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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1941
Page
2
Oliver Adams county agent explains a 26 percent rule for erosion resisting crops. Farms with cotton allotments must devote at least 28 percent of scropland to soil conserving uses. Recropping growth must meet air-dried tonnage per acre thresholds, with checks after weather delays.
R E Short of the Arkansas Farm and Federation notes that relief appropriations far exceed farm program funds and argues a parity plan to restore farm income. He cites eight years of national farm program spending at 5.5 million, versus 13.2 billion in relief and public works. He urges investigation of monopolistic practices and coordination of farm aid agencies to lift farmers to full parity within the economic union.
Lexingon, Ky. report on Man o’ War and his offspring, noting War Admiral and Crusader as top progeny, plus battleship and other war names. Details his 315 foals, earnings, and ongoing breeding at Faraway Farm, with a $5000 service fee and expected $3,000,000 in winnings.
The article notes diets for groups of one, five, and eight during a year featuring attendance by three high school teachers and refreshments of Coca Colas, sandwiches, and cookies. It also mentions William Howard Taft as the only man to hold both the presidency and chief justice roles. It estimates dairy needs for a typical family of four to five as two dairy cows and thirty laying hens for eggs.
An Arkansas legislative discussion highlights how parity pricing could boost farm income with minimal consumer cost. Citing R M Evans, administrators claim cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco gains would be small per product while providing jobs and national income, stressing farming welfare as tied to state prosperity. The speaker argues agriculture under disparity affects every citizen and business in Arkansas and the South.
Washington profile of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, famed social figure and political commentator. The piece sketches her sharp humor, influence, social routines, and independence from the official White House circle, including anecdotes of her Senate watchers, Tea invites, and her rapport with Roosevelt and Tafts.
In Hollywood, art director Walther Weyl describes set building for Warner Brothers amid a transformed shipyard scene for The Gentle People. He explains choosing a pier length and a sawdust floor decision, moving a warehouse to frame a distant galleon, and his career shift from architect to studio designer after Real Estate downturn.
Saratoga High School announces the annual senior class play “Grandpa's Twin Sister” by Jean Provence to be staged Friday night at 8 p.m. in the gym. Admission is to be determined. The comedy centers on Grandpa Hatch er and the various scheming characters including Maggie the cook and Betty, with most chasing Grandpa's money while Maggie seeks a husband.
About 30 hens are needed to supply a typical Arkansas farm family says S A Moore of the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture. For a 30 hen flock, 100 chicks should be hatched each spring and about 70 hens and pullets added in fall. The culls and young cockerels serve for meat. one bushel of corn per laying hen yearly is required, plus 15 pounds of meat scraps or 15 gallons of skim milk and minerals.
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