Intensive Grasslanding Pays Off for Lee Elliott
Lee Elliott on 210 acres near Roff explains how converting grassland with vetch and bermuda, plus fertilizer and soil work, doubled pasture carrying capacity. He grazed 28 Whiteface cattle on 5 acres for six weeks and plans further improvements, noting the land’s long-term yield and local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Elliott
Highway 12
Roff
Elliott
County Soil Conservation District
Bermuda
Roff Future Farmers Name 1958 Officers
The Roff Future Farmers of America chapter elects a 1958 slate led by Herb Stanford as president. Other officers include Jack Uddieston as vice president R L Quinton as secretary Roy Stephens as treasurer Jerald King as reporter and Jim Ray as sentinel. Enrollment for the new year rises to 35 from 22 as members prepare exhibits and judging teams for county fair contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roff Future Farmers of America
Bud Graves
FFA
Roff
Herb Stanford
Jack Uddieston
R. L. Quinton
Roy Stephens
Jerald King
Jim Ray
Sentinel
Only Woman Among 100 New Med School Students
Elaine Marilyn Neill of Sid joins 99 men as the lone female in the first year class at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine. The AP report notes she stood out in a predominantly male cohort as new students enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Elaine Marilyn Neill
Sid
University of Oklahoma School of Medicine
Miss Neill
Two Way Plan Could Boost Pasture Returns In Oklahoma
Oklahoma State trials show irrigation combined with rotation grazing could raise annual gross returns by about 5 million dollars. over two years beef gains averaged 531 pounds per acre over 175 days, versus 467 with irrigation alone and 220 with continuous grazing and no irrigation. Elbow rye carried 50 percent more animals in winter months, while Balbo rye surpassed in spring months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Balborye
Big Brother Watches Soil Bank Lands Inspections Begin
Henry Little, chairman of the county ASC committee, says continuing visits will check farms enrolled in the Soil Bank program for crop or grazing activity and that cover crop practices comply with contracts. Inspections run through 1958 for Acreage Reserve and 3 to 10 years for Conservation Reserve contracts, with random countywide checks after basic verifications, and reports of possible violations trigger county visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Bank
Henry Little
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Little
ASC
Services Held For Mrs. Sallie Jones Pioneer Countion
Services were held Tuesday in Ada for 90 year old Mrs. Sallie Jones a pioneer of Egypt community. Rev. Eugene Maddox and Rev. George Vance officiated Criswell Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include four daughters three sons a sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Sallie) Jones
Church of God
Ada
Memorial Park Cemetery
Eugene Maddox
George Vance
Criswell Funeral Home
Jones
Egypt
Pleasanton
Tex
Frank C. Jones
Indian Territory
Jim
Frank
Baldwin Park
Calif
Bill
Huntington Park
Kansas Hinkle
Stratford
HURRIES TOO FAST IN OKLAHOMA CITY MAN IN SPEEDING CASE
Willard L. Martin of Oklahoma City was clocked driving 75 to 80 mph west of Ada and was summoned to appear in JP court. The case was filed in Judge Wilbur P. Lee's court on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard L. Martin
Oklahoma City
JP Court
Ada
Wilbur P. Lee
Dog Rex Neighbors Bud Jones Family at Union Hill
A Union Hill report notes Rex the dog, long a schoolgoer with the Bud Jones family, may receive a diploma as the eighth grade class nears graduation this year. Rex has accompanied several Jones boys to school for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahlose School
Union Hill
Rex
Bud Jones
Jones
Homemade Pie Innovation At Ada County Fair
Ada County fair planners shift concessions to home demonstration and 4-H clubs for fundraising profits split between the HD council and 4-H federation. Women and 4-H members prepare breakfast for exhibitors, with 4-H leaders and parents managing booths as sanitation crews work to ready the fairgrounds.
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Ada City Sanitation Department
Ada Civic Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
W. L. Newland
Lynnia Horton
County HD Council
R. Tiffin
John Haliburton
Harold G. Moore
Iola Burroughs
Roy White
Carolyn Swanson
HD Council
4H _ federation
Emerson Black
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W. L. Knickmeyer
Vetch
Conservation People
Extension Service
Noble Foundation
Herb Nation
SCS
Ellicott
Francis
Mary Ann Matthews
Raymond Matthews
Roff Future Farmers
Big Brother
McAlester
Sallie Jones
Mike Lucas
Ruth Burrow
Erry i
Roff Voag
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