Walnut grower spreads home grown English walnuts
Joe Gardner of Lott Falls County distributes samples of his home grown English walnuts to friends. He is proud of his new crop and has studied pecan culture. Scurry County farmers earned cash in February from eggs and cream sales. Snyder buyers bought 872 cases of eggs and $2500 worth of cream in the second week. Egg sales totaled $313,920. A warning says bale ties in Texas face a severe shortage and farmers should reclaim them by removing without cutting if possible or cut close to the loop if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gardner
Lott
Falls County
Mr. Gardner
Scurry County
Snyder
Texas
Bille James Sells Yearling to San Antonio Packers
Bille James of the Seattey 4 H club sold his 820 pound yearling to a San Antonio packing firm for 110 dollars. He used the proceeds to buy a fifty pound war bond and a good heifer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bille James
Seattey
Real County
San Antonio
Broom Corn Plea From Cisco Manufacturer
H. H. Tompkins of Cisco urged Texas farmers to grow broom corn citing strong prices at 300 per ton and potential yields from 300 to 500 pounds per acre on good land.
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H. H. Tompkins
Cisco
Eastland County
Texas
Dallas County 4 H aims to grow tomatoes on every farm
Vivian Winston says county girls 4-H members will plant tomato seed boxes or work with hot beds. Surplus plants go to non members. Each club forms a Victory garden committee. Seven schools will have school gardens. Tripp school plans a sweet potato plant bed. Slips sold to fund 4 H club activities.
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Dallas County
Vivian Winston
Tripp
Dorothy Pace Earns Gold Star For 4-H Work In Jasper County
Dorothy Pace, a Gold Star Girl in Jasper County, started 4-H four years ago after her grandfather gave her a cow. She sold two beef calves and gave one to her father, with proceeds aiding clothing and war stamps. County agent Geral dine Scott notes the cow financed spectacles last year and provided the family milk and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Pace
Jasper County
County
Geraldine Scott
Dorothy
Eastland County Forms 4-H Clubs Representing Every School
County Agricultural Agent Floyd Lynch reports twenty three 4-H clubs organized across Eastland County, with each school in the county represented.
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Eastland County
Floyd Lynch
East Texas Sweet Potatoes Face 12 Million Bushel Demand in War Effort
East Texas farmers confront a 12 000 000 bushel 1943 demand to offset last year’s 3 825 000 bushels. Dehydration facilities are being expanded to meet the armed forces needs, with many troops from yam reliant regions. Secretary Wickard added sweet potatoes to essential war crops after a sharp production drop.
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East Texas
Claude Wickard
Fort Worth cattle auctions set strong bids in February
Fort Worth auction week saw top prices for bull stock as Hereford and Shorthorn grades topped bidders. Lanius Hereford Ranch paid 3000 dollars for a Hereford bull in Godley, Johnson county, while C. M. Caraway Sons paid 1000 for the top Shorthorn. Aberdeen Angus sale noted Mrs. Lee O. Cowdy of Jacksboro leading bulls with average prices around 350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Lanius Hereford Ranch
Godley
Johnson County
C. M. Caraway & Sons
DeLeon
Comanche County
Lee O. Cowdy
Jacksboro
Jack County
Hybrid seed corn demos expand in Milam County
Fifty two Milam county 4 H club boys received hybrid seed corn with an estimate that about 70 will plant one acre each this spring. This marks the third and largest year of demonstrations. Acreage rises from 200 in 1941 to about 6000 this year, with a expected 36,000 extra bushels from a 20 percent yield gain, enough to feed 1000 steers or 2000 hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
J. W. Stufflebeme, Jr
Granger Farmers Partner with Central Popcorn Firm
A Granger area group of farmers in Williamson County will plant a popcorn crop this year in cooperation with Central Popcorn Company of Schaller, Iowa. The company will supply seed and guarantee a price of 2 dollars per 100 pounds fob Granger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granger
Williamson County
Central Popcorn Company
Schaller
F.o.b. Granger
Farmers urged to save cover seed for fall planting
Fred Rennels of the AAA says recent Pacific Northwest freezes destroyed a large share of the vetch crop. He urges farmers to harvest seed beyond their needs and sell the surplus to the Commodity Credit Corporation through the CCC program.
