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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1950
Page
2
In Lavaca County cotton fields boll weevils and related pests are causing damage early in the season. Extension guidance recommends three controlled applications starting at the four leaf stage using toxaphene and sulfur or DDT, with interval spraying and a final treatment about 30 days before bollworm appearance around July 1.
Mrs Peter Hansen of Elgin Texas spent last week visiting Moulton, according to local notes. The brief implies a social call or visit between residents.
Charles F. Miculka and Emil Balusek of Shiner visited Moulton Thursday afternoon last week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Petrek traveled to Arkansas to visit Mrs. Petrek’s relatives. James Koncaba returned home with his wife and daughter Carolyn Faye from Shiner hospital Friday morning.
The piece notes farm product prices fall faster than farmer inputs, with national net income dipping from 1947 to 1949 and expected to drop again in 1950. It states per person income in Agriculture in 1949 was $763, emphasizing the real impact on operators tenants and laborers despite overall relative gains prewar.
A humorous clippings style piece notes the Woman's Vegetarian Union of London once campaigned for vegetables only items like shoes and letter paper. It observes bridal races in Russia where the winner leads the marriage and comments humorously on the meaning of “kiss” in different cultures.
Before 1564 France began the year on March 31. In 1564 Paris adopted January 1 as New Year. April 1 remained a day for visits and gifts, with a playful Mack tradition to tease those who kept the old date.
On March 26 1890 a fish shower fell at Lebbannon Maine. Naturalists identified the fish as a species found only in China and Tibet. The report follows earlier French medical notes about cinnamon essence killing bacteria in Typhoid patients.
A quirky note cites Sir John Libbock on spider eating capacity equating to a 160 pound man consuming a daily menu including an ox and multiple livestock. Separate item notes auction bridge valued at two million dollars for a solid mahogany Mexico bridge. Also mentions Mabel Adams training butterflies in San Francisco and a feathered farmer quip about fowl efficiency.
The measure of fairness of farm product prices shows a decline from wartime highs with assets held by farmers slipping. Real estate livestock and crop stores are worth less while bank deposits and currency holdings also diminish, marking a first postwar downturn.
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