The Sunday Record (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 42, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 19, 1941 Page: 3 of 4
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The Sunday Record, January 19,1941.
Page Three
County Agent Farm Report
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JITOR'S NOTE: We
^ing today the third in- lin of the Yantis community,
lent of County Aeent ithiS summer ^razinS as is Mr-
y g n . Gamblin. Mr. Gamblin grazes
• Hudson's report on peas in summer and canned
ondition of agriculture Pas^ures in the form of sil-
age for winter.
shipped 330 cars by rail and and the best dairy farmer in
rood County. Further
itflments will be run in
_|e issues of The Monito
issues of the Monitor
The Sunday Record.
Means.
The use of every available
simple puDlication, experiment
recommendations, charts, bul-
letins, and other, visual edu-
cation facilities. Short courses,
field days, field trips, trips to
nearby experiment stations, pas-
ture specialists were called in.
The newspapers, farm maga-
zines and letters were used
to stimulate interest.
Results.
truck of melons in 1940. Cu-
cumbers are taking an active
are on the pastureland. Roy Gamb-1 be produced. A special effort f^e in ^00f, County- ^
1936 we had $1,500 worth of
cucumbers purchased at low
prices. In 1940 we sold $35,-
000 worth of cucumbers under
contract. Tomatoes for years
Fiuits and nuts were market- jhad ups and downs because
ed through buyers of quality there was no permanent mar-
material who had a perman- fcet established. In the win-
A few demonstrations were
started. Lee Stewart of Haines-
ville, Tom Penix of Haines-
ville, Virgil Shaw of Quitman,
W. Reich of Mineola, Roy
iblin of Yantis, and many
Horticulture.
Condition.
Wood County has for many
years been producing quality
fruits and nuts, melons, ber-
ries, and mixed vegetables, but
only in recent years has she
been producing cucumbers,
tomatoes, roses, and dill. The
average farmer did not know
what crops to grow, how to fer-
tilize, varieties best to use, and
soil types best adopted. Too
many wanted to jump in and
out of special crops, and con-
tinued year after year produc-
ing cotton at a loss. Few pro-
ducers studied the horticulaur-
al outlook, so naturally they
were in and out producers.
I Means.
Special adapted crops with
definite markets established
were encouraged and followed
up with publicity. Timely in-
formation for getting ready to
_ produce the crop was given and
s^began clearing their land markets were signed up under
sh and stumps, followed contract between the producer
ing hop, bur, black medi- and processor. Civic organi-
zations for the railroads were
called in to help plan for mar-
kets, processing, transportation,
and handling of the crops to
was planned in advance to pre-
vent the farmer from "holding
the sack."
Results:
lite Dutch clovers. They
^included lespedega, dallis,
jgrass, ahd bermuda grass
these were not already
ent business and reputations
established in the area. Very
little quality fruits and nuts
were unsold at a profit.
Melons have for years been
a heavy crop in the Golden
community, but no definite
progress had been made in
generating a good market. A
cantaloupe and melon grow-
ers association (without fee)
was established in 1940 with
plans for radio advertisment
to extend over a thirty-day
period. This plan will be tried
for 1941. The territory around
Golden, the melon center of
the county, is beginning to be
diseased from continuous pro-
duction of melons and wilt is
about to ruin the melon area.
The Tyler Experiment Station
has devoted two years to pro-
ducing a Watson and Cletex
melon that will carry wilt re-
sistant qualities. We expect
>to have a few acres planted
ter of 1939-40 a definite and
determined effort was put forth
to establish a market center
in Mineola. The result was
nineteen cars were sold and
new confidence was establish-
ed for the production of toma-
toes. Plans are now going
along to market fortty to fifty
cars at Mineola in the sea-
son of 1941. Strawberries play-
ed an important part in the
Northeast Texas, stumbled up-
on an excellent summer legume
for summer grazing. In 1938,
1939, and 1940. Mr. Gamblin
planted an average of sixty-
five acres of Brabham peas for
summer grazing. He used an
electric fence to cut his peas
into four fields. He regulat-
ed his grazing to have cne of
these patches down to long
stubs and the next ready for
grazing. Once his peas got
ahead and he mowed the vines
for hay; but by mowing he
unbalanced his rotating plan
and had to delay turning in
on a patch and in turn his
milk flow dropped off 150
pounds, and it took him seven
days to gain it back when his
next patch of peas was ready
to graze.
horticultural crop of Wood j Effect.
