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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1913
Page
23
A description of a locality featuring a dam crossing a gully and a sewer connection to an upright pipe on the dam. Water flows down the valley to the pipe mouth where a tile drain slowly lowers the level. The text notes Southern crop diversity beyond cotton corn and tobacco.
Governor Colquitt designates December 13 as Mercy Sunday asks ministers to preach on mercy to stir support for funds to establish a home for dependent and delinquent girls in Austin Texas.
At Tula near El Paso a collision between Villa troops and General Manuel Chao’s train killed twenty five soldiers and camp followers and left thirty seven injured as Villa’s advance toward the City of Mexico was marred by the wreck.
The Brazos County Crop Diversified and Marketing Association organizes Brazos County by precincts. Each member pledges to cut cotton acreage and grow diversified crops. Bryan, Texas serves as the organizing center.
Abbeville Louisiana reports a notably brief cane grinding season with several farmers finished cutting and hauling cane and mills expected to complete grinding by December 15.
Information from Fort Sam Houston on Tuesday reports Pancho Villa is manufacturing ammunition on an extensive scale at Cananea, a mining town near Naco.
Austin officials said about 18 000 confederate pension warrants were mailed by the controller's department for the quarter ending November 30. The action reflects state program disbursements to eligible veterans and widows.
The speaker criticizes wasted labor in the South and notes tenants and small owners lose land and capital to debt and high interest. He says Texas farmers need more land, livestock, and machinery. The one crop system hinders animal husbandry and credit specialization in cotton favors annual settlements, while livestock needs two years.
Brazos County commissioners court orders a $600000 good roads bond election. A date of December 80 is set for the polls as citizens petition prompts the measure.
The Farmers' Union Warehouse Company of Hallettsville Texas will convert its current ordinary warehouse into a regularly bonded state emergency warehouse through added bonding and approval processes.
Tokyo reports Japan's population increases by more than 1,125,000 annually per the government statistics bureau.
In Abbeville Louisiana the Polombo farm one mile north of town yields a notable oil discovery prompting considerable excitement among locals and assessors scouting the new prospect.
Seadrift in Calhoun County Texas approved bonds totaling 60000 dollars to fund drainage improvements in the local district near Seadrift. The vote pertains to financing a drainage project in the immediate Seadrift area.
Four inches of snow fell in El Paso on Wednesday night after a rainstorm and temperature drop. The event follows a period of heavy precipitation with the mountains already blanketed in snow, marking the season’s first heavy snowfall.
The text argues for a gradual approach with an open eye to results. It states it is not the mission to keep hogs healthy nor to plan equipment so the hogs can handle themselves, emphasizing self-sufficiency and measured progress.
Statistics under the direction of the department of commerce show that farmers move frequently. Nearly 6,000,000 respondents reveal 62 percent moved within five years and 1,000,000 within one year. Regional differences show 67 percent in the North and lower figures in the West and South. Government officials cite yield losses and fertility neglect from constant relocation.
A reliable guide to choosing a dairy cow focuses on her butter fat percentage. Weigh each cow’s milk and use the Babcock test to determine fat content.
A natural hog feed debate notes that pigs fatten on solids not slop and many farmers persist in trying slops without success year after year.
The excerpt outlines practical horticultural guidance urging removal of weeds and pests, selective harvesting, and discarding decayed plant parts. It emphasizes thorough field work and purposeful cultivation to improve crop quality and future yields.
An illustrated guide explains building a durable ladder from clear scantling two by fours. Notches are cut one inch deep for cross pieces and secured with half inch screws, not nails, producing a strong light ladder that lasts indefinitely.
Pennsylvania experiment station reports summer-strength lime sulfur sprayed on June 22 30 and July 11 against young San Jose scale emergent around June 18 effectively killed the young. Adults reduced and no living scales found by August 20. On an eight year old infested apple tree the method appears workable though multiple sprays may be needed.
The narrative describes building a diversified farm from an early ten acres to 210 acres, with fruit and vegetable crops for the market, livestock including cattle sheep hogs and several colts, and a focus on feeding grain by grinding to improve digestion and efficiency. It notes employing three hired men, keeping careful records, and lessons on avoiding bankruptcy by prudent management and rational feeding strategies.
Ensure colt feet are level when brought in from pasture. Worn or uneven feet from a stony pasture can cause blemishes or crippling. use nippers and a rasp to trim and balance.
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