The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 33, Ed. 3 Thursday, August 18, 1921 Page: 3 of 8
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AGRICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK AND
POULTRY DEPARTMENT
ALTUS T1MES-PEMOCRAT, ALTUS, OKLAHOMA, AUG. 18, 1921
MAN CHARGED WITH j
i AUTOMOBILE THEFT!
AT STFPHENVILLE
plicated in an automobile theft at Ste-
phenville, Texas. In company with a
Shorty Moore, he arrived at Olustee
where he has an uncle in business.
Wanting to rid himself of the stolen
car he sold the automobile to the un-
cle for eighty dollars. The uncle was
„ » _f Millions of of the department's plant breeders, has! Charley Walker wu- arrested at Hol-
Plant Pe^8 Cause Lot already successfully made hybrids he- lis );l>t week on a charge of being mi-
Bushels of Wheat H a,i int ^ ^ thc American. Japanese and Ci-
now destroyed annua > t)u> ptni- nese chestnuts, there is good ground to
be saved and made mt agriculture believe that through hybridization it
ted States deniartment of agncuitu^ ^ ^ ^ ^ product. ;i disease
^ysi it would add approxir o{ r(,sisUnt du.slluU forest tree to replace
463,70(1 barrels to the y.> cf the American vanishing species,
the nation 1 he annual iro . ln connection with this, his major
wheat in this ^’'inuy • was 78.3,- work, Mr. Rock will complete his stu- c,e t()r tMRt1ty oonars me m.ov
Km K t 1 19 Tli^ annual’loss from'dies of the chaulmoogra oil tree-source ,aU.r norifjed by Deputy Sheriff John
849.500 bushels. I e 147,- J of the leprosy cure—of the warmer |,'nrfj that it had been stolen, and Walk
disease during tins l«nod was w, ionf (jf that rcRion alul study the
318.500 bushels. to varimn wild and cultivated plants
While it is not possible entirely.^ wr^t ^ worthy of t)CmR brought
eliminate wheat diseases, it w l ■ forcibly to the attention of the
to reduce the toll much below what it e 1)lantMuen of America,
has been m recent years. s.i\s ")f| ______
partment OjJCCereaMnvestigations inj Poisoned Molasses for Killing Cotton
rf^„ $ pUntindustry is to worked! Weevil-Tbere seems to be little
th. , oreventive and control measures reason for the use at any time of pms-
out the pri'*- .-runs ,,,,,.,1 mnlassw in nreference to plain
\ fjCCi which is of equal importance i
increasing production of cereal c1i01)"’ 'c
the development an dintroduction ot
superior varieties of grain which pro-
duce higher yields in localities where
they are especially well adapted, oi
which have disease resistant qualities.
This work is carried oil m co-operation
with the various state experiment sta-
tions, and in many cases has made pro -
itable farming possible in sections m
which agriculture was hazardous pre-
vious to the introduction of new crops
or varities particularly well suited to
local conditions.
ILrt.lWII ioi w ’*■ *•*1 ...... ' . .
oned molasses in preference to plain
calcium arsenate for killing the cotton
boll weevil, and certainly not on cotton
plants after they reach the squaring
stage, in view of experiments conduct-
ed by the bureau of entomology. United
States department of agriculture. Dust-
ed calcium arsenate, the tests indicated,
is superior to the molasses mixture ex-
cept during exceedingly dry weather
and on very small plants.
Keen interest has been evidenced re-
cently in certain parts of the cotton
belt over the possibility of poisoning
the weevil with a mixture of molasses,
calcium arsenate, and water. So many
inquiries were received by the depart
Will Search Old World for Valuable ment concerning the efficacy of the
Economic Plants—J. F. Rock, agricul-1 mixture, together with reports of ex-
n.ral c^nlorcr of the United States dc- cellent results secured in its use m the
uartment of agriculture, will leave field, that a series of tests were under-
Washington about August 20 on a'taken by the bureau to determine the
three-year trip through little-explored j relative merits of thc two methods of
regions of southeastern Asia in
Ford that it had been stolen, and Walk-
er’s uncle immediately got busy, leav-
ing before Ford arrived in Olustee. for
Hollis as Walker had stated Tic was
going to Clayton. New Mexico.
Ford upon arriving at Olustee was
handicapped for a time as to the di-
rection they had taken, hut phoned to
the officers at Hollis to be on the look
out for Walker. Twenty minutes la-
ter, Walker was in the hands of the oi-
ficers there, and was held until rord
arrived. He wgs brought to this city
and placed in iail until John W right
sheriff of Stephenville arrived l he
sheriff left with the prisoner I rulay
for the Texas city.
