County Agent Reports May Activities In Manatee County
Wynfred R. Briggs outlines May 1920 county agent work from 9 visits to demonstrators 1 to Corn Club boys 5 to Pig Club boys 46 to other farms 30 road meetings 55 town meetings 140 bulletins 33 letters 3 articles. The Bradenton Short Course for club boys and girls May 10 12 drew 36 youths plus adults. Visits covered Bee Ridge Bradenton Ellenton Gillette Manatee Miakka Myakka City Oneco Rimett o Parrish Roberts Chapel Sarasota. Also Florida State Horticultural Society meeting at Ocala May 4 7 and field trips to tomato districts and Mr Dowd's poultry farm. Experiments on red spider control lime sulfur and veterinary livestock care noted. Includes new County Club officers and support from local communities. RAT-SNAP ad enclosed.
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Fin Wynfred R. Briggs
Bee Ridge
Bradentown
Ellenton
Gillette
Manatee
Miakka
Myakka City
Oneco
Imetto
Mary Pickford
DeBusk
Gainesville
Seaboard
Spencer
A. S. Arguelles
Manila
P. I
Philippines
Manatee County
Florida Citrus Exchange
Arguelles
United States
Fertilizer Effects on Sweet Potato Yields Revealed
Florida Experiment Station bulletin 156 reports on a five year trial with Triumph sweet potatoes. acid phosphate raised yield about 33 percent, ammonia increased yield 20 to 25 percent, potash required for good yields, muriate outperforming sulphate by 27 bushels per acre, and ground limestone showed no value as a soil corrector.
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Bulletin 156
Florida Experiment Station
J. M. Scott
Hen setter tale and rat poison ad from Badger Pharmacy
Mrs Hannan recalls finding her favorite setter dead and buying RAT SNAP to kill six rats in a week. The advertisement promotes three sizes 25c 50c and 1 00 sold by Badger Pharmacy and Archibald Hardware Company with a guaranteed claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger Pharmacy
Archibald Hardware Company
Archibald Hardware
Saving Watermelons from Stem End Rot at Market
Extension notes show stem end rot losses up to 20 percent. Treatment with paste reduced rot from 28 percent to 4 percent on a Bowling Green Florida to Minneapolis Minnesota shipment. Recommendations include weekly cull removal, careful cutting with long stems, padding wagons, and proper car ventilation.
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C. M. Tucker
Agricultural Extension Division
Bowling Green
Fla
Minneapolis
Minn
U. of F
Gainesville
How We Cleared Our Summer Home of Rats
Mrs Perry describes pest control for summer homes using RAT SNAP cake forms. Promotes availability through Badger Pharmacy Archibald Hardware and mentions field agents and distribution to railroad agents. Also references a court order in Sarasota Times relating to F T Caughey with appearance deadline in 1920.
Williamson and Dennis Offer Scholarships to 4-H Clubs
Williamson & Dennis of Jacksonville offer two 250 scholarships to the College of Agriculture at Gainesville or the Women's College at Tallahassee for state fair calf and pig club winners. The pig club prize goes to the grand breeding pig champion. the calf club prize to the beef calf grand champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Foreclosure and Attachment Notices in Florida Courts
Legal notices detail an Order of Publication in a foreclosure case against F T Caughey and others filed May 29 1920 in Manatee County. The Sarasota Venice Company attachment action against A L Sawyer seeks $5000 damages and requires appearance by August 2 1926. Sale of Lots 20 21 22 in Sarasota subdivision is scheduled July 5 1920 to satisfy a decree.
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Florida
F. T. Caughey
Detroit
Michigan
Sarasota
Manatee County
Bradentown
M. L. Wread
A. D
Circuit Court OF the
Sixth Judicial Circuit OF
Sarasota-Venice Company
A. L. Sawyer
Bee Ridge Farms
Public Records
Wm. M. Taylor
QO. E. Reesch
Circuit Court
Cross Hill
South Carolina
Sallie D. Wetts
Saraseta Times
Seal
State of Florida
O. E. Roesch
John Coffin Jones
Stella Charlotte Jones
Orson J. Munsy
Iron Ross
Tron Ross
Orsen J. Munsy
Notice of Decree Involving Casson and George L
Final decree by Judge O K Reeves of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Florida dated May 21 1920 in chancery case Casson complainant versus George L. is provided as the notice in the public record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Sixth Judicial Circuit
State OF Florida
County OF
Manatee
John Anderson
O. K. Reeves
Circuit Court of the
Sixth Judicial Circuit of
Florida
W. J. Casson
George L
Manatee County
Perrin B. Watts
Court Clerk seals order filed May 26 1929
A court clerk in the county and state files and seals an order dated May 26 1929. The document records the clerk’s seal and official action in the circuit court.
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A. D
Wm. M. Taylor
Circuit Court
Mansie County
State of Florida
O. E. Roesch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Agricultural Department
Sarasota Bay District
Mrs. Hannan
Goodyear
Ford
Chevrolet
Dort
Maxwell
Williamson & Dennis
R. H. Edwards
State of
I. Wm. M. Taylor
W. Y. Perry
Plaintiff
Frenk Radda
sGem
Sallie D. Watts
Harrison
E. O. Painter Fertilizer Company
Jacksonville
Harry Rigby
Depot Streets
Sarasota, Fla
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