Date Set For Field Crops Tour In Milam County
Milam County schedules a field crops tour for July 13 to showcase new techniques and varieties with company representatives discussing current topics. Rodney Holcombe, health inspector, will present at the Milam Rural Development Committee meeting on June 26 at 2 p.m. in Rockdale to review rural health measures. Fertilizer tests at Temple Blackland Station show nitrogen leach-out differences by application date, and Benlate treatment reduced disease in 1969 cotton plots.
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Milam County
Rodney Holcombe
Temple Station
Rockdale
Dedication set for DeCordova Reservoir on Brazos
Governor Preston Smith will speak at the dedication of the DeCordova Dam and Brazos River Authority project Friday June 19 at 4 PM. Attending are Oxsheer Smith Niley Smith and B L Franke with the Granbury area honored by the lake name. The eight reservoir system aims to be tax free and showcases a large 8500 acre lake over 30 miles of upstream reach near Granbury.
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Brazos River
Preston Smith
Oxsheer Smith
BRA Finance Committee
Niley Smith
B. L. Franke
Cameron
Brazos
Texas
Jacob de Cordova
DeCordova
Granbury
Floods Market Produce Floods Market Fresh
Market reporters note floods of fresh produce from Texas truck farms. Cantaloupes are highlighted as quality melons, with tips on storage. Oranges apples pineapples bananas strawberries and canned vegetables remain budget buys. Local truck farm goods include corn squash greens lettuce cucumbers potatoes and carrots with beef and pork specials in markets.
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Texas
Gwendolyne Clyatt
Extension
National Farm Safety Week Proclaimed by President Nixon
President Nixon proclaims July 19 as National Farm Safety Week to curb the loss of lives and injuries among farm residents. The Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council urges year round safety programs on every Texas farm and ranch.
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Nixon
Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
Bentsen Emphasizes Health and Education Needs
Democratic Senate hopeful Lloyd Bentsen frames health and education as top national priorities. He argues many Americans lack first class education and adequate health care, urges federal state and local cooperation, opposes a guaranteed annual income, and calls welfare reform essential to curb soaring costs and boost job training.
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Lloyd Bentsen
United States Senate
Milam County 4-H Camp And 5 County Fun Night Details
Milam County hosts a 4-H Camp at Simon George Hall Cameron on June 20 with registration at 8 a.m. Activities include flag ceremonies, lunch, evening folk dancing, and a $1.25 adult or $1 youth registration. A separate 5 county fun night occurs in Bell County June 19 at Lake Belton Frank's Pavilion with 50 cent admission. Farmland loss noted over 10 years contrasts with higher food output due to farming efficiency.
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Milam County
Simon George Hall
Cameron
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Mark Towery
Bell County
Frank
Lake Belton
County Extension Office
Burlington 4-H Club June events and officer slate
The Burlington 4-H Club held a busy June with Roundup June 3-4 at A&M University College Station where Belinda Helpert won a blue ribbon in Home Improvement for Our Bewildering World of Color ranking Sth in state. A hayride and weiner roast occurred on June 5 followed by drinks and dips. The June 9 meeting elected new officers including Belinda Helpert president and Donna Jo Crenan vice president.
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Burlington
A&m University
College Station
Belinda Helpert
Donna Jo Crenan
Jeanette Warschak
Kathy Tomek
Jim Crenan
Josie Tomek
Rose Warschak
Ruth Tomek
Earl Kleypas
Terry Dorner
Carolyn Helpert
Screwworm Alert Expanded to West Texas Cases
New screwworm detections in far West Texas prompt Mission Screwworm Eradication Program officials to urge stockmen statewide to inspect livestock for wounds and treat promptly. Dr S C Gartmen stresses collecting samples from any worm-infested wounds and sending them to the Mission Lab for identification to halt outbreaks.
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Texas
S. C. Gartmen
Summer Heat Reduces Dairy Cow Milk Output
A.M. Meekma reports that heat and humidity lower milk production in dairy cows when temperatures exceed 80 degrees and nights stay hot. Missouri Holsteins show higher heat sensitivity while Jerseys and Brown Swiss fare better. cooled shade schemes rise costs, yet evaporative cooling increases daily milk yield by about four pounds per cow in trials, though ground moisture poses maintenance challenges.
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College Station
A.M. Meekma
Extension
Meekma
Arizona
Missouri
Jerseys
University Arizona
Diamond’s Reputation as Hardest Known Substance Questioned
A fragment claims diamonds are “pit carbon” and 90 times harder than the next mineral, corn dum, suggesting a disputed or misphrased assertion about diamond hardness and composition.
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Blackland Experiment Station
Tem
A. L. Brooks, Jr
The
Herald
Bentsen
By Fred Schuetze
4-H
4-H Council
Hor Christmas Seal Association
Central Texas Terd Association
P. O
Belton
United States
International Life
RS Association, Inc
Austin, Texas
Cameron Herald
Church OF Christ
E. 3Rd
North Central
Cameron, Texas
Paul Wallace
Nelson Stark
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