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MERCEDES NEWS-TRIBUNE
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1934.
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Measurement Of
Cotton Acreages
Now Underway
R. G. Burwell, Hidalgo county
farm agent, states that early in
June' the measurement of cotton
acreage signed up under the Bank-
head Act will start. He is urging
that all farmers have their land
' marked and designated as stated in
the contract so that it will be easy
for the local committeemen or others
designated to measure the acreage
to determine and locate all land and
crops farmed by the‘signer of the
contract.
It is very necessary at this time
that every farmer measure his land
and check up on himself and see that
he is complying with his contract.
If this' preliminary work is done
accurately it will speed up the mea-
suring and certification of perform-
ance of contracts thereby preventing
any unnecessary delay in receiving
the last payment on rented acres.
All land under the contracts must
be measured and checked and the
results sent to Washington before
the last half of the rent checks will
be paid. If each farmer will have
his land clearly designated and
marked with posts or easily visible
stakes as stated in the contracts' it
-will speed up the measuring of the
land and determination of the plant-
ed crops. The agent also states that
under the contracts it is permissible
The increased income was more than
one and one-half billion dollars.
Rental and benefit payments to
farmers who cooperated in adjust-
ment programs accounted for more
than 12 per cent of this increase.
At the close of the first -year un-
der the Adjustment Act, farmers
have signed more than 2,860,000
contracts to restrict acreage. In
addition about 800,000 farmers are
benefiting from marketing agree-
ments put into effect during the
year. /
Definite progress has been made
toward "parity" for farm prices,
which is the object of the Adjust-
ment Act. / A year ago the ratio of
prices the farmer received to the
price he paid was 52. It now has
advanced to 62.
Interest Rate On .
Cooperative Loans
Is Now 3 Per Cent
to grow feed stuff, for home use
only, on rented acres.
The county agent further states
that in talking to and visiting the
farmers of Hidalgo County he finds
that there is likely to be a shortage
of feed this winter as most of the
farmers are reporting poor corn
crops. It might be advisable since it
is getting late' to plant corn that
the farmers plant grain sorghum,
such as hegari milo, darso or others.
Where row binders are available a
good grain sorghum crop will some-
times take the place of a failure of
a corn crop. In planting any- of the
grain sorghums it is advisable to
plant in ordinary rows seeding at
the rate of 5 to 7 pounds per acre.
Farm Income Climbs
Under First Year Of
The Adjustment Act
Houston. — The interest rate on
effective merchandising loans to
farmers’ cooperative institutions
has been reduced from 3%2 per
cent to 3 per cent per 'annum,•
according to Sterling C. Evans,
president of the Houston Bank for
Cooperatives. The change which
applies to all loans made after May
16 is effective until further notice
to farmers’ marketing and purchas-
ing associations in Texas—the Tenth
Farm Credit Administration dis-
trict. . .
Working capital or effective mer-
chandising loans are made to pro-
vide funds for operating expenses
of farmers’ cooperative associations,
or to refinance indebtedness incur-
red for that purpose. Repayment
of such loans usually is required at
the end of the marketing season.
The Bank for Cooperatives also
Cash income of American agricul-
ture increased more than 39 per
cent during the year which ended
May 1, 1934. This marked improve-
ment was cited by the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration last
week in a general summary of the
first 12 months’ operations under
the Agricultural Adjustment Act
passed May 12, 1933.
Estimated farm income, exclusive
of the value of products used on the
farm, was $3,979,000,000 for the
year ending May 1, 1933. For the
year just ended the cash income
was estimated at $5,530,000,000.
Recipes Given For Papayas, Among The
Most Healthful Of The Valley’s Products
Recipes for the use of the papaya,
one of the most healthful of foods
grown in the Valley, and now in sea-
son, have been made out by Mrs.
L. J. Hartzell as follows:
PAPAYA RECIPES
When papayas are yellow and are
mellowing they should be peeled, the
seeds removed and the rag. or lining
removed to a depth to give a smooth
fine appearance. Place in the re-
frigerator till ready to use in the
numerous ways.
For Breakfast.
Serve as cantaloupe, with salt, if
preferred.
A Simple Dessert.
Slice thin and sprinkle with sugar
to suit the taste. Lemon juice may
be added as a flavoring. Let stand
several hours before serving.
Papaya Orange Dessert. ,
Dice' equal portions of papaya and
oranges. Sprinkle with sugar to
taste. W
makes physical facility loans to.
provide funds to purchase neces-
sary buildings, land or machinery
to cooperative marketing associa-
tions. The interest rate on these
facility loans is still 412 per cent
per annum.
“During the past two weeks eight
commitments aggregating $76,840
and ranging from $1,500 to $18,000
have been made to cotton gins, pur-
chaseing associations, creameries,
and a citrus packing plant, by the
Houston Bank for Cooperatives,”
said Mr. Evans.
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A hick town is a place where a
fender retains its virgin shape for
at least a month.
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As long as she can fascinate the
men, no woman really worries about
her age.
As long as that which might have
been isn’t, why worry your head
about it?
Stewed Papaya.
