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!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1986
Page
1
The Brownfield Terry County Rodeo sponsored by the Sheriff’s Posse opens at 4 p.m. Thursday with a parade lining up on North 5th Street.
The 1987 Conservation Reserve Program signs up August 4 through 15 at the Terry County ASCS office 201 E Hill. Farmers may place highly erodible cropland into the reserve for ten years with annual payments based on accepted bids per acre and acres. Cost share assists grass establishment. hunting is allowed but no crops may be harvested.
Professionals from Terry County Extension Service, Texas Tech University, and guest speakers discussed farm and oil sector hardships at a Monday amphitheater program. Attorney Kenneth Hobbs warned of 160 bankrupt farmers since January and explained bankruptcy procedures while Standridge and Douthit showed a real Illinois farm sale video illustrating family impact. The program linked agricultural distress to wider economic effects on banks and the community.
Citizens urged to complete a simple survey on tax issues before the August 6 special session. The notice stresses anonymity, nonpartisanship, and timely return by July 31. A humor column follows about a talking frog and a tax joke from the Hereford Brand.
Terry County farmer Greg Keesee plants sunflowers on 240 acres northeast of Brownfield hoping for a profitable October harvest. He describes sunflowers as drought resistant and requiring less field work than cotton, but notes they add little soil nutrients and face pests like the sunflower moth and birds. Keesee aims to see if sunflowers can replace cotton amid price declines from 390 to 150 per bale, while hybrid seed options may improve emergence and maturity.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.