West Texas peanut boom tied to field day remarks
Debra McDonald notes Texas peanut farming roots, from 1906 Paris industrial start to 170000 acres today, and highlights Dr. Robert Lemon and Texas A&M experts at the Terry County Peanut Field Day. They discuss soil, water, crop rotation, disease control, and NAFTA trade implications for local growers.
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Debra McDonald
Texas
Paris
Lamar County
Terry County
Robert Lemon
West Texas
Lemon
Calvin Trostle
Chip Lee
Texas A&m
Larry Newsom
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Scott Russell
Trostle
Dr. Lee
Valencia
Lee
Mineral values rise and fall shape Terry County taxes
Terry County Chief Appraiser Ronny Burran discusses certified tax values for nine governmental bodies. Mineral values drive short term gains yet long term declines loom due to oil price history and shrinking reserves. City of Brownfield losses reflect plant closures and reduced equipment values while overall district tax base remains stressed.
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Terry County
Ronny Burran
Burran
Brownfield News
Brownfield
Halliburton
Nominees Sought for Terry County Farm Awards
Nominations are being accepted for the 2000 Terry County Outstanding Conservation Farm Family and Outstanding Young Farmer Awards to be presented at the Sept 21 Farm Tour. Deadline is Aug 18 at the NRCS office, 201 E Hill.
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Terry County
Natural Resources Conservation Service
E. Hill
Brownfield News
Older Gentlemen Prefer Bonds in Paper by Lynn Brisendine
The writer notes ongoing weed and trash problems along the plains of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, contrasting with cleaner North Carolina highways where cleaning crews, sometimes using incarcerated labor, maintain overpasses with flowers. The piece reflects on litter, private landfills, and cross-state cleanliness efforts observed during travel.
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Texas
New Mexico
Plains
East Texas
North Carolina
Ironic nurseries export color crops from Central Texas
The writer compares cleanliness along rail routes from Baltimore to Juarez and notes stark contrasts between neglected inner city tracks and beautified border and Canadian crossings. He urges cleaner practices and hard work to improve the region.
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Texas
Baltimore
Washington D.C
New York City
D.C
N.Y
Rhode Island
Japan
United States
Mexico
el Paso
Juarez
Jaurez
Canada
Brownfield High School Hosts Second Fish Camp
Brownfield High School will host its second annual fish camp at 6 p.m. on Thursday August 3 to help incoming freshmen and their parents transition to high school. Assistant Principal Ken Cole explains the event provides orientation through skits games and a look at why attendance matters and where classes are located. Students will also receive their schedules at the event.
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Brownfield High School
Brownfield
BHS
Ken Cole
Brown Middle School registration and dress code details
Registration times for Brown Middle School include August 3 in the cafeteria with topics on schedules dress code locks lunch applications and tours. A second set of sessions for seventh and eighth grades occurs August 7 covering schedules locks and lunch forms. Principal Carey White outlines a district dress code for 2000 01 to teach hygiene respect and safety. Terry County commissioners plan a special session July 31 at 1 30 pm to work on the 2001 budget.
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Carey White
Terry County
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Gaines County
Terry County Farm Awards
Lynn Brisendine
Brownfield Middle
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