The Nolan County News (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1932 Page: 3 of 10
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THE NOLAN COUNT* NEWS, SWEETWATER. TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 1632
TIME TO PLANT
FALLGARDENS
AGENT SAYS VARIETY OF
VEGETABLES CAN BE GROWN
IN COMING MONTHS
Girl Raises Champ Litter of Pigs
“Now is the time for the plant-
ing of fall and winter gardens,
but before the planting is begun
the soil should be well prepared,”
said Miss Fontilla Johnson, home
demonstration agent.
“Be sure that the garden plot
is free from all weeds and plants
left from the summer garden,”
Miss Johnson advises home gard-
eners of the county. “As soon as
the ground is dry enough it should
be broken and then harrowed. |
Make the beds immediately so that
the moisture will be retained. If
fertilizer is necessary well rotted
manure may he used to advant-
age.
“There is no longer any need of
having turnips and greens as the
only fresh vegetables during the
winter when there are other vege-1
tables that can be grown just -as
successfully. The vegetables which | SePtember t0 the ,atter Part ,,f
VERNON WILKS, a Plainview girl, can raise pigs in a big way. She
brought the champion litter and the reserve champion to the 4-H club
division of the Amarillo Tri-State fair last week. The above photo
shows the champions with their youthful raiser, who won over 21 oth-
er contestants.
ON TEXAS FARMS
By W. H. DARROW, A. A M. Extension Service Editor
Cotton Picking is
Delayed by Rains
mother, Mrs. M. E. Moore of HyL
ton last week-end.
A Wood county poultry demon-, Three years ago not a dairy-
si ration flock with production be- j man in Hardin county grew feed
low the rest in the county was ' crops, ail depending on the open
brought up to par by using the
county agent's suggestion to cut
ou the scratch grain because of a
plentiful supply of waste grain in
the barnyard, and to keep laying
mash before the hens at all times.
When the scratch grain was cut
out the hen began eating the
mash and production came up to j
the county demonstration average. ’
langc for pasture and buying
their feed, says the county agent,
who declares that now every
dairyman is glowing feed, usually
soy beans and began.
Cotton picking and maize head-j Another advantage of the poor,
ling throughout the Divide section i They can quarrel without lower-
'd-re delayed by rains of last j ing their voice- to keep the re-
week, fanners report. The school | spect of servants. — Houston
busses discontinued operating i Chronicle,
for several (lays because of bad ;
roads. Cotton picking was also i
halted around Maryneal by the i
heavy rains, only three bales hav-1 EDUCATIONAL
ing been ginned there up to the!
first of the week.
use two
will stand the heavy frosts are
[October. Radishes mature in 20 to arsenate
pounds
to 15
months.
“There aie other vegetables
such as carrots, cabbage, cauli-
flower, English peas, beets, radish-
es, lettuce and mustard which will
withstand light frost. These may
he planted from the latter part of
of calcium
gallons of
pound of
15 gallons of
Poison applied to vege-
at this rate doe.-' not make
I thorn unfit for table use. For iice
Maryneal School
Will Close For
Cotton Picking
Wheat on terraced land made j ■--
four bushels more per acre than1 Maryneai school will elose
ori unterraced land on the farm of ! b ‘dday in orrttr that children may
Allie Walling in Cottle county. ' hpIP w‘th ‘-'“ton picking in that
__ j section. Officials plan to keep the
Sixteen silos, mostly of the I st'hool closed until the biggest part
trench type, have been built by ; the crop ha- been gathered.
Kleberg county dairymen this |--0--
year, says the county agent, bring- Alexander
ing the total in the county, ex
elusive of King Ranch, to 5(1.
