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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1917
Page
4
David CC Rep at Yuma Experiment Station urges expanding alfalfa plantings beyond the Common variety. He advocates Hairy Peruvian as a distinct type due to lower winter kill risk, higher hay yield, vigorous regrowth, easy harvesting, and strong standing power, projecting it as a top regional crop for seed and hay markets.
The Extension Service with the U S Department of Agriculture tabulated cotton produced by boys at 55535.1 percent of Unt cotton yielding $2249.76 for the group. The average price below 48 cents per pound is explained by several boys growing short staple cotton and a production cost of 794.9 percent leaving details unclear.
The Glendale Cotton Club led by S. B. Tatum of Glendale High School won the state championship in the Boys cotton contest. Members Cecil Brewster Newman White Harold White Dale Brewster Harold Brewster contributed to a total record with 795 pounds of cotton, valued at 274.25 dollars, producing a net profit of 264.15. The trophy, funded by Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix, Arizona, must be won three times to be held permanently.
The Agricultural Extension Service reports widespread farmer and family participation in recent extension schools after Farmers Week. Sessions covered cotton culture, livestock, home economics, crop standards, alfalfa, fruits, and canning while awards were given to 4 H club winners. districts issued praise and pledged continued support with a February schedule across Mesa Thatcher Safford Pimra Fort Thomas Willcox San Simon Coca Grande and more. Participation reached 75 percent in Wellton with 154 attendees at a Yuma Valley meeting. The profit figure notes net, and the unit measure is half an acre.
President Wilson remains convinced the nation can shape the course of the war through world opinion and neutral support. He believes others will join the United States to press for peace as Germany declares unrestricted sea warfare.
The Saneheeter Guardian reports President Wilson stating that other major nations may align with the United States in the future. He cautions that if powers in South America and elsewhere form the alliance then a decisive shift into war could occur.
France expresses elation at President Wilson's stance against Germany. Leader George L. Eyennes calls the move a pivotal step, predicting political and military consequences but urging the United States to uphold rights and humanity. Public opinion, including newspapers, backs the call to respond to Wilson's appeal.
County Agricultural Agent A L Pakehall outlines February as ideal for sweet clover sowing. Seed requires moist, dry friendly soil and shallow covering, with 5 to 6 pounds per acre for dry-farmers and similar method to alfalfa for irrigated farms.
A scrambled report from a correspondent describes British soldiers and Allied responses as World War I developments. It notes American involvement could hasten the war's end and outlines expected German and neutral reactions, with British officers hopeful that US action will impact German forces.
General Groener, veteran of eastern and western front campaigns, will mobilize more than 1,660,600 German women. The plan reflects wartime manpower shifts as authorities push broader home front support.
The mobilization will be classified and subdivided for use in prosecuting the war. Some units go to ammunition factories, others to war offices and breech headquarters, with some assigned to a training school for sure.
German merchant ships interned in the Philippines suffer serious damage. Reports say crewmembers and officers are on board their vessels as authorities assess the scene. Details from the leased wire summarize the deteriorating condition of the ships in confinement.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled statements about ten witnesses and a trial, with unclear names and details. The readable content references men and requests and mentions a marshy setting and a courtroom context, but specifics are not recoverable from the fragment.
A fragmentary note describes a recent event involving an unnamed pair and a crew, with references to Mr. and Mrs. T. Layton and a hotel on a Texas coast, but the passage is largely indecipherable and unreadable.
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