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tHE FAIRFIELD RECORDER, FAIRFIELD, TEXAS JUNE 17, 1937
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FARM DEPARTMENT
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WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT
FARM TENANCY IN TEXAS
ln a speech at Taris, Texas, re-
, v Senator Tom Connally said
homes, of farmers must be
l"*...,-thing more than a wagon
•’ How true it is .hat the large
percent of Texas farmers are liv-
L on the "wagon yard basis is
ho»n by figures recently released
. The Census Bureau, covering the
ccriod of time during which farm
families have liven on the farms
which they now occupy. These fig-
taken in the late months of i
1934, show that more than 135,000
families in Texas had been on the
farms which they then occupied foi
!ess than one year. Forty-one per-
edit of tennnt farmers in Texas had
been on their present farms less than
one year. Only thre< or four per
,nit had been on their farms as much
as fifteen years.
Tenancy has been increasing as long
as the Government has been keeping
oliicial records. Farmers who actual-
ly work the farms in this state now
bavc an equity in the land which
amounts to only thirty-four per cent
of all the farm land of the state.
There are two reasons why the
percentage of tenant farmers is in-
creasing and the percentage of land
owners is decreasing. The first is
that men who own their farms are
losing them. The Debt Adjustment
section of the Resettlement Adminis-
tration has just this week completed
some surveys that show the number
of farms in various Texas counties
which have been foreclosed in the last
year or two. The first tabulation
shows that in twenty-four counties
1,871 farms were foreclosed jn the
past two years and 385 were deeded
to the creditor on voluntary agree-
ment, making 2,266 or an average of
almost two hundred farms to the
county which were lost to the owners
either by actual foreclosure or vol-
untary deed to the creditor. This
same survey shows that more than
twice as many farms as have been
foreclosed in the past two years are
now threatened with foreclosure be-
cause of delinquency in principal or
interest. Farms which are thus
threatened in the twenty-four coun-
ties surveyed average almost four
hundred to the county.
Recent analysis of the foreclosure
situation shows that:
Foreclosures:
By Joint Stock Land Banks---23
By Life Insurance Companies-----112
By Federal Land Bank-------------- 19
By Individuals_____.____ 58
By Local Banks________16
Total________-_______223
The estimate made by the Re-
settlement Administration shows that
approximately half of the farms lost
during the past two years could have
been saved by lending a small sum to
the owners to meet delinquent pay-
ments on the mortgage, and delin-
quent taxes. One of the legislative
matters that should come up for at-
tention at the next session of Cong-
ress is provision for making loans of
this nature. The amount involved in
these cases is less than one thousand
dollars and is so small, or the owner’s
equity in the land is so slender, tha'
the Farm Credit Administration or
other public or private agencies are
not permitted to make the loan under
present policies. The Resettlemnt Ad-
ministration estimates that at least
two-thirds of the farms now threat-
ened with foreclosure could be saved
by a small loan of this nature. Th? J
farm Debt Adjustment Section of the ]
Resettlement Administration has help-
ed in saving more than two thous- i
and farms in the past year, but this 1
has been done through voluntary ad-
justments reached with the aid of |
debt adjustment committees. The
Resettlement Administration is not
authorized to make loans for pay-
ment of delinquent interest or prin-
cipal, but only for purchase of teams,
tools, and supplies in cases where the
farmer is not able to obtain such
facilities from any other agency.
Not only are these land owners
losing their farms, but the new gen-
eration of Texas farmers which is
coming on by the thousands every
year is unable to work its way into
land ownership to the extent that
their fathers and grandfathers did.
When farmers first moved into this
territory land was free or was selling
for fifty cents to five dollars an
acre, but that same land is selling
today for forty and fifty dollars an
acre and up, and it is not nearly as
good land as it was when it was sell-
ing for one-tenth of that price. There
is plenty of land to sell, for the very
reason just mentioned, that the life
insurance companies and other lend-
ing agencies are foreclosing on hun-
dreds of farms in every county, and
they would like to sell these farms.
But the men that can make the down
payment have difficulty in pay-
ing out the land over the usual term
of years at the usual rate of interest.
The Debt Adjustment Committee
in Freestone County consists of the
following men: Clarence Speed,
Chairman, M. A. Webb, Teague, and
Roger Seely of Wortham. This com-
mittee meets once a month, usually
the first of the month, in the Re-
rettlement Office. They will be more
than glad to answer any questions
for anyone needing their assistance.