Countty for many years. This The gospel of Brabham field
year we produced only twelve
cars of berries, but in 1939
we marketed seventy cars and
prospects are excellent for a
100-car crop in the spring of
1941. Prices range from 75c
peas for summer grazing is
spreading rapidly, and each
new demonstrator and coop-
eratores is thoroughly sold on
crop for Wood County and
East Texas. In 1939 the first
to $2.50 per crate of three gal- commercial dill was planted by
Ions, average price $1-50 per w. W. Harrell of Little Hope
crate. The county agent has
a list of 150 growers requesting
that a berry experiment station
be placed in the county. Thru
the facilities of the Quitman
community and Joe Adrian of
Golden. These two farmers pro-
duced about six tons of dill
for the W&W Pickling and
Canning Company, of Dallas.
to these varieties for the 1941 | frozen food locker we expect This year Joe Adrian planted
crop. If it proves successful
it will revolutionize the melon
industry in Wood County and
the marketing troubles will be
solved by the growers. We
We're on Our Toes to Assure
You of Cheap, Dependable
Electric Service in 1941
Year after year your electric service improves and your rates get
lower and lower. This company wants to assure its customers, large
and small alike, that it will be "on its toes" throughout 1941 and years
to come, striving every way possible to improve its service and bring
it to the customers at the lowest possible rates.
For the past 20 years your electric rates have been reduced frequently
and your service improved. Taxes and operating costs today are higher
and from all indications will be even higher in future years. Despite
this, through careful management and ever alert employees, we are
able to bring you dependable electric service at low costs. Our own
modern generating equipment along with interconnecting facilities
with other neighboring power companies, assures you of costant service
with a minimum of interruptions.
to freeze and store many crates
of berries for home consump-
tion and market. Roses is a
highly profitable crop when
properly handled, but until the
growers are experienced they
find small half to two-acre
patches are best. Dill is a new
a Whole Farm Demonstrator,
chairman of the Tri-County
Soil Conservation District, a
member of the Wood County
|Land Use Planning Committee,
REAL ESTATE
Exceptionally good buy — 7-
room brick veneer, close in on
paved street.
Other houses and lots, vacant
lots, farms and unimproved
land.
Leases, royalties, income tax
reports, general notary work
in and out of office.
Now is the time to buy MIN-
EOLA PROPERTY or land in
this vicinity.
J. D. HARRIS
Licensed Real Estate Dealer
2nd Floor Adams Bldg.
two acres of dill and produced
ten tons for the W&W Pickling
& Canning Company. From
two acres of dill Mr. Adrian
received $150. The Craddock
Food Manufacturing Company
of Garland has contracted for
one acre at $15 per ton for the
first two tons and $12.50 per
ton thereafter for ail produc-
ed on four acres. W&W Pick-
ling Company will contract for
one to two acres also.
Effects:
The farmers of Wood Coun-
ty cutting down on their cot-
ton has caused many to look
for other money crops. They
have turned to horticulture
crops and many have found
them more profitable. It has
helped to bring about five to
twelve payroll crops each year.
It is feared that for 1941 there
will be a shortage of labor.
Another thing it has kept the
county agent and other agen-
cies on their toes to grow and
keep ahead of the farmers.
(Continued next week)
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Mineola Floral Co.
Phone 141—Mrs. Hubert Thomas
SPRING
SILK
PRINTS
Fine Silk Crepes, in
Floral, Foulard, Dot,
and other patterns—
40 Inches Wide!
Yard
DRY GOODS
Tax Assessor and Collector
C. C. BELLOMY
Will Be At the Following Places
Next Week:
Alba Monday, January 29_
Hawkins Tuesday, January 21
Yantis . Wednesday, January 22
Winnsboro Thursday and
Friday, January 23-24
Mineola... Monday and Tuesday,
January 27-28
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The Sunday Record (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 42, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 19, 1941, newspaper, January 19, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299043/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.