South Liberty oil field grows with 14 producers in three months
More Producers Liberty Texas: the South Liberty field, opened New Year’s Day, has 14 A grade producers, 13 in the discovery area and one south of it at Vandeventer, the Gulf’s top producer averaging over 300 barrels per day. Four tests are dry, 17 total producers in the discovery zone, and 47 other operations are active in the area.
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Liberty, Tex
New South Liberty
Gulf
Vandeventer
Fifty six Millions Gain in Farm Output in 1924
The department of agriculture estimates U S farms produced 12.404 billion dollars in 1924 up 56 million from 1923. Cereals topped 5.22 billion, corn 2.89 billion, cotton 1.701 billion, hay and forage 1.733 billion. Dairy value fell 66 million to 2.586 billion for the year.
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Department of Agriculture
Oil boom hits Rio Grande City after Berkshire Court ruling
In Brownsville Texas the word oil sparks a boom in isolated Rio Grande City on the Rio Grande. Newcomers flood lodging, property and lease trading thrives. Several wells are drilling with more planned after the Berkshire Oil Corporation receivership was vacated by court order. The company holds leases across roughly 15,000 acres in the oil prospecting area.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande City
Rio Grande
Birkshire Oil Corporation
Houston Oil Company Wins Second Trial in Woodville Case
In Woodville Texas the Houston Oil Company of Texas prevailed in the district court after a two week trial over J B Hoo et al. The George T W Collins league valued at about 50000 was disposed of with a verdict for the Houston Oil Company. Plaintiffs gave notice of appeal.
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Woodville
Tex
J. B. Hoo
Houston Oil Company of Texas
George T. W. Collins
Houston Oil Company
State gasoline tax receipts for February totals 350600
The State Comptroller announced February gasoline tax receipts totaled about 350600. The six largest filers included Gulf Refining Company of Houston with 85707 Humble Oil and Refining Company of Houston with 19171 Texas Company of Houston with 53862 Pierce Petroleum Corporation of Houston with 23908 Magnolia Petroleum Company of Dallas with 44262 and Texhoma Oil and Refining Company of Wichita Falls with 13018.
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Austin
Tex
Gulf Refining Company
Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Texas Company
Pierce Petroleum Corporation
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Dallas
Texhoma Oil and Refining Company
Whicita Falls
New Rail Route Sets Oil Shipment Rate to San Antonio
A rate order from the State Railroad Commission establishes a second rail route for moving lubricating oils from Miranda City and Laredo through San Antonio. The rate is 9.0 cents per 100 pounds via the Texas Mexican and the S A and P lines to Alice and to San Antonio, not applying to the direct G N line.
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Austin
Tex
Miranda City
Laredo
San Antonio
State Railroad Commission
Alice
S. A
A. P
G. N
Gulf Production In Hull Wells Adds 4100 Barrels Daily
Houston reports Gulf Production Company adds two Hull wells to its output reaching 13,000 barrels per day across Hull. No 12 Baldwin at 3,100 feet yields 4,000 barrels and No 45 Phoenix at 3,275 feet yields 1,000 barrels. Gulf coast total is 102,000 barrels. Gulf Production Company accounts for 27,000 barrels daily.
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Houston
Tex
Hull
The
Gulf Production Company
Baldwin
Phoenix
Gulf Coast
Wildcat Well Abandoned Near Brazos River
Brazoria Texas gulf company wildcat well near Brazos River abandoned after reaching over 2000 feet. Some oil showed but not enough to pay. Vacuum and Roxana Oil Companies plan to begin oil tests in the same area soon.
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Brazoria
Tex
Gulf Company
Brazos River
Vacuum
Roxana Ol
Pure Oil Co Buys Humphreys Boyd Properties in Wortham Field
The Pure Oil Company announced it has purchased the producing properties and equipment of the Humphreys Boyd Oil Company in the Wortham field. Colonel A F E Humphreys, president of Humphreys Boyd, and B G Dawes, president of Pure Oil’s board, confirmed the sale.
400 Barrels Rise From Tex. Well Hit Onbeam
Orange Texas report on the Kishi et al No. 5 Thrift McGuire well. When placed on the beam after a screen was fixed at 3300 feet, it produced at 366 to 400 barrels per day. Operators and others in the field were surprised by the rate observed during development.
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Orange
Tex
Good for 125 Barrels, Lockhart Oil Well Update
Gulf Production Beaty No. 1 in Lockhart Texas recently completed and turned into tank for flush production of 126 barrels, signaling strong output from the field. Production details note the well was completed a few days prior and immediately placed on tankage for flow.
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Lockhart, Tex
Gulf
Eradication urged for hog tuberculosis poster
The USDA released a poster urging farmers to eradicate hog tuberculosis by burning dead stock, preventing manure buildup, avoiding feeding carcasses, cooking milk products, and starting with a clean herd. It notes disease spread from diseased cattle and chickens and directs suspicious cases to state veterinarians or federal inspectors. Copies are available free from the Agriculture Department in Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Farm Record Book Eases Tax Time For Wisconsin Farmers
Wisconsin agriculture expert John S. Donald touts the Wisconsin farm account and record book. Farmers from Hebron Erie Jefferson County and from Montana testify it simplifies classifying profit and loss by department and makes tax reporting easier. A parallel note compares farming without records to a handless clock.
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John S. Donald
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Wisconsin Farm
Hebron
Erie
N. D
Montana
Wisconsin
Jefferson County
Tie
Donald
Hinds
Bridge grafting saves girdled fruit trees
Mice and rabbits damaged fruit trees last winter, says Pennsylvania State College fruit-extension specialists. Bridge grafting is advised for girdled trees and should be done before growth starts if possible. Use one year growth for cuts and seal with grafting wax or white lead mixed with linseed oil to protect the wound.
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Pennsylvania State College
Ros. Sweder
Farm Advice For Better Stock And Crops
Guidance on improving farm outputs notes carrots cabbages oats and sprouted feed boost chick vigor. Emphasizes temperate stock handling, training horses, coal ash limits, and investment in necessary machinery. Stresses selecting laying stock for vigor and ensuring brood sows exercise while managing pig care before farrowing.
Tuberculosis a Good Stimulus for Michigan Farm Use
In Tulldale County Michigan 1021 farmers eradicated bovine tuberculosis as the first county to join a USDA co op effort. The project boosted dairy returns and breeding stock quality and spurred broader farm improvements. A county program then tackled poultry flocks reducing disease and losses, finding 40 percent of tested flocks infected and linking poultry disease to hog infections. The study cites culls, feed, late hatchings, and keeping old birds as factors, and recommends fencing poultry from other live stock.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tullsdale County
Mich
Bureau of Animal Industry
College of Agriculture
It Pays to Haul Manure From Stable to Field
Ohio State University extension specialist Bark Jones reports a 53 cent per ton cost for hauling manure from barnyard to field. A 21 year study shows manure moved directly to fields boosts yields versus three months in the barnyard. Tests measured corn, wheat, and hay gains, with barnyard storage diminishing returns.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Oat Wooster
Bark Jones
Ohio State University
Resting and timing to improve dairy cow calving
The piece warns that cows should rest in the last weeks of lactation before freshening to store energy and avoid poor calves and reduced production. It cautions against neglect of dry cows, stresses uniform freshening times to stabilize yearly milk output, and suggests shifting calving toward fall for steady butter and cheese production.
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