Farmer yields two and a half bales per acre
C M Finch of Tohoka Texas reports a three acre patch produced two and one half bales of cotton per acre. The claim highlights unusually high yield and reflects the era's farm productivity data.
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1933
Page
6
C M Finch of Tohoka Texas reports a three acre patch produced two and one half bales of cotton per acre. The claim highlights unusually high yield and reflects the era's farm productivity data.
West Virginia must absorb part of relief funding or federal grants will end, says Howard O. Hunterfield of the Federal Relief Administration. He blasted state inaction, noting WV has the highest share on relief rolls and that 96 percent of relief funds last year came from the federal government. He cited 18 million dollars granted in 12 months, 70,000 civil works jobs, and food aid, urging a 25 percent state contribution and warning of potential relief stoppage if not met.
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