Rural Mail Box Improvement Week Observed in West Monroe
Postmaster Homer B. Roark and Aubry Mophett inspected rural boxes as part of Rural Mail Box Improvement Week from June 3 to 8. With 1954 boxes serving 6590 daily patrons on four routes, roving carriers will note poor boxes and mailers will be contacted for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubry Mophett
Ouachita Parish
4-H
Prentice Patrick
West
Monroe
Homer B. Roark
Post Office
Roark
West Monroe
Drugs Alone Cannot Control Animal Parasites
The American Veterinary Medical Association warns that drugs alone cannot control internal parasites in farm animals. Each anthelmintic targets one parasite type, animals often have multiple infections, and these poisons do not remove the infection source or repair damage. Effective control requires management changes and veterinary supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Veterinary Medical Association
Association
Record beef yield claimed for Nebraska steers in Omaha
A Nebraska herd near Omaha produced an extraordinary dress-out yield of sixty eight and four hundredths percent, allegedly an all time national high. The Whitefaces fattened by Harold Neller yielded prime beef. buyers paid 25 dollars per hundredweight for the 1537 pound Herefords as reported by the American Hereford Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Harold Neller
American Hereford Association
Fallout Advice for Farmers Protecting Farm Families and Livestock
Washington reports the Agriculture Department issued a bulletin in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission Civil Defense Administration and Public Health Service on shielding crops land and animals from radioactive fallout. It urges staying indoors seek shelter and following civil defense guidance while detailing sheltering decontamination and feeding practices to limit fallout damage and preserve food production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Federal Civil Defense Administration
U.S. Public Health Service
Civil Defense
New Book on Hog Shelters Now Out
Washington special notes a new Agriculture Department publication Hog Shelters and Equipment for Southern States. It details 26 hog house designs and equipment, stresses southern conditions, and notes plans may require regional modification. Working drawings are available via cooperating state colleges with a nominal charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department
Southern Agricultural Experiment Stations
Primatene Provides Nonprescription Asthma Relief
Asthma formula prescribed most by doctors is now sold without prescription. Primatene tablets claim to open bronchial tubes loosen mucus relieve nervous tension and stop attacks within minutes. The product is offered at 98 cents with a money back guarantee through Whitenall Poatmace Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Whitenall Poatmace
Associate Agent Added In Ashley County
The U S Extension Service farm and home development program moves forward in Ashley County with 30 participating families. Mason E. Oden is the new associate county agent under D M Vaught, overseeing families including Doss, Lowery, Watson, Honeycutt, Watt, Blanks, Haynes, Riley, Rice, Pamplin, Russell, Burgess, Myers, McClain, Hollis, Meeks, Davis, Wood, Smith, Collins, Cochran, Cossey, and Botsford. The program aims to use resources more efficiently and bring information and assistance to farm families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossett
U. S. Extension Service
Ashley County
Mason E. Oden
D. M. Vaught
Oden
Hamburg
Marianna
R._B. Doss
Milo
Floyd Lowery
James Watson
Crossroads
J. C. Honeycutt
Crossett Camp
R. M. Watt
Beard
Fred Blanks
Parkdale
Leroy Haynes
Gaines
Claud Riley
Promise Land
Kenneth Rice
Boydell
Earl Pamplin
Clyde Russell, Jr
Houston Burgess
James Myers
Wilmot
Fred
McClain
Dry Bayou
CB. Hollis
Montrose
W. B. DeVampert
Jim Meeks
H. M. Davis
J. D. Wood
Fountain Hill
Wilford Smith
Jesse Collins
Earl Cochran
Portland
Roy Cossey
Guy Botsford
Conservation Highlights East Carroll Parish May activities
Farmers requested assistance with conservation practices in East Carroll Parish in May. Engineering surveys supported by several landowners. Heavy equipment used by a group of owners to implement practices. Coastal Bermuda plots planted runners where stands were thin. Additional practices included pasture rotation chemical use and mowing to control weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Carroll Parish
R. N. Amacker
J. E. Bowles
Fred Phillips
H. M. Conway
W. B. Hawkins
Henry McPherson
Scott Brothers
J. H. Sistrunk
W. P. Barrier
Elton Fortenberry
H. H. Howington, Jr
