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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1938
Page
3
First wheat from the 1938 crop was brought to Toles Elevator by J. W. Byrd from Fairview east of Happy. The wheat tested 60 and sold for 75c per bushel, 10c above market. Byrd estimated 18 bushels per acre. warm weather hastened ripening as combines move in.
In Plainview on June 21 a federal loan program for wool reports 95 percent of one million pounds stored in the bonded warehouse appraised for Commodity Credit Corporation loans. Loans range 9 to 16 cents per pound, averaging 12.5 cents, with half a million pounds more expected and all producers having accepted loans. Proper packing and cleanliness boost loan value.
Goodwell College engineers drill a 500 foot well on campus driving irrigation for dozens of acres. The 1000 gallon a minute pump, 24 hour operation with a million gallon reservoir, irrigates crops and demonstrates potential for High Plains farming. Officials expect full irrigation viability across the region as water in the Ogallala formation supports expanded use.
Hanson Post of the American Legion requests the names of all veterans in this section who served in the Ninetieth Division during World War I. Adjutant J. T. McEnteggart seeks the names to forward to the secretary of the Ninetieth Division Association.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecasts steady to higher hog prices and a seasonal rise for wetter grades of slaughter cattle this summer. Weak meat demand could temper gains. lower grades and stockers may see seasonal declines. Hog slaughter and pork stocks expect modest shifts as summer supplies rise.
A few farmers near Anton have begun cotton planting though germination has not yet occurred. Early planted corn shows growth in the area.
Abernathy sheep men estimate more than 30,000 ewes have been held over from winter for breeding. This marks the largest number thus kept for breeding purposes.
An advertisement from Cunningham Seed Farms of Littlefield Texas touts Quadroon Milo as a quick maturing versatile hybrid. It claims high grain and forage yields with sweet juicy quality, strong resistance to pests and disease, and superior performance under adverse conditions for harvest. It urges buyers to write or wire the breeder if unavailable.
About 85 percent of the season’s grasshopper poison distributed in Ochiltree County compares to all of 1937. Effective results are reported in many areas though heavy rains have washed some away, requiring extra applications. Farmers watch for the black wing migratory hopper now not yet seen in the county.
Funeral rites for Dewayne Whitney infant son of Mr and Mrs Knox Whitney of Amarillo will be held this afternoon at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home with Rev Lem Hodges of San Jacinto Baptist Church officiating. Burial is in Panhandle cemetery. Pallbearers are Harold Holcomb Vernon Francis W A Hopkins and Kermit Schramm. The baby died in Dallas Monday morning.
S. S. L. Emsweller of the U.S. Department of Agriculture leads floricultural investigations. Garden clubs' strong backing has spurred state experiment stations and the agriculture department to study and apply scientific research to the breeding and improvement of ornamentals.
England records show about 15 000 foster mothers registered to care for children of other women, highlighting a sizable network of temporary guardians and social welfare arrangements.
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