Fall Pastures Gain Attention Amid Drouth Effects in Pontotoc
Drouth trends in 1934 and 1936 spur Pontotoc County farmers toward fall pastures and self reliance. E Slingerland notes increased wheat planting boosts pasture for winter use while emergency feed and seed loans of about 1255 dollars aid 13 farmers. Loans for seed wheat barley rye total about 400 dollars, with livestock and equipment loans likely in December. The resettlement office processes drought aid, having 1263 applications turned to WPA, and cooperative purchases aim to raise work stock and nurses.
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E. Slingerland
Pontotoc County
Rural Rehabilitation Division
Federal Resettlement Administration
Federal Building
Slingerland
Farm Credit Administration
Resettlement Office
Resettlement Division
Drouth
Works Progress Administration
Women Quilt and Secure Funds In Club Work
The Homer farm women’s club meets each Thursday to quilt and raise income. Last Thursday 10 members and six visitors attended with two quilts in progress. The group has completed over five quilts and sold them, funding kitchen and clubroom needs with curtains, stoves, and cooking utensils. Members bring dishes to share, making the dinner hour social and enjoyable.
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Farm Women's Club
Homer
Jessie Morgan
Widow Proves Living Can Be Made On 60 Acre Pontotoc Farm
Mrs. Ella King a 33 year old widow with three children farms a 60 acre Blue River valley tract between Roff and Fitzhugh Pontotoc County. Relying on work and careful planning she crops 50 of 69 acres with oats peas corn and cotton while raising fruit and maintaining livestock. Her family aids her with help from her aging parents and she avoids relief, believing hard work yields results.
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Pontotoc County
Ferdie Deering
Ella King
Mrs. Shelton
Marjorie Joyce
Wanda Jean
Gloria Ann
Eun-Up
King Farm
Henry Shelton
Shelton
Making of Home Articles Promoted by Miss Iva Jones
Miss Iva Jones of the rural resettlement administration launches a program for home makers. Projects include coat hangers from apple boxes and orange crates, with patterns and samples sent to clients to foster craft, value, and affordable Christmas gifts.
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Iva Jones
Rural Resettlement Administration
Miss Jones
Lipstick Health Motifs and Handshake Campaign Echoes
A Texas girl treasures a dress once worn by her great grandmother while a skeptical girl resists hand me downs. A Chicagoan urges thumbsavers to dance and even learn saxophones. A New York radiologist warns many have a leg length discrepancy. Insidious creatures and politicians collide with cautionary notes on lipstick and kissing while driving.
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Texas
New York
Pontotoc County Steers Win Third at Ft Worth Show
Carlton Corbin raised 25 Aberdeen Angus steers at Stoneybroke ranch near Ada. Twenty six states competed in the Aberdeen Angus class at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Ft Worth. Pontotoc County won third while Illinois took first and a Texas herd second. Corbin’s steers averaged 900 pounds and brought premium prices at auction.
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Ft. Worth
Carlton Corbin
Stoneybroke
Ada
Illinois
Texas
Pontotoc County
Corbin
Free Fair Aims to Boost Pontotoc County Exhibits
Pontotoc county plans a permanent free fair site after a one mill levy funds land and improvements. The county agent J B Hill says a modern plant will help county growers compete with Seminole and others at state fairs as 4 H and farm clubs push for yearly exhibitions. Good livestock and diverse crops showcase Pontotoc strengths and encourage farmers to improve methods and seed choices.
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Pontotoc County
J. B. Hill
Muskogee
Oklahoma
4-H Club
Winter Pastures Increasing Here in Pon Totoc County
Farmers in Pon totoc county embrace winter pasture crops rye wheat barley rye grass hairy vetch Austrian winter peas and clover with seed purchases rising. Native grass proves resilient withstanding droughts and recovery after rain boosting stock feed through winter and into spring. Wood alcohol can damage blood vessels and cause retinal hemorrhages.
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Pontotoc County
Describing Lespedeza’s Surging Spread in Pontotoc County
The article notes Lespedeza has gained a foothold in Pontotoc county over two to three years and, due to its heat and drought tolerance this year, has moved from novelty to a defined part of the area’s agricultural program. It contrasts ancient Egyptian instruments, plywood’s impact on furniture costs, and London’s refuse costs, and mentions eoliths and the extinct aepyornis egg.
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Lespedeza
Pontotoc
London
Lespedeza Proves Tough In Harsh Weather Test
During an extreme drought and heat, lespedeza showed resilience, with many plants surviving and blooming for reseeding. Growth stayed modest in dry areas, but after rains returned it surged. Farmers mixed other pastures, yet lespedeza alone persisted, supporting sheep and cattle in several trials.
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Lespedeza
Pontotoc County Cotton Ginning Far Below Last Years
Cotton ginning in Pontotoc county this season trails the past two years with 3 546 bales by Saturday night. Ada 1 116 Allen 862 Roff 548 Stonewall 1 026. In 1934 total was 4 787 and in 1935 4 717. Drought and lack of rain reduced yields though boll weevils were less reported. Picking began early but rains slowed progress and soggy fields halted much of the harvest.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Allen
Roff
Stonewall
Drouth
Shelterbelt project may be continued in Oklahoma
John R. Nelson, acting director of the federal shelterbelt project, said emergency conservation funds will be exhausted Thursday but another allotment is expected. He noted about 200 men worked in Oklahoma, cultivating 180 miles of tree strips, gathering seeds, and tending nurseries with 6,000,000 seedlings growing.
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Oklahoma City
LPI
John R. Nelson
Wilson
Oklahoma
Nelson
Derby Mothers Exhibit Broods in Toronto Baby Derby
Toronto police inspected mothers and their broods as part of a stunt tied to a $500000 prize from Charles Vance Millar to the mother with the most children in ten years after his death. Detroit seeks a missing 18 month old Harry Browe. Detective Harris praised the civility of participants.
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Toronto
Detroit
Harry Browe
Charles Vance Millar
Arthur Harris
County Exhibit Second Place at Muskogee Fair
A telegram from Grover Marr to J.KB. Hill, county agent, states he won second place on the county exhibit at the Muskogee state fair.
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Grover Marr
J. KB. Hill
Muskogee
Checks Ready On Cotton Payment for Bankhead Certificates
County agent office sends ecards notifying producers to call for checks from the 1935 Bankhead cotton certificates pool. Each card shows the check amount about 16 percent of pooled certificates, mostly small payments totaling around 4 000 dollars. Recipients should wait for notification cards before calling. Pasteurized milk is digested more easily and stays sweet longer than raw milk.
Gardens Coming Back in Hurry
Gardens across the country respond to rainfall with surprising growth. Frost and cold permitting, they will yield heavily, greens led by turnips, and other crops such as butterbean and tomato vines, okra, black eyed peas, field peas, and sweet potatoes. The revived gardens aid home canning delayed by summer losses.
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D. E. Slingerland
Homer Adult Club
King Barn
Fair County
United States
Census OF Agriculture
The
Resettlement Administration
Allred
DERBY
Aba Johnson
George Scarbo
GSTI
Haydon
Real NA
Donella Donaldson
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