Raymond C. Bradley
Bob Patrick
E. V. Parker
R. C. Freeman
F. O. Blair
J. R. Merrill
Ray Fortenberry
Albert Burns
R.N. Amacker
Raymond O. Bradley
Jessie R. Merrill
Bermuda
Soil People Tour Parish Soil Conservation Tour
A tour of lower Concordia parish sponsored by the Tensas Concordia soil conservation district gathered 23 leading farmers from Tensas and Concordia parishes for a day trip. Participants visited sites along a route Ferriday to Frogmore Lismore Monterey Eva New Era Acme Shaw South Shaw Vidalia and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia Parish
Tensas - Concordia
Baton Rouge
D. L. Richardson
Soil Conservation Service
Tallulah
George Kimbrough
State Agricultural Stabilization Committee
Ferriday
Ed. Y. Berry
District Board of Supervisors
Chemicals Can Control Disease Fungicide Targets Plant Diseases
A fungicide pentachlorostrobenzene known as Pentachlo is recommended for controlling many crop diseases, mainly soil borne. Developed in the United States since 1950, it covers crown rot in clover and alfalfa, damping-off in cotton, clubroot in crucifers, white rot in garlic, various rot and scab diseases across vegetables, ornamentals, and flowers. Experimental work continues on crops including cantaloupes tomatoes strawberries peppers beans beets celery cucumbers lettuce onions peanuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Scientists harness rumen biology to turn roughage into animal feed
Missouri researchers use a 55 gallon drum and heated tank to ferment a water-soaked feed. Chickens and hogs fed the mash show rapid growth gains and higher protein by 10 to 15 percent with fat doubled. The process yields vitamin B-12 and could enable on farm fermentation for roughage in hogs and poultry. Arkansas fiscal data for 1955-56 notes general government costs at 4.8 percent of revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
M. E. Muhrer
W. H. Pfander
Chemicals May Breed Insects Says Officials In St Louis
St Louis officials warn continued use of current insecticides may create new insect families and hurt the arm economy. Thompson Chemical Corp president William T. Thompson says his firm will withdraw from insecticide production and distribution and urges research into selective insect control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chemical Company
William T. Thompson
Thompson Chemical Corp
Thompson
U. S
Louisiana
Pentable Fungicide Formulations for Garden Use
Pentable is available in dust, wettable powder and emulsi fiable concentrates for turf roses snapdragons and lily bulbs. It is compatible with insecticides and fungicides with a pH of 7 or below and offers long residual action without affecting root crop flavor.
Segers Named Top Cooperator by Local Soil District
Versie Segers Jr was chosen by the Tensas Concordia soil conservation district board as outstanding cooperator for the year May 1956 to May 1957. He improved drainage on 250 acres levelling on 140 acres for row irrigation installed a 2000 GPM well and 4500 feet of 8 inch pipe, manages 150 Hereford cattle, and received a soil and water conservation loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Tensas - Concordia Soil Conservation District
Versie Segers, Jr
Louisiana
Tensas - Concordia Scd
Litchfield Park
Arizona
Segers
Grant Supports National 4 H Center Convention Plans
The Danforth Foundation awards 200000 dollars to the National 4 H Club Foundation for the Chevy Chase Maryland center near Washington D C. Calvin Shirley of Louisiana State 4 H notes the gift will complete the center’s funding drive as the 4 H Conference in Washington approaches in June with Louisiana delegates Charles Tannehill Leonard Jude Bordelon Diana Jordan and Amy Elizabeth Simon among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danforth Foundation
Washington, D. C
Louisiana
Charles Tannehill
Urania
Leonard Jude Bordelon
Moreauville
Diana Jordan
Floriea
Amy Elizabeth Simon
Vacherie
Winnsboro Livestock Quotes From Franklin Parish Sale
Franklin Parish Livestock Auction in Winnsboro on May 28 reported totals of 577 cattle and 333 hogs. Prices ranged for calves, steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and hogs by quality grades with calls noted, including good stocker and common categories.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
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Bill Coleman
Sam
Ashley
Soil People Tour
Tion
Arkansas
M. Kaplan &Son, Inc
Adams
Cooperator
Farmer’s Home Administration
John Deere
John Deere Plow Co
DeSford
Scott Equipment
Sioux Steel
Scott Equipment Sales
Desiard
Swift
Jewel St. West Monroe
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