The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1956 Page: 3 of 16
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Friday, February 24, 1956.
THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO
Release of Cotton
Acreage Explained
By J. DALTON MITCHELL
ASC Office Manager
The law for Releasing Cotton
Acreage Allotments, passed by
the 83rd Congress, was made per-
manent and is applicable to the
1956 will be the acreage you
planted plus that acreage releas-
ed (the total of your allotment
for 4-956).
(d) In order to hold a history
equal to your allotment for 1956,
1956 Cotton Acreage Allotments, unless you release' acreage, the
How Does This law Effect Your
Farm?
I. If you ha*» an Allotment and
are planting no .cotton or only
part of your Allotment
1. Farm with 1954 and 1955
Cotton Acreage Hiatory
acreage planted must be the lar-
ger of not less than 90 percent of
your allotment or one acre.
2. Farm .with only a 1953 Cotton
Acreage Hiatory
You may release your acreage
allotment for 1956, however the
mined that no “cotton will be
planted on the farm because the
farm is no longer used for the
production of cotton — provided
both the owner and operator (if
different from the owner) agree
that the acreage may be perma-
nently released.
II. How do you raleaaa your un-
used 1956 Cotton Acroago
Allotment ?
A Form MQ-29-A for 1956 re-
lease only, of Form MQ-29-B for
permanent release must be exe-
cuted at the County Office of
the A. S. C. County Committee
not later than April 24, 1956.
III. In the period of the past two
years, 1954 and *1955, Cotton
producers in Hopkins County on
(a) You may release your en- law provides that if no cottoh
tire acreage for 1956 and the his- was planted on the farm in at
tory of your farm for 1956 will 'east one of the years in the three
be the amount of the allotment year base period used to deter-
relcased. \ mine acreage allotments the acre-
(b) If you do not plant any aKe wil1 not be regarded as hav-
cotton a h d do not release your been planted, and
allotment, your 1956 . Cotton ilia-! purpose of determining 1957 al-
tory will be zero. j lotmenta, if any, would be out of
(c) You may plant any por- The base period.
lion of your acreage allotment 3. A 1956 Cotton Acreage Al-
and. release the remainder and lotment may be permanently re-
the history for your farm for leased — if it is definitely deter-
(juite a few farms have allowed
their cotton acreage history to re-J Phairie once in cultivation turned
duce and in a great many cases
have completely lost the farm
cotton history for the farm, by
failing to take advantage of this
Released Acreage Provision of
the program. This is of great eon-
f the cerh> not only to the farm opera-
or tor but to all of the county. Each
cotton producer, who has any in-
tention of not planting his cotton j
acreage, or even a part of the j
cotton acreage, should discuss the j
advantages of releasing the
= OUR SOIL ★ OUR STRENGTH =
‘ HopVins-Rains Soil Conservation District
Conditions are favorable and I or seeded to permanent grass,
the time right now for establish-1 Poor type grasses such as prairie
ing bermuda grass on land need-! three awn, palatable to livestock
ing a permanent cover as are for only a few weeks in the
thousands of acres in the Hop- spring, occupy large areas of land
kins-Raines District. Particularly which returns virtually no- in-
apparent in the need for a good come.
grass cover are areas of gray; Exceptionally good examples
of the results of sodding these
back to pasture and never sodded areas of poor type cover may be
seen on farms of T. D. Harness
j of Tira and Dial Gay at Peerless
j where proper grazing of sodded
j areal have allowed plants a good
I start arid made possible the de-
| velopment of extensive root sys-
tems.
Any ton-acre plot sodded /to
Debeaked Chicks
Become Popular
For Poultrymen
Atomic Science
Enters Fighi
Against Insects
College Station — The war on
insecta has come into the atomic
age. An agriculture department
official reports that atomic sci-
ence is being used to counteract
the ability insects have to develop
resistance to poisonous insecti-
cides. • •• [:
Radioactive tracers reveal how
some insects are able to consume
poisons and change them into rel-
atively harmless chemicals inside
their bodies. Entomologists say
this will enable them to under-
stand insects’ biochemical de-
fenses and find new, effective _ .
poisons to use against species that barrels of gum,' 24 cords of fuel
timber products from sale
poorer trees.
