Lamb County Cotton Queen contest entrants named
The Lamb County Farm Bureau announces several entrants for the Lamb County Cotton Queen contest to be staged at Orton on August 19. Candidates listed include Marthana, 17, senior, 4H Council president. Almeda Sudan Blackman, 16. Barbara Fay Brock, 16. plus five more entries. Details include school ties, FHA, band memberships, and sponsorship by local Home Demonstration Clubs.
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Marthana
Sudan
Spade High School
Secale
4H Council
Lamb County
Almeda Sudan
Blackman
Farm Bureau
Orton
Mickey Stephens
Tahora
Lynn County Farm
Wileon Scheel
Miss Ward
Glen Ward
Wilson
Wilson High School
FHA
Miss Etter
Vera Etter
O'Donnell
O’donnel Home Demonstration Club
Irrigation, Farm Prices, and Market Terms In Local Notes
Lohoefer reports irrigation land near Matador with a well drilled by Ed Jameson yielding 32 feet of water bearing sand. Economist John G. McHaney notes a tightening price cost squeeze for farmers while consumer incomes rise about 4 percent and food store sales 6 percent. Washington State engineers propose a rain barrel method to gauge soil moisture for irrigation decisions. Market terms explained clarify signals like market firm or weaker and demand conditions.
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Pam Irrigation Land
Motleyunty
Ed Jameson
Matador
John G. McHaney
Texas Extension Service
McHaney
Washington State
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Fragmentary text describes an area affected by an increase possibly affecting wells and infrastructure. contains corrupted names and numbers, hindering precise interpretation.
Gaines Poultry Please Note Continued From Page
Egg production typically begins when chicks reach about 18 to 22 weeks old, with growers noting a ramp up in output as birds mature.
Four Area Youths Earn 1955 State Fair Honor Awards
Four South Plains boys and 24 Texas 4H members were selected to receive 1955 State Fair of Texas Honor Awards. Presentation of the awards will be held at the State Fair in Dallas with details announced by leaders in Lynn County and area clubs.
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South Plains
District Seeks Soils Survey Across Lamb County
Lamb County Soil Conservation District asks the Soil Conservation Service for a complete soils survey of the district and Lamb County. The annual fields tour is set for September 8 starting 9 a.m. at the E. C. Jones farm near Olton, with a dinner to follow. W. C. Howard of Quanah may speak at Olton. Work with the district maintainer will pause Aug 15 to Jan 1 for repairs.
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Littlefield
Board of
Lamb County
The
Soil Conservation Service
Board Menges
Amherst M
E. C. Jones
Olton
W. C. Howard
Quanah
Texas Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Beee Spears
Automatic Voting Machines To Be Used in Lea County
Lea County voters will use automatic voting machines for the first time next month. Forty machines, bought by the county commission, have arrived and will be tested in Hobbs and other communities. Each unit costs 1461 dollars and will be paid over ten years. The machines hold 50 candidates and nine parties and will be usable in bond elections and constitutional amendment balloting.
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Hobbs
Lea County
County Commission
John Love
New Mexico
ASC Committeemen Nominees Selected for Garza County
ASC election board chose ten nominees per community in Garza County. Voters will pick five from each list to mail ballots soon. the top vote getter becomes chairman. Nominees include Hall, Lancaster, Davies, Lee, Parker, Stolle, McNeeley, Morris, Bevers, Bland in Community A and others in Communities B and C.
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Ene
Ppocultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Garza County
ASC Election Board
Hig Community Committee
Eee Hall
Earl C. Lancaster
Seth E. Davies
Cecil C. Lee
Eugene F. Parker
Arthur V. Stolle
Aubrey McNeeley
Chester L. Morris
Hershel Bevers
Hoyt Bland
Tom Gilmer
Homer W. Huddleston
A. Cross
Claude Petit Rex Welch
Bruce Tyler
Jack Taylor
Don Robison
Dee Coleman
Ed Neff
Tahoka Post Farm Loan Group Stockholders Meeting
The Tahoka Post National Farm Loan Association will hold its annual stockholders meeting August 13 in the City Hall auditorium. Director T L Jones said door prizes and an entertainment program will be part of the event. Two directors will be elected for three-year terms, with terms expiring for J C Fumali of Garza County and O C rts of Lynn County. The association serves over 389 Federal Land Bank borrowers in Garza and Lynn Counties.
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Garza
Lynn Counties
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Efe
Wa Orang
New Home Ea
Shockley
Aley
New Home
Ain Ag
New Home High School
New Home Demonstration
Morrow
B. A. Morrow
Sianel Maneshoe
Rebecca
Deana Ward
Marthana Masten
Pat Pointer
Barbara Fay Brock
Rebecca Morrow
Wilda Shockley
Sherry
Polly Etter
Lohoefer
Murray
Atte
Lynn
Coe
Gouge
Plymouth
Dalton Motor Exchange
Avent
Television Service
Radio Service
U. V. Blake's
Memoer &.1.1.A
ASC
Tahoka-Post Farm Loan Group
State Mee
Hooper's
Arctic Circle
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