New Career As Orchardist Near Simsboro at Sixty
F W Borland of Simsboro after retiring from oil drilling in 1956 buys a farm with an abandoned peach orchard. He and wife Minnie revive the trees with help from local agents and researchers, creating a thriving five acre, 400-tree peach operation on Walnut Creek Road. They market via a highway stand and plan to expand despite I-20 cutting through part of the land. Dixie Gem peaches predominate with some R-1 backups. irrigation is not used, and thinning improves fruit size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Borland
W. H. Sumrall
Arkansas
Walnut Creek Road
Simsboro
Pipe drop structures aid farm drainage and erosion control
Soil Conservation Service technicians advocate pipe drop structures at drainage outlets to stabilize ditches and prevent gullies from rainfall runoff. Structures, typically metal culverts sized to drainage area, enable proper water flow. Farmers receiving SCS help may obtain Agricultural Conservation Program cost share. Readouts include names of farmers in Winnsboro and surrounding areas and ongoing projects in Baskin and Delhi with NE Soil Conservation District equipment.
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Soil Conservation Service
J. H. Durr
Winnsboro
Agricultural Conservation
Bill Newman
Rt. 1
Bernica Williams
Chase
Jack Huber
Natchez
Miss
Wisner
John Robinson Jr
Delhi
R. R. Torry
Rt. 3
R. C. Dickens
Gilbert
Baskin Area
W. W. Cox
J. C. Ragsdale
W. M. Duncan
Doyle Cox
W. R. Beal
Joe Mangle Jr
C. W. Looney
Baskin
T. C. Williams
Northeast Soil Conservation District
SCS
Methods for Fly Control and Farm Practices Warned by County Agent
Ouachita Parish County Agent J J Joyce Jr outlines fly control using diazinon spray on walls and ceilings for four to six weeks. He notes cattle dehorning increases value, reduces injuries, and details timing and methods, including EQ-335, electric dehorners, and cautions about weather. The note mentions soil conservation plans for W R Chisholm farm near Crowville, land leveling surveys, and fall tomato crop guidance with sowing dates June 20 to July 10 and a 70 to 90 day ripening window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R Chisholm
Crowville
S. L
Doc) Newsom
Soil Conservation Service Engineers
C. J. Grayson
Soil Conservation Service
LSU
Japan floods leave nineteen dead across southwest regions
AP reports 19 killed 18 injured and 12 missing after a major downpour across six prefectures in Shikoku-Kinki. Over 35,000 houses flooded by Monday noon, rice fields sustaining heavy damage as the storm pounded southwestern Japan since Saturday.
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Tokyo
Japan
Shikoku-Kinki
U.S. Daily Newspaper Circulation Rises in 1960
Editor & Publisher notes total daily circulation grew by over 500 000 from 1959. The rise follows eight new dailies starting in 1960, increasing the count to 1 763 in the United States.
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Editor & Publisher
U. S
U.S
Farm Front Drive To Save Small Animals Launched
The American Foundation for Animal Health launched a drive to save thousands of household pets from distemper. It urges owners to vaccinate dogs and cats and to recognize early warning signs for prompt veterinary action.
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Drive
American Foundation For Animal Health
Foundation
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Durr
J. J. Joyce JR
Ouachita Parish
ORTHO
Endrin
Parathion
California Chemical Company
Ove Vision P. O
Dallas, Texas
T.M. Reg
U.S. Pat
McNeil St
Ouachita
William Clark
Tallulah
M. Kaplan & Son
Caremee
M Kaplan & Son. Inc
Adams
Monroe
Cotton Belt
Shell Chemical Company
Agricultural Chemicals Division
South Claiborne Avenue
New Orleans
Louisiana
Swift Company
FEED
Jewel ST. West Monroe
Forest Chemical and Supply Co., Inc
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