County Agent Hosts Gardener Workshop And Greenhouse Tour
Extension experts Dr. John Chapin and Dr. John Larsen visit Cameron January 5 for a gardening workshop from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at First National Bank conference room covering fertilization disease control irrigation and related topics. An afternoon tomato greenhouse tour departs 1:30 p.m. from the County Agents office. Also notes support for Milam County Junior Livestock Show on January 15 and farming trends with rising costs and efficiency.
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John Chapin
Stephenville
John Larsen
Cameron
First National Bank
Alcoa Highlights Taylor Men for Cost Savings
Arthur Kautz and Garland Sherrill of Taylor were praised by Douglas Laws of Alcoa Rockdale Works for revising a piping system on two presses and stopping an oil leak. The fix saves up to 20000 annually on hydraulic oil. Laws spoke on industry costs and aluminum market pressures amid overseas overcapacity. He also noted forest insect and disease losses equal to about a quarter of western sawtimber harvest.
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Taylor
Arthur Kautz
Garland Sherrill
Aluminum Company of America
Rockdale
Douglas R. Laws
Taylor Rotary Club
Kautz
Sherrill
Alcoans
Laws
Taylor Rotarians
Alcoa
Economic Stabilization Q A Clarifies Wage Price Rules
A U S Internal Revenue Service column answers common questions on the Economic Stabilization Program. It covers promotion exclusions from the 5.5 percent limit, base price display requirements for retailers, how to obtain rulings, court actions for violations, and prenotification/reporting rules for firms on price increases. It details wage adjustments requiring prenotice and board approval, and reporting thresholds for smaller changes.
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U. S. Internal Revenue Service
The
Price Commission
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
South
Texas
East Eighth Street
Austin
Farmers sign up for 1972 ASCS set aside programs
Milam County executive director Douglas Buck says wheat, feed grain, and cotton farmers may enroll January 17 to February 25 at all county ASCS offices. Early signup applies. no extension will be granted. Participants set aside 83 percent of wheat, 25 percent of feed grain, or 20 percent of cotton allotments and may plant remaining cropland to profitable crops.
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Douglas Buck
Milam County
ASCS
Buck
Soil Tests Vital To Farm Yields
College Station soil expert urges farmers to test fields every two to five years to adjust fertilizer, detect declines, and improve profits. Tests cost little relative to fertilizer, with sampling instructions available at county extension offices.
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C. D. Welch
Texas A&m University
Welch
Milam County Junior Livestock Show Plans Bigger Entry Drive
Danny Phillips reports Milam County designates January 15 as Show Day per Ed Laywell chair. Cameron meeting outlines plans for an annual 4 H and FFA event with projected entries near 175 up from 125, dairy and breeding beef see gains, butcher calf hog drawing funds, $1 tickets, prize money boosted by local donors, tickets start December 27.
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Milam County
Ed Laywell
Cameron
Create a hidden home office from a large closet
A large family room closet is converted and enclosed with bi-fold louvered doors to form a discreet work space. Shelves of western pine store a music center writing desk games and hobby supplies. a wall mounted desk saves space. Light western hemlock paneling brightens the back wall.
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FFA
Milam Co
U.S
Justice Department
Ted
Ascs News
College Station
Hudson's Bay Company
ASC
By Danny Phillips
Texas Power & Light Company
Trinidad
Athens
Corsicana
Lewis-Chili
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