The 40 acres selected for this
experiment were considered ty-
pical of many rundown farm
woodlands. There were some good
trees, but many more poor trees,
lots of scrub oak, and only one-
third of the area was stocked to
pine. In 1947, the timber stand
was measured, pine growth was
estimated and annua! cuts were
started. Each year's cut har been
less than the growth. Poorer
trees are being removed first,
leaving better ones to grow and
improve the stand. Scrub oaks
have been killed and bare areas
burned to help establish longleaf
pine seedlings.
Harvest from the 40 acres dur-
ing the past 8 years totaled 197
poles, 23,000 board-feet of saw-
logs, 62 cords of pulpwood, 21
have become resistant, to pres-
ent insecticides.
Radiation has already been put
to effective use in many areas,
and has been used to make cer-j own harvesting on such
tain insects commit race suicide. I cosU wouId toUl about
Dr. H. L. Haller 'of the U. S... . ,. ... ,
Department of Agriculture’s Ag-/leavin* h,» 8 Prof,t of
ricultural Research Service, says j $2,280.
the paths of" insects, e^en those
beneath the soil or under the
bark of trees, can be followed
wood, and 389 fence posts. Total
value o.f these on the stump is
|1,190. At the market the value
is $3,100. If a farmer did his
i lot,
1820,
about
'I
The Forest Service experiment *
indicates that a farmer can pro-
fitably manage longleaf pine aa
an annual crop. It Is pointed out
that he need not cat trees each
year — it might be better in some
cases to cut every fifth year or
so. Also, at current high stump-
age prices, many farmers might
find it best to sell marked tim-
ber on the 'stump, while others
equipped for the job could in-
crease profits by doing their own
harvesting.
Cotton Ginners
Short Course
Set in Texas
College Station — Texas cot-
ton ginners are being given an
opportunity uto pick - up informa-
tion which Howard W. Zuch, ex-
tension cotton gin specialiat, says
will help keep the quality of the
state’s number one crop high.
The 1956 Texas Cotton Gin-
ning Short Course is scheduled
(Continued on Page Four)
College Station—-Buying! de-\
un" | beaked chic ks for broiler produc-I
grass in a 50-acre pasture of poor j with geiger counters. Radioactive;
/type cover isn’t going to, be j tracers help reveal the migratory;
worth much if steps are not tak-j and overwintering habits of in-j
Here Is The Cream Of
4 ■ -
Our Used Tractors!
used portion; with the County!
ASC Personnel. 'popular practice among poultry-
Cotton Acroago Premeaturement men| says ]>(.„ Wormeli, extension
Hopkins County cotton growers poultry husbandman,
can arrange for official measure-! Chief advantages of debeaking
rrient of their 1956 farm cotton are prevention of feather picking
acreage allotments prior to plant- and cannibalism among chickens
ing time under a premeasurement: and turkeys. Live market grade
service at the expense of the ! <>f debeaked chicks is significantly
owner or operator of the cotton
farm.
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EQUIPMENT
New Block Assembly
and Crank Shaft .....-___-2
C - FARMALL
Cultivator, Planter,
Fertilizer Attachment,
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en to defer glazing,; for one or
more years on
fertilized area.
Now is the time to get those
soil samples off in order to have
an analysis to go by for pasture
(sects and aid in making accur-i
the sodded and ate population counts, essential;
in planning control measures.
This type of “tracing*’ also!
makes possible more efficient
methods of applying insecticide*/
and modes of penetration can be |
fertilization. J. B. Irons, three j studied. Insecticides can be trac-j
miles east of Sulphur Springs ed as they are absorbed by plant
on Highway 67, has his test back materials, transfused into the tis-1
This premeasurement is purely
optional and is offered as a ser-
vice, at the growers expense, to
growers who prefer to have an
official measurement to use as a
planting guide.
