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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1930
Page
3
McCaskill Ginnings reports over 100 bales produced in a week amid season totals and noon updates noting strong activity. Local figures indicate steady output with continuing hope for improved yields in coming days.
A note honors Edgar Wells and mourns his passing as residents from Mossston Tokio and Blevins attend the Southwest Arkansas Fair week. The community thanks Mrs Burke and Arrington for support during his illness and days of mourning.
The Belton community enjoyed a service at a local place and faced a Sunday night rain and wind storm with no reported damage. Mrs. J. F. Dotson and children visited Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Dotson over the weekend. Miss Gladys Webb moved to Mc Caskill to live with her brother. Miss Claudie Roberts and her nephew Jay returned from Texas. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ann Manning last Monday. Several residents plan to attend the revival at McCaskill this week.
Pastures that looked dead after the summer drought are greening across North Hempstead as rains returned. Livestock are benefiting from young tender grass, while farmers address winter feed by sowing grazing crops and reducing surplus stock. Also notes memorials for Elijah Wells and Emma O’Keefe with thanks to community, choir, and floral offerings.
An article detailing across the poultry industry the impact of tapeworms and roundworms on flocks, signs of infestation, and the best prevention and treatment methods. It covers intermediate hosts like stable flies and snails, and recommends screening, clean housing, and iodine vermicide or kamala-based treatments, with notes on feeding regimens and possible temporary drops in egg production.
In New York City Manhattan has only two remaining farms within its borders. One is a mint bed run by Michael Fesslian known as Little Mike, who moved to farming after selling cogs for years. The other, run by Mrs. Joe Benedeto, grows beans beets cabbage lettuce corn tomatoes and mint on a block near Broadway and Tenth Avenue. Both face eviction as Inwood park is developed and the Benedetos lease ground from New Orleans brothers. The farmers’ children show marked disinterest in farming, with one son hoping the place is sold.
Hempstead county farmers are urged to store cotton properly to prevent damage. Bales left on ground under open sky suffer moisture and pests, increasing losses as cotton prices stay low. County Agent Lynn Smith says storage in compresses or warehouses pays off. George Schooley, a large local farmer, says he stores cotton promptly after ginning for long term economy.
More than 1000 bushels of oats and 100 bushels of wheat sold in Blevins this past week for fall planting. Interest rises as drought of 90 days affected summer crops. Local planting includes rye and vetch. several residents note travel and family visits in Prescott and Hope.
Geese thrive on pasture or good range with light grain mash as supplement. Goslings require feed after 24 to 26 hours, with mashes or a mix of shorts and corn meal, bread, and beer scrap. fattening after a few weeks is common. Geese nest in ground shelters, hatch under hens or incubators, incubation 28 to 42 days, and mating uses one to four geese per goose. Toulous is a popular large breed, producing about 20 eggs yearly and weighing up to 26 pounds in adults.
Harvey Montgomery improves from illness after a recent sickness. Little Jim Huskey was taken to Prescott for treatment by Dr Chystain. Mrs W L McDougal and daughter Letha visited Mrs M McCain and Mrs Henry Morrow. Gentry Campbell and wife visited W R Campbell’s family Friday. Ralph Barnes and Ben Wynn were in Deane y gilly Thursday. Dadi¢ McDougal made a brief trip to Blevins Friday.
Blevins High School opens with about average attendance and a staff of eight teachers. Four buses serve pupils from outlying districts as the new term begins, with the school projected to be among its best in history.
Poultry raisers should use low priced wheat in their rations as a cheap feed option. Suggestions include whole ground wheat with corn, meal, and salt, or a mixture with yellow corn and oats. Feed in two portions daily, with fresh water and oyster shell available.
Friendship School, a leading rural institution in north Hempstead, opens for the winter term this morning under Prof F I Douthit. He brings two decades of experience in Arkansas and Louisiana, and previously worked with Pattes High School. The school sits between McCaskill and Blevins along new Highway No 24.
The Blevins cotton gin had produced 188 bales of the 1930 crop by Saturday noon. Locals rushed harvest to enable children to attend school and gather the crop before rain. Managers plan to operate the gin three days weekly to avoid idle crew time.
Poultrymen face difficulty moving pullets into winter quarters without disturbance. Move them one to two weeks before production to avoid upset after first egg. Prepare hen house with thorough cleaning and new litter, and use consistent hopper equipment to match range gear to prevent pallet disruption in early hot house days.
Dixie's pecan growers join a national marketing association to sell a record crop. H. G. Lucas of Brownwood Texas presides over the National Pecan Marketing Association with headquarters in Jackson Mississippi. The effort links the pecan industry including wild, seedling and improved papershell varieties with support from the federal Farm Board.
Farmers work teams on the gravel bowl for Highway No 24 between Blevins and Nashville in Hempstead County report strong progress. Gravel is being secured at the May gravel pit near McCaskill with a state rock crusher handling about 400 yards daily. Seventy five to eighty teams have hauled gravel for three weeks. some material comes from the Wade pit east of Blevins. Notable producers include Georgia Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi Florida Alabama and South Carolina. W. P. Bullard of Albany Georgia leads the pecan movement as president of the National Pecan Growers Exchange. Last year American growers sold 38,005,000 pounds of pecans with 8 percent seedlings and 38 percent improved varieties. 1928 was a peak year with 43,125,000 pounds marketed. The marketing association is incorporated in Delaware with capital of 350,000.
Government figures show dairy and poultry products as the backbone of farm income, representing almost 20 percent of gross returns. Meat animals are the second largest source, followed by grains, cotton, fruits, and vegetables.
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