater
C. E. Lantorn
Oklahoma A. & Meville
Ygreen Boxre
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Waters
Marietta
A. & M. College
Tanquary
Texas A. & M. College
Lambing Time Care for Ewes and Lambs in Pasture
A. K. Darlow of A and M College details lambing time management. He advises shelter for ewes, light pre lambing feed, single lambing pens, close monitoring for cold weather, careful nursing assistance, gradual grain increase after birth, and postnatal grouping to reduce problems.
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A. K. Darlow
A. and
M. College
Canadian apple-packing school opens in Grand Rapids B C
The Canadian government expands agricultural education by opening an apple packing school in Grand Rapids B C. Instructors will run the program to save thousands annually by reducing packing waste as experts note that some apple varieties now suffer damage when exported to England and other nations.
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Grand Rapids
B. C
Engeland
Wisconsin mother-skids logs in lumber camp duel roles
In Stanley Wisconsin Mrs John Ingles helps her husband skid logs on a contract wearing lumberjack clothing. She does regular lumber jack work with zest and ability and is mother of four children having done this work for almost five years.
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Associated Press
Stanley, Wis
John Ingles
Polley
Wis
Ingles
How They Did It: Oklahoma Farmers Share Money Making Tales
A double page symposium in the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman presents letters from farmers across counties detailing how wives and farm sidelines such as gardens, livestock, and dairy aided profit in 1920 and how they expect to sustain gains in 1921. Notable anecdotes include W. Cooper and wife turning $25 into $725, G. W. Denny with $1,376, and extensive crop yields and canned goods bolstering finances amid a dry year.
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Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman
G. W. Denny
Logan County
J. W. Leonard
Washita County
Delaware
Wart Remedies Fail to Cure Imported Potatoes
Washington reports that potato wart disease remains localized to Pennsylvania after a 1912 importation. Agricultural officials describe failed chemical and soil treatments and note ongoing research while seeking effective eradication methods.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
1920 Farm Wages Record Highest in U S History
The 1920 farm labor wage figures set a historical peak with the USDA noting average monthly wages of 46.89 with board and 64.95 without board. Daily harvest pay reached 3.60 with board and 4.36 without. Growth started in 1895 from 17.69 monthly and surged through wartime rises to the 1920 peak.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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J. F. Webb
Haskell County
James M. Edmonsdon
Ottawa County
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Jefferson County
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