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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
2
Entered at the Post Office at Graham Texas as second class mail matter The Leader will correct any erroneous reflection upon character standing or reputation of any person firm or corporation appearing in its columns upon notification to the publishers
A new analysis divides U S dairy cattle into three roughly equal classes by profitability. The average U S cow yields 3716 pounds of milk and about 160 pounds of butter fat yearly, while purebred Jersey cows average 577 pounds of butter fat. Compare your herd to these figures.
The text argues that using a good pure-bred bull raises the herd average quickly and profitably. In one generation the average production improves, lifting the poorest herds toward profitability, while giving the farmer the satisfaction of tangible progress.
Farmers face over 15 million dollars in annual losses from spoilage of fertile eggs in heat. Removing male birds after breeding season prevents spoilage and reduces consumer waste. The USDA publishes a poster outlining keeping qualities of infertile versus fertile eggs and rules for producing quality eggs through summer and early fall.
A USDA report notes continued gains in eradicating bovine tuberculosis. In March 1924 veterinarians tested 448,642 cattle. 13,359 reacted, indicating infection. Infected cattle are typically slaughtered under Federal meat inspection supervision.
A list of candidates announcing for various county and district offices in the Democratic primary on July 26, 1924. Names include Walter F. Schenck for District Judge, R. S. Morrison and James V. Allred for District Attorney, W. P. Stinson for County Judge, John B. Rhea for County Attorney, and numerous others for clerk, tax collector, assessor, sheriff, treasurer, superintendent, surveyor, public weigher, and commissioners with multiple nominees per position.
A dense daily grid lists market quotes from cotton and grain in New York New Orleans and Chicago plus late morning and afternoon updates from major exchanges. It includes weather forecasts, fruit and vegetable quotations, a Nodriday concert by W E Branch, produce and cattle market closings, and a sequence of church services, concerts, and sport reviews across Fort Worth and nearby towns scheduled from morning to midnight Saturday through the following week.
Conferees on the naval appropriation bill authorize the president to seek negotiations with Great Britain France Italy and Japan to limit construction of subsurface and surface craft of 10 000 tons displacement or less and aircraft when reasonable prospects for agreement exist on further arms limitation.
The article notes that the cost of Senate inquiries for the past fiscal year will drain about 325000 in tax funds. It questions the necessity of such expenditures alongside normal government functions and asks why investigations are so costly. It discusses a bonus bill leading to 3000 new employees, payouts to veterans, and the ambassador resignation. It also mentions Georgia growers testing rind preserves from watermelons and a prize to boost mothers and daughters in making preserves with cane syrup.
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