Farmers urged to boost newspaper ads to reach buyers
County agents pressed farmers to adopt systematic newspaper advertising to promote produce and educate editors about agricultural needs. Leaders urged editors to attend six week courses at A and M College and to devote over half of issues to farming topics while focusing on concrete, verifiable facts and positive agricultural outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Jackson
Xperiment Station
Étate
A. and M. College
Agricul
Alreays
Renters Urged to Study Building Situation Says Lumberman
P L Haynes of Alamo Lumber warns renters to study building conditions. He notes lumber costs down 20 to 40 percent and claims labor costs are lower as contractors report 10 to 15 percent labor savings. He says reduced materials and labor will spur a long overdue building boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Haynes
Alamo Lubmer Company
Cattlemen See Prices Fall and Costs Rise
A cattleman warns that since last spring cattle prices have fallen about 50 percent while meat consumption per person dropped 8 percent, signaling a slow industry decline as expenses double. He notes West Texas ranges are stocked heavily and ranchers face mounting hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ot. Harris
San Angelo
Hoover
West Texas
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