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Fred Rennels
AAA
Pacific Northwest
Mr. Rennels
Commodity Credit Corporation
Hubam Clover Boosts Yields and 4-H News From Texas
W B Shelton of Mart praises Hubam clover for increasing corn yields by about 20 percent on land once in the crop, improves soil looseness, aids faster drying, and provides good hay and grazing. Oats after Hubam show 30 to 40 percent more yield. In Washington County the Gay Hill 4-H club reaches high ranks with Betty Joyce Wendt as top sergeant after completing 24 goals. In Spearman, Hansford County, a new 4-H activity plans a large cherry tree planting day with self-produced seedlings to sustain the project.
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W. B. Shelton
Mart
McLennan County
Shelton
Army
Washington County
Betty Joyce Wendt
Gay Hill Club
Myrna Holman
Spearman
Hansford County
Panhandle
Hiss Marijo Brown
4-H Trapping Demonstration At Oldham County Ranch
Drew Ward a famed 4-H trapper from Gray county visited the Boys Ranch in Oldham County with Gray county judge Sherman White and County Agricultural Agent G. T. Hackney. He demonstrated trap setting removal curing and grading musk rat pelts to ranch boys and eight received hands on instruction. A ranch boy later wrote that he had caught several muskrats.
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Drew Ward
Gray County
Oldham County
Sherman White
G. T. Hackney
County Agent Urges Precautions Against Cotton Saboteurs
Nacogdoches county agent M B Hill urges farmers to attack cotton crop saboteurs before they cause damage. He says it is easy to dust cotton seed before planting to destroy germs that lead to damping off seedling blight sore shin and rot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacogdoches County
M. B. Hill
Plant Diseases in Texas and Their Control Circular 91
Dr A A Dunlap chief of plant pathology and physiology prepares a 70 page circular for free distribution to Victory gardeners. The pamphlet describes diseases of trees fruits flowers grains vegetables and grasses with symptoms and control measures and is illustrated. Request on a post card to Dr Dunlap College Station Texas Circular 91.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Dunlap
Texas
Dunlap
College, Station
Blind Peder Wodd and wife fight Minnesota hunger
Blind farmer Peder Wodd, 75, and his wife, 72, on a Minnesota farm, boost crop yields to cope with a food crisis and ensure they have enough to live on. They work toward relief and stability amid shortage pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peder Wodd
Minnesota
Boy Tranes Calf For Donkey To Ride To School
Leroy Hassler, a Jackson County 4-H club member, showed early barter skill by trading his third place calf from the February 5 milk fed calf show for a donkey plus 85 dollars. He now rides the donkey to school, solving his long daily walk.
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Leroy Hassler
Jackson County
Jackson County Breeder-Feeder Association
Leroy
Charles D. Winstead
Walnut Trees Promise Profit for Texas Farmers Says Cooksey
Robert M. Cooksey of Corsicana in Navarro County, a ten year grower of black walnut trees, believes with proper care and favorable soils the tree is a profitable investment for the Texas farmer.
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Robert M. Cooksey
Corsicana
Navarro County
Texas
Sherman Plans Public Canning Center Run As Self Service
Sherman prepares an emergency self service canning center under state and local school boards. Patrons will pay one cent per can to cover operating expenses with supervision by the vocational agricultural department.
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Sherman
Vocational Agricultural Department
Sherman FFA volunteers spray Grayson fruit trees for pest control
The Sherman chapter FFA led by instructor E A Roquemore volunteers to spray Grayson county fruit trees to help owners fight insect pests. The response to the announcement was highly gratifying.
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Sherman
FFA
E. A. Roquemore
Grayson County
Meat shortage drives cross state horse and mule shipments
In West Texas, a Lubbock buyer ships about one car of draft horses and work mules weekly to Kansas firms for slaughter. Animals past their working day are sent for slaughter with meat graded to determine human consumption. non edible portions go to pet food.
