Disease and insect control tips for lawns and hay crops
Extension bulletin offers new material on fungicide mixes for lawn disease control and chinch bug management. It describes pest lifecycles, inspection methods, and practical control steps, plus local cotton and hay prospects, pasture recommendations, and timing for sprays and clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austen
Anml
BO. LeVasseur
Canlajn
A. Ganelenne
Ben
Donald Spurlock
Proper Use Of Chemicals And Safety Tips
Thursday July 19 1962 highlights caution on crop chemicals weed killers and pre emergence products noting costs safety research and the need for proper application. It warns that misuse can harm wildlife humans and even infants with examples of overuse and the value of moderation common sense and adherence to directions by users and licensed dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Agriculture
Farmers Should Keep Records Emphasizes Safety and Business
Farmers should log annual results and treat farming as a business with books, planning, financing, and depreciation. The talk highlights safety as essential, noting farming as hazardous and urging attention to insecticides and chemicals that boost yields and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Ford
Red China
Local NACTA leaders prep for 1963 Fort Hays convention
The 2 Tech Press notes charter members and officers and reports the executive group plans for the national convention of NACTA to be held at Fort Hays State College in Kansas in March 1963. National Guard operations entertained spectators as an amphibious carrier showcased its work. City officials study Ruston parking concerns with Commerce and Retail Merchants Committee seeking a workable plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iety
Fort Hays State College
Kansas
National Guard
Commerce and the
Ruston
Lincoln Parish Timberlands Under Forestry Push
Lincoln Parish now contains large woodlands with supervised forestry expanding. The region, once cotton dominated, has seen timber areas dominate land use for decades and continues to grow under managed practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Anrea
Louisiana Power And Light Expands Industrial Power Reach
North Central Louisiana Development area in Lincoln Parish sits at the center of an electric power network. Louisiana & Power Light Company reports a major 115000 volt transmission line near the area linking Sterlington Station and Northwest Louisiana. The grid includes three 13800 volt feeders from Vienna Arcadia and Vienna Chambling lines, with Sterlington Station providing 372700 kilowatts and Little Gypsy and Ninemile Point facilities offering 247000 and 319000 kilowatts. LP&L serves 42 of Louisiana’s 64 parishes and can move substantial power to meet demand quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Industrial Development Commission
North
Louisiana
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana & Power Light Company
BK. OR. McNeill
Lp&l
Dubach
Sterlington
Bastrop
Vienna
Areadia
Shark
Arkansas Line
McNeilll
Arcadia
Vienna-Chrambling
McNeil
Little Gypsy
Ninemile Point
New Orleans
General Offeet
Mississippi River
West Monroe
Gretna
Mast Jefferson
Electric Power
Middle South Utilities, Inc
Arkansas Power & Light Company
Mississippi Power & Light Company
New Orleans Public Service Inc
Farming With Freedom Sparks Farm Bill Debate
The House defeated Kennedy administration farm plans seen as extending compulsion on growers. The article argues for free market agriculture and removal of subsidies, praising House members who resisted overreach while warning against New Frontier containment. It notes LP&L’s regional role and broader calls for reduced federal regulation amid surpluses.
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Farm Journal
America
Washington
House of Representatives
Secretary of Agriculture
Anievich
Gas Pay Extender Completed In South Downsville Field
The No. 1 W. R. Roberson well by Southwest Gas Producing Company in Lincoln Parish South Downsville field completed to flow 2,533,000 cubic feet daily from Vaughn sand at 8904 76 feet with 3 200 psi tubing pressure and a 64 throttle, after reaching 9135 feet. The report lists numerous contemporaneous wells in Bienville Parish, Jackson and Union parishes with tests, depths, and locations across fields including Sailes, Wildcat Crow and Downsville.
