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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
7
COLLEGE STATION Not how much but what’s in it decides hay value. Early mowing yields higher digestible protein and quality, while later cuts increase tonnage but lower overall value. Lancaster of Texas A&M notes alfalfa cut before bloom has about $14 protein value per ton versus $8 after seed formation.
Applications for 1939 cotton parity payments will be received by the state AAA office at College Station and distributed to county agents soon. B F Vance urged county committees and agents to submit signed applications in batches of fifty as quickly as producers sign them. Applications may be taken from producers once compliance is determined. From no place can you exclude the fates. Martial.
Farmers are urged to use dusting with calcium arsenate and dusting sulphur against boll weevils flea hoppers and related pests. A mix of one third calcium arsenate and two thirds sulphur is applied every five days, with two to three applications often needed. Costs run 2 to 4 dollars per acre, but well-timed dusting saved yields noted in Texas counties.
Detroit demonstration shows a four wheeled tractor with hydraulic depth control and automatic weight shifting to prevent overturning. Ford features on board plow operation from the seat, three forward speeds and a brake for each wheel. Demonstration occurs at River Rouge plant and nearby Dearborn fields with farm editors and experts in attendance.
Tuskegee chemist A. W. Curtis Jr. says a home mixed paint using used motor oil and local clay can protect thousands of unpainted farm houses in the South. He reports 12 samples weathered five months with no visible changes and notes five color variants from local clays and soot.
Local Sun office advertises availability of adding machine paper for customers.
College Station report explains egg eating signals calcium deficiency in flocks. Poultry expert Geo P McCarthy advises calcium supplements in home mixes and oyster shell. Also notes manganese deficiency causing perosis and recommends short feed minerals or manganous sulphate and steamed bone meal. A free choice mineral box is advised.
Washington reports American farmers owe about 8.255 billion dollars in federal farm debts. About 7 billion lies in farm mortgages, with short term debt rising about 28 percent in the second half of 1938 due largely to Commodity Credit Corporation loans on cotton wheat corn and other commodities. Farm real estate debt has fallen by more than 3.5 billion since the 1929 peak.
Showers hinder hay season while many local families in Porter area visit relatives and neighbors. Willa Jean Hunter visits near Ector with grandparents G D Bennett. Ellen Bowden Dorotha McCord visit Bet ty Allen. numerous Thursday and Sunday gatherings cited among McCord Hicks Wilk inson Gunter Williams and other households. No Sunday school last week. organizers urge a big crowd next Sunday.
Joe asks about public speaking and Jim recalls his single moment delivering a proposal to a girl over a rural telephone line. The exchange highlights a humorous memory tied to a rural communication setup.
In Survey Graphic Tim, a 60 year old warehouse truckman from Chicago, describes his 18 year participation in the Joslyn Manufacturing profit sharing and pension plan. The article highlights employee contributions, company matches, and the range of benefits for retirement due to age or disability, with examples of other workers' credits and outcomes.
Taylorville Illinois two locals Ivan Sanders and James O Simons say their engine heats gasoline to fumes to drive power and claim 160 miles per gallon is already achieved with 500 mpg possible They plan a practical test on a trip to New York
A scientist reports that extending daylight with artificial light enhances plant growth. Further work shows the electric light plant gains the most from this treatment, highlighting potential for controlled growth in horticulture.
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