Harvesting Cotton by Low-Cost Method
Low cotton prices in Texas and Oklahoma spur use of sleds or strippers to pull or snap cotton from stalks. The method reduces labor costs but leaves about 15 percent or more of the crop in the field.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1927
Page
7
Low cotton prices in Texas and Oklahoma spur use of sleds or strippers to pull or snap cotton from stalks. The method reduces labor costs but leaves about 15 percent or more of the crop in the field.
A 60 pound calf at birth should receive about 8 pounds or a gallon of milk daily, while an 80 to 90 pound calf needs about a gallon and a half. Better to underfeed than overfeed, and keep milk temperature steady at about 90 degrees.
Vernon residents report a busy weekend with relatives from Taylorville Cen tralia St Louis Patoka and Arn old Chapel visiting local families. Several local hosting events involve the Epps Ehlers Walton Kapp Meador Mourfin and Green households along with Mrs D W White and others.
The column lists numerous names of residents and visitors to and from Patoka and nearby towns. It notes weekend travels to St. Louis and Belleville, birthdays, and relatives visiting kin east of Vernon and near Kinmundy. Also mentions new car owners and social visits across several households.
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