Texas farm notes on giant potato and cotton ginnings
Texas farm notes report W H Pearson near Somerville growing a 17 inch sweet potato with 114 inch diameter and 2055 bales cotton ginned by November 1936, Calhoun county totals near last year’s 621 bales, plus Opal Webb in Hopkins county grew an 8 pound yam sized as a head. It also cites farm counts from 1980 to 1986 showing growth from 495,489 to 501,017 farms.
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W. H. Pearson
Somerville
Calhoun County
Texas
Texas hay output lags despite many grass varieties
The Texas Planning Board reports 1100 grass varieties in the United States with 550 in Texas, yet the state produced only 775000 tons of tame hay last year.
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United States
Texas
Texas Planning Board
Farmers Turn Under Cotton Stalks in Jackson County
Jackson county farmers plow under cotton stalks to kill boll weevils and other destructive insects and to enrich the soil for next year's planting.
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Jackson County
Texas farm values 1986 near 10-year average
The USDA estimates Texas farm values for 1986 at 91 percent of the prior 10-year average, despite drought and floods affecting the state.
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Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Terraces Drain After 6 Inch Rain At Winters Ranch
At H. D. Winters ranch in McCulloch county terraces built in September 1936 held about one and a half feet of water after a six inch rainfall, the ground remained covered from terrace to terrace.
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H. D. Winters
McCulloch County
Farmer H. C. Johanson Nets Sorghum Crop After May Rain
H. C. Johanson of Fast Sweden near Brady built terraces in 1918 and harvested a fair sorghum crop after a single May rainfall, contrasting with the countywide sorghum failure in a dry year.
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H. C. Johanson
Sweden
Brady
Frost damaged feed saved by trench silos say Eastland agent
County Agent Cook of East land county states feed caught by frost can be saved by trench silos. Frost does not damage feed stuffs for silage but feed left in the field loses value within days.
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Cook
Eastland County
Roughage Cuts Dairy Feed Costs Says Bureau Chief
O. E. Reed, chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, says cows produce cheaper milk when fed abundant roughage. He notes roughage is the farmer’s cheapest crop and can supply half a cow’s feed if quality is maintained, a point many farmers overlook.
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O. E. Reed
Bureau Animal Industry
Mr. Reed
Texas Pecans Grading Standards Sought by Official
W. D. Sims of the Department of Agriculture proposes new grading standards for Texas pecans aligned with Eastern pecans. He argues grading should be weight based since Texas pecans are heavier than others, affecting crop value.
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W. D. Sims
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Tarkington teen earns Lone Star farmers degree claim
Future farmer Albert How ard of Tarkington near Cleveland reports profits from four projects totaling 238.81 with cotton maize pork and pig production. His labor income of 342.52 adds to the earnings making him eligible for the Lone Star farmers degree.
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Albert Howard
Tarkington
Cleveland
Lone Star
Predatory blue hawk trapped on Donley county farm
A blue hawk became ensnared by both feet in a cheese-baited trap set for corn eating rats on Herman Glenz's farm near Marlin. P. O. Naylor, working with a small Donley county plot, reports a fine tobacco crop with seed sourced from North Carolina.
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Herman Glenz
Marlin
P. O. Naylor
Donley County
North Carolina
Rancher Erwin Bauer Kills Mesquite on Llano Land
Erwin Bauer a Llano county rancher killed mesquite trees on 250 acres using paint and kerosene near the bark. After the trees died a larger crop of grass grew on the land.
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Erwin Bauer
Llano County
Ham and bacon stored on Pitchfork ranch with cotton seed oil
Dr. V. V. Parr, manager, stored three barrels of ham and bacon sides covered with cotton seed oil in King county. He reported the meat remained soft, sweet, and delicious to the last piece and plans to reuse the same oil.
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Pitchfork Ranch
King County
V. V. Parr
Mrs Seawell Preserves Bacon In Oil To Stay Fresh
Mrs. C A Seawell of Mc Lennan county says she saves trips to town by buying cured bacon in large pieces and cutting it into chunks. She stores the chunks in cotton seed oil so the bacon does not become rancid or mold before use.
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C. A. Seawell
McLennan County
Karakul Ram Bought for Crossbreeding at John Tavelton College
A purebred Karakul ram was purchased by John Tavelton College in Stephenville for crossbreeding to create a nearly pure Karakul herd. Pure-bred lamb skins fetch $18, while half-bred skins sell for $4. Karakul culture originated mainly in Bokhara, Asia Minor, and the sheep were first introduced to Texas by Charles Goodnight and associates.
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John Tavelton College
Stephenville
Bokhara
Asia Minor
Texas
Charles Goodnight
Vocational students build cattle and hog feeders
Clarendon high school students produced automatic feeders for cattle and hogs while local farmers supplied the materials. Market News Bureau of San Antonio cites federal data showing 4,119,000 pounds of turkey in storage on November 1 this year versus 3,629,000 a year ago and a five year average of 2,070,000 pounds.
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Clarendon High School
the Market News Bureau of
San Antonio
Cured Meat Packed in Cotton Seed Oil Practice
Mrs. W. H. Laster of the Valley View Home Demonstration Club says curing meat in cotton seed oil preserves flavor and prevents rancidity. Meat is packed tight with about one inch of oil above it and occasionally a slice is returned to the pack. Wheat plantings rise in Texas and Oklahoma with 5,000,000 and 6,250,000 acres respectively versus last year's totals.
