Sweet Sudan Grass Breeds Better Stock Feed for SouthWest
Texas A&M agronomists R. E. Karper and J. R. Quinby report a new Sweet Sudan grass variety, cross bred from Leoti and Scoti to be sweet, juicy, disease resistant, and distinctly sienna glume colored to distinguish from Johnson grass. The development aims to reduce seed shattering and contamination while boosting 40 to 50 million pounds seed production regionwide.
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Lubbock, Tex
Wns
Sudan
Southwest
R. E. Karper
J. R. Quinby
Texas A & M
Karper
Johnson
Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Gulf Coast
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Acid Stains and Bleaching Tips for Summer Garments
Summer garments often suffer perspiration stains. Treat with alkali by dampening the spot and exposing it to ammonia fumes. For fabrics that water spot, dilute ammonia to half strength and apply directly, then wash. Sun bleaching may remove yellow stains. if not, use hydrogen peroxide solution.
Nitrogen in Soil Prevents Decay on Fruit Trees
Prevailing wet weather boosts rot and fungi on fruit trees. Guard against decay by spraying, cultivation, and applying nitrogen fertilizer. Rainfall drains soil nitrogen causing yellowing and heavy fruit shed. Begin with shallow weed cultivation and apply one half pound of nitrate of soda or ammonium sulfate per tree to add nitrogen and reduce shedding.
Fashion Came With Millinery Store
Vernon Texas report notes pioneer women dressed in fashion after Mrs Virgie Hewitt opened a dressmaking and millinery business in March 1888.
French Doctors Propose Woodward as Tuberculosis Center
In 1908 French surgeons identified Woodward Oklahoma as an ideal climate for tuberculosis treatment noting 2000 foot altitude and a 100 mile radius around a central point on 100 degrees longitude where the bacillus cannot exist. The Woodward Chamber of Commerce publicized the brochure as a recreation and health lure.
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Woodward, Okla
Wns
Woodward
United States
North America
Greenwich
Arkansas River
Kansas
Red River
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
New Power Plant Owners Plan To Improve Service
Purchase of the New Mexico Electric Service Co. by James M. Murray Jr. and J. F. Maddox was announced. The deal includes plants at Hobbs Eunice and Jal in Lea County. Officers of the new company are Maddox president Murray Jr Teed Birmingham and Tom E. Murray.
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HOBBS
N. M
WNS
New Mexico Electric Service Co
James M. Murray, Jr
J. F. Maddox
Hobbs, Eunice
Jal
Lea County
American Power and Light Go
J. M. Murray, Jr
Dwight P. Teed
R. E Birmingham
Tom E. Murray
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New World
West Texas
Oklahoma
Eastern
P. O
Amarillo, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Panhandle
Hereford
Spearman
the Panhandle
Byrle
J. B. Elliston, Realtor
Hereford, Texas
Bey
Cee
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