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West Texas
Lubbock
Kansas
New Bielau 4-H club members write to Army fighters
County Agricultural Agent J. W. Bradley reports 82 percent of New Bielau 4-H club members who chose Army fighters from Colorado county have written letters to the servicemen. The project of selecting individuals to supply food and clothing has become the club’s most engaging activity.
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J. W. Bradley
Bielau
Colorado County
Bradley
Wilson Tract 4-H Girls Can Vegetables for School Lunch
Members of Cameron county’s Wilson Tract community girls 4-H club help can surplus vegetables donated by growers for future school lunches. Irene Gromatzky notes volunteers use school lunchroom equipment and home facilities, placing hundreds of cans on the school storeroom shelves and planning to resume as more vegetables arrive.
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Wilson Tract
Cameron County
Irene Gromatzky
Geese Attack Flax Crops Prompt Field Guards
Wild geese have attacked flax crops in Refugio County. Some farmers lost up to 100 acres. Guards watched fields by day and burned flares at night to prevent further destruction.
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Refugio
Texas counties in 1948 castor bean program announced
Seventeen Texas counties are included in the state's castor bean raising program for 1948, per AAA officer B. F. Vance. Farmers are asked to plant 2,000 of the 10,000 acres in the national program to build a seed backlog for 1944 if full production is needed, while current supplies are imported from South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
B. F. Vance
AAA
South America
Texans urged caution on rabbit farming as relief from meat shortage
Dal las's Joe Monroe warns that while rabbit production can quickly provide meat, beginners should start with only a few animals a buck and four does and expect intensive care. He cautions that the venture requires substantial attention despite its speed.
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Joe Monroe
Dallas
Edith Picha Leads Nueces 4-H War Work Demonstrations
Edith Picha of the Callaren girls 4-H club in Nueces County drives war time efforts with chickens garden pig and pigeons as demonstrations under Loris J. Welhausen. She filled her brother’s place on foreign service writing that people there are hungry and asking to raise all the food possible while also doing sewing.
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Edith Picha
Callaren Girls
Nueces County
Loris J. Welhausen
Edith
United States Army
East Texas farmers urged to build fertilized fish ponds
Soil Conservation Service reps plan to help with pond design and maintenance. An interview in the Panola County Watchman notes commercial fertilizer boosts fish yields, with fertilized ponds increasing production from 75 200 pounds per acre to about 300 600 pounds per acre as plant growth aids fish propagation and larger fish thrive.
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East Texas
Soil Conservation Service
Panola County
Watchman
County agent reveals minerals boost calf crop in tests
C R Heaton of Tyler Smith County reports Brooks county experiments show range beef cattle given mineral supplements delivered about 30 percent more calves than those fed no minerals.
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C. R. Heaton
Tyler
Smith County
Mr. Heaton
Brooks County
Test Plantings of Carrots and Rutabagas in Smith County
Plans are completed for test plantings of carrots and purple-top rutabagas in Smith county to gauge productivity and potential dehydration production. The project is part of the Lend-Lease Administration program arranged by the Gilbert C. Wilson Laboratories, with net crop proceeds, if any, going to the Army.
Geraldine Evans Nominated for Gold Star Girl Honor
Geraldine Evans a 12 year old second year member of the McLean girls 4 H club in Gray county is nominated for Gold Star Girl for 1942 achievements. She raised 41 turkeys and 91 hens valued at 184 for home meat and eggs and canned 310 quarts for home use. She made four garments and prepared 270 drinks to improve family diet while attending all but three meetings.
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Geraldine Evans
McLean Girls
Gray County
Julia E. Kelley
Geraldine
Editorial Blames Cotton Policy for Feed Shortage
In Austin the Statesman blasts cotton policy for creating a protein feed drought. Editors quote mill operators and dairymen who say cottonseed meal and hulls are unavailable due to wartime needs and cotton acreage limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin Statesman
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