Cut peeled and seeded papayas in-
to rather small pieces, add an equal
amount of water and stew till tender.
Mash with the potato masher and
add 14-cup of sugar. Continue boil-
ing till of the consistency of apple
sauce.
Stewed Papaya No. 2. ;
2 cups diced papaya
1 cup, sugar
12 cup of water
Juice of one Valley lemon
Cut papaya in dice and stew with
sugar, water and lemon juice 1
hour. Serve in sherbet glasses as
a first course for luncheon or as a
desert. Can use 3 Valencia oranges
in place of lemon juice.
Papaya Cocktail.
Cut papaya in dice and serve in
glasses with cocktail sauce and
chipped ice. Or serve with orange,
lemon or lime juice and a little sugar
in the same manner.
Papaya 'Salad No. 1.
Dice equal parts of papaya and
fresh tomatoes. Marinate with
French dressing adding 1 teaspoon-
full of papaya seeds to a bowl of
salad.
Papaya Salad No. 2.
On a strip of peeled papaya lay
small bits of grapefruit and orange.
Serve with mayonnaise on separate
plates, and garnish with one. or two
nasturtiums and leaves.
Sweet Papaya Pickle.
Make a syrup of one measure of
sugar and % measure of vinegar.
Add a few whole cloves and a few
pieces of cinnamon bark. Cut ripe
papaya that is still firm in long
small pieces, convenient for serving.
Bring syrup to a boil, add the pa-
paya and boil till assumes a mottled
look and can be pierced with a fork.
Place in sterilized jars and seal.
Two Crust Pie. -
Sliced papaya, sufficient for an 8
inch pie tin.
1 cup sugar'
1 tablespoon flour
3 tablespoons lemon juice.
Mix flour and sugar and place one
half of it in the lower unbaked crust.
Fill with the sliced papaya, add the
remainder of the flour and sugar.
Dot with bits of butter (1 level table-
spoonful) Add the top sheet of
pastry and bake in a moderately hot
oven till papaya is tender and the,
crust is browned 'slightly.
One Crust Papaya Pie.
Peel and seed papaya* and stew
until thick.
Take %4 cup of sugar, add 12 tea-
spoon cinnamon, 14 teaspoon nut-
meg and a pinch of ginger, mix and
add two eggs. Beat well. Add 1
cup of papaya pulp, and 1 cup of
sweet whole milk. Bake in one
crust.
Meringue Papaya Pie.
2 eggs
1 cup papaya pulp
1 cup sugar
Juice of 12 lemon
12 cup butter
Make a bottom pie crust and bake.
Cream butter and sugar, ‘add the
beaten eggs, lemon juice and papaya.
Pour into pie crust and bake. Make
a meringue of whites of eggs and
two tablespoons of sugar. Place on
pie and brown in oven.
Papaya Preserves.
Take equal amounts of papayas
and apples. Quarter the apples and
cut the papaya about the same size.
Make a rich syrup of sugar and
water, add the fruit and cook till
tender. Seal in jars. .
Papaya Pineapple Butter
Dice two cups of papaya, add two
cups of water and stew for fifteen
minutes. Add 1 cup of crushed
pineapple and 212 cups of sugar.
Boil down till the liquid becomes
syrupy and. drops from the spoon.
Papaya Salad No. 3.
.Cut papaya in cubes and add 8
small chinese onions and 5 pieces of
green celery chopped fine. Serve
with boiled dressing.
Papaya Whip.
To 112 cups papaya pulp add the
juice of one lemon, % cup of sugar
and beat into it two stiffly beaten
whites of eggs.
Papaya Jelly.
. % box of gelatine
. % cup cold water
- Juice of one lemon
1 cup boiling water
1 cup papaya pulp
12 cup sugar
Soak the gelatine in the cold water
five minutes. Dissolve the sugar in
the boiling water; Add the gelatine
and strain. When cool, add the
papaya and lemon juice. Place on
ice to harden...
Papaya Sherbet.
Mix 4 cups papaya pulp with two
cups of sugar and the juice of two
lemons, and freeze.
Papaya and Orange Marmalade
No. 1. "
To one measure of papaya, allow
% measure of .oranges. Wash the
oranges well and squeeze out seeds
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and juice. Put the peel through a
meat chopper and add the juice,
strained free from seeds. Add
papaya cut in small pieces and boil .
all together. Then add as much
sugar as pulp. Boil again for 15 or
20 minutes.
Papaya and’ Orange Marmalade
No. 2.
To six cups of papaya cut in small
pieces, add % cup of China orange
juice. Boil 15 minutes and add half
as much sugar as pulp. Boil again
for 20 minutes.
(Bill) LEMEN
Candidate for Re-Election
as 1.
District Clerk
of
Hidalgo County
His Record Is One of the Best in South Texas.
The Duties of the Office Are Technical and He Is
Better Able Than Ever to Give Continued
Good and Efficient Service to
thePeople
YOUR VOTE AND INFLUENCE APPRECIATED
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Cobb, Moulton. Mercedes News-Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1934, newspaper, June 8, 1934; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1630787/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.