Iskill 4-H Club Holds Regular Meeting Progress noted
Iskill 4-H Club held its regular meeting Thursday October 16 with Pres Ima Lee Hamilton presiding at 4 20 pm. Reports were strong and new forethy Adams was elected secretary. Members shared quick bread and a lesson on growing high quality potatoes. Prizes were awarded for potato entries and several members listed.
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feCaskill
Lee Hamilton
Song Read
Scott
Reuss
Forethy Adams
Yeports
Hutchinson
Turkey Fattening Project For Blevins Near Market
A fragment describes a turkey fattening plan for Blevins territory noting feed for thirty days in mash and fish foods. It mentions the goal of producing turkeys for market with mixed ingredients, white and dark meat expectations, and milk added to the mash.
Sweet Home News Revival Meeting Opens in Old Building
The Sweet Home News reports a revival meeting underway at the old Sweet Home Building. Local residents recount visits from relatives in Arizona, trips to Prescott and Hot Springs, and community gatherings including ball games in Blevins and Delights.
Blevins School Adds Chairs To Auditorium
Seventy five new arm chairs were installed in the Blevins High School auditorium on Saturday and will be ready for use this morning. The space, used also as a study hall, has been short of seats this year and the new chairs include writing arm rests to aid students.
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Blevins High School
Turkey Growers Plan Larger Flocks Near Blevins
Two turkey growers near Blevins Cecil Sewell and Walter Nesbitt report a successful year and plan to expand. They intend to keep selected hens to raise about 1000 turkeys for market in the fall of 1931, aiming to enter the business on a larger scale next year.
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Cecil Sewell
Warter Nesbitt
Blevins
Rapid Growth For Fall Crops Shown In Blevins Territory
More than 1000 bushels of wheat oats and rye were planted in the Blevins territory this fall with rapid growth reported on many fields. Some acreage was planted early for poultry and turkey growers are grazing birds on fall crops. Much of the crop will be used for grazing this fall and winter then plowed under as green manure or harvested for hay in summer.
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Blevins
Fall Gardens Are Help To Citizens In Hempstead
In Hempstead county homes many contribute to food conservation during a dry year. Mrs. O. A. McKnight and neighbors have canned 17 quarts of culled chickens 9 quarts of okra eggplant and butter beans 18 quarts of beef and 67 quarts of field peas in the last month. This effort will aid winter food supplies and now is the time to can everything possible.
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Hempstead
County Hias
O. A. McKnight
Cross Roads
Drouth Urges Pasture Fertilizer to Cut Costs
In the hay and pasture belt the drouth spurs pasture fertilization to reduce feed costs and support dairy supply. Experts predict 1,000,000 tons of fertilizer used annually as pastures replace some manger feeding, boosting milk output while easing feed costs for dairy herds in drought conditions.
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Drouth
New York
Europe
Abbatt
Abbutt
Abbott
Machine Peels Spuds Now Relieves K P Old Job
CHICAGO October 20 The World war veteran who campaigned against a stick of potatoes with a peeling knife will see how they fare today as a machine replaces hand peeling. An efficiency expert found hand peeling costly so a peeling machine is used in each Illinois National Guard regiment. Soldiers bring potatoes to the hopper and return to the cook shack peeled. The device peels about 25 pounds in two minutes and handles 100 pounds in ten, saving time and waste during daily camps where nine thousand men were fed.
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Chicago
Illinois National Guard
Wheat Good Grain Feed For Livestock
A county agricultural note discusses wheat as a feed, presenting University of Wisconsin data on relative values of grains for cattle, sheep, horses, and hogs. It cites prices in Hempstead county and argues wheat is a strong, economical feed at current prices, with cooperative shipments and county agent listings for wheat.
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G. Bohstedt
University of Wisconsin
Bohstedt
Hempstead
Blevins Firm Sells Large Cotton List
H M Stephens last week sold 150 bales of cotton at Hone compress in K G McRay Jr, agent for McFaddin Brothers. This is the largest list of cotton sold from Blevins this season. The Blevins gin has tapered to around 150 to 200 more bales to be ginned before season ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Stephens
K. G. McRay, Jr
McFaddin Brothers
Aluminum Process Claim In Chattanooga Sparks Mentor Discovery
A chemist and mentor named Aalia Park in Chattanooga claims a new aluminum derivation process that promises higher efficiency than current methods. The proposed method allegedly eliminates the use of erialite and reduces heavy exposure through new inputs and techniques.
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Chattanooga
Temm
Foster
Aalia Park
Fall Radishes Expected to Ship From Blevins Area
Growers anticipate shipping fall radishes from the Blevins territory late this week. The crop is unusually crisp and tender due to rapid growth. About 10 acres have been planted, with yields influenced by frost levels in northern states and market demand.
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Blevins
Novieastern
Lye Hugh
Forty Nations Plan Delegates for Paris Air Congress
Forty nations have agreed to send delegates to the first International Air Security Congress in Paris from December 1 to 23. Delegates will discuss aviation security, safety standards, and international cooperation amid rising air travel.
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Paris
Blevins and Delight Play Scoreless Tie in Football
Blevins and Delight drew 0 0 in a tightly fought game at Blevinsfield Friday. Blevins had seven first downs to Delight’s six, with both teams nearly even in offense and penalties. Clyde Self was elected captain, and the standout defense by Self and key tackles by Delight backs kept the scoreless battle edge-of-seat throughout the contest.