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Do not soak fresh fish in water
before cooking. This treatment ruins
the flavor and makes the fish soft.
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WOOD BID WANTED
The Fairfield School Board asks
bids on fifty (60) cords, 16-inch heat
er wood, three ricks to the cord. De
livery of wood to begin not later
than July 15th, completed not later
than August 31. Bids to be opened
at noon, June 19th.
W. F. TATE,
10j2 Sec’y. School Board
Cotton Flea 4-H Club Girls
Hopper Control Improve Room With
The loss to cotton growers of Cen- On HdXI(]
tra] Texas in 1936 from insects dam- _
age cut the lint yields 25 per cent Material on hand is being utilized
according to Dr. F. L. Thomas of | by Central Texas 4-H Club girls in
Texas Agricultural Experiment Sta- making their bedrooms more attrac-
tion at College Station. Most of this
loss could have been prevented bj
proper insect control practices. Cot-
ton flea hoppers made a heavy con-
tribution to this loss.
tive and more comfortable, according
to reports of county home demonstra-
tion agents in that section.
A braided rug made of burlap bags
is ready for use in the bedroom of
Dusting machinery of many types I Sybil Ruth Hay. Tarrant county 4-H
nnd at prices within reach of every | club gil l. The natural colored burlap
cotton grower is now available. There bags were cut into strips, braided to-
is an adequate supply of cotton dust- j gether, and then the braids sewed to-
ing sulphur also at reasonable prices, j gether. A part of the strips were
The same machine used for flea hop- |dyed a rose color and part a green
per control will distribute calcuim I color and braided to form a border
arsenate URed for the control of boll ; for the rug. The bags and the dye
weevil and leaf worms. were both on hand and did not have
R. R. Reppert, Extension Entomo- | to be purchased for this rug.
legist makes the following recom-1 A former junk room is being trans-
mendations for cotton flea hopper ferred into an attractive bedroom by
control:. i Winnie Vee McClendon of Grayson
"Use sulphur prepared especially! County. She first built a clothes
for dusting cotton. Such sulphur is closet and then canvassed the walls
Woodmen Sovereign Camp to
Meet in Los Angeles June 21
a. E. Miller
H. W. Wiacasaa H. B. Stewart
The Sovereign
Camp of the
Woodmen of the
World will hold
its biennial con-
vention in Los
Angeles be-
Cinning June 21,
according to De
Emmett Brad-
shaw, president
of the associa-
tion, of Omaha,
Nebraska.
Five north central Texas Wood-
men will represent this area in
the Sovereign Camp, which is the
supreme representative legisla-
tive body of the society. They
ore: R. E. Miller, Dallas, state
manager and member of the
hoard of directors of the associa-
tion; W. S. Forbis, Dallas, of-
ficial delegate; H. W. Wiseman,
Cleburne, delegate; H. R. Ste-
wart, Corsicana, delegate; and
”• O. McClain, Waxahachie,
delegate.
Other Texas representatives
W,U include United States oetiu-
'"r Morris Sheppard, Texarkana,
rational treasurer of the society;
A A. Seale, Nacogdoches, mem-
<r of the Committee on Legis-
ftlioo; E. D. Henry, San Antonio,
"**mb*r of tiie judiciary com-
"UtU«; k K Coffee, Houston,
luenor past head consul; J. J.
San Antonio, head consul;
W. O. McClain W. 8. ForbU
and the following elected dele-
gates: Dr. C. J. Koerth, San An-
tonio; S. C. Findley, Brown-
wood; S. H. Taylor, Amarillo; S.
L. Talley, Sherman; J. Dixie
Smith, Houston; E. M. Chote,
Austin; Paul Reverra, Texar-
kana; and R. J. Claypool, Wich-
ita Falls.
Complete reports on the busi-
ness and fraternal activities of
the association will be heard at
the Sovereign Camp convention,
Bradshaw said. Hundreds of vis-
itors, and nearly 250 official dele-
gates, representing close to* 400,-
000 members in 44 states, are ex-
pected to attend.
Governor E. D. Rivers, of
Georgia, and United,States Sena-
tor Morris Sheppard, of Texar-
kana, Tex., will be on the con-
vention program. Other speakers
will include Judge A. G. Busby
of Waynesboro, Miss., Judge
Flem C. Dame of Ft. Pierce.
