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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1967
Page
7
Home plant failures stem from improper watering says Everett Janne of Texas A&M. Overwatering in low light starves roots of air and kills feeder roots, so water only when soil is dry and discard excess in saucer.
Auction reports 475 cattle and 155 hogs consigned at Cameron livestock auction. Prices paid span Steers Good to Choice 21.00 to 23.09, Fat Cows 17.00 to 19.00, Calves Good to Choice 22.00 to 24.50, Hogs No 1 to 3 tops 19.75 to 20.50, Sows 16.00 to 16.50. Also notes ranges for cows and calves.
Cattle lice, a costly parasite for beef herds, reduce weight gain and calf weaning weights. Sucking and chewing lice affect cattle nationwide, with infestations rising after fall warmth. Extension agents advertise MP-691 guide and note 1967 screwworm cases in Willacy County amid warm weather.
Five 4-H and eight FFA members from Milam County entered 23 animals at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition held Feb 1 19 at the Joe Freeman Coliseum.Participants include Ray Coward Milton Patschke Manuel Mendoza Jr David McClaren Jim Titsworth Olen Holliman Jimmy Garza Tim Titsworth Leon Hollas Melvin Hollas David Smith Billy Grimm and Edward Caffey. The event awards more than a quarter million dollars in premiums and prizes with Calf Scramble winners receiving livestock purchase certificates ranging from 50 to 15 dollars. Headlining acts at the 1967 Stock Show and Rodeo include Judy Lynn and Charlie Walker with special acts Zippy the chimpanzee and the Cuneo Horse Revue.
Blackland area cattlemen watch a three year North Texas demonstration to prove a cow and calf can be kept on 1% acres of fertilized pasture. The Ben McDonald farm tests 26 acres with 61 tons of hay and a herd of 23 Polled Hereford cows and bull. Total gross income April to October 1966 was 1735.50 after fertilizer and hay costs.
The 1,203 confirmed screwworm cases in 87 Texas counties in 1966 more than triple 1965. Most cases, 1,306, occurred September 11 to December 31 as officials shift focus to the Mexican side to push screwworms south to reduce spring migration pressure.
U S Air Force Captain Frederick A Pearce son of Mrs F H Pearce Sr of Thorndale received the Air Medal at Tan Son Nhut Vietnam for meritorious achievement as a C 123 Provider pilot He is cited for outstanding airmanship and courage in missions under hazardous conditions He has flown over 1050 combat missions He is a 1956 Thorndale High School graduate and later earned degrees from Southwest Texas State College His wife Carolyn is daughter of Mr and Mrs S H Curlee Georgetown
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