Panhandle farmers battle armyworms and grasshoppers
The Panhandle faces a two front insect campaign threatening the wheat crop. Armyworms spread from Childress and surrounding counties while northern areas see rapid infestation assisted by WPA crews and air drops. Grasshoppers loom with early poison setup under WPA and Extension Service plans totaling 141,362 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Works Progress Administration
Wheeler County
Hall County
Collingsworth
Childress
Briscoe
Roberts
Panhandle
Foard
Witbarger
Floyd County
Hale County
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Texas Extension Service of
College Station
WPA
Great Plains
Extension Service
Baby coyote joins Hall County cat family amid farm program notes
A farm owner in Fairview keeps a former wild pup as a family member joining a litter raised by a tabby cat. The story sits among reports on W A Cooper distributing 47 registered gifts and boats to 6 county farm youths as part of Sears Roebuck Cow Hog Hen program to improve foundation stock for swine and poultry.
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Hall County
Frank Glascock
Fairview
Glascock
Tabby
W. A. Cooper
Sears-Roebuck
Carson, Armstrong, Potter
Oldham
Randall
Deaf Smith
Amarillo
Tri-State
FFA
Bill Dotson
Bailey County
Bill
West Camp
C. E. Dotson
Johnnie McMurtry
Penalty Free Wheat Card System Announced by AAA
James M. Burns announced a card system to guarantee full market price for wheat within allotments. Excess wheat will incur a 49 cent per bushel penalty while cards mark grain as free to sell at market rates. CCC loans at 60 percent of the loan rate will be issued on pledged wheat with certificates to borrow, supplementing warehouse receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.R
James M. Burns
Agricultural Adjustment Administration Program
AAA
Commodity Edit Corporation
Mers
William McArthur
CCC
1940 Texas cotton output revised to 3.234 million bales
The Crop Reporting Board lowers 1940 Texas cotton production to 3,234,000 bales with 8,873,000 acres in cultivation and a line yield of 184 pounds per acre. Harvested area compares with 8,520,000 in 1939, 8,784,000 in 1938, and 12,539,000 in 1937. lint value about 146.7 million dollars and cottonseed about 31.7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Crop Reporting Board
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Screwworm Cure Deemed Cost Effective by College Station
June 4 At College Station Cameron Siddall extension entomologist reports an inexpensive screwworm remedy using diphenylamine and benzol. The treatment rapidly kills maggots and protects wounds, with instructions to reapply 24 to 48 hours later and then twice weekly until healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siddall
Bureau of Entomology
Charred hawk sells for fifty dollars in Deaf Smith area
Hereford dispatch reports a charred hawk auctioned at fifty dollars by Deaf Smith County Electric Co op manager H V Hennen. A bird perched on a high voltage line caused a blackout as three line trucks and five men labored to locate the fault, underscoring the hazards of hawks on power lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
H V. Hennen
Deaf Smith County
R. E
Panhandle
Fight Federal Credit Unions Chartered in March 1941
Fight Federal Credit Unions operated under supervision of the Farm Credit Administration were chartered in March 1941. There are now 285 in operation in Texas. The tomato suckfly, a small insect resembling a mosquito in size and shape, may be controlled if sulphur is dusted on the plant during hot weather. It feeds on the leaves, causing them to turn pale yellow and have pin size black spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fight Federal Credit
Farm Credit Administration
Texas
Plastics From Cottonseed Hulls Aid South
Research workers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville develop a new plastic from cottonseed hulls with hundreds of uses from wall boards to steering wheels. The effort saves the South about 5 million dollars yearly and includes advances in oil extraction and a protein-rich plant byproducts. The program aims to replace some cotton with cottonseed as a cornerstone of the regional economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
King Cotton
South
University of Tennessee
Cote
E. C. Grubbs
University of Tennessee Engineering Experiment Station
Clarendon FFA Named Area 1 Champion Again
Clarendon F F A chapter, state and national champions of 1940, was named 1941 Area 1 champion with 1200 points the highest possible score. O T Ryan area supervisor announced the result. the chapter could repeat last year’s record after winning last year and being chosen as a national champion among 8000 F F A chapters nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
America
Texas Observes Dairy Month in Growing State Role
Houston reports National Dairy Month gains for Texas as milk and dairy products rise in importance. B E Stallones notes Texas dairy growth and defense era needs. Local committees, including Wallace Louthan and A B Tarwater of Plainview, organize regional observances and promote milk, cheese, ice cream production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Bossy
Texas
King Cotton
B. E. Stallones
Texas Dairy Month Committee
Stallones
National Defense
Wallace Louthan
Plainview
A. B. Tarwater
Deadline Set For Cotton Program Participation
June 14 is the last day Texas cotton farmers can sign intention forms to earn cotton stamps under the AAA supplemental program. B F Vance notes non signers lose eligibility for stamps and food production and storage payments. The program, run by Texas A M College Extension Service, the S M A and the AAA, pays farms for reducing cotton acreage with stamps exchangeable for finished goods. Eligible farms can also earn a $3 payment for meeting food production and storage practices. No extension of the closing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
B. F. Vance
AAA
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas A. and M. College Extension Service
Surplus Marketing Administration
Tractors Work Night and Day for Donley County Planting
Clarendon June 4 Special Farm tractors run day and night seeding 142000 acres in Donley County under favorable conditions aided by 16 inches of rain since January 1. Seed treatment with mercurial dust reduces seed borne diseases and increases stand and yield. Cottonseed treatment rises, with about 60 percent of farmers using treated seed or buying treated seed. The article lists officers and reporters for the local organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
Donley County
Salon Lata
United States Department of Agriculture
Collegiate FFA Chapter Elects JANYON
Jesse Robinson a West Texas State College student from Quail was chosen to head the collegiate Future Farmers of America chapter in the June 4 special election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janyon
Jesse Robinson
West Texas State College
Quail
Draft boards and farm labor mix up in wartime
The piece argues that occupational deferments were overused, pulling farm workers into service and hurting farms. It recommends local handling of farm labor shortages via state farm labor committees with farm agencies and WPA, noting South Dakota as a model with county by county labor checks and shifting workers to balance supply.
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Washington
Selective Service
Claude R. Wickard
Lewis B. Hershey
United States
South Dakota
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Armand Clepper
Duard Reeves
Globe News
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New Mexico
Southern States Loan CO
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Zephyr
U. S
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Sweetwater
Wichita Falls
Graham-Hoeme
Graham-Hoeme Mfg. CO
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