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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1925
Page
4
A brief promotional note touts Standard advertising price benefits and a bonafide subscription list of 1750. It mentions sworn circulation statements and cites SCHANDUA and REICHENAU offering 600 Dipping Vats for sheep or oats.
The note emphasizes Texas Seed Law requirements for seed labeling on lots of ten pounds or more and urges buyers to choose tested seed. It explains weed seed content limits, the importance of timely testing, and retesting in hot or wet seasons, plus the availability of a seed laboratory in Austin offering free tests to Texas citizens.
Farmers debate deep tillage versus subsoiling with deep plowing to twelve to fourteen inches, noting higher labor and costs. Early winter is suggested for the work, but whether yield gains justify costs remains uncertain without substantial yield increases.
The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station announces Bulletin No. 327 detailing an Agricultural Economic Survey of Rockwall County Texas. L. P. Gabbard directed five hundred farm operators interviewed on land use tenure farm size labor credit and marketing. The report notes soil depth plowing effects as studied in several states and San Antonio with mixed results on deep vs shallow tillage.
The Progressive Farmer notes shallow or disked seed beds cause uneven stands and poor growth. It questions whether average plow depth is worse than light scratching and urges gradual depth increases with early plowing. If deeper tillage is used, organic matter should be incorporated and well covered to hasten decay.
The Standard reports 1700 bonafide subscribers proving advertising investments yield surprising results. Readers are urged to try the ad program to see value in sponsoring content.
The article notes sudan grass growing well with delayed frost and promises potential for heavy late hay crops if frosts come late. It recommends planting sudan as a catch crop and pasture, warns winter chinch bugs thrive on sudan stubble, and urges fall plowing to prepare seedbeds. Fields should be plowed before mid February to avoid dormancy risks.
A brief notice announces a subscription option titled the Standard at a price of 1.00 per year. It presents a promotional rate likely aimed at readers renewing or joining the newspaper service.
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