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Friday; Morcli^l# 1444
Migratory Farm
Laborers Go To
Work In War Plants
WASHINGTON — (UP) -
There was a time when labor
was a drug on the falin market.
California agriculture, for in-i,.atim. concentrates sinrc the
Now It's Going To
Happen To Horses
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Well, it's going to happen to
horse and mules, too, that is,
four legged G.l.’s are In for the
eating of concent rated field ra-
tions. Vi. n fighting at a dis-
tance from supplies have been
stance, found itself swamped
with the so-called ‘‘Okies,’’ who
were driven from Oklahoma and
Arkansas by crop failures to
seek a living elsewhere. Migra-
tory farm workers became -,o
numerous in the grain belt that
they took over whole freight
trains. Wherever they landed,
they found that grain planters
didn’t need help.
Now the situation is reversed.
Migratory workers have vanish-
ed from the rural scene, going
off to work in war plants or to
serve in uniform. Farmers are
begging for help. Not only that,
those raising big-money crops
are trying to out bid each other
in the labor market.
George Hill, program
chief for WKA, views, this
an a danger to agriculture.
He fears that it'll lead to
cornering of labor hy a rela-
tively few farmers. He
points out, in support of his
argument, that some farm
ers have paid as high as
■425 a day to get asparagus
and eitrus fruit pickers.
Naturally, workers who hear
about such bonanzas are bound
to figure that it s high time to
get out of cotton, wheat, corn
or dairy fanning and move into
the asparagus or citrus har-
vests.
Hill believes WFA will have
to tackle this problem without
too much del.i> Fl< cays the
agency will have to establish a
wage stabilization program for
first combat operations started,
and not likin' em. Horses and
mule * continued lo eat regula-
tion fodder.
Rut the r. S. Bureau of Ani-
mal Husbandry is at work on .1
consist of highly compressed
consist, of hlghhly compressed
ground hay, molasses and other
high-energy feed. A few ounces
of such feed is expected lo sub-
stitute for seven nr eight pounds
of regular fodder.
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Ivy Is Most Feared
Of Poisonous Plants
What do you know about poi-
son ivy? There are several plan's
whose roots, stem, leaves and
unripened fruit contain a poi-
sonous sap. This sap is non-
volatile: ii cannot bp carried bv
air Poisoning takes place, ac-
cording to learnpd authorities,
only by direct contact with the
sap emulsion exuded from in-
jured tissue.
Learn lo know, avoid poison Ivy.
Most feared and commonly
of labor by any particular -eu-
ment of farming
i a member of the Sumac lam-
11 v—the true poison ivy of the
country from Maine to Florida
and west to Minnesota, Nebras-
ka an<i Arkansas. It climbs over
walls and fences and even up
into high trees by aerial root-
The upright hrubben
can.
WENTZ WINS
OKLAHOMA CITY - (UP) -
Republican . at county conven-
tions throughout Oklahoma, .
S&SSS. j VT isM
S' 1."i2SSl5S ITvTlI ^ ""'“i.h,,,.! I. common
ties.
The gardener should be sus-
picion- of any -iraggly wood.,
plant having three leaflets and
white fruit A a rule, these
poison plants have their leave-
divided into three leaflets an<
all of them develop greenisi
flowers which turn into white
--------- frulis. Howe'er, there are twi
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How To Relieve
Bronchitis
Creomul.'lon rellcvi pronptly be-
cause 11 goes rivht to th* seat of the
;,<• and heal raw i.-’.dar, in-
flamed bronchial iiu-mii r,,em-
brnne: i ■ 11 your d»u,.n-i to -ell you
u bottle of Creomtii-ion -m, he un-
der- landing you mu-1 lit-*- th: > ay it
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have \our money bad-
CREOMULSION
<orCoughj Chejt Colds Bronchitis
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For Your /
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The Complete
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VICTORY
GARDEN
$ 1 Lb. to 100 Lbs.
Packages
A.B.C.
SUPPLY CO.
Formerly Rnnrani Imp. t'o.
-119 W. B'WAY-
j sumac - They iiave yellow flow
er followed l,y red fruits,
j Poison i \ t dangerous at at
lime , hm especially in th.
:pring when ihc young growl’
I mo ' lender and i- oa-.il
bruised The pnisonou sap I
not de troyi-d by age, and thu
can lie carried away fn.m th
plant on hoei and clothing an
transmitted to per-on; wi'h Ivy
-en-iiive kin; Dead 'terns an
root clinging to fireplace log
may introduce poison ivy int
the home H' ding treatment
are the rimy or reputable physi
■ ians and dermatologist.
