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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1925
Page
8
Houston report shows January crude and refined product shipments from gulf ports at 14,668,007 barrels, down 1,568,888 from December. Coastwise crude and refined exports also shift lower month to month, with January crude exports at 150,870 and refined exports at 1,867,894.
Southern Counties Gas Company announced plans to construct a 60 mile gas pipeline from Ventura to Glendale connecting Santa Barbara to the Long Beach oil fields. The line aims to supply 20 million cubic feet of gas daily from Ventura to Los Angeles per company officials.
San Angelo Texas Humble Pipe Line Company plans to resume laying a pipeline to San Angelo oil loading racks after settling differences with J D Sugg a wealthy Chickasha Oklahoma banker and cattle man the dispute involved the outlet for Reagan County oil to the Santa Fe Railway loading racks at San Angelo
The Rome based Tribuna reports that Albanian oil fields will be exploited by the United States France Italy and Britain. A dispute over rights in the Albanian fields involves Italy and Great Britain with Italy feeling excluded from the field by Britain.
Houston Texas report says the first 10 miles of a 38 mile gas line laid by the Southern Natural Gas Company from its McMullen County line to Plateau Oil and Texas Pacific Coal fields in Southern Live Oak County was completed Thursday.
Tampico reports 1924 crude oil production in Mexico totaling 140,699,208 barrels. A decline of 11,628,362 barrels from 1923’s 151,727,570 barrels withdrawn from wells in the Southern and Panuco fields.
Irion County will gain a third oil test before February ends. The well is located in the northeast corner of section 734 on the south bank of Spring Creek, about a quarter mile west of the point where the state highway crosses the stream.
Liberty Texas reports twenty one derricks erected in the South Liberty field since the discovery well New Year s Day. Most are rigged and grinding. The discovery well EL W Pickett No 1 is still flowing about 460 barrels a day.
Chesson No 14, Humble Oil and Refining Company new well at Orange, completed Monday at about 4700 feet, is making 2500 barrels of fluid with 20 percent water. The fluid flows through a half inch choke.
Cuero Citizens Farm Company of Cuero Texas with G A McGee geologist promoter form Yoro Development Company to develop a 40 acre tract near Edgar nine miles northeast of Cuero. Citizens of Cuero and Yoakum organize to promote the project and advance development plans.
The Texas Company No. 1 W. E. Gambrell in the Gambrell pool, North Young County, Wichita Falls Texas, flowed 957 barrels from 1198 to 1223 feet on Wednesday, becoming the area’s largest producer.
Huntsville Texas residents formed a mass meeting report last week to organize a committee to supply Huntsville with natural gas from Coralee No 1 well located north of town.
The Rio Bravo Oil Company plans to develop a block of leases in Atascosa County and set up a test in the county’s northwestern area, signaling exploratory activity in the region.
AdSfin Texas Humble Pipe Line Company filed an amendment to its charter in Houston on Friday increasing capital stock from 12 million to 24 million dollars.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture urges careful economic planning and expert advice before forming cooperative marketing organizations. The department notes thousands of co‑ops exist, many successful for decades, but many fail when not built on solid economic principles. It highlights a long history from 1863 cheese factories to today, with about 12,000 farmer organizations nationwide and more than two million members, generating over two billion dollars in annual business.
Corn and cob meal has been fed to horses but must not be ground too fine and should be mixed with cuts. If horses receive substantial roughage, avoid excess corn and cob meal. Horses need a more concentrated ration than cattle and sheep. Corn and cob meal fattens poorly due to high fiber in cobs, and large quantities used mainly support maintenance and energy rather than fattening.
In the Minnesota Ten-Litter contest for 1924 pure bred pigs led the field with superior grades and crossbreds also performing well. H. G. Zavoral notes well bred hogs convert feed to pork faster and reach market earlier, reducing disease risk and boosting prices. Weights ranged 2008 to 4102 pounds with an average of 215 pounds per pig and an average litter size of 108.
When red clover seed costs rise farmers cut spring acreage but Timothy hay cannot substitute for clover for feeding. Seed price varies and many avoid reducing clover area for fear of lower feed value.
Northwest railroads cut freight rates on pure bred livestock by 50 percent when registration certificates accompany bills of lading. If certificates are delayed, a letter from the breed association secretary can acknowledge receipt and promise later registration. The reduced rate applies only to less than carload lots. for shipments over six thousand pounds, the regular carload rate may apply.
A farmer details hardships with infected hens as worms ruined stock. He used gasoline to revive some birds and treated remains with strong chemicals to kill worms, reporting eventual recovery of the flock.
A collection of dated tips on farm management during winter. Suggestions include using cats to control rodents, ordering shrubbery, feeding schedules for slaughtered animals, debt relief for small farmers, silo importance, inventory reviews on January 1, and plowing practices. Emphasizes combining experience, observation, reading, and county agent guidance for better farming.
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