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Thrall farmer pays off 16 000 debt in 13 years
Emil J. Kautz, Williamson County farmer near Thrall, has paid off a 16 000 debt on his 95 1/2 acre farm in thirteen years and invested 18 000 in loans. He emphasizes one half of his land in feed and food crops, cattle, hogs, poultry, and horses to ensure a living at home. He uses barnyard manure, fertilizers, and a homemade mulching device, and his farm near Taylor includes twenty-five to thirty acres of cotton in recent rotations. The family, including two teenage sons, maintains a diversified operation with dairy, meat, eggs, and crops, and has won prizes for cotton yields in local contests.
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Emil J. Kautz
Williamson County
Thrall
Taylor
Kautz
Taylor Chamber of Commerce
Bennett
Lone Star
Taylor Creamery
Mr. Kautz