Calf judging faults spark beef show dispute
A letter from Mrs. Ernest Mueller to the American-Statesman charges calf entries were misjudged at the Junior Livestock Show in Austin and cites similar issues at Tarvis County and Houston shows. The writer argues errors arise from judges and urges learning from the experience while noting the need for practical stock sense.
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Austin American Agricultural
the American-Statesman
Ernest Mueller
Austin
Tarvis
Houston
FFA
Reuben
Frank Norvell wins reserve Hereford at Sand Hills show Odessa
Frank Norvell of Burnet FFA showed a Hereford steer to reserve championship at the Sand Hills Hereford Show in Odessa. The calf, bred by Bald Lad Dorbandt of Burnet, sold for 75 cents a pound at 910 pounds. Norvell also won showmanship at Odessa.
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Frank
Frank Norvell
Burnet Ffa
Sand Hills
Odessa
Ballad Dorbandt
Burnet
Why Joe Paid Three Dollars For Champion Lamb
The Austin shoe salesman Joe Dacy bid three dollars to win the grand champion lamb at the Travis County show. Capitol Chevrolet’s John Nash questioned the push, noting he aimed to bid three but Joe acted first. Farmers in Taylor buy seed at a brisk pace with Texas 18 hybrid corn at 9.75 per bushel and Martin's maize at 5.50.
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Joe Dacy
Austin
Lamb
Travis County
John Nash
Capitol Chevrolet Company
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Marvin Gossett
Taylor
Martin
Granger
Blackland Experiment Station
Temple
Gossetts
Hicks
J. S. Rogers
Texas Experiment Station
Rogers
Texas
Texas 8
Blacklands
Texas 12
Robert
Insects Hit Lee County
Farmers in Giddings and surrounding areas report an unprecedented insect outbreak despite late January cold. Harlequin cabbage bugs infest Marvin Harzke’s turnip greens while green aphids attack crops. black aphids plague clover on the Knippa farm. cucumber beetles appear on Walter Duerrenberge’s land. screw worms are found on cows in Prospect after dehorning. Colorado potato beetles are common in Paul Kasper’s garden.
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Marvin Harzke
Knippa
Loebau
Walter Duerrenberge
Lee County
Quintus Lehmann
Prospect
Colorado
Paul Kasper
US Aid Assured For Texas Honey
Texas honey producers can expect government help via a support price or purchases. Rep W R Poage of Waco, ranking member of the House agriculture committee, told Ralph S Trigg of the USDA that freezes harmed bees and Trigg assured relief will be provided. Last year there were purchases but no support price.
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Texas
W. R. Poage
Waco
Poage
House Agriculture Committee
Ralph S. Trigg
Department of Agriculture
Trigg
Texas Dairy Interests Fight Oleo Tax Relief
Washington March 17 Dairy interests in Texas opposed legislation to remove federal taxes on oleomargarine and permit colored oleo sales. The House agriculture committee split on Poage’s bill while Texas A&M Dean Shepardson warned dairy output and farm income would suffer if colored oleo sales were allowed. Gibb Gilchrist said the college did not take a position.
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Austin American
Washington
Texas
Charles N. Shepardson
Texas A&m
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Committee
W. R. Poage
Rep. Poage
J. M. Combs
Beaumont
A&m
Shepardson
Panhandle
Gibb Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Rep
Poage
Dean Shepardson
South
Middlewest
Pea
Texas corn gains from hybrid schemes to beat Midwest tricks
Texas farmers adopt hybrid corn varieties to close the gap with big corn states. The Texas A&M Extension Service reports hybrid acreage rose from 1 percent in 1941 to 50 percent last year, with yields ranging up to 97 bushels per acre in McLennan County and 80 to 87 bushels in Henderson and Brazoria counties.
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College Station
Texas
Lone Star State
Texas A&m College Extension Department
E. A. Hicks
McLellan County
Oliver Chambers
Sabine County
R. I. Washburn
Carroll Morrow
Henderson County
R. C. Kuledell
Brazoria
Texas A&m
Extension Service
Hicks
Chambers
Sexton
J. R. Hodges
Coryell County
Funk
Farm Loan Society to Meet in San Saba
The San Saba County National Farm Loan Association will hold its annual stockholders meeting in the secretary treasurer P. E. Hardin's office. Two new directors will be elected to replace R. P. Terry and E. H. Miller whose terms expire. Remaining directors are A. F. Wood William S. Kuykendall and Buster Pool.
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San Saba
San Saba County
Gas industry runs over 370000 miles of pipe
The gas industry operates more than 370,000 miles of pipe used to gather transmit and distribute gas to consumers.
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