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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
6
Congressman W. R. Poage urged Secretary Freeman to move quickly to aid dairy farmers after a 1600 mile Agricultural Committee tour. He warned a milk shortage is possible if hearings are delayed and called for action to raise dairy incomes and keep producers in business.
L. T. Potter announced two new directors elected August 10 to Lone Star Gas Company board. J. David Barnes of Pittsburgh is vice-president of Mellon National Bank and Trust, Alfred I. Davies of Dallas is vice-president and director of Sears Roebuck. Retirement requests by Ralph S. Fuler and J. M. Simpson were approved, becoming effective with the new appointments.
The Milam County 4 H and Farm Bureau Gilt Show occurs Saturday August 26 at 8 30 a m in Cameron at the Auction Barn with ten 4 H gilts and two Farm Bureau gilts entered Owners include Marsha Albright Eddie Howard Andre Malone from the Gause 4 H Club and others from Rockdale Thorndale St Anthony Branchville and Maysfield Ben Vogelsang Cameron and James Perry Rockdale own the Farm Bureau gilts The event aims to teach fitting and showing swine and continues the program started April 7 with eight week old gifts to be raised through farrowing and returned to spark new 4 H participants next year Public invited Record Book Judging for Milam County 4 H was held August 17–18 with 197 books from 20 counties All county level winners entered in district judging Senior division top 3 places Wayne Jistel and Tommy Terrell both second place entries Junior division blue red white ribbon group placements listed with several named individuals and communities
Dr. C. D. Welch Extension soil chemist notes labs can process fall seed soil samples quickly. Testing new samples now yields data for fertilizing planned small grain crops and shows carryover from unused fertilizer under the 1967 dry weather.
Milam County reports a bleak cotton outlook with 2181 bales harvested through August 17 at Cameron Compress and a predicted yield of one bale per four acres from 27,000 acres. Dry weather high temperatures and insect damage drive losses while some farmers shred cotton when insurance is available.
National Agricultural Science Week runs September 24 to 30 with U S Department of Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman urging state and industrial labs involved in agricultural research to join the observance with the USDA.
Ranchers in drought affected Texas face a choice between calling herd to conserve pasture or sending cattle to feedlots until rains return. A&M extension specialist B J Ragsdale advises culling unnecessary stock to protect winter forage and using deferred grazing and targeted feeding to minimize erosion and pasture damage.
Cameron livestock sale tallies 750 cattle and 313 hogs with steers and yearlings at 23.00 to 25.00 for good to choice and common to medium at 21.00 to 22.50. Fat cows 14.00 to 17.50. stocker cows 15.00 to 17.00. bulls 20.00 to 21.00. Calves good to choice 24.00 to 26.10. common 21.00 to 23.00. culls 20.00 to 21.00. Stocker steer calves 26.00 to 31.00. heifers 23.00 to 25.50. Cows and calves 140.00 to 205.00 depending on quality. Hogs No 1 to 320.50 at 21.40. sows 15.00 to 17.00. boars 10.00 to 14.00.
The Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service estimates broomcorn production at 1500 tons for 1967, down to 39 percent of 1966 and 32 percent of the 1961 65 average. A Gulf Stream view from an airplane reveals its color and wave pattern. America’s first medicare was approved by President John Adams in 1798 for seamen.
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