Texas Cotton Crop Worth Over 1.8 Million in 1912
The 1912 Texas cotton harvest reached 4,882,10 bales valued at about 338,538,822 dollars with seed sales near 1,843,336 dollars in Young county. Prices rose to 12.05 cents per pound, up from 9.9 cents in 1911, amid overproduction and floods elsewhere. The report also notes transfers, July 31 deadline for school district moves, and broad temperance activism linking the WCTU and Christian Endeavor to a national prohibition push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Commercia Secretaries and Business Men's Association
Federal Census Bureau
United States
Young County
Urate
Anti-Saloon League
Christian Endeavorers
Lettter
Shaw
Christian Endeavor Society
Daniel A. Polling
National Superintendent of Temperance and
Christian Citizenship
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Silo Expansion Debate Aims to Cut Cotton in Texas Farms
The Farmers Union urged diversifying from cotton toward more livestock and silos. Texas shows 14 080 936 head of restock and 96 percent of farms report domestic animals. Young County reports 1758 farms with cattle as the dominant livestock and 46 273 animals valued at 1 521 073 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young County
Farmers’ Union
Radford
The
Texas
Federal Department of Commerce and Labor
Gates At Oakwood Cemetery Urged To Keep Cattle Out
Notice requests that the cemetery gates be kept closed to prevent cows entering Oakwood cemetery and damaging shrubs. Signed by Mrs. S. R. Crawford, president of the Ladies Cemetery Association.
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Oakwood Cemetery
Quest for oldest Studebaker wagon prize tale revived
A 1860s Studebaker wagon owned by Dave Clark of Bemis South Dakota leads the quest to find the oldest wagon still in use. The feature covers wagons from 1866 1869 and early 1870s with owners reporting heavy loads and long service.
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Dave Clark
Northwest
Mr. Clark
Studebaker
Gileneton
Wis
United States
Bemis
South
Dakota
G. H. Bowman
Sandy Lake
Sam Hane
Carbon
Ind
Clark
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Wichita
Chase & Sanborn
Welch Grape
Dr. Price
Swansdown
Libby
Bottie
Red Rover
MO. E. Morrison CO
S. W
Graham, Texas
Graham Independent
B. W. King
Union
p-Smith Lumber Co
Laws of the
Mate of Texas
Morrison- Smith Lumber Company
Stroy
S. R. Crawford
Pres
Associa
QUEST
Denison
Russel
Lee Cruce
Oklahoma
Mmine
E. L. Crosser
Lubbock
H. N. Holbrook
Crosbyton, South Plains Railroad
New York
Chicago
Minneapolis
Salt Lake
McPhails
R. GC. Mel
Red the Ven
Sena
Insni
Hher
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