Texas farm news roundup spans hens pears and citrus
Howard Brillhart in Hansford county reports 804 White Leghorn hens producing at 75 percent since October 1 at a cost of 7d per dozen. Hungerford demo club favors Honey June corn for canning citing superior quality. Texas sawmills numbered 276 with 247 private and 29 cooperative. Egg sac on a Wellington hen shows 16 normal eggs and five small ones with soft shells. Nitrogen needs: one bushel oats require one pound. corn or barley require one and a third pounds. The tangelo emerges as a new Valley fruit cross of tangerine and grapefruit, orange in look and tart juice.
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Howard Brillhart
Hansford County
Spearman
Mr. Brillhart
Dewey Ellis
Wellington
Collingsworth County
4 H Club Creates Closet From Orange Crates
Adelle King of Hale Center Hale County reports building a closet from four orange crates by stacking two pairs with a space between. A broom handle across the gap serves as a hanger, a ply board tops the unit, boxes are papered, and a cotton print curtain fronts it. Shelves hold shoes hats and small clothing items.
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Adelle King
Hale Center
Hale County
4-H Club
Contour Pasture Renews Livestock Gains for Local Farmer
J. T. Kendall of Lipscomb County reports contour listing his pasture has paid dividends. Living 16 miles southwest of Lipscomb in Locust Grove, he mapped about 1800 acres years ago and now pastures 200 cows on 400 acres for two months while 60 cows graze the same area year round. Five dams provide ample water across the pasture.
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Contour
J. T. Kendall
Lipscomb
Locust Grove
Kendall Contour
Dairymen Plan Contesting Association with Texas Tech
Bailey county dairy farmers move toward forming a contesting association with Texas Technological College of Lubbock. Once approved by college staff and the State Board, dairy students will carry out the work and the dairymen will finance the expense.
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Bailey County
Texas Technological College of Lubbock
Chicks yield dividends with careful care in housing
Mrs. S G Tait of Cheek Jefferson county Home Demonstration Club reports poultry sales totaling 101 dollars 90 cents from January 1 to March 1. She keeps 100 White Leghorns on wire to prevent disease and produce high quality eggs by avoiding ground contact.
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S. G. Tait
The
Cheek
Jefferson County
Grand Champion calf earns Pat Wilson junior cash prizes
Pat Wilson Jr of Ward County 4-H sold his Grand Champion calf at the Monahans Livestock Show in March for 134 dollars after weighing 670 pounds at 20 cents per pound. He won 20 dollars in cash prizes. His calf was started July 22, 1939 and fed 238 days at a cost of 93.56 dollars.
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Pat Wilson, Jr
Ward County
Monahans
Pat, Jr
County Agent Advises Tomato Worm Remedy
County Agent Jack McCullough of Collin County recommends a cutworm remedy using cardboard or tin cylinders around tomato plants to deter worms or mixing arsenate or lead poison at one ounce per two gallons of water to spray the entire plant.
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Jack McCullough
Collin County
Black Angora Goat Kid Stuns Long Mountain Farm
Jim Evans of Long Mountain in Mason County reports a coal black Angora kid born among white Angoras. He notes the mother and grandmother are the farm’s heaviest shearing goats and the kid shows strong Angora bloodline traits.
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Jim Evans
Long Mountain
Mason County
Evans
Unusual Two-Legged Colt Reported in Bailey County
A two legged foal, born to Hugh Pritchett at Enoch in Bailey County, is described as the strangest freak seen in the county. It has two hind legs but no front legs, though shoulder blades are visible under the hide. Unable to stand or nurse, it is being bottle-fed.
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Hugh Pritchett
Enoch
Bailey County
Manure as soil fertility stimulant rooted in tillage origins
The term manure traces to an original sense meaning to till or cultivate by hand. Early explanations suggested plants took up soil particles through roots, so pulverizing soil could boost yields. Thus manure came to denote animal fertilizer as a growth stimulant.
Heating system warms cattle trough in Texas feed lots
In Foard county Glenn Offield and Paul Shirley used two steel barrels copper tubing and scrap iron to warm drinking water for 600 cattle. One barrel served as a fuel tank the other held scrap iron with distillate flowing through copper from tank to trough. Thirty gallons of distillate kept the water warm helping cattle continue gaining through severe cold.
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Glenn Offield
Paul Shirley
Foard
Potatoes Draw Iowa Growers to Deaf Smith County
The Deaf Smith county potato enterprise attracts many Iowa producers. About 1200 acres will be planted. A cooperative is formed and a warehouse with washer grader and dryer will be built to handle the crop.
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Deaf Smith County
Iowa
Texas mule imports show farmers urged to raise stock
The piece notes that large numbers of mules are imported from Mexico to Texas to satisfy orders from Romania, Arabia and other nations, suggesting farmers here were short. It argues that Texans could profit by raising mules, highlighting Texas as best suited for mule cultivation.
