Drought Tightens Across Great Plains and Oklahoma
Mid-America braces as drought persists from Nebraska to Texas with dust winds and parched soils. Oklahoma officials warn of bleak growing season while Nebraska and Colorado report topsoil loss yet Missouri shows no drought impact. April and May rain could still save crops and pastures, but farmers fear continued moisture shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Bill Curry
Nebraska
Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
Onal Weather Service
Albuquerque
James Tippett
Lincoln
Neb
Earl Bauer
Denver
Boulder, Colo
Walter O. Roberts
National Center For Atmospheric Re
Search
Great Plains
John C. White
Texas Agriculture Commissioner
White
Missouri
Don Barrowman
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Billy Ray Gowdy
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Alan Haws
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Grand Champion and Reserve Winners Listed for Livestock Fair
The listing shows Grand Champion Steer bought by Jimmy's Paint & Body Shop with reserve by Ruben Garza. steers No. 116, 119, and 110 bought by Dixon Davis, Bobby Massengale, and Tom Sawyer respectively. Rabbits and poultry prizes note multiple reserve champions with buyers including Mrs. Dan Hutchins and Mrs. C. A. Harlan. Capon and chicken classes show top prizes and resale buyers. Sheen and other entries cited with buyers and farm firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy's Paint & Body Shop
Ruben Garza
Dixon Davis
Goose Creek Feed & Farm
Bobby Massengale
Juanita
Tom Sawyer
John J. Smith
Dan Hutchins
C. A. Harlan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mid-America
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Associated Press
John L. Wilson
Kansas’ Crop and Livestock Reporting] Service
George Cregg
Belinda Jo Ann
Debra Machael Castillo
Joe Luis Castillo
Bolster
Belinda
Debra
Francisco Castillo
Baytown
David Casas Sr
Houston
Melchar Mesa
Sinai Desert
Barrow
Steve Reynolds
Jerry Zeringue
First Agency
Ins. Co
Reserve Champion Chicken
Gary Reynolds
Bob McCarquodale
Mont Belvieu State Bank
Dirk Brown
Reggie Brewer
Citizens National Bank
Jeff Maxwell
Richard Sengbusch
O'Brien's Food Market
Andrew Lannie
Jerry Atkins
Anderson Shoe & Saddle Repair, Inc
Joey Judice
Ted's Supply O
Suyer Laughlin Farms
Gary Sawyer
Baytown Police Assoc
Milton Kilough
James A. Davis
Bitsy
Roy Ferguson
Baytown State Bank
James Massengale
H.W. Kilpatrick, J. M.D
Tim Prater
Ronnie Kimmey
Golden Trangle Garage
Baytown Motors
Frank Thomas
Fuller Motor Co
Bruce Bradley
Lumius Baytown Dodge
Anderson Shoe & Saddie Repair. Inc
Saytean Motors
Golden Triangle Garage
Ludtke Feed & Grain
Tod Geaslin
Capon
F. & S. Tractor Works
Tompkins & Sons
Ludtke Feed & Grein
Kelly Kimmey
James
Bitsy) Davis
Baytown Youth Fair & Livestock Association
Baytown, Texas
Kenneth Kimmey
Robert E. Hill, M.D
Susan Brough
Tommy's Auto Service
H. H
Bishop Texaco
Carlton Cadenhead
Golden Triangle Auto Service
Alp
Charles Brough
Calvin Rutherford
Gene Richardson
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