Annual Farm Bureau Day Set For Feb 19 Milam County event planned at Simon George Memorial Hall
Plans are under way for Milam County Farm Bureau Day on Thursday February 19 from 10 a m to 4 p m at the Simon George Memorial Hall. Mrs Hugh Wimberly heads activities with a day of fun fellowship and a balanced program including talks by state and district officials. Dr John D McNeely of A and M College will address farm bureau goals and progress. Pig and chicken contest awards with $15 prizes in each division will be awarded. entries are open at the farm bureau office. Deadline is February 17. A noon dinner will be served on the grounds behind the hall. The day’s program includes call to order by Dennis Klein, invocation by S W McClaren Jr, master of ceremonies by B O Spivey, Yee High tumbling team, music by Harvey Ford, and remarks by Dr John G McNeely.
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Milam County Farm Bureau
Simon George Memorial Hall
Farm Bureau
Hugh Wimberly
John D. McNeely
A&m College
Adelaide Bickett
Bureau
Dennis Klein
S. W. McClaren Jr
B. O. Spivey
Lee County
President Klein
Yee High
Dallye Young
Harvey Ford
John G. McNeely
Prince
Texas cow Bobbie Rag Apple sets national milk records
Bobbie Rag Apple, owned by Edmund Campbell of South Wind Holstein Farms Seguin Texas, produced 19803.7 pounds in 305 days and 21950.1 pounds in 365 days to set two national senior two year old records the first Texas Holstein to do so and breaking the Texas butterfat marks of 662.8 pounds in 305 days and 738.9 pounds in a year. Campbell, 32, runs eight other record setting cows on his worn out 43 acre farm improved with clovers grasses fertilizer irrigation and a strong dairy feed program. A livestock van by Fruehaus with torsion bar suspension is shown as a safe transport option for cattle. The Longhorn Recreation Laboratory will hold its fourth annual event at the Christian Youth Foundation Camp near Athens February 15 22. William Whitaker will transact business here Tuesday and will read the Cameron Herald for another year.
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Texas
Bobbie Rag Apple
Edmund Campbell
South Wind Holstein Farms
Seguin
Campbell
Bobbie Ray Apple
Shadow Isle Angus Farm
Red Bank
New Jersey
FHA Schedules 13th Annual Meeting for February 17
The Farmers Home Administration will hold its 13th Milam County annual meeting February 17 1953 in the Educational Building at First Baptist Church Cameron Texas. About 25 borrowing or improving families are expected with slides from the 1952 Milam County Agricultural Tour shown at noon a basket lunch and a door prize of cultivator sweeps from Stedman Tractor Co. The program includes a summary of farm records and a discussion of farm problems to aid family progress.
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Milam County
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Roy Wright
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Stedman Tractor Company
Wright
4 H Club Boys Take Part in Galf Scrable at Houston Show
Bruce Lindsey J Jr a 1 H Club boy caught a calf last Wednesday in the first daily scramble of the Houston Fat Stock Show. Barkley Garner of the Sharp community failed in his attempt. Accompanied by Bruce Lindsey Sr Walter Garner and others the group attended the event. Rex McClaren and Howard Lee Pierce will enter the beef calf scramble Saturday night Feb 14 with Mr and Mrs Pierce S W McClaren Jr and J D Moore county agent.
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Bruce Lindsey J Jr
Maysfield
Houston
Barkley Garner
Sharp
Bruce Lindsey Sr
Walter Garner
Ralph Caffey
J. D. Moore
Milam County
Rex McClaren
Marlow
Howard Lee Pierce
Val Verde
Yoe FFA Members Steers Place At Houston Show
Yoe High FFA members, led by instructor Leroy Thompson, entered five steers at the Houston Fat Stock Show. Three steers won ribbons and sold well. Jimmy Matyastik’s Black Angus placed eighth at 75 cents per pound. Ardell Pagel’s short horn eighth at 55 cents. Robert Matyastik’s Black Angus lightweight 31st at 54 cents. Tommy Chamberlain had two steers, neither placing. one bought for 50 cents and the other to be shown in San Antonio February 21.
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Yoe High Ffa
Houston
Leroy Thompson
Jimmy Matyastik
Ardell Pagel
Robert Matyastik
Tommy Chamberlain
Farnsworth Chamber
San Antonio
Junior Stockmen Enter Calves in Beef and Dairy at Houston Show
Milam County youth exhibited beef and dairy calves at Houston with participants Gene Angell Ferrell Angell John Caffey Jimmy Love Ardell Pagel Jim Matyastik Robert Matyastik Tommy Chamberlain and Raymond Ezzell. Calves sold for five to seventy five cents per pound as local supporters assisted with the event.
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Milam County
Houston
Gene and
Ferrell Angell
John Caffey
Jimmy Love
Sharp
Ardell Pagel
Yarrellton
Jim
Robert Matyastik
Tommy Chamberlain
Cameron
Raymond Ezzell
Buckholts
Groppel Visits Cameron from Rogers This Week
R. L. Groppel of near Rogers spent time in Cameron this week visiting friends and checking on local affairs.
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R. L. Groppel
Near Rogers
Cameron
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Longhorn
Christian Youth Foundation
Athens
William Whitaker
Cameron Herald
America
Baptist Church
FFA
L. RR. Thompson
Dwight Hine
Cornelius Titsworth
H. G. Chamberlain and
Bill Matyastik
Lutthke Marcus Russell
Milano
Russell Lovell
Dodge
Rater Trucks
Schiller
Travis
U. S
Allis-Chalmers
NBC
Matyastic & Sons
Simon-George Memorial
Cameron, Texas
A&m
Bell County
Austin Crownover
State Service
San Gabriel
Blue Cross
A. P. Bourland
Dallas
Rockdale
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