All cotton acreage in the coun-j
ty will be measured as soon as-i beak,
possible after the cotton “comes
up” to determine compliance with
the acreage allotment and Mar-
keting Quota Prpgram at no cost!
to the grower. This will also ap-|
ply to any farm which uses the
premeasurement service and the j
farm will be considered to be;
within the premeasured area. j
Jo get the premeasurement|
service, which is being provided j
, . and as soon as weather will per-
more complete ■ , ... /
______•___| mit fertilizer wall be applied as
recommended to ten acres along!
with the planting of bermuda j
better due to
feathering and experimental evi-
dence indicated that dabeaked j
chicks tend to produce a pound j . .
of gain for less feed than non- *rass sPn*s- Three acres o{ the
debeaked. birds.
Day old chicks are usually de-
j beaked by the block method, sear
ing off 1.3 both top and botton
j ten wili be
muda grass.
set to coastal ber-
bottom
Debeaking of adult birds
(Continued on Page Four)
Grass for livestock
the most important
one of
ps in
sues, and later transmitted to in-
sects.
On the island of Curaco, in
the Caribbean Sea, many thou-
sands of laboratory - raised male
screworm flies, made sterile by
exposure to gamma rays from
radioactive cobalt, were released
to mate with the wild population.
Since the females only mate.once,
Feed-Seed-Fertilizer
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Farmers' Co-Op Gin
Owned and Operated By Farmer*
Jackson and Houston St*. Sulphur Springs, Texas
4-H Club Week
In Texas Slated
March 3 to 11
ing ranchmen and farmers of this
area. Even on much of the land
j suitable for cultivation there are
, . . , College Station — Governo r many areas where the net return
a cost basis, a cotton farmer j A1)an givers has called attention from grass will equal that from
must file a wntten request W1*h t0 the scope and activities of the cultivated crops "under normal
State's 4-H club organization j (Continued on Page Four)
through a special proclamation is- / ------;_____
sued on February 6. p J ri ,
The Governor said, “There are r QOuS 1 63llir6
now 121,044 4-H club members
and more than 10,600 adult lead-
ers engaged in work of the 4-H
club program in Texas.
This organization provides vol-; College Station — Homemak
Northeast Texas, Fortunately, the | they were soon laying only, npn-
grasses best for grazing and 4ive-j fertle eggs. In short time the
stock production are also best entire screworm population of the
Tor soil and water conservation.}island had disappeared.
Growing grass again on land now; ..........—— ■
bare, and improving and main-i
taining existing grassland, are a.I,
primary concern of forward-look-!
the county ASC office on or be-
! fore April 2, 1956.
The rate to be charged for the
service in Hopkins County has
| been established at $10 per farm
plus $2 for each plot over one,
and payment based on this rate
must be made at the time the re--
quest for premeasurement is filed.
J. Dalton Mitchell, County Of-
fice Manager, Hopkins County
ASC
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Also 1951 FORD Pickup—Good Condition.
BE SURE TO SEE THE GREAT NEW
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SEE US FIRST FOR GOOD USED FARM
EQUIPMENT OF ALL KINDS!
Breaking Plows, Fertilizer Distributors and
Many Other Items.
One Model 640 FORD TRACTOR, Like New—
Also 1946 FORD-FERGUSON TRACTOR
Now Is the Time to Bring Your Tractor in for
Painting and Overhaul
WE ARE DEALERS FOR:
• Ferguson Tractors and Equipment
• Continental Red Seal Engines
• McCulloch Chain Saws
• Servis Shredders ~—’/;
• Ames Irrigation Equipment
Nicholson Motor & Equip. Co.
CURTIS McGRAW, Mgr.
102 Goodman Phone 5-3445
Sulphur Springs, Texas
YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR AMES IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT
ANNOUNCING
THE THIBAULT MILLING CO.
