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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
3
Western logging camps rely on downhill hauling where grades are steep. A six wheeled truck with four rear brakes is used on a 2.5 mile track to move heavy loads safely. Three brakes are controlled by one man while another handles driving and steering.
Horse racing fans discuss Morvich the outstanding three year old winner at Louisville. He was unbeaten in twelve starts as a two year old, earning $115,235. Experts predict he will win major turf classics he enters.
Dairymen are urged to plant soy beans for hay and cow feed next winter. The message notes soy bean hay yields high protein, could cut cotton seed meal costs, and cites a Col. J. S. Stone field yielding about four tons per acre. The Farm Bureau funded velvet and soy bean seeds, urges timely planting in June, and reports shipments to a neighboring county.
A local farmer urges continued interest in sweet potatoes noting disease-free slips prevent losses and markets remain strong. He cites Holly Springs and Grenada sales at 1.25 to 1.35 per hamper, about 1.50 per bushel, and recounts Carroll County growers selling thousands from 15 acres with one mule.
Farmers promote one to three acre plots with saleable disease free slips. They stress that the crop is a good money maker and a top food and feed plant, urging buyers to avoid uncertified plants and to insist on certification.
A new Popular Mechanics Magazine implement digs a tile trench 30 inches deep and any width with one operator. A share cuts dirt, a bull wheel with pockets moves soil, and a throw-off table distributes dirt into a rotating conveyor system driven by gears.
A June Popular Mechanics article notes soap bubbles are used at the Bureau of Standards to measure the rate of propagation in combustible gas mixtures. The method offers explosion studies under constant pressure, avoiding complicating factors.
An Archie Richardson feature in Popular Mechanics highlights a Shreveport church with a coast to coast radio station radius and a ten story tower as novel architectural and broadcasting elements.
The First Baptist Church of Shreveport Louisiana cost 500000 to build and will open Sunday April 9. The four story main building and 10 story tower hold 7000 worshipers and dominate the business district skyline. Nearby small churches have installed radio receivers to receive offerings from the Shreveport church, some lacking pastors and limited sermons, but radio extends their access to city services.
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