Land Value Rise Triggers Ranching Dilemma in Texas
Two Edwards Plateau ranch families face slim 1.5 percent returns on land labor and management as land values rise. Economist Kenneth Graeber of Uvalde warns the decision to stay in ranching or sell for profit hinges on intangible factors like love of land and country life, urging family consensus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Plateau
Texas
Kenneth Graeber
Uvalde
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Graeber
Services Held For Ben Jake Byrd
Funeral services for Ben Jake Byrd age 79 were held at Burgess Funeral Home Chapel at 2 30 p m Sunday May 6 following a lengthy illness Burial was in Sunset Cemetery Burgess Funeral Home directed Byrd was born in Smith County a Sunset resident for 60 years and a retired farmer He is survived by his wife Hester a son Amos Bridgeport two grandchildren and six great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Jake Byrd
Burgess Funeral Home
Byrd
Bowie
Paul Henderson
Murphy
Sunset Cemetery
Smith County
Sunset
Hester
Amos
Bridgeport
First Presbyterian Church Honors Bowie High Graduates
The First Presbyterian Church honored five Bowie High School graduates at a May 9 supper hosted by church members and the Mariners Club. S.J. Wylie urged courage to stand apart from the crowd as graduates received sterling silver symbols of Christian faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.J. Wylie
First Presbyterian Church
Bowie High School
Mariners Club
Pat Bynum
Lynn Mantroth
Linda Ingram
Julia Griffin
Freddie Gephardt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ringgold Baptist Church
Ringgold
Texas A&m University
Highway Dept
Austin
Texas Highway Department
U. S. Department of Transportation
United States
Grocen
Datatan
Fulllalutc Yvaiauw Iyuvuuis
Bob’s Ideal Grocery
Amon
UdFrter Lake
Krodo
Corner Mill
Decatur
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!