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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1948

Page

8

Bastrop boys win in Texas State Fair steer show

Stanley Smith of Bastrop County wins first in the junior steer show with a Shorthorn light weight steer. Reuben Rother of McDade takes second in the 850 to 1,000 pound class. Both fed under County Agent C. A. Stone.

Stanley Smith Bastrop County Texas J. A. Smith Bastrop Reuben Rother McDade Uhland Hays County Charles Graef Vernelle Stahl Asssistant Home Demonstration Bexar County Lucile Conrads County Home Demonstration Association Comal County Charles Stone R. B. Tate Bexar

Georgetown Farmer Faces Water Shortage After Pipe Drops

Luther Dodson of Liberty Hill reports a 448 foot well ruined by a dropped pipe forcing him to haul about 500 gallons daily for 100 head of livestock including hogs, sheep, and cattle. Paul Martiner of Thomas Turner Ranch touts spraying cattle with DDT as cost effective and productive. George Logan, ex-Georgetown resident now agg director for Waco Chamber, expects McLennan County to yield about 40 000 bales of cotton this year amid drought and late pest control gaps.

Luther Dodson Liberty Hill Dodson Paul Martiner Thomas & Turner Georgetown George Logan

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