Detail Planning Party Starts Work Tuesday on First Sandy Creek Site
A five to six man planning crew led by Clarence Pennington began detailed surveying for Sandy Creek Site No 3 dam on the W E Harvey ranch near Aca. The team will stake the dam center line, drawdown pipe, and emergency spillway to shape the final plan and specifications for construction.
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Sandy Creek
W. E. Harvey
Aca
Sandy
Robert 5. Kerr
Tom Steed
Conservation Engineers
Clarence Pennington
Wewoka
Fred Thompson
Chiton
Peavine Creek
Pauls Valley
Pennington
Thompson
Jimnave Thomas
Grady Neil
Monty Fraser
Jesse ‘Smith
Conservancy District
No. 8
Cishl
Warvey Ranch
Dinner and Eggs Easter Basket Sinner Event
A post sermon event titled Dinner and Eggs will follow the Easter morning service and an egg hunt in the afternoon. It invites families to enjoy a light meal and activities after the services.
Pies for the Lake Pie Supper in School Auditorium
Stonewall Sportsmen's Club sponsors a pie supper on Friday March 28 at 7 30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Proceeds benefit the lake fund.
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Stonewall Sportsmen's Club
Lake Fund
Francis Restores Safe Water From Frisco Wells
Francis residents regained clean water after a replacement pump was installed at the Frisco wells on Tuesday. Open city wells had given poor quality water and a prior attempt to use an abandoned oil well produced gas. County sanitarian tests deemed the old wells safe but not permanently reliable, causing a water outage that closed schools and prompted a town meeting to discuss a permanent fix.
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Francis
Bill Price
Oklahoma City
Palouse Hog Promises New Oklahoma Breeding Stock
Ray Stephens, an Oklahoma farmer, touts the Palouse hog a Washington state developed breed with 65 percent Landrace and 35 percent Chester White. Nine pig litter averaged 85 pounds at 8 weeks, noted for rapid gain and large litters. Demand is strong, with sales to Hawaii and prices of 75 dollars for sows and 65 for boars.
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Oklahoma
Ray Stephens
Aca
Deaser
Washington State
Landrave
Chester White
Livestock Registry Association
Palouse
Stephens
Washington State College
Hawaii
Stephens, Inc
Chester
Deadline Set For Payments On 1957 Wool
Deadline set for payments under the 1957 wool incentive program. Wool and unshorn lambs marketed after March 1958 will be eligible for payments this summer. Chairman Henry Little notes marketings after March 1958 qualify for the 1948 wool program running through March 1959. Applications for payment under the 1987 program must be filed by April 30, 1958 at ASC offices. Producers filing must attach sales documents substantiating any sales.
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Henry Little
Pondolee County Agricultral Stabil Sation and Conservation Committee
Equi Asc
Start with Seedlings to Get Pecan Orchard, Skinner Says
Oklahoma pecan growers push for more planting. John Skinner, longtime pecan grower and state association director, urges planting seeds directly. He notes seedlings grow faster than nursery trees and can outpace transplanted stock within four years. He advises dropping nuts in the ground now and letting nature do the rest.
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Skinner
Oklahoma
Aqueialina
John Skinner
Skinnes
Lef
State Association
Fittstown
Growing Crop Value Guide Issued By OSU Expert
Prof. FE A Twekee of Oklahoma State University issued a bulletin titled Determining the Value of Growing Crops. It explains that when land is needed for public works the crop may be compensated along with the land. It offers a method to estimate just compensation for crops at different growth stages and includes a usable table. Single copies are free from Gardiner Hall on campus.
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FE. A. Twekee
Agritval Economics
Oklahoma State Univer
Gardiner Hall
Oklahoma State
Abloso Banquet Set Marks Winter Basketball Season
Abloso clubs plan a booster banquet Monday at 7 30 p m at the D C Ranch House to cap a season opened by Abloso with wins over New Model teams. Seminole County champions were the Abloso girls by seven and the boys by no points.
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Auloso
Abioso
Abloso
New Model
Seminole County
Ahlaso
Parish Chapel Fighter Suffers Inglorious Defeat
A Parish Chapel report describes a brutal fight between two farm fowl. Farmers staged a cock fight with Mrs. Farmer’s Hampshire Red clashing against a rival rooster. the Red’s aggression overwhelmed the opponent. After the bout, the farmers reportedly felt embarrassed and avoided confrontation at home.
More Soil Bank Money on Way To County
Henry Little reports that farmers who wanted to join the 1938 Acreage Reserve will soon sign up at the county office as a 250 million dollar supplemental appropriation adds to the 750 million for the 1958 Soil Bank program. House and Senate approving the funds, with final action pending conference, and state and county committees preparing for immediate signup once authorized.
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County
ASC
Henry Little
The
Soil Bank
Senate
House of Representatives
House-Senate
Dairy Day Reports Feeding Research At OSU Program
Oklahoma State University will host the 22nd Dairy Day on April with a study of profitable grain feeding levels for milk cows. Twelve cows in the OSU herd are tested at three levels with hay and silage freely available, outside except for milking. R. T. Lovell leads the project, presenting findings alongside calf nutrition, breeding, and milk rancidity topics by Griffith, Musgrave, and Johnson.
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OSU
Oklahoma State University
R. T. Lovell
OSU Daly Department
Jack Griffith
Stanley Musgrave
Paul Johnson
Lloyd Stinnett
Oklahoma Extension Dairyman
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Conservation Service
Stillwater
Fort Worth
Frisco Wells
Skinhes
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