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Blevins
Deilght
Blevinsfield
Delight
Clyde Self
Family Reunion Near Prescott Honors 84th Birthday
A surprise 84th birthday reunion for Mrs. J. T. Stewart was held at her home near Prescott on October 16. Relatives from Blevins Garland Nashville Little Rock and nearby areas attended and shared food gifts and stories from their childhoods. The day included a large prepared meal two joined tables and a procession of gifts from family physician Dr. S. J. Hesterley and others. Attendees planned to reunite next year for another gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Stewart
Prescott
J. W. Nelson
Alavins
Mes Stewart
Matlie Trevilian
Nancy Pevrhey
Alva Francisco
A. B Stewert
Catherine
R. J. Stewart
John’ Robert
KH. H. Huskey
George W. Hunt
George
Aid Gladys
Mee Feache
Bell ton Sunday School and B P U Attendance
Sunday school and B P U were well attended at Belton. Several trucks were put on to gravel the highway through the community Monday morning. Mr and Mrs W M Ashmore and Misses Ruby and Gladys Webb of McCaskill attended services here Sunday night. J L Eley and C T Dotson of this place were business visitors to Blegins Monday. Miss Leta Daniel of this community is visiting her father Mr We Fyl Danel at Prescott. Mr and Mrs W E Moses and son Gus visited Mr and Mrs C T Dotson of this place Sunday. Mr J W Peters is on the sick list. A speedy recovery is wished for him by all his friends.
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Old Sweet Home
Inez Nolen
Arizona
Will Campbell
Hot Springs
Will Spears
Russell
Prescott Thurstay
W. T. Yarberry
James Sewell
Arthur Sewell
Johnie Wade
Lillard Billingsley
Nevada County
Lewis Sakmon
Besrden
Edgar Woodson
Willie Stone
Prescott
Blevins
Oing Britt
Pres Scott
Jack Yarhercy
Washington
Tuesay
Hamp Huskey
Buford Stephens
Huskey
Brooks Stell
Ann
J. J. Delaney
Gertrude
Oscar Montgomery
Eula Mac
Mont Montgomery
Barbee Coopwood
News School
G. Sheffield
McCaskill
Roy Foster
Floyd Lamb
Delight
Clyde Sutton
Tom ‘Stone
Jim Brooks
Z. T. Stone
Bro
Lee Starnes
Ethel Spears
Zona Huskey
J. A. Hu
W. M. Ashmore
Ruby
Gladys Webb
JL. Eley
C. T. Dotson
Blegins
Leta Daniel
We Fyl Danel
W. E.moses
Gus
J. W. Peters
Nelson & Company Ship Car Poultry to New Orleans
Nelson and Company shipped a cay load of poultry to New Orleans occupying a rail car weight about 14,000 pounds. The car contained roughly 5,060 chickens ducks geese and turkeys and was worth about $3,000. It is the first car this season with plans for additional shipments later in the fall.
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New Orleans
Nelson
Stone Gins Almost 200 Bales Cotton This Year
S. G. Stone, manager and owner of the new cotton gin at McCaskill, finished his 186th bale of cotton Saturday at noon. The cotton in the hills near McCaskill is practically all gathered, but there is still unpicked acreage in the bottom hands nearby.
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S. G. Stone
McCaskill
Club Boys Return From Dairy Show
Four 4-H club boys from Hempstead county returned from the National Dairy Show in St. Louis. The team includes Slaman Goodlett, Ovan Gladis Tollett, Quan Nolen Lewallen Hope, and Winston Cobb Hope. Though not winning honors, they demonstrated progress, with rail transportation funded by Missouri Pacific for the team and for Cobb who won the Dairy Essay Contest. They will share their experiences at the banquets on October 31, highlighting 4-H and Extension Service efforts.
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Hempstead Commty
Atkunans
St. Couis
Slaman Goodlett
Ovan
Gladis Tollett
Quan
Nolen Lewallen
Hope
Winston Cobb
Hempstead
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Lighting in Poultry Flocks Shapes Winter Egg Output
The article outlines lighting strategies for poultry, stressing uniform flock groups and tailored schedules. It discusses methods to extend day length, timing by latitude and flock condition, and how lighting impacts feed intake, weight, and egg production. It also covers pullets, slow maturing strains, and hatchery lighting effects on chick quality and breeding readiness.
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Iskill
4-H Club
Ood
Buecher
Wanda
Rodes
Ora
Brown
Mat
Dorothy Warlow
Mozelle
Sarah Louise Clark
Hel Jang
Frances Evans
Wellston Fletcher Rhodes
Hugh ‘Lamar Rowland
Reese Hamovis Chism
Harvey Clark
Iff
Ployce Buckley
Dorxt
Dorothy, Adams
Aad
Turkey
Sweet Home News
Blevins School
U.S
J. B. Foragrertmist
National Fertilizer Association
Bellows Falls
Tie Association
Fettn Press
Cernel University
K.P
Claim Aluminum Process
Ohio
NEA
Vereland Bureau
Robert Tickley
Rostoe Mer Culloch
Miehler
McCulloch
Inelsef
Cummings
Beig
Cam
Gine
Jimes
Belton News
Nelson & Company Ship Car Poultry
M. G. Crane
Oran Highway
Our ‘Poultry Colman
WA Frederici “Stonebuttt
Ani
Catia
Thor
Liem
Sreerttig Steele
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