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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1954
Page
3
The Farm Front notes toxaphone and endrin control budworm. Baker advises checking fields for infestation to avoid delays in cotton growth and to poison only when needed, repeating treatment three times at six day intervals. If infestation is controlled, poisoning should not be required again before July 15.
East Carroll farmers report good oat yields with 60 to 80 bushels per acre on large acreage. W. J. D. Baker notes cool nights slow cotton growth and warns of thrips causing damage to young cotton. Over wintered weevils and fleahoppers found in fields. insect control advised using Toxaphene Endrin Dieldrin and Aldrin.
Quotations reported from West Monroe by L B McKinnie show calves at 10 to 23, steers 10 to 20, heifers 7 to 14, cows 7 to 12, bulls 8 to 13, hogs 19 to 25 with feeders 14 to 38. A Tallulah session by Lonnie Jennings notes cattle 10 to 20, calves 14 to 23, cows 7 to 14, steers 12 to 20, bulls 10 to 14, hogs 17 to 30, with prices varying by weight and grade.
Warfarin developed by agricultural scientists is the most effective rat killer. Mixed with a grain ball, it attracts rats better than other poisons and is now used worldwide to curb rat populations that cause human misery and economic loss. County agricultural agent can provide more information.
Calhoun Louisiana June field day highlights diverse experiments under Ralph Woodward. Lynn Hawthorne and J C Taylor led Calhoun Sweet watermelon and Louisiana Purchase pea work. Irrigation, peach maturity studies, and dairy trials also featured with separate white and Negro program schedules.
The note urges campers to recall that the nation can emerge from forests without relying on forest fires. It emphasizes caution and self-reliance in outdoor settings.
Ouachita Parish crops show melons ripening around July 1 as vines grow well but fruit remains small. Weather setbacks caused replanting and insect damage yet the overall outlook remains favorable with some growers reporting 35 to 50 acre plots. Ends with note on corn and peaches supporting a good regional harvest.
Delhi opens a revamped livestock market under new management. Clay Wilson, former West Monroe manager, takes over the Delhi Livestock Auction Barn after a four week remodel and will hold the first sale at 11 a.m. Wednesday with hogs offered.
Louisiana Crop Reporting Service notes May 15 quotations per 100 pounds for feeds show only slight shifts from April. Bran 3.10, shorts 3.90, mixed dairy 4.25, cottonseed meal 3.95, laying mash 5.50, scratch grains 4.75, broiler and growing mash 5.80.
Concordia Parish farmers were informed that reporters have begun measuring cotton acreage using new aerial photos. County office manager Miss Marie Saxe issued a notice detailing farm boundaries, cropland figures, and procedures to pay for measurements. Excess cotton can be plowed under with a $2.50 per farm plus 50 cents per plot fee. final figures may be contested within 20 days.
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