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W. H. Laster
Valley View Home Demonstration Club
Texas
Oklahoma
Agriculture predicts grain feeding favored over cashing in
The U S Department of Agriculture forecasts farmers who feed grain to meat animals next year may fare better than those who sell grain. The projection assumes a drought reduces grain losses now and that normal weather will yield large grain crops, boosting feed supplies and livestock numbers.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Spur man nets profit from hen flock three months
Joe M. Rock of Spur earned 45 cents per hen on 226 White Leghorns over three months and sold eggs valued at $157.32 while feed costs amounted to $54.55 leading to overall profit from the venture.
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Joe M. Rock
Spur
Laredo Businessman Runs Diversified Webb County Ranch
J. B. De Camara, a Laredo businessman, operates a ranch and orchard in north Webb county. He grows English walnuts, soft shell pecans, quinces, and citrus fruit, with almonds proving unprofitable.
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J. B. de Camara
Laredo
Webb County
Sweet potato grown by Charlie Smith near Freeport
Charlie Smith raised a sweet potato shaped like a possum near Freeport. The large tuber measured about 11 inches around and 20 inches in length, part of an patch cultivating unusually large potatoes.
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Charlie Smith
Freeport
Smith
Giant 12-Pound Sweet Potato Grown Near Lampasas
Jack James near Lampasas produced a 12 pound sweet potato measuring 30 by 27 inches from a volunteer vine now in its third year. Slips from this growth yielded a low number of small potatoes, indicating limited crop potential from the extended plant.
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Jack James
Lampasas
Farmers trial soybeans across three counties yield notes
Grayson Fannin and Collin counties farmers tested soybeans on about 2000 acres. Bottom lands produced around 20 bushels per acre with 1.5 tons of hay. In droughty soils the crop also made hay. Rabbits damaged some fields.
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Grayson
Fannin
Collin County
Foreign cotton output to reach record season total
Foreign production of cotton is projected to hit 17.5 million bales this season, up 1.6 million from last year’s record and 66 percent above the ten year average. If realized the crop would surpass US production in 1936 87 by 56.9 million bales, with gains led by Brazil Russia China and India.
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Expo
United States
Brazil
Russia
China
India
Calf Feeding 4-H Youth James Grote Sets 8 Year Record
James Grote of Hamilton 18 earned 3500 dollars in eight years raising calves. He fed 45 calves and has won grand championships with one carload and two individuals at Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio. He used no government aid, saved earnings to buy registered Hereford cows, and starts at Texas A M College as a freshman paying his own way. He led the State 4 H clubs as president in 1985 and went as a delegate to the national 4 H Congress and International Exposition in Chicago.
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James Grote
Hamilton
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Texas A. & M. College
State Organization of
Chicago
Freak corn growth found on J F Dulaney farm near Mart
Ten ears of corn grew as one on the J F Dulaney farm near Mart. The unusual 10 cobs bore well developed kernels signaling a remarkable yield for the area.
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J. F. Dulaney
Mart
Valley citrus crop valued at 8 to 10 million dollars
Estimates set the Lower Rio Grande Valley citrus crop at 8 to 10 million dollars this season, totaling about 20 000 carloads, double 1935. Prices should be influenced by Florida production. The crop is chiefly grapefruit.
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Rio Grande Valley
Florida
4-H Boy James Toone Tops Cotton Profit Record
James Toone of the Forreston club reports a net profit of 373.16 from 5.5 acres of cotton and a lint yield of just over 600 pounds per acre. First 1936 oranges from Jno. E. Wells at Edinburg sell 25 tons at 25.00 per ton, above maturity requirements and claimed as a high official record.
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James Toone
Forreston Club
Jno
E. Wells
Edinburg
Giant egg reported from Houston hen holds many yolks
A 614 ounce egg weighing 91 by 714 inches was laid by a nine month old White Leghorn hen owned by W. A. Guidry in Houston. Guidry said candling showed three or four yolks and possibly more.
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W. A. Guidry
Houston
Packing meat co operative formed in Lower Rio Grande Valley
Government aided effort creates a packing co operative among Valley producers with an $11 000 loan from the RRA A building will be built to process 3 000 beeves and hogs Special pork curing equipment will enable Valley farmers to have home raised cured pork for their families
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Rio Grande Valley
RRA
East Texas growers eye big year for blackeyed peas
Mrs. Clara H. Lewis of the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research says blackeyed peas have grown into a large economic item for East Texas growers. Most green peas go to canning. Two corporations seek advance contracts totaling 5,000,000 pounds for next year’s pack, demanding low cost and high labor efficiency.
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East
Texas
Clara H. Lewis
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Crops in Lamar County and Texas Rice Yields
A. L. McCaslan reports two apple crops from one tree with a June harvest and a second August crop that yielded small fruit. South Texas rice production this year trails 1936 highs of 8,682,000 bushels valued at $5,697,000. Rice is a wet crop grown with water-filled fields for three to five months, using pumped water from streams and bayous channeled to fields via canals, plus some well water.
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A. L. McCaslan
Lamar County
South Texas
New Golden June corn developed by Texas agronomist
Dr P C Mangelsdorf of the Texas Experiment Station announces a new corn variety named Golden June. The yellow tinted white corn reportedly yields as well as Mexican June white under dry conditions and aims to add vitamin A without changing the white variety. It is suited to areas from Temple westward.
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P. C. Mangelsdorf
Agronomist, Texas Experiment Station
Temple
Camels Advertised For Digestive Boost After Meals
The copy touts Camels as a delightful addition to meals and after dining, claiming proven benefits from a "great laboratory of human experience." It asserts Camels improve digestion with an increased flow of alkaline digestive fluids and says they can be enjoyed freely without causing nerves.
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Josephine O'Neill
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