Conservation Reversed In Destruction Of Texas Cedar
Mary Carter argues the Texas cedar is miscast as a noxious plant. The piece traces cedar value from ancient use to modern range-clearance harms, critiques federal soil plans, and warns of cultural loss as cedar brakes diminish across West Texas.
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Texas
National Forest Service
Texas Forest Service
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Southwest
Solomon
America
Rat
Department of Agriculture
Range Conservation
Ftrogram
West Texan
Ie Chung
Ohio Valley
Not Naturally Lazy Tip From Extension Specialist
In a College Station report Disco Hale says children learn laziness from adults and environment. She notes active curiosity is normal and nutrition affects energy. The piece also notes 326 of 371 eligible farmers signed AAA 1941 cotton program intentions in one Texas county, with a June 16 deadline.
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College Station
Disco Hale
Miss Hale
Texas
AAA
Farm Ownership Aims FSA Program in Texas
College Station May 22 report from M L Wilson director of the extension service at Washington and state club agents L L Johnson and Onah Jacks shows Texas ranks second in 4 H Club enrollment in 1940 with a gain over the prior year. The 4 H Clubs, organized by extension agents, reach rural youth with demonstrations, records, and public shows. By May 1940 there were over 4,000 clubs nationwide aiding farm and home activity and community progress.
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College Station
Texas
M. L. Wilson
Federal Extension
Washington, D. C
L. L. Johnson
Onah Jacks
Alabama
Georgia
Myrtle Murray
United States
Agricultural Marketing Service
Murray
A. and M. College Extension Service
McDonald Calls Two-Price System for Crop Marketing
Texas agriculture commissioner J E McDonald urges Congress to adopt full parity pricing for crops to support domestic use and exports amid looming deficits. He notes House and Senate hearings and cites RFC figures while highlighting tenant purchase loans through the Farm Security Administration to aid tenant farmers in buying family farms.
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McDonald
Austin
Congress
Stategriculture
J. E. McDonald
National
House of Representatives
U. S. Senate
National Treasury
Red
RFC
Jesse Jones
Thomas
Oklahoma
Farm Security Administrator Office
Willie J. Berg
FSA
Gillespie County
Tennant
Rerp Os
Bay
Adolph O Knocese
Fredericksburg
Texas
Thomas Jung
Farm Security Office
New Court House
Frederiksburg
National Congress of Parent Teachers Association
Dairy Cows Should Be Kept Contented for Profit
G. G. Gibson, assistant extension dairyman, says cows must be content and well cared for to maximize milk output. Proper management reduces costs and boosts future production, with shelter, water, shade, and gentle handling as key factors.
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Gibsear
Rainy Day Photography Tips From The Snapshot Guild
Rain invites reflections on wet streets and rainy day scenes. Capture people with umbrellas and raincoats, spurting gutters, wet umbrellas, and puddles for pictorial detail. Focus through rain on windows for soft daylight indoors. use high speed film and photo lights to brighten shadows. Do not fret. rainy days offer novel opportunities and variety.
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Billy
Betty
Co op Pecan Spraying Helps Local Growers
Albany Georgia based marketing association uses government loan funds to buy two high capacity pecan sprayers. Mounted on trucks, the devices serve a 40 mile radius and assist contracted growers. Last year, sprays followed extension entomologist guidance yielding a record pecan quality crop.
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College Station
Albany
Georgia
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Parent Teachers Association
Wok
Cthe
Lochte Storage & Commission Co
Texaco
Bill’s Lunch Room
Woerner
Lochte Storage & Comminsion Co
Cooper
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