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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1962
Page
2
Cattle numbers 148 and hogs 27 sold at Cameron Livestock Auction on Thursday. Prices ranged for steers 22.00 to 23.50, cows 13.60 to 16.00, bulls 16.00 to 21.00, calves 21.00 to 25.50, heifers 19.00 to 22.50, hogs 15.10 to 18.00, sows 14.10 to 13.00, boars 7.70, feeders 12.30 to 19.60.
Harvesting slows due to cold wet weather while spot markets stay moderately active. Middling cotton prices advance in Dallas 33.50 cents, Galveston 33.40, Lubbock 33.00 with Houston at 33.25 unchanged. Domestic mills and foreign buyers show growing interest, bidding near prior levels for medium and lower qualities. Valley pre irrigating for February planting. Corpus Christi areas need rain before planting can begin.
Milam County agents ask stockmen to fund to fight screwworms with a 50 cent per head levy on adult cattle and 10 cents per head on pigs sheep and goats. A $7500 goal was set with community chairmen organizing meetings and collecting by Bill Arthur, Secretary Treasurer. Funds may be tax deductible as operations expenses and refunds possible if the program fails.
Texas rural families will answer questions on purchases as part of a nationwide Survey of Consumer Expenditures conducted by the U S Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Labor. Interviews, kept confidential, will cover about four weeks beginning January 29 and include families in Anderson Baylor Brazoria Lavaca Palo Pinto Panola and Reeves counties.
Milam County ASCS outlines the 1962 feed grain program modeled on 1961, adding barley to eligible crops. Farmers reduce corn and grain sorghum acreage from 1959 60 bases to divert to conservation, with payments for reductions. Participation is voluntary but required for price support on 1962 corn and sorghum. oats and rye qualify only if barley or corn sorghum programs are met.
College Station report explains depreciation on farm machinery buildings and other farm investments. C H Bates notes Additional First Year Depreciation offers 20 percent off first year costs up to 10 000 single or 20 000 joint. Discusses Straight Line and Declining Balance methods and applicability to breeding stock. A 1962 Farmers Tax Guide from the county agent helps study choices.
Representatives from every Texas county and surrounding states will attend a February 14 meeting in Austin at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the opening session at 10 a.m. The event explains and launches the cockroaches control program.
Milam County 4H members will show lambs and barrows at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Ft Worth on Friday. Johnnie Ray Richter has barrows in the Duroc Barrow Classes. Milam 4H fields 13 entries across Fine Wool Fat Lamb Crossbred Fat Lamb and Southdown Fat Lamb classes. Exhibited animals at Ft Worth were shown previously at the county Junior Livestock Show.
The County 4-H Club gathered Saturday with 14 members in attendance. Year books were completed and distributed. Members earned profit at the livestock show concession stand, to be reinvested in future club activities. Pat Garner spoke on landscaping home grounds.
Countians Enter Houston Showing Jerry Fisher of Thorndale James R Parker and Martin Jistel of Cameron have entered claves in the Scramble Class. Fisher has entered a Guernsey heifer Parker a Holstein heifer and Jistel a Jersey heifer. Show dates are Feb 21 March. Depreciation takes its toll from other farm investments every year. C H Bates extension farm management specialist believes that many farmers could reduce their income tax obligations by giving more attention to the deductions allowed or depreciation on capital goods.
Ray Lester of Cameron Pearl Beer distributor for the Cameron Bryan area attended Pearl Brewing Company 1962 distributors convention held in San Antonio. The two day meeting January 24 and 25 featured business sessions at the San Antonio Pearl Brewery with nearly 500 Pearl Beer distributors and sales personnel from the Southwest. Otto A. Koehler and Datus E. Proper participated as Pearl Brewing Company leaders.
George Childress Insurance offers $5,000 fire and extended coverage on household goods in brick veneer homes within the city for $8.00 per year. No joining fees or assessments. Call Oxford 7-2112.
Weekly Milam County health summary lists 54 strep throat cases, one measles case, and one gonorrhea case for the week ending January 27, per Dr. T E Crump Acting Director Milam County Health Department. Agricultural scientists announce a treatment for wash wear fabrics that imparts lasting collar and cuff durability and adds dyeing and finishing properties.
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