Fla., nnd Peter Gilroy, president
of the Woodmen of the World of
Denver.
The Sovereign Camp of the
Woodmen of the World is the
world's strongest fraternal bene-
fit society. It now has aasets of
mot* than *124.000,000 and has
paid out in benefits to members
an<J their beneficiaries more than
$273,000,000 since its organisation
<1 years ago.
ground so that at least 93 to 96 per
cent passes through a 325 mesli
screen and preferable mixed with a
light fluffy conditioner at the rate
of 2 1-2 to 8 per cent. Avoid the
coarse ground or lumpy sulphur.
Some dusting machines will not pro-
perly distribute sulphur unless it is
“Conditioned.”
“Begin dusting when it is evident
that plants are - not putting on
squares as ordinarily would be ex-
pected. Most cotton growers recog-
nie flea hoppers cotton by the tall
slim growth which carries no squares.
Frequently there is a natural dry
hot weather shedding which is not
caused by flea hoppers, but tbi« us-
ually occurs in July.
“From 12 to 20 pounds per acre
should be used at each application
depending upon the size of the cot-
ton, and severity of infestation. Big
rank cotton naturally requires more
dust than the small plants.
“Except in cases of severe infestr-
tion weekly intervals should be suf-
ficient for making applications. Re-
peat the application immediately if it
is washed off by a rain within 24
hours. Three to four dustings at seven
dags intervals will usually allow a
good crop of boils to set.”
Flea Hopper control demonstra-
tions conducted in McLennan Coun-
ty in 1936 under the supervision of
H. H. Weatherby, Assistant County
Agent gave further proof that dust-
ing cotton with the correct grade of
sulphur is effective and profitable,
providing there is sufficient infesta-
tion to justify dusting. On one de-
monstration in McLennan county
three applications were made of a
total of 35 pounds of sulphur per
acre. A check plot of similar size
planted at the same time and in the
same manner yielded at the rate of
310.4 pounds of seed cotton per acre:
the dusted plot yielded 493.2 or a
net gain of 183 pounds seed cotton.
Total expense of sulphur and work of
applying amounted to $1.30 per
acre. The net gain amounted to
f?.76 per acre. The average gain per
acre on five test plots conducted on
Another farm was 163.4 pounds per
acre. On several of the plots on which
tests were conducted there was a
very light infestation and dusting
was not justified.
J. W. RICHARDS, Jr.,
County Agricultural Agent.
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INFORMATION FOR BLACK
EYE PEA GROWERS
(From Streetman News)
June 21st will be the beginning of
the black eye pea harvest.
For your information as to pick-
ing black eye peas and the market-
ing of same is as follows:
The opening price will be named
Saturday, June 19th, for the follow-
ing Monday, June 21st.
You are to pick these peas in
green prime stage, just the same as
you would go into your garden and
pick a mess for dinner, allowing
approximately 5 per cent snaps and
balance suitable to shell. In bringing
them to market just pack them in
an old burlap sack that will hold
them, sew or wire the end of the
sack. Other sacks will be given to
replace them. To those who do not
have sacks, sacks will be furnished
free by the buyer.
Peas must be in Streetman same
day picked. They are perishable and
will not stand over night as they
will mold and deteriorate in quality
The quicker you get them to market
the better it is for the growers, for
the shrinkage will amount to many
dollars by the time you will have
gathered youT crop.
preparatory to papering, painted the
woodwork, and scraped the floor for
refinishing. She has removed the
old finish on a wooden bedstead, a
washstand, a table, and a chair. She
will refinish these articles by stain-
ing and using a clear varnish.
“Salt and vinegar made an ideal
brass cleaner and polish,’ says Doris
Marie Wilson of Brazos county after
trying it on a beautiful old brass bed
which needed something to make it
glisten. “I mixed two tablespoons of
fresh vinegar with a heaping t«a-
spoon of salt and let the salt dis-
solve. Then with a small cloth dip-
ped in the solution, I rubbed the
metal briskly and the shiny brass
appeal ed.
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Local Notes
“Poor soil washing down on good
bottom land has ruined many Texts
In-Ids.”
Terracing, contouring, st-'p cropp-
ing. r.i reverting sloping lands to pas-
tures has long been advocated by
specktaUsts of the Texas Extension
Service as a means of controlling
erosion. Best results are obtained, of
course, when the land is still ferti'o
and before erosion has levied its toil.
