The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, August 22, 1944, Image 4

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, August 22, 1944, Image 4

Newspaper Page Text:page 4 THE BATTALION TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 22, 1944 Texas 4-H Members Make Insect Survey Texas 4-H Club boys are never too busy to do a little more. A selection of club members in the 2cotton growing areas of the state ihave been asked to repeat their Jjservice of last year in making ^weekly surveys of insect infesta tion. 'I Notwithstanding that the major ity of the boys are engaged in full tmie farm work, about 220 in 45 counties already are taking part in this program, according to Dr. H. G. Johnston, entomologist for the A. and M. College Extension Service. They have- been making c weekly reports on the insect pop rulation in one or more fields on gtheir own or neighboring farms JAs was true last year, the reports are accurate and in general com pare favorably with similar re- Tports being made by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quaran tine, Dr. Johnston says. In the near future club boys in several north ^exas counties also will begin ^making reports fro mthat area. 1 The cooperation of the club boys plays a prominent part in the ^control of destructive cotton in sects. Dr. Johnston says that the ^supply of calcium arsenate anc pther insecticides are rather lim ited this year as they were in ■|1943. Fo rthis reason it is essen jtial that a close check of the cot ton insect populations should be fnade throughout the belt in order jto assure the distribution and most pdvantageous use of the supply pf poisons available. Due to high temperatures and dry weather the cotton insect pop- lulation is beginning to decline and tnany of the fields which the club boys have been reporting on are iapidly reaching* maturity. For Jthis reason it is expected that the humber of reports will decrease toward mid-August. J “The results obtained from this Purvey and the training and ex perience for the club boys active in it are excellent/’ Dr. Johnston If You Have Bonds, Don’t Sell Them ★ ★ ★ It's just as important to hold on to them as it is to buy them. ★ ★ ★ Buy Bonds Keep Them ★ ★ ★ and You Back the Attack says. “It is believed that the continuation of the program will do more toward the solution of our cotton insect control problem in Texas than any other method which has been tried.” Titus County Scene Of Corn Show Doubting Thomases in Titus County are visiting a hybrid corn demonistration which Dick Brown, the grower, and James W. McCown, county agricultural agent for the Texas A. and M. College Exten sion Service, claim is “the best piece of corn” in the county. They believe it will make 35 bushels or better. The Texas Hybrid No. 12 seed was planted on the same day sev eral of Mr. Brown’s neighbors planted their usual common vari eties, and it has demonistrated the claims that this corn will make when others fail. On the same day Mr. Brown planted the hybrid he also planted another block of what he cals “boss” corn. It, too, is a failure, due to dry weather. Hybrid corn is more vigorous and matures earlier than native corn. Brown planted his own blow sand which had been laying out several years and that, too, is a factor in his righ yield. He used 100 lbs. of commercial fertilizer per acre and then side dressed with 60 lbs. per acfe of the same fertilizer on all but 15 rows. The 15 rows are firing at the bottom while the other corn is green to the ground, Brown re ports. McCown explains the 15 acres are burning because they did not receive the extra fertilizer, which bears out findings of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station that fertilizers do not burn crops. Due to the drouth, the A. and M. College Extension Service is ad vising formers to contact for hybrid planting seed early as Dean Kyle Featured In Farm Challenge Last Friday the Magnolia Oil Company made a J section of their moving picture short subject, “Southwest Challenge,” in Dean E. J. Kyle’s office. The picture deals with the fu ture of farming in the Southwest, and is divided into a number of sections. Dean Kyle speaks near the first to make clear the pur pose in the film. A few scenes of the campus are included in the film. Some of the other sections in clude scenes from farms of today and pictures of what experts pre dict the farm of the future to be. The picture will be shown to farmers throughout this section of the country. stocks are expected to be low. It is necesary to obtain seed each year from Miler, Extension agronomist. Late Frosts Decrease Supply of Tung Nuts This year’s production of tung nuts will be considerably lower than usual because of late frosts in the Jasper-Beaumont area. J. F. Combs, Jeferson County agricultural agent, who has ad vised farmers on culture of the orchards, says ordinarily the yield per acre may vary between 1,000 and 5,000 lbs. depending on the spacing of trees and their care. Recently the WFA took steps to encourage domestic production by offering to buy oil at 36 cents per pound. Tung trees begin bearing at three to four years of age and reach their peak production fater the fifth or sixth year. The oil is used primarily in varnish or paint but has numerous other industrial uses. r * The value of owner-occupied houses in the United States is about $46,000,000,000. Tenderfoot Fish Blotto Out W est NOPE/heS 4'‘TENDERFOOT' GENERAL / NEVER COULD CONVINCE HIM THET IT wuz ALL AGAG ,50 THEY JEST J PROMOTED HIM//- nE - vv{ KNOW, I WUZ ALMOST A /TENDERFOOT' 5ARGUNT OflCf/ ■vT •SHORE 'NUFF 1 5FAIUT/ YEP. birr AFTER SOME LOUSE SOLD ME A SEAT IN THE ASSEMBLE HALL MY MOTTO WUZ WELL, ADIQS, KELLEY, IT'S J AIajT ' r OKAY’TENDERFOOT HELLO," TENDERFOOT" bLOTTO 1 YORE JEST IN TIME FER THE ^ EVENT ’ / {( huh r | havenktseen] UDEEZ /N GENTLEMEN / INTRO' DUCINC "SUATO MAGARKIN7 WHO WILL ATTEMPT TO THROW EREDIDAND THE BULL / 4

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, August 22, 1944, Image 4

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