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Richard C. Dodson
W. R. Roberson
Southwest Gas Producing Company
Incoln Parish
South Downsville
Vaughn
Louisiana
Bienville Parish
Wildcat
Crow, Thomason & Brooks Nu
Scott Et al
Ringgold
Sailes Field
Wireless
Clemmie Cole
Jackson Parish
Marshal R. Young Drilling Company Wo
Olin Et al
Hoods Mill
Chatham
Shell Oil Company No
Tremont
Hodge Field
Klem & Caruthers
Lee & Collins
Discovery
Lincoln Parish
Wildest
Sunray DX Qi
Abeert J. O'Neal
Sibley
Clay Field
United Producing Company, Inc
J. J. Benedett
Ruston Field Feaver Titers Et al
Simonton Et All Sty
Ste
West Limeboro Field Wireless
Nina Eva Murray
California
E.o’neal
Southwest Gas Producing Company, Inc
J. T. .Wyles
Terryville
Franks Gilster
Melessie Reed
Ouachita Parish
Calhoun Field
Ark
Gas Company No
Chapman Unit
Cheniere
Humble Oil and Refining Company
J. R. Haynes
Pan American Petroleum Corporation
Werner
British American Oil Producing Company
Galson
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Monroe Field
D. J. Simmons & Company
Union Cote
O. L. Weir
Cardinal Drilling Company Inc
Bhie M. Wabb
Joe G. Strahan
Jones
Cardingut Drilling Company Inc
Clara Cobb
No. 1
Skains
Chesley Pruect Drilling Company
Skuins
Downsville
Ora Pield
George Saylsbury
J. N. Compton
Manino Field
Inv
Nant Mary
Schwab
Jon C. Strahan
D. Crean Jan
Humble
Noa
Foe
Ig. W
Jumble Cas
No. Ig. T. C
Ruston Oil Mill One of Parish's Oldest Plants
Ruston Oil Mill dates to 1900 with Alabama founders who built the operation as cotton declined. Once ox drawn carts and wagon deliveries gave way to trucks. the plant now hires about 20 workers and seasonal AV staff. It shifted into fertilizer production, selling Zev phosphate and nitrogen locally to boost yields. Modernization cost over 25 000 with a 1957 granulating unit priced above 75 000, sustaining growth as cotton decline pushed diversification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston Oil
Iowa
Alabama
Rif
Mississippi Della Regiata
Lincoln
Teistares
New Mexico
Arlen
Industrial research facilities at Louisiana Tech engineering school
Virgil Orr outlines Louisiana Tech's engineering school as a growing research center with contracts from government and industry. The article details facilities in stress analysis, petroleum, chemical engineering, electronics, computing, nuclear science, and graduate student pipelines, highlighting the role of university research in national goals and industry promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Tech
Virgil Orr
Life
Eisenhower
Commission On
Life Magazine
Lousiana Tech
Oour
School of Engineering
Chanee
Petroleui Baineopiesys
Chemical Engineering
Department
Civil Engineering
Mlectronics Laboratories
Dietding
Devees
Earnyiusy
Wwirke Computers Center
Av Jclear Center
Louisiana
Louisiana Association of Chambers of Commerce
Business Week
Purdue University
Une
Purdue Starts
Clavier
Stanford University
MIT
Nuke University of North Carolina
Noth Carolina Ste University
Northwestern University
Illinois
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Cotton Pee Woods
Lamar Colvin
E. B. Johnson
Catahoula Parish
Knoe T. VY
Bermuda
Snitvale
N Crvey
Ft Tnitkang
bin Hale
Bahia
Gubig
Tech Press
Terry
Jamaica
Reg. Price
Reg
Terry's Dress Shop
JW. Miss. Ave
la. Power and Light Company
McNeill
Sp&l
Freeman
Rot
Congress
Congress Ier
Baskatoon
South Downsville Field
Federal Land Bank Association
M. K. Weaver
Parish
Peasley
Bika
Most
Riga
Kelvinator
Kel
Hill Appliance
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