9 Real Estate
Transfers Show
Total of $15,782
.'me real c 'ate transfers file
with fount? flerk L. \V. Scot
Mit - cl how a total consider!
t. i nr M.Y7R2.07 in trades.
1 t include I he ;ale o
■ - Mi. i f section 40. block •
fourth section Ml block
i i i.o P. survey by Mr.-. La'
a I ' • O E. Wallin i m
< ., r.er and the priee listerl I
• 3K2.50: Myrtle C SCOtt Ml
II Hunt, 1175 SO fat
ii li t 1 in liliK’k 101, origin
. t k Scott to A. G. CraV'
. f. et of ea 1 60 fait <
d nr' i i 10 feet of ea
• ■ Mock 7 Orient add
• I cet water to I
■ 1 half <
I loi in block 100, cemetery.
■ I M. D'l luion to M. .1. Doflgloi
sio, Avi Irene Thompson to f
i. | oi
'ion. H and i'i In T .and P .-Ui
ev. K. A. \ter to W. I,, (dam.-
v'i.DbO, 30 fee* by 110 feet oltt
of hlori I., Ro-coe; R. F. Keltoi
to S. II Kelion. SI. we t 70 fee
of lot 3 iii block III, origins,
town Swi ciwater: I! I> Miickny
to K II. Daw-on. S3,000, lot-, 7
‘ block is. original town. Ho
one.
TOWNS, CITIES
MUST BACK UP
FARM FRONTIERS
ny I,EE HAMVIFY,
United Press Farm Editor
H. \V. Hochboum of the War
Food Administration, has just
returned frdm a nation-wide tour
on which he conferred with gar-
den leaders in every state. As
chairman of the U. S. Govern-
ment Victory Garden Committee,
lie knows what our food needs
are.
On returning from his trip
Hochbaum said: ‘‘Two million
more victory gardens arc need-
ed this year to insure meeting
all of our food requirements.
Our farmers and truck grow-
er are doing all they can. Town
and city residents must bacu
them up."
Hochbaum went on lo say
that this means we’ll have to
find more vacant lot areas for
community gardens and gardens
provided by manufacturing and
utility concerns for their em-
ployees. Otherwise, people liv-
ing in the more congested areas
of our cities will not he able to
grow the vegetables they need.
Anil that reminds us of a
hint to garden plot seekers.
Those who have been unable
tr. get. desirable ground
might profit h) consulting
their employers, es|ierinll>
ii they happen In work for
larger concerns. Im-i year
■«>me of our best victory
gardens were grown by in-
dustrial groups.
In most oases, employers fur-
nished the land and hired gar-
den specialists to direct the ef-
orts of employee It was. com-
non for one factory unit to
oinpoto again i another in
growing crop-, it wasn’t un-
ommon to see a gray-haired,
dignified executive hoeing a row 1
ippo-ite from a brawny worker J
mudged by grime from his job
n the mill. Both—at the end 1
of the row—talked the common I
anguage of gardeners, and de-
lounced Japanese beetles with
qua I fervor.
Speaking of Japanese beetles
alses another point. We've dls-
us-sed such problems as picking i
i garden lot. the supply of tools,
cod - and fertilizers: preparation
f the .-oil and so forth. Here'." '
not her timely topic:
if you p lam a garden, “carry
hrnugh." Don’t give up at the I
it- • netback, if plant begin
i wither, find out why. Don't I
bandon your c.irden. If weed
ope,n*. organize the family into
commando brigade and go after .
m.
We tnieht a - well realize rigli'
ov, >A<n before the lir-i ho
cif'il of diri i turned over
lat /.irflening calls for a will
igne to overcome difficultles.
not just a matter of scratch-
ig Hie oil. dep« iting a few
ed i, and then leaning back to
wait the arrival' of vegetable-' '
tat look to, fat and nourishing
tho'o pictured in the cod j
italntr.
Herds will rliallrngr your
pfforlN. So will drought, In-
serts, and plant diseases.
Hot none of these ran lick
llic tielory gardener who is
willing lo devote a reason-
able amount of time lo I lie
business of growing food
during a war whose oulenme
may very well turn on the
IimmI supply.
if you plant r eed, don't waste
by abandoning your garden a'.
,i flr.-i Igne of adversity. Seed
in more plentiful supply than
was last year. Still, thorn',:
one to waste.
