Watermelon shipments rise from Ruston and Choudrant
The tenth car of watermelons left Ruston on the I C Tracks Saturday afternoon, following eight cars shipped from Choudrant earlier this week. Early-week shipments fetched top prices in St Louis, with a market dip noted in Choudrant. Lincoln Parish melons drew three car requests from Chicago, and if profits hold, ten more cars may depart next week. J A Shealy farm agent notes the crop’s extra good quality and potential for continued commercial farming pending final shipping results.
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Ruston
I. C
St. Louis
Georgia
Alabama
Monroe
Chicago
Lincoln Parish
J. A. Shealy
Dairying to Be High Spot at Short Course
University Station Louisiana July 20 The practical lessons from daily visits to experimental pastures rotating 260 head of University cattle will be the highlight of the Farmers and Farm Women's Short Course at LSU August 10 13 Extension specialist E W Neasham says observers will see carpet bermuda dallis grass and lespedeza pastures and the results of rotation 75 tons of baled hay have been cut plus pasture forage The opening program features lectures by dairy experts and the Louisiana Dairy Association meeting August 12 with W B Smith presiding Names on the program include Neasham Staples Pletcher Gayden Owen Gelpi Curtis Force Dee Ward Flower Lee Simons Cooper Blondin Davis Ligh Reese and others For more information contact W B Mercier or Dean J D Lee Baton Rouge Also note Romeo Hurtubise of St Louis was paid 1523 for a bite Napolean Garneau incident and article laments paper money shrinkage and unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Station
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
E. W. Neasham
Bermuda
Neasham
Louisiana Dairy Association
W. B. Smith
C. H. Staples
J. L. Pletcher
Harry P. Gayden
C. Owen
A. J. Gelpi
W. D. Curtis
R. C. Force
W. E. Dee
A. L. Ward
E. P. Flower
Dean J G. Lee
D. T. Simons
Fr. W. Cooper
J. A. Blondin
C. W. Davis
R. L. Ligh
R. L. Reese
W. B. Mercier
J. D. Lee
Fruits and Melons Still Shipped In Carloads From Hilly
Fruits and melons continue to move by carload shipments from Hilly. Two carloads of peaches bound for New Orleans were disposed of, another car was being loaded for Texas. Ten cars of watermelons were sent from Ruston to the American Fruit Growers Association in St Louis, with two more cars loading. Melons sold for 25 to 50 cents per hundred net after shipping costs.
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Farm Bureau
New Orleans
Texas
Ruston
American Fruit Growers Association
St. Louis
Northeast Louisiana parishes fully served by home agents
University Station Louisiana July 29 announces that the northeast district now has home demonstration agents in all fourteen parishes with Miss Eloise Adams in Richland Miss Josephine Houck in Union and Miss Myrtle Dessens in East Carroll. The expansion reflects strong rural program work in gardening canning nutrition and clothing across Quachita Lincoln Union Richland East Carroll Rapides Morehouse Tensas Concordia Madison Caldwell West Carroll Catahoula LaSalle and Franklin.
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University Station
Baton Rouge
Eloise Adams
Richland Parish
Josephine Houck
Union
Myrtle Dessens
East Carroll
Louisiana
Mary Johnson
Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Division
Miss Adams
Mississippi
Mississippi State College For Women
Houck
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Miss Dessens
Southwestern
Evangeline Parish
Peach quality: Lincoln parish grows best peaches
G L Wilder of Greenwood reports high quality peaches this season. He has 100 Elberta and 100 white cling trees, expects about one bushel per tree, and says he has learned to keep trees disease and insect free. Parish agents offer guidance to small growers on common orchard enemies.
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Lincoln Parish
South
G. L. Wilder
Greenwood
Federal Livestock Sanitary Laws Outline History
A compact survey traces U S livestock health regulation from 1837 to 1998, detailing the creation of the Department of Agriculture, the Bureau of Animal Industry, and major acts. It covers pleuro-pneumonia eradication, meat inspection, tuberculosis control, the Packers and Stockyards Act, and interstate quarantine measures.
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United States Commissioner of Patents
Patent Office
Commission On Patents
United States Patent Office
Department of Agriculture
D. E. Salmon
Department
Doctor Salmon
United States
United States Treasury Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal
Livestock Sanitary Departments
Kansas
Packers and Stock Yards
Recommendations of the Livestock Committee 1941 Lincoln Parish
The report, from January 29-30 1941, outlines beef cattle and hog plans for Lincoln Parish. It notes no beef cattle of merit exist locally and calls for utilizing waste lands to stock cattle for home beef supply, with emphasis on permanent pastures and seasonal grazing on Meadows and corn fields. It stresses reforestation and efficient use of hay and water for cattle on unused lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livestock Committee
Farm and Home Economic Conference
Lincoln Parish
Braupaiaua
Lincoln parish 4-H poultry team chosen for LSU short course
Miss Sophia Stone selects three 4-H girls Evelyn Trussell Antioch Nelda Nobles Nobles and Sybil Alexander Simsboro to form Lincoln parish poultry judging team for the LSU short courses August 17 to 21. An alternate dairy cattle team member J A Shealy to be announced. Whitman reports large peaches and a five ear corn stalk from his farm, illustrating local diversified farming potential. Almost one third of the world’s railroad mileage is in the United States.
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Sophia Stone
Parish
Lincoln
Louisiana State University
Evelyn ,Trussell
Antioch
Nelda Nobles
Nobles
Sybil Alexander
Simsboro
Baton Rouge
J. A
Shealy
Chamber of Commerce
R. P. Whitman
Whitman
The
U. S
Local Committee Roster Led by E E Cook Chairman
The committee listing names includes E E Cook as chairman with Tom Tucker R L Terry Gee Hogg Fred Wade FP Murphy Hardy Bryant J Henry Chas Mathews and W T Cobb serving as secretary in a formal organizational roll call.
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E. E. Cook
Tom Tucker
R. L. Terry Gee
Hogg Fred Wade
Murphy Hardy Bryant
Henry Chas. Mathews
W.T. Cobb
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Romeo Hurtubise
Napoleon Garneau
N. FE
Kansas City Daily Drover's
J. H. Mercer
Livestock Sanitary Commissioner of
Louisiana State. University
the Leader Publishing Co., Inc
Ruston, Louisiana
P. O
Euston
North Louisiana Dairy Products Company, Inc
Farmers Rervies Institution
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