Harvest Aid Dilemmas Face Terry County Cotton Crop
Kerry Siders warns Terry County cotton is set to face a difficult harvest due to high soil moisture and mixed boll maturity. Mature bolls may open with stress, while immature bolls need water stress or frost. frost and cold damage threaten leaves and stems, complicating timing for boll openers. Producers are urged to prep equipment and assess fields, as delays risk losses and bark deterioration.
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Bush backs local control over school textbooks in Texas
Gov. Bush reiterates that authority for textbook screening should rest with local school boards under Senate Bill 1, limiting SBOE powers to factual accuracy and essential content. The push comes as board members allied with religious conservatives seek to reject certain texts, prompting quotes about following the spirit of the law and local decision making.
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Talk of Texas: Lost cause and odd rail age tales
In 1888 Texas ranchers on LX Ranch in Oldham County tried electrified fencing to keep cattle in. Five miles of charged wire were tested with plans for 25 more, but the fence proved impractical and costly while barbed wire remains dominant. The piece also notes Dallas Fort Worth Airport cement volume and a quirky Great Sweetgum route built in 1889 using pine rails and mules before a tiny steam locomotive.
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