Milam County Cotton Harvest season starts late summer
County Agent J. D. Moore notes the 1969 Milam County lint yield averaged 200 pounds per acre from 28 100 acres with most harvest in September. He cautions on defoliants and desiccants use, equipment cleanliness, and label precautions to minimize residue risk while noting machine picking and stripping accounted for significant portions of the 1969 Texas cotton crop.
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Milam County
Thorndale
Walter Iselt
Fred C. Elliott
Elliott
Texas
Rotation Deferred Grazing Benefits for Native Grasslands
Grass protection and production rise with a rotation deferred grazing system. Two or more pastures of equal capacity are rested while others are grazed. After 3 months, rotate until each pasture rests 90 days or more. Start in April or May during growth. Benefits include taller palatable grasses, more seeds, and drought resilience. contact local Soil and Water Conservation District for details.
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Local
Soil and Water Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Milam County Welcomes New Residents as 4-H Activities Highlight Week
The Milam County community greets new residents and notes a busy week for 4-H members. A Cameron field day tour visited Magna Craft Furniture, Coca Cola Bottling, the courthouse, and jail, followed by a park picnic with CHDA and CAA members. 4-H students Clyde Jistel and Julius Tepera showcased grain sorghum and corn demonstrations. Officials report Texas accounts for 78 of 99 screwworm cases nationally in 1970 and urge continued cattle care and worm sample submissions to the Mission Laboratory.
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Milam County
Rockdale
Cameron
Peggy
Deborah Stephens
Danny
James Perry
Nan
Alan
Darla Noack
Preston Perry
Boyd Stephens
Magna - Craft Furniture Company
Cocoa Cola Bottling Company
Clyde Jistel
Julius Tepera
4-H
Texas
Mission Laboratory
Sunday Worship Guests Include Local and Out‑of‑Town Visitors
Jones Prairie reports Sunday worship attendance with Rev. Ben Curtiss delivering the morning message. Georgetown visitors Mr and Mrs Billy Thweatt and daughters Susan and Staci joined Mrs Bill Thweatt. Dell Jean Senkel and Paul Ray Senkel vacationed in San Antonio Nixon and other southwest sites. Additional guests included Mr and Mrs DiDirolamo and children from Long Island NY and others from Angleton Calvert and Maysfield. Mrs Bill Thweatt and Mrs Vina White visited Mrs Roy Yates Tuesday afternoon. Sunday dinner guests included Rev and Mrs Ben Curtiss Don and the Jamisons and family. Walter Senkel and Mrs Otto Schultz guests at Cameron. The Schultz family from Temple attended.
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Ben Curtiss
Mrs. Curtiss
Don Johnson
Baylor
Curtiss
Billy Thweatt
Susan and
Staci
Georgetown
Bill Thweatt
Dell Jean Senkel
Paul Ray Senkel
San Antonio
Nixon
di Dirolamo
Long Island, N. Y
Hope Jamison Jr
Angleton
Sherry Florida
Calvert
Bobby Yates
Maysfield
Hope Jamison
Don
Hope Jemison Jr
Walter Senkel
Otto Schultz
Cameron
Otto Schultz Sr
Temalso Ple
Rogers Public Schools Open With Record Enrollment
Rogers Public Schools began the 1970-71 year with 576 students enrolled, the highest first day total in recent years. Rogers High School had 170 students, Rogers Elementary 392, plus 14 in Special Education, with overall increases from 1969-70. School personnel were greeted by Rogers High School Student Council officers Gail Hughling, Thomas Green, Diane Psencik, and Janet Guess.
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Rogers
Rogers Public Schools
B. F. Harbour
Rogers High School
Gail Hughling
Thomas Green
Diane Psencik
Janet Guess
Milam County Farm Bureau to Attend Texas Presidents Conference
Robert Jungmann of Buckholts will represent Milam County at the Aug 27 28 gathering in Brownwood as part of a statewide effort to upgrade the Farm Bureau program in Texas. County leaders will review Texas A&M reports on market demand costs and production and caucus to nominate a statewide committee to improve county and state services.
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Robert Jungmann
Buckholts
Milam County Farm Bureau
Brownwood
Farm Bureau
Texas
Texas Farm Bureau
Dry Spell Triggers Stress in Shallow-Rooted Trees
Horticulturists warn August droughts stress trees with shallow roots like Chinese elm mimosa and sycamore. Trees shed leaves to conserve water, then die if drought persists. Experts recommend root feeder sub irrigation: saturate soil near the tree weekly, avoid watering the lawn to prevent surface root damage.
Agriculture dominates labor and industry in 1969 economy
Agriculture employs five million people, more than transportation utilities auto manufacturing and steel combined. It is a $50 billion sector in the American economy. The average U S farm in 1969 covered 377 acres, about one third larger than in 1959.
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United States
ASC Community Committee Elections Plan Milam County
On September 1 ballots go to eligible farm voters for ASCS community committee elections in Milam County. Voters may choose up to three candidates or write in. ballots must be signed and returned by September 11. Voting details, eligibility, and ballot procedures are outlined with deadlines for tabulation September 15 at 8 a.m. in the Milam County ASCS Office.
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ASC
ASCS
Milam County
County
ALCS
Local Families Visit Relatives and Recoveries Noted
Maysfield Mrs. Frank Patzke and sons Gene and Jay visited her sister and family the Johnny Yates several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cooper of Huntsville and Lloyd Cooper of Bastrop spent Wednesday night with their grandmother, Mrs. WW C. Cooper. Mrs. E S Hollingsworth of Smithville spent Tuesday night with Mrs. J P Wise. She was en route home after five days in Torbett Hospital in Marlin. Mrs. Eldred Massengale returned Sunday from Dallas where she has been visiting her daughter and family the Wessley Jareshes. Mrs. Mariema Massengale, Mrs. Roy Newton, Mrs. W C Cooper and Mrs. J P Wise visited Mandy Wilkerson in the Hearne Rest Home Sunday. Mandy has been transferred from a rest home in Cuero to the Hearne home. Weekend guests of Mrs. Leota Thweatt were her children Mr and Mrs Herbert Thweatt and baby of Austin and Mrs. Lanette Vrana of Houston.
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Frank Patzke
Gene
Jay
Johnny Yates
Russell Cooper
Huntsville
Lloyd Cooper
Bastrop
Www. C. Cooper
E.S. Hollingsworth
Smithville
J. P. Wise
Torbett Hospital
Marlin
Eldred Massengale
Dallas
Wessley Jareshes
Mariema Massengale
Roy Newton
W. C. Cooper
J.P. Wise
Mandy Wilkerson
Hearne
Mandy
Cuero
Leota Thweatt
Herbert Thweatt
Baby
Austin
Lanette Vrana
Houston
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CHDA
Christine Laws
Asst
CAA
Danny Phillips
Jones Prairie
Vina White
Roy Yates
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The
Rancho del Caballos
San Marcos
Paul McDermott
Erskine McDermott
Gov
Ben Barnes
Charlene McDermott
Curtis Barron
John Ryan
R. M. Titsworth
Little River Bride
Lamkin Building
John W. Ryan
Ascs News
Earth
Texas Power & Light
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