County Agent’s Activities for 1929 in Gillespie County
The year 1929 saw Gillespie County extend dairy and sheep farming efforts. Club members sold thirteen calf beeves at Fredericksburg with average 770 pounds and 14.2 cents a pound. Eighteen club boys competed in the Mason Short Course, placing in hog judging and livestock events. Terracing and parasite control programs involved dozens of youths and county ranchers, with 30,000 yards of terrace lines and iodine treatment for poultry. Breedings of 250 grade Jersey cows to nine registered bulls were conducted, and oat seed from Denton County was introduced for pasture. Pecan propagation expanded with improved varieties, while terraces covered most farms as winter work. The traffic statement from Fredericksburg & Northern Railway is noted.
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Gillespie County Club
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Mason Short Course
Burkett
Halbert
Success
Prolific
Alexander
Granite quarries and shipments from Bear Mountain 1929
About 3,700 feet of red granite were quarried at Bear Mountain during 1929. Rough stock valued at $11,000 was shipped by Southwest Granite Co and Nagel Bros Monumental Works to outside markets, while roughly $60,000 worth was manufactured in the two plants.
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Bear Mountain
Southwest Granite Co
Nagel Bros. Monumental Works
Quarantine Issued for 103 in Ginger Paralysis Cases
Tennessee health officers announce quarantine for 103 patients across Washington Carter and Unicoi counties. Most patients are men with histories of alcohol use as officials note unclear cause and no fatalities yet.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Washington
Carter
Unicoi
Elizabethton
Washington County
Carter County
S. S. Moody
Jake
Jamaica
W. W. King
Lead Poisoning Suspected in Jamaica Ginger Epidemic
Oklahoma City authorities report Jamaica ginger samples contain lead sulphate. City chemist C E Clifford says illness may be caused by lead, with about 300 people affected. Dr R Q Goodwin notes a death linked to mercury poisoning from alcohol. Jamaica ginger mentioned. Kolmeier & Klier Co. promotes poultry netting.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Jamaica
C. E. Clifford
Clifford
R. Q. Goodwin
Radio Ad Promotes Stewart-Warner Dealership in The San Antonio Light
Sterling Electric Co dealers advertise a full line of Stewart-Warner radios and John Deere farm implements. The notice lists plows cultivators planters mowers rakes binders tractors and grain drills at Oscar Krauskopf with emphasis on long standing dealership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart-Warner Radio
San Antonio
Sterling Electric CO
Stewart-Warner
John Deere
Oscar Krauskopf
Dr Mellenthin Free Consultation Tour Ad
A two day free consultation offer by Dr. Mellenthin, Texas licensed physician, promoting treatment for stomach and related ailments with credited patient names in Texas. The notice specifies married women must be accompanied and provides a Los Angeles address for the visit on 24-25.
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Dr. Mellenthin
State of
Texas
R. P. Stewart
Rusk
Tex
Katie Sadue
New Braunfels
Theo. Schmidthorst
Otto
T. H. Walston
Rosebud
E. E. Wiley
Leander
West Third St
Los Angeles
California
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Gillespie “County
College Station
Denton County
Terracing
The
Fredericksburg & Northern Railway
Interstate Commission
Bane
Essavd
Esesensees Nenseenserondta
Auaeseteres
Nsssseenerseeee
Tate Tener Ee Ateeeeneeee
Samiel
Warren
Kolmeier & Klier Co
B. F. Mund
Doss, Texas
Telephone Doss Exchange
Gunther
Louis B. Shooter
Yoakum
W. F. Schultz
Marion
Kerrville Clinic
Secor Hospital
Stockholders Meeting
Fredericksburg Park and
the Chamber of Commerce
Max H. Schoenewolf
Norman J. Keller
Act. Sec’y
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