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Amarillo Globe in Amarillo, Texas

10 Oct 1942

Page 12

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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1942

Page

12

Hereford's Trucking Toward Potato Power And Prosperity

Hereford and Deaf Smith County push a diversified farming boom centered on premium Irish potatoes and onions. The piece details irrigation roots, the dehydration plant idea, processing plants, the Hereford Potato Growers Assn, and local growers like Gault Craner and the Big 3 Packers. It notes employment, export potential, and multiple varieties with strong local industry backing.

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Hereford Robert L. Ripley Deal Smith County Valley of the Nile America Deaf Smith County Egypt Andes South America Ireland D. L. McDonald Friedlaw McDonald Rural Electrification Administration Tater Joe Joe Ballinger Plains Ballinger Tater Joe E B. Posey Idahs Texas Idaho Posey Howard Gault R. L. Craner Gault & Craner Kern County Cal California Gault Mobil Gualt Craner Hereford Potato Growers Assn Troy Womble Idea Womble Hill Wayne Evans Big 3 Evans Young Evans
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Hereford Onions Boom In West Texas Fields

Hereford reports a bumper onion crop near the city with 27 acre test plots yielding 1,1162 bushels per acre, plus large field plantings of cucumbers squash and turnips. Growers Finlan Jones McGehee Hodges say costs run about 50 dollars an acre and profits soar, while buyers in New York Chicago and Dallas demand Jumbo Yellow and White varieties.

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Hereford Finlan Brothers D. W Owen Finlan Dallas Harlingen West Texas McGehee, Jones's Hodges Jim Jones Owen Pinlan William McGehee V. C. Hodges Texas Rio Grande Evans Cleveland Finlan Hereford Lion Club Finla Sandwich New York Chica Burl Elliston Deaf Smit Adolphus Hotel Bob Thompson Hereford Chamber of Commerce E. B. Posey Chamber of Commerce Deaf Smith County
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Pat Flynn FE. B. Posey F. Bur! Elliston Assa John Paetzold and Son Bliss Triumph’s Association French E. Johnson A. G. Stanger Steve Williams Joe Severance Wallace Hill Summerfield Joe Evans Fred Barrett Herman Neff Andy Anderson Amarillo Big Co. M. Carpentier Wendell Carpentier U. S Hereford Potato Growers Association Oscar Hunt & Sons Jim Golding Gualt & Craner Potato Company
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