PLAN NOW TO GO
ENTERTAINMENT
Agriculture Dream Girl Follies
Livestock Carnival
Poultry Ridei
Implement, Band Concert,
J. B. McCoy, who has been sick [ Manufacturer, Air Show,
DORA NEWS
collards, parsnips, spinach and on-!40 da>’s and therefore may be Pr°-, wattr 0)' one
ions. If they are planted in Octo- duttd without danper of frost” | arsenate of lead to
her and properly cultivated, they A. & M. Coilege horticulturists j watei
should furnish fresh vegetables warn that insect pests are one of
for the table duiing the winter the limiting factors in fall gard-
ens and in a statement declare |which 8Utk tht ^ of ^
that “if you are bothered by in-
sects which eat the foliage it will
be necessary to dust or spray the
j lants with poison. Calcium arse-
nate of lead may be used to dust
or spray. When used as a spray,
Summer fallowed wheat on G40
acres harvested by Herman Borth
in Sherman county averaged 21
bushels per acre compared to
aides, l i st results are abt. ined
by drsling tin plants carefxll,’
with Black Leaf 40 and four to
five pounds of slacked lime. A
good spray to use for plant lice
is one part Nicatra) to 400 pans
water.
$1,000.00
IN PRIZES
TO BE GIVEN AWAY
BY SWEETWATER
AND
ROSCOE MERCHANTS
Watch this paper for announce-
ment.
I Beautiful 2-Door Sedan
! Latest New Radio
Watches, Cameras, Etc.
Totaling $1UOO.OG
Colorado Prepares
For November Fair
Buys
Maryneal Ranch;
Sheep Moved In
J. A. Alexander, prominen.
ranchman of Maryneal, has bought
the Hugh Bagley place five miles
averages of 5 to X bushels per cast of Maryneal, it was reported
acre on unfallowed wheat on ad- this week.
joining land. Walter Young of Big Lake has
- leased the Collins ranch in the
A1 Kuntss increased his income Maryneal section and he- moved
$4.20 per acre by producing 37 1,900 head of sheep t'bire for
bushels of wheat to the acre on pasturage.
old sweet clover land. He lives in ------o_
Wolfe Ridge community in Cook Marfa—Plans made for grading
county and as told by the county and drainage work on 14-mile
agent, wheat on old corn land near strip of U. S. Highway No. 90
! for some time, is still improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ensiringer
announce the arrival of a baby boy [
n Sept. 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Butman are
j the parents of a little son, named !
1 Billy Sam.
Mrs. Clyde Spain of Brownwood j
jteturned to her home Saturday!
J after spending two weeks with her
• •at< nts, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Egger.
Burl Moore and family of the
Hylton community visited his
brother, Odes- Moore, Monday
night.
Mrs. Olen Holland visited her
maii orulrs now
“DREAM GIRL LOLLIES” 4
AUDITORIUM . . 50c to |l 50 "
GNikj to K RUFARD. Stct'tarj
by made slightly less
bushels to the acre.
than 25 from Jeff Davis County line east
toward this place.
FOR GOOD
HEALTH
Dial 3291 or 2837 for appoint-
ment. No charge for consulta-
tion. Residence 'alls made.
DR. EDWIN A. DANN
Chiropractor and Masseur
Texas Bank Bid., Sweetwater
COLORADO, Sept. 29.—Plans
are perfected for the Mitchell
county Live-at-Home Fair, which
is to be staged at Colorado Nov,
3, 4 and 5. The fair will he held
w th a free gale to all exhibits.
Chairmen of the committees as. ap-
i pointed by T. W. Johnson, gener-
al chairman, are: W. S. Foster,
agriculture; Miss Abbie r vier,
4-H girls and women’s vork;
Doyle Williams, livestock, voca-
tional and dairy; Miss Octavine
Cooper, commercial vocation; Mrs.
A. J. Hooks, food preservation;
culinary, Mrs. T. W. Johnson;
textile, Miss Evelyn Jennings;
education, J. E. Watson; Boy
Scouts, Dean Headstream; Mrs.
Jeff D bbs, hi; Mrs. A. 1.. Whip-1
key, birds; Roy Hester, entertain-)
ment| W. S. Cooper, publicity; W.
R. Morgan, buildings; A. L. Mc-
Spadden, lighting; C. R. Farris,
concessions; J. H. Greene, booths,;
display space and general secre- [
tary; Dick Gray, judges; John)
Haze, arrangement.
CUTS DAIRY COSTS
Milk was produced fi r less than
10 cents per gallon in July by L.
C. Trimble, Somervell county
dairy herd demonstrator, who has
12 registered Jerseys on which he
i- keej ing records.
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Boyles, C. S., Jr. The Nolan County News (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1932, newspaper, September 29, 1932; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth559155/m1/3/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.