Thc work of Deputy Sheriff lord dc
serves commendation from the entire
public for the manner in which he hand-
led this case. Sheriff Wright of the
Texas town, and an old friend of Fords
complimented him highly for the cap-
turing of the man.
ARMY HOSTESSES
MAY DON UNIFORM^
(Bv International News Service.)
BOSTON. Aug. 17—After SeptembiT
hostesscs in the United States Army
will wear a bottle gray uniform. It
is probable they will be allowed to wear
imct-jv.-. ..... A • • search 1 controlling the pest. also the Sam Browne belt, along with
o^usTfu'l verities of trees and plants! The first series of tests consisted of the privilege now granted to the nurses
of useful 'aritie. ,i„. rot,, studies comparing the weevil tnor- who are officers in the army.
which are unknown to plantsmen of the
western world. , ...
One of the special objectives oi tins
expedition is a search for chestnuts
worthy of introduction to the eastern
United States. There are known to be
chestnuts in western China and south-
ward into Siam and Burma and even as
far south at Java which form immense
forest trees. The resistance of tries.-
trees to the hark disease is unknown,
but since certain seedlings of a dwart
chestnut sent by Meyer in 1906 from
China have shown a high degree of re-
sistance to the blight, it is deemed
important to secure all the chestnuts
of that region both for experimental
introduction as timber and nut-bearing
trees and for the purpose of breeding
up a blight-resistant hybrid chestnut
tree which will take thc place of the
cake studies comparing the weevil mor-
tality on plants treated with the molas-
ses 'mixture with the mortality on
plants dusted with plain calcium arse-
nate, and also the death rate on un-
poisoned check plants. \ arious con-
centrations and amounts of molasses
mixture were tested, and the entire se-
ries was repeated five times. In all 86
different cage tests, involving the use
of about 1.200 weevils, were included in
these scries.
It was found that while molasses m
combination with calcium arsenate ex-
ercises a certain degree of control over
the boll weevil it is generally no more
than that secured with plain dusted cal-
cium arsenate. Under certain condi-
tions a much better degree of control
was had from the mixture, but this re-
sult was noted only in the case of very
American chestnut now ripidly dying1 small plants averaging only a few
mU.Cr,SouthMS*ernt'Asia is the home of inches in height and also onl, during
who are officers in the army.
Miss Louise Fleming, supervisor of
the First ^orps Area, is busy making
preparations to have the hostesses in
this corps ready to obey’the order by
September 1.
32,000,000 KRONEN
PAID FOR SONG
(Bv International News Service)
BERLIN, Aug. 17.—Robert Stolz, a
Vienna composer, has broken the
world’s record for the income received
from a single piece of dance music,
according to the Neue Berliner. His
“Salome Foxtrot” has netted him 32,-
(XX),000 kronen in royalties. To figure
out the wealth of the Foxtrot Million-
aire in real money—an Austrian krone
is worth about one-tenth of one cent.
the chestnut fact was particularly noticeable and is The farmer that has a number of milk
than5 in all the rest of the world to- probably the key to the variation in * cows will never want tor ready cash
Se" and since Dr Van Fleet, one results, the department believes. the year round.
Accuracy-
Drugs-
it is of the utmost importance that
the Doctors Prescriptions be filled
accurately and promptly.
We recognize this fact and have
equipped our Prescription Depart-
ment to handle this work in the
best manner.
: TO FAIR VISITORS : :
We invite you to make our store
your headquarters during your
stay in our city.
FUQUA DRUG STORE
ALTUS.
N. Side Square
OKLA.
YOU WON’T HAVE
MUCH TIME
During your visit to the Jackson County Free Fair to de-
vote to shopping, because you are coming to enjoy the
BIGGEST and BEST COUNTY FAIR it has ever been your
privilege to attend in this part of the country. But while
you are here, just take a little time to come in and nose
around, then when you are ready to buy you will know
where you can get die best values in
MEN’S and BOYS’ FURNISHINGS
-DRY GOODS
—CLOTHING
CUPS
—MILLINERY
—NOTIONS
Don’t purchase those new fall togs until you have in-
spected our showing. We are receiving shipments on
every train and you will be delighetd with the many
things we have for you.
Our line of school children’s clothes is the most
Complete to be found anywhere
Baker-Hanna Bros
“Bay ’Em for Less—Sell ’Em for Less”
mrs
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Forgy, Burney B. The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 33, Ed. 3 Thursday, August 18, 1921, newspaper, August 18, 1921; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc825675/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.