In many cases, however, it pays io
protect land that is so badly erode 1
that it will not grow profitable crops.
The use of legumes m-y “bring the
land back”, but aside from this, p. .>•
lection of fertile bet'anus often re-
pays the expense of tenuring barren
lii.Kites.
Almost every farmer in the hilly
sections of Texas knows of cases of
of rich land which has been ruined by
a deposit of poor soil which covered
fertile fields.
Kentucky leads all other states in
the raising of tobacco; it produces
about one-third of the crop of the
United States.
When sugar gets hard and lumpy
put it in the refrigerator for two or
three days and you will find it will
become quite soft again.
Plan To Protect
Improved Cotton by
Controlling Fleas
Farmers and 4-H Club members
who have planted improved varieties
of cotton this year are planning to
protect their plantings by controlling
the cotton flea hopper, reports from
county agricultural agents indicate.
A series of eight meetings in Navar-
ro county at which the control of the
cotton flea hopper was discussed at-
tracted a total of 378 members.
In Caldwell county, three farms
have been selected on which the con-
trol of the cotton flea hopper will be
demonstrated. The sulphur for dust-
ing is already available, and 120
farmers recently gathered at a meet-
ing in which the life history and con-
trol measures for the insect were ex-
plained.
A moving picture depicting cotton
flea hopper control was the feature
of a series of 19 McLennan county
meetings which were attended by 1,-
623 farmers and 4-H club boys. The
Rosenthal 4-H club in that county
has 14 boys who have entered the
state cotton contest, fertilized their
land, and planted one variety of cot-
ton.
Cottonseed treated with ceresan by
J. B. Adams of the Morton Valley 4-H
club in Eastland county came up to
a good stand, while untreated cotton
seed planted at the same time in ad-
jacent fields came up to a much poor-
er stand. Club boys in Eastland
county will demonstrate dusting with
sulphur for control of the cotton
flea hopper.
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By means of a recent improvement
in the manufacture of matches the
stems are soaked in some fire-resist-
ing chemical, such as sulphate of am-
monia, so that the flame dies short-
ly after it has passed the head of the
match.
CONTROLLING PESTS
It is reported by J. W. Richards
Jr. Co. Agent and L. W. Lee, Re-
settlement Supervisor, that the Tom
Lewis farm near Butler is badly in-
fested with grasshoppers. Lewis is
poisoning the hoppers with poison
mash and claims he is getting excel-
lent results. Similar reports of grass-
hopper infestation have come from
various parts of the county; how-
ever, the farmers are keeping the
hoppers in control by use of the
poison mash.
Xpo iooso inmo rnslmwaw wkawwkk
Guy Coleman of the Streetman
community is dusting his cotton
sulphur for the cotton fleahe
according to J. W. Richards Jr. Co.
Agent. The same control measures
as appear elsewhere in this issue
are being used by Mr. Coleman to
combat the flea-hopper.
The Freestone Community 1
4-H Club held the regular monthly
tant County Agent T. E. Huddleston
met with the boys.
Plans are being
week for all club 1
County to attend
completed
ioys in Frees
the annual
Saturday, June 25th and 26th,
cording to County Agent J.
Richards Jr. M. T. Payne, dis
Agent of the Extension Ser
A.AM. College, will be with the
on one of these dates.
AULTMAN & VESTAL
GROCERY AND MARKET SPECIALS
SATURDAY JUNE 19
SUGAR, 20 pounds __________________________
$1.00
CA TSUP, large bottles_____________________
1.0
SALID DRESSING, 8 oz______________________
- -10
BAKING POWDER. K. C., 25 oz.......
.19
BROOMS,5stran________________________________ ...
. 20
MUSTARD, quart_______________________________________
.10
TOILET TISSURE, 7 rolls
.25
SWEET POT A TOES, No. 2 can
.09
JAR TOPS, self sealing, box_______________
. .19
BLACK PEPPER, 1-2 lb. box
.10
SOAP~f Laundry, 12 bars_____________________
25
MOPS, Linen__________________________________________
.17
PLAIN CANS, No. 2, per 100____________________
2.65
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The first record of an automobile
race is the one from Paris to Rouen,
in June, 1894. A distance of 75 miles
was covered at a speed of almost 15
miles an hour.
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Red and green, the two most im-
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fused by persons who are color blind.
Hot water sets stains in linens.
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Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1937, newspaper, June 17, 1937; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1119822/m1/3/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.