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Dallas Times-Herald
Mexico
Texas
Roumania
Arabia
First 4-H Basketball Tourney Held in Lubbock County
The first 4-H club basketball tournament in Lubbock County drew seven teams and about 150 boys from various clubs. Held in Idalou under director R L Hooten, the event aimed to spark interest in 4-H work and a well rounded program. A banner will be awarded to the Idalou Senior 4-H Club’s winning team.
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Lubbock County
Idalou
R. L. Hooten
Texas cow founder of a milk record
The first North American cow to yield 100 pounds of milk in one day was bred in Texas. A registered Holstein Friesian owned by Texas A and M College, in 1897 produced 707.5 pounds of milk in seven days, an American record for the era. The record cow was Yentje Netherland and her descendants still produce Holstein milk in Texas herds.
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Texas
Texas A. & M. College
Yentje Netherland
Mammal and Bird Study Classifies Walker County Species
A Walker County survey of 50 mammals and 172 birds assesses their roles in relation to game, forest, and agriculture. Findings include seed-eaters 1, insect-eaters 7, fur animals 9, game species 11 among mammals. birds span water birds 14, flesh-eaters 17, song birds 18, insectivorous 21, game birds 25, and tree protectors 48.
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Walker County
Texas farmers boost yields in vegetables fruits and eggs
The Texas Extension Service reports last year farmers produced 131,908,149 pounds of vegetables, up 26,882,250 from 1938, 8,730,198 pounds of fruit, up 1,150,398 from 1938, and gathered 7,316,460 dozen eggs, about twice the previous year.
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Texas Extension Service
Calf Show Champion Leslie Simpson Wins Four Placings
Leslie Simpson, 4-H club boy from Old Glory in Stonewall County, took first through fourth with his four calves at the county 4 H and FFA calf show on March 16. He has earned 27.00 in prize money this year from calf shows at Aspermont and Lubbock.
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Leslie Simpson
Stonewall
FFA
Aspermont
Lubbock
Dairymen Benefit From Herd Testing And Feeding Change
March yields show a Dallas county farm saving more than testing fees through a feeding change that cuts grain by 40c per 100 pounds and boosts per cow daily production by a half gallon. Ruth Beall and Mary Margaret Bursley among Baylor students grow a 10 by 12 dorm garden with peppers radishes violets hyacinths and onions. Palmer county 4-H Council urges khaki uniforms with black ties and a 4-H emblem to promote cotton fabrics and member distinction.
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Dallas County
Ruth Beall
Rusk
Cherokee County
Mary Margaret Bursley
Humble
Harris County
Baylor University
New Sire List To Be Issued By Dairy Bureau
The U S Bureau of Dairy Industry will publish a new list of over 3 000 proven dairy sires with records from the year prior to April 1 1940. Requests for copies must be sent to Washington D C by June 1.
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U.S. Bureau of Dairy Industry
Washington, D. C
Jenkins community garden aids school lunch program
In Morris County the Jenkins community has planted a 3 acre garden to grow food for the upcoming term’s hot lunch project at the local school.
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Jenkins Community
Morris County
Dairy Division Premiums Introduced At Montague County Fair
The dairy division will use a new premium classification method this fall at the Montague County Fair. The dairy committee has set a point system and allocated the $200 premium money across the different classes.
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Montague County
Hens Cull Reduced Flock Cuts Feed Costs in Texas Club
Mrs Henry Wendling of Grayburg says culling more than 80 hens to 38 reduced feed costs and kept egg output steady. Mrs C A Cantrell of Ysleta reports a home made mattress cost 7 dollars for 50 pounds of cotton and ticking, compares favorably to a 30 dollar store mattress.
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Henry Wendling
Grayburg
Hardin County
A. & M. Extension Service
Lambs Feed Demonstration Boosts Barkley Gary Sheep Sale
Approximately 500 milk fed Suffolk Rambouillet lambs raised by Ord Gary and I E Barkley of El Paso county topped the St Joseph Missouri market before Easter at 12c per pound. Lambs averaged 81 pounds pre ship and 78 pounds on market after creep feeding. Two years into the sheep feeding demonstration they purchased 900 Rambouillet ewes for about 4000 dollars and this year sold roughly 10000 dollars worth of sheep.
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Ord Gary
I. E. Barkley
el Paso County
St. Joseph
Missouri
Gary
Mr. Barkley
Home Demonstration Club Seeks Cotton Hose from Smith County Merchants
Smith county home demonstration club members visit town merchants each time they meet to request cotton hose. They believe sustained demand will spur a good grade of cotton hose to be offered on the market.
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Smith County
Frame garden proves economical for Kickapoo club member
Mrs Arch Wood of the Kickapoo home demonstration club says a frame garden pays for itself. Mrs Hood built a 7 by 17 foot frame from scrap lumber, shielded plants with tomato sheeting, near a water supply for irrigation. It has grown mustard greens lettuce peppers and tomatoes with fresh greens for home use and sales at the Home Maker's Market.
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Arch Wood
Polk County
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