We've described pome of the
•orrios that may develop. But
are more pleasure and sail
•ciion in gardening than new
nner.: to the art might up
re. There's pleasure and sat
faction a'hcnp in walling for
io first sign of adversity. Seed
, give a tiny hint of green on
e crust of soil.
And then, when the first rip-
led peas or beans or lei tore
c harvested —well, none hut a
irdener know . Hie thrill of it
' the ame feeling -orI of
tat a big game hunter got
hen tie hag-- hi first moo-1'.
£—i 0
RE QARDENS NEEDED IN 1944
The Cor You Have
Now.. Must Last
For the Duration
Vnn'II appreciate fhe way
wr conduct our shop . , .
you’ll gladly pay our fair
prices for mrrhanlral work
and you’ll “O.K.” our poll-
ry of krrplng our promises.
FORESTER
CHEVROLET CO.
BROADWAY Cor. CEDAR
Children Will Be
Jockeying Tractors
WASHINGTON — (UP) —
Don't he surprised if you see
children just about able to walk-
jockeying farm tractors this
year. The farm labor problem
seems to be getting steadily
worse, so employment of more
children, women and old people
is indicated.
The department of agricul-
ture’s farm labor report for
March shows that agriculture
has lost lfifi.otX) workers since
last March. The total number
left on farms is just over eight
and a half million persons.
The survey suggests that some
of the reduction in hired farm
help since a year ago may be
blamed on weather conditions.
Rain has prevented many farm-
ers in the south-central states
front starting spring operations.
Therefore thev had fewer hire.I
See (’HIDDEN, Page 7
Some Experts Say
Tomato Is Fruit
By LEE HANNIFY,
United Press Farm Editor.
Some experts hold that the
most important garden fruit of
all is the tomato, and they gc.
out of patience when the plant
is called a vegetable. Fruit or
vegetable, plenty of tomatoes
will lie grown tills year, as last,
in backyards, vacant lots and
community gardens.
Tomatoes have many of the
attributes of a true fruit, in
some respects they’re similar to
eitrus fruits, and replace*orange
juice in tlie diet of many per-
sons.
And tomato preserves!
Well, dished up In that fash-
It ii, who'd want a more tasty
fruit?
Tomatoes are realtlvoly easv
, io cm. Containing acid, they
I See SOME, Page 5
Protein Situation
Gets Worse Rather
Than Better
Iky C. M. KVANH,
Agricultural Agent The Texas .4
I'uelfle Railway Company
A shortage of high protein
foods is problem No. 1 for live-
stock growers, more especially
those producing poultry and
dairy products, indications are
the situation will got worse ra-
ther than better during the next
season.
Many farmers have decided to
help themselves by growing
more of their own protein needs.
The best proteins come from irn-
' proved pastures, both permanent
and cultivated. Permanent pas-
tures ran ho had in quite abund-
ance by sodding lands to appro-
priate gras-os and clovers, and
hy destroying weeds and brush
which shade and smother the
better kinds of grass and clover.
Cultivated pastures and soil-
ing crops arc the quickest ans-
wers lo protein shortage. The
best cultivated pastures for
spring planting are Sudan grass
and sweet clover. With plenty
of Sudan grass and sweet, clover,
production can lx: maintained
with very little concentrate
feed.
As a safeguard against drought
conditions, plans should be made
to supplement cultivated pas-
tures by growing soiling crops||
which are cut and hauled out
to the animals. The most do-
pendable of these high protein
contents is cowpeas and the most
dependable for quantify Is sor
ghuin and early corn. ||
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Sweetwater-- Your Closest And Best Market
MORE FOOD for VICTORY
• Folks In The Sweetwater Area
Respond To This Urgent Call
Farmers Fighting Acres
MUST PRODUCE
25%
MORE
• Beef
• Pork
• Lambs
• Poultry
• Qrain
• Feed
Your Victory Garden
MUST PRODUCE
'/ 25%
MORE
• Fruits
• Qreens
• Vegetables
• And Other
• Home Raised
• Foods
Bigger And Better Each Week
For the past ten weeks, (since the present operators) took over, the receipts and sales at our auction
barn have grown by leaps and bounds. Stockmen and shippers are quickly learning that SWEETWA-
TER IS THEIR CLOSEST AND BEST MARKET. .
You, too, will be pleased with the service we rende r. You will be pleased, also, with the high average
of puces that we can get for your stock. Ship your next bunch to us and you will understand why so
many shippers now prefer to sell through us.
Live
Slock
4 vemtt
SAIC
Every
Wednesday
Starts 1P. M.
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West Broadway
SAM AULT
Phone 2060
You’ll Always Do Better In Sweetwater
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