Double Duty Land: Grazing and Timber On One Field
E C Woodyear of Mounds in Madison Parish advocates using land to grow timber and graze cattle simultaneously. Over six years he has 600 acres of winter grazing with rye grass Ladino clover fescue and red clover, wintering 500 cattle and keeping hay reserves. He outlines five advantages including dual cropping trees protecting stock and crops, shade aiding growth of fescue and clovers, and useful waste land utilization. The practice began after clearing 200 acres with a bull dozer and seeding with fescue and red clover via aircraft. since then acreage expanded and reseeding under trees continues each year.
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E. C. Woodyear
Madison Parish
Woodyear
McDonald
Louisiana
Gas pump closed as nest of four robins found inside
Hartford based DiPietro Kay service station halted a gasoline pump after attendants discovered a bird nest containing four baby robins inside the pump mechanism. Local wildlife officials were notified for relocation.
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Hartford
Conn
UPI
Dock and honeysuckle control tips for farmers
Agriculture notes urge early next spring spray plans for dock weeds spreading through fields and pastures. Recommendations include 2 4D spraying, burning cut patch/ditches, and using Ammate carefully to kill honeysuckle while avoiding garden plants. Thanks given to agencies and volunteers for anthrax outbreak response.
Drainage Grants Promote Farm Lands Under Conservation
North east Soil Conservation District and Winnsboro Soil Conservation Service report rising drainage requests as a path to higher yields. J. H. Durr notes gains can exceed drainage costs, with Agricultural Conservation Program covering portions: one cent per cubic yard for ditch excavation, .03 more for spoil bank spreading, 50 percent of right of way clearance, and 50 percent of pipe drop installation to prevent wash damage.
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Northeast Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Winnsboro
J. H. Durr
Soil Conservation Work Moves Ahead In Coastal Farms
John H Cockerham and colleagues study Coastal Bermuda and Pensacola Bahia grasses on farms of Rog ers Drouett Walters Carroll Turner and Knox Knowns Knox and Turner have promising Bahia pasture. Northeast District levels land on Roach Tarver and Watson farms for better irrigation use andACPs payments. Aunt Kate Tucker hosts visitors and Pine seedling gift as district patrol builds ditches with SCS help. Connecticut 1901 auto legislation noted.
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John H. Cockerham
Soil Conservation Service
J. H. Durr
L. H. Martin
Bermuda
H. T. Rogers
Ike Drouett
S. R. Walters
Tom Carroll
E. A. Turner
Grady Knox
Knox
Mr. Turner
Pensacola
Bahia
Northeast Soil Conservation District
Cave Roach
C. L. Tarver
Claude Watson
Wisner
Agricultural Conservation Program
Cockerham
C. B. Tucker
Gilbert
Tucker
Kate
John A. Gwin
Asa Norwood
Cecelia Sisson
The
Light Plane Crashes In Kansas City Suburb
A light plane with seven aboard including four children crashed in front of a suburban Kansas City drug store after running out of gas near U S 69. The four-place craft landed upside down between the highway and the store. Pilot Maurice La Tier, 32, Independence, and the Listers and their four children were treated for cuts and bruises. Mrs. Lister admitted with non serious condition.
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Kansas City
UPI
Maurice la Tier
Independence
U.S. 69
Claycomo
la Tier
Clarence Lister
Griggsville
Listers
Cotton program reglament shapes 1957 Louisiana bale total
Louisianas 1957 Smith Doxey classification covered about 274000 bales, over 80 percent of state production, says Clyde H Lowry of Winnsboro Classing Office. Some 27000 farmers in 36 groups qualified for services. filing applications by August 1 is urged with sampling bonds and a similar process as 1957.
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Louisiana
Clyde H. Lowry
Winnsboro
Agricultural Marketing Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lowry
South Central States
Livestock Quotation Report From Winnsboro Market
Franklin Livestock Auction in Winnsboro last Tuesday reported a steady market with strong hog demand. Cattle prices varied by class from calves to cows and bulls, with slaughter and stocker grades cited for each group and hogs priced across weight ranges.
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Franklin
Winnsboro
Georgia's University First State Charter in 1785
The University of Georgia, located in Athens, Georgia, became the nation’s first state university after receiving its charter in 1785. This historic milestone marks the institution’s foundational status in American higher education.
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The
University of Georgia
Athens, Ga
Malathion Praised as Strong Weevil, Aphid, Mite Killer
Last year planters across the cotton belt praised malathion for spectacular weevil control. George Franklin of Hollyridge reported faster, higher kills, and safety advantages, while John Spivey of Hamburg, Arkansas noted rapid weevil suppression despite surrounding woodland. The USDA calls malathion among the safest insecticides to handle, and its broad effectiveness against pests supports its rising use in cotton farming.
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George Franklin
Hollyridge
USDA
Cotton Belt
John Spivey
Hamburg
Arkansas
Malathion Promoted as Safer Insecticide for Cotton
USDA and Carolina farmers tout malathion as one of the safest insecticides with low toxicity to humans and animals. Unlike phosphate pesticides it requires no respirator or heavy protective gear, and Public Health Service data show toxicity lower than DDT, aiding near dwellings and fields soon after use.
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USDA
Carolina
U. S. Public Health Service
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Max McDonald
Tim
Louisiana Aero Corp
W. T
Bill) Gattis
Mgr. Selman Field
Robins Take Over
Cotton States Chemical Co., Inc
Monroe
Monroe, le
P. O
West Monroe
J. J. Joyce, JR
Agricultural Extension Service
Health Department
Civil Defense
Sundown Plantation
Irving Tucker
Waterproof
A. E. Oglesby
Cheniere
Ouachita Parish
Connecticut
Xylene
Weevils
Cotton States
Cotton States Chemical Company
John Deere
DeSiard
M. Kaplan & Son, Inc
9Th & Adams
Feed
West Feed Mill
Monroe Exterminating CO
Delta Planters Report
Malathion
Royal Feed & Seed
Desjard St
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