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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1925
Page
10
A lengthy fashion feature describes the fall coat and dress silhouettes. Tailored street and afternoon frocks emphasize a straighter line, with fuller skirts via plaits and flares. A youthfully styled sports coat in natural kasha, fur trim, and side buttons is highlighted, along with wool and satin fabrics and varied necklines. Julia Bottomley.
Seed corn guidance from Minnesota experiment station stresses vigor over strict ear type. Plant breeder H K Hayes argues selection from vigorous healthy stalks yields better maturity and yield, challenging prior emphasis on scorecard ear type.
Summer pasture crops are essential for milk production and animal growth. Sudan grass yields abundant, high quality feed, saves labor, and builds soil. Plant now for late summer and fall pasture. seed must be pure Sudan grass. Dry lands use 4-10 lb per acre, irrigated 15-20 lb. begin when 5-6 inches high and graze closely. Carrying capacity: 0.75–1 head per acre on dry land, 1.5–2 heads under irrigation.
An article extols self-feeders for hogs as a money saver and growth aid. It argues hogs fed on demand stay content, eat continuously, and thrive, producing more meat and profit while reducing labor.
Agricultural tips emphasize root damage from deep cabbage cultivation and the value of crops like carrots oats and sweet clover for soil and subsequent corn yield. The piece covers cost focus, pests, and farm practices including alfalfa, pasture rotation, and animal helpers such as turkeys and sheep.
Secretary Hoover says an international conference on oil pollution will be postponed until portable separation machinery is developed. He notes a congressional resolution urges uniform rules to curb pollution harming fishing and seaside recreation, but practical tech remains unavailable.
Mitchell County oil action centers near Westbrook with Magnolia Petroleum wildcat No. 2 on W. J. Foster ranch at Sterling City. The well flowing from 2870 feet with two feet in sand is expected to produce about 000 barrels daily, likely the county’s best producer. Located in the southwest corner of section 17, block 29, township 4 south, T. and P. railway survey, four miles south of Jatan.
The Texas Railroad Commission approved a new rate of 1814 per 100 pounds for crude petroleum carloads from Miranda City to Galveston Houston Texas City Baytown Beaumont Sabine Pass Port Arthur and West Port Arthur. The rate was designed to meet water freight competition and becomes effective September 1.
Huntsville Texas reports H A Pitts vice president of Big Ridge Oil and Gas Company spuds a wild cat well on his own account on Joe Fair land near Ten Mile Spring northwest of Huntsville. Hole down to 600 feet and blowing gas.
Itumble Off and Ra fining Company brought in Cardwell No. 3 an edge well in the Lockhart field in serpentine formation for 4000 barrels flush production Monday depth 1590 feat location of leases on 3 acres Cardwell and about one mile southeast of discovery well very little gas.
Drilling for oil within ten miles of Austin at Pilot Knob has begun on the James Ross farm. Geologist HW Bybee and local Austin men Luther H. Marah burn and B Bordaves are leading the operation, noted for geological formations showing exceptional production potential.
In Burnet Texas Thursday peeling ran high as reports said the artesian well on T J Taylor property near Burnet county line began to flow oil despite a strong artesian water flow creating a notable petroleum sighting for locals and authorities.
H E Bell as chief supervisor announced assignment of district duties to 14 deputy supervisors in the oil and gas division. The state was divided into 14 districts by the Texas Railroad Commission in a recent reorganization.
In Medina Field San Antonio Texas Husban Tarver drilled and bailed the No 1 Wilson well in Medina County to the Ing field with a 40 foot sand at 926 to 641 feet. Estimates forecast the well will produce about 50 barrels and it marks the sixth completion in the field.
Record notes Oklahoma Tulsa and Mid-Continent Petroleum along with Marland Oil on the joint school land lease in section 14 22 4 west Garber pool. An estimated 12 000 barrel well No 45 was found from a newly discovered sand at 4195 feet.
The 1e-cent rate on crude oil in carload lots from Mexia to Dallas has been extended by the Texas railroad commission from August 31 to February 28, 1926.
The Gulf Company operates two crews in Victoria County near the San Antonio River section by McFaddin conducting seismograph tests to assess subsurface conditions.
A United States Department of Agriculture study shows motor trucks accelerated farm product transport, complemented rail service, and expanded markets. It cites hog shipments to Indianapolis where trucks moved one third of hogs in 1923 and notes trucks cut farmer reliance on local buyers, enabling direct access to central markets and price watching to exploit openings.
The article describes two practical methods to identify spark plug leads when high-tension wires are disconnected. One method uses a cord attached between the lead and a plug end to trace each wire from one engine end to the other. The second method involves patches in the terminals marking wires for each cylinder in sequence. Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The article argues that tire wear is driven by road slope rather than cornering. It explains increased right side wear, with the right rear bearing more load than the left rear, causing distinct wear sequences: right rear first, left front last, under average conditions.
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