Of Little Rock, Ark.
Manufacturers of
T-SQUARE AND VICTOR
DAIRY FEEDS
Local Field Representative
GARLON STEPHENSON
Adapted Hybrids
Increase Corn
Yields in Texas
Pork, Chickens
Longleaf Pine
Pays Its Way
On Woodlands
College Station — For those
wondering if it pays to build up
rundown farm woodlands to grow
continuous crops of longleaf pine *
timber, the southern forest ex-
periment station of the Forest
Service in the U. S. Department
of Agriculture has Released the i
untary training for boys and girls; ers will find more than a dozen j results of an experiment on the
between the ages of 9-21, not j favorite foods on the March plen- j Escambia Experimental Forest
only in agriculture and home eco- tiful list. Pork, beef and broilers! R ...
nomics, but in preparation for and fryers top the meat list. Sup-, neai le" un’ ‘ a‘
better citizenship. For more than plies of all are heavier than a| Forty acres put under system-
(/our decades the state of Texas year ago with broilers and fryers atic forest management in 1947
has profited from, the '4-H elubj up almost 50 per cynt.
Sharp increases in carryover
more than otfset production cut-
Tel. TU5-4319
SULPHUR SPRINGS DEALER
KOOK’S Feed Store
N. Davis St., at Cotton Belt Tracks
Dial: 5-2025
| College Station—Farmers who
plant corn should set as their ob-
; jective maximum production at the
lowest possible cost per bushel.
The planting of an adapted corn
hybrid, says L. C. Coffey, associ-
ate extension agronomist, is a
mighty important step toward
achieving the objective.
I Coffey reports that Texas farm-
‘ era last year averaged 23.4 bushels
; of corn an acre, the highest ayer-
/ age acre yield on record. Over
I the past 20 years the average has
I been approximately 16.5 bushelsv
J Last year approximately 75 per
| cent of the acregae planted, was
seeded with hybrids.
However, he says, the late March
1955 freeze eaused many farmers;
to go to -their cribs for planting
seed because the supply of adapt-
ed hybrides was exhausted. The
results from planting second-gen- j
eration hybrids or open-poollinat- \
ed seed were good because of the
excellent growing conditions but
Coffey warns that such yields can-
not be expected under more ad-
verse conditions.
He says that neither second-,
generation hybrids nor open-polli-
nated varieties will produce yields
comparable to adapted hybrids.
Research studies and tests show
that adapted hybrids produce from
35 to 75 per rent greater-yields
than the best open-pollinated var-
ieties with even greater differ-
ences under poor conditions. Sec-
ond-generation hybrid seed will!
produce about the same yields as j.
open-pollinated varieties, says the j
agronomist. 1
Coffey advises farmers who J
plant corn to make their usual
purchase of an adapted hybrid. I
“Don’t”, he adds, "Take a chance j
on haivesting less corn per acre
in 1956 by planting seed which j
under normal growing conditions i
will not produce top yields.”
Corn breeders, over a period of |
years, have developed , hybrids
which are adapted to the different
corn producing areas of the state
and Coffey strongly recommends
cheeking with the local county
agent for information on the best
hybrid for your area.
/training given its young people,
j. This voluntary youth program
»nd leayes the supplies of
i eign countries now have organiz- nce we!1 abovl‘ anticipated domes-
/ ed 4-H clubs. - | tic and export demands.
1 In Texas 4-H club work is,d:i-i Salable stocks-of potatoes are
(Continued on page four) (Continued on Page Four)
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LAYING MASH
_____ $3.75 cwt.
HOG MASH_____
______$3.20 cwt.
GROUND OATS . _
_____$2.90 cwt.
CALF FEED______
. _ _ $2.95 cwt.
RANGE CUBES _.
. _ _ $3.00 cwt.
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t
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Frailey, F. W. & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1956, newspaper, February 24, 1956; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth827016/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.