Texas Farms Show Garden and Barnyard Upgrades Across Counties
Readable notes detail Mrs. Slaughter’s yard improvement in New London with topsoil turfing and Bermuda lawn, plus rooted shrubs and planted trees. Other items report Wharton County closet remodels, Wilbarger terracing yields, McCulloch silos boosting milk, Wise pigs profit, and Decatur hog feed costs. Farmers anticipate Soil Conservation Act use and Centennial reflections on erosion in Texas farming history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendelson
A.R. Slaughter
New London Home Demonstration Club
Rusk County
Marie Willieth
Cotton as a soil depleting crop and farming caution
The piece argues cotton has dominated land use, tempting monarchs to neglect stewardship. It warns cotton is a soil depleting staple requiring careful rotation and restraint. Acknowledging its value, the text urges farmers not to plant and replant the same land yearly for long term fertility.
Texas Farmers Practice Soil Conservation in 1935
Texas farmers and county agents conducted extensive soil conservation efforts across 193 counties in 1935. Terrace and contour work covered 702,152 acres on 9,791 farms, with total related work totaling 1,178,642 acres across 202 counties. Chiselling affected 948,860 acres in northwest Texas, and pasture terracing reached 248,928 acres statewide. County tractor-grader use aided terracing, with some counties voting to fund via auto license tag fees.
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College Station
Texas
M. R. Bentley
Commissioners’ Court
Chevrolet Official Names Centennial Ranger in Texas Exposition Ceremony
Governor James V. Allred names William E. Holler, Chevrolet executive, a Texas Centennial Ranger at the Dallas presentation on the Texas Centennial Exposition grounds. Holler praises the honor and anticipates vast summer visitors to the fair. The exposition opens June 6 with 25 million spent on permanent grounds and a 50,000 seat stadium aiming for 12 million attendees.
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Dallas
James V. Allred
Texas
William E. Holler
Chevrolet Motor Co
Heller
Webb
Alfred
Mr. Holler
United States
Southwest
Beware the pain of repeating gossip for revenge
A concise aphorism warns that those who feign pain while spreading gossip only harm themselves by seeking revenge and delaying their own progress.
Counter checks and scratch pads price note from The Enterprise
The Enterprise notes low prices on counter checks and scratch pads with bond paper at 20 cents per pound and newsprint at 10 cents per pound.
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News
Two Soldiers Enlist in Army for Dallas Stationing in El Paso
John Preston Dry and Charlie Hughes left Monday for Dallas where they enlisted in the United States Army. They will be stationed at El Paso.
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John Preston Dry
Charlie Hughes
Dallas
United States Army
el Paso
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Pierce 4-H Club
Wharton County
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J. E. Earnhart
Fred Coburn
Tobert
Wilbarger County
Brady
K. W. Huffman
McCulloch County
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J. D. Precit
Drouth Insurance
Decatur
Leon Atkerson
Wise County
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Atkerson
Cotton
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Louise Carroll
Hitler
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W Nancy Strassbourg
France
Derlin
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Adolf Hitler
Rhine
von Blomberg
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the House OF Hazards
BY Ma Arur
Shah Hazard
Hazard
Chevrolet
Centennial Ranger
Allred
Business Directory
Byers & Roper
Welding and Machine Shop
Joe Baker’s Beauty Shop
Eugene
Hortell Coward
Mary Lou Fields
Sampson Oilrite
Musser Lumber CO
Methodist
Ballinger Floral Co
T. V. Jennings
the Nook
W. T. Coley
Winters Enterprise
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