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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1929
Page
2
Editorial notes praise Ada club exhibits and 4-H winners aiming for the Oklahoma State Fair. Articles detail mineral feeds for dairy cows, culling plans for hens, worm control, and fall production strategy to maximize profits and stabilize prices in farm operations.
Extension Horticulturist Mooring explains that peach tree borers weaken and can kill trees, but para dichloro benzene applied as a thin circular band around the base then covered with soil can destroy borers as they hatch. Optimal timing is fall to early winter, with amounts varying by tree age and cost averaging three to five cents per tree.
The Oklahoma Crop Reporting Service released a forecast of 1,295,000 bales for Oklahoma with a 51 percent normal condition on September 1. Abandoned acreage is 5.5 percent, leaving 4,427,000 acres for harvest. drought affects west and southeast, but absence of weevils improves prospects in central and east regions.
The New York stock market swung between gains and losses as credit fears resurfaced and a renewed Fed push to curb brokers' borrowings cooled bullish fervor. Standard Oil of New Jersey rose to 75 in late trading while most issues fell as call money climbed.
Water Worlds led the declines in the final hour with losses of 8 to 10 points as the close remained weak. Trading volume reached about 4.6 million shares overall.
Livestock trade in Oklahoma City shows cattle 800 with calves 300 and hogs 1,000. Prices: three carload string grassers at 9.50, yearling steers up to 12.00, cows 8.75 top, canners 5.00 to 5.75, veals up to 13.00, heavies 10.00. hogs 10 to 15 cents lower with top 9.85, sows 7.75, stocker pigs 7.00.
Kansas City stockyards report. hogs 9,000 head with prices mostly lower and top at 10.10 for choice weights. sows 7.25 to 8.50, stock pigs 7.50 to 9.10. Cattle 12,000 head with early top fed steers at 14.75 and slaughter steers 11.75 to 16.00, cows 7.50 to 10.75, vealers 8.50 to 14.00. Sheep 7,000 with lambs 13.00 top and good to choice lambs 11.75 to 13.00.
Kansas City report notes packing butter at 28 cents while other produce remains unchanged. No movement in dairy or fresh vegetables observed as of September 10.
In Muskogee Oklahoma a fugitive Raymond Jackson the Seminole freedman spurred a growing racket as Negroes seek money from eastern Oklahoma attorneys and businessmen claiming oil royalty advances tied to Jackson. Two lawsuits seek nearly 1 million dollars in recoveries alleging hide and seek funding for locating the fugitive.
The fragment lists numerous prize items across categories for girls Lois Stone, Velma Stone, Lora Henderson, Vera Johnson, and Iris Tinsley, plus livestock entries by Harry Smith, C. T. Wilborn, and others. Poultry winners include J. D. Underhill and many others with rolls of ckl, pullet, pen, and bantam awards, followed by fruit honey and grain club prizes and farm product entries across multiple households and clubs.
Heavy rains halt cotton picking in Pontotoc County as residents report a quiet spell at the gin. Local notices reflect community life with visits, fairs, school events, travel to Ada, and family news across Vaness and surrounding areas.
Farmers long for sun to gather corn and pick cotton after a week of needed rain. Local families visit relatives and attend events in Ada and Mangum Oklahoma. weddings and visitors noted. Preaching announced by Bro. C. W. Stringer with services Saturday and Sunday.
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