Milam County Pecan Meeting Set For March 6
Milam County horticulture committee chair Anton Anderl announces a pecan meeting March 6 at 7 30 p m in Rockdale at the Vocational Agricultural Building. Dr J W Worthington and Dr Jerral Johnson will discuss varieties grafting and diseases for homeowners and commercial producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Horticulture Committee
Anton Anderle
Vocational Agri
Rockdale
J. W. Worthington
Stephenville
Jerral Johnson
College Station
Worthington
Johnson
Milam County
Buckholts By Mrs Edwin Gandy
Mrs John Chudy is at home and improving after a broken arm treatment at St Edward Hospital Cameron and eye surgery at Scott and White. Mrs Edd Eshelman of Houston visited over the weekend with her mother Mrs Fritz Glaser, with other callers including Johnny Glaser of Temple and Mrs Arnold Jungmann and Mrs Arnold Glaser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chudy
St. Edward Hospital
Cameron
Scott and White
Edd Eshelman
Houston
Fritz Glaser
Glaser
Johnny Glaser
Temple
Arnold Jungmann
Arnold Glaser
Landscaping and tax record keeping tips for homeowners
Practical guidance from Texas extension experts on planning landscapes before building a home, budgeting at least 10 percent for landscaping, and maintaining organized records for tax deductions. Tips cover yard use areas, outdoor living spaces, and convenient layouts, plus a detailed approach to tracking medical, charitable, travel, and mortgage related expenses for tax purposes.
Landscaping boosts farm value and pig production growth
Ev erett Janne notes landscaping is a long term investment with trees and shrubs that can raise value five to six times in ten years and ongoing improvements. Dr Bill Thomas says feeder pig production booms in East Texas as well as central and southern Texas due to cheaper land, good drainage, and natural shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Janne
East
Texas
Bill Thomas
Marvin Finch
Mertens
Jones Prairie Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Rev and Mrs Kindrick hosted Sunday dinner with Susie and Burnett Atkinson. Mrs Hazel Fontaine visited Houston for the fat stock show. Burnett Atkinson Mildred Martin and Mrs Riley Gibson did Saturday night visits. Mrs Thomas Hickman of Waco stayed weekend with Mrs Willie Phipps. Effie Hightower visited Jessie Hickman Sunday. Verne Pentecost family Dr Jerry Pentecost Port Lavaca welcomed by home. Walter Senkel dined with Adolph Stoebner Travis. Jerry Hoff man Dallas visited Nona Miller weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Kindrick
Miss Susie
Mr. Burnett Atkinson
Hazel Fontaine
Houston
Mr. Burnett
Susie Atkinson
Thomas Hickman
Waco
Willie Phipps
Effie Hightower
Jessie Hickman
Verne Pentecost
Jerry Pentecost
Port LaVaca
Walter Senkel
Adolph Stoebner
Travis
Jerry Hoffman
Dallas
Nona Miller
Remove Thatch to Improve Lawn Health and Growth
Texas A&M agronomist Al Novosad explains that a thick layer of thatch and mat beneath lawn grass reduces water and fertilizer penetration and weakens roots. Best to dethatch in late winter or spring with a power rake or mower, keeping St Augustine stolons above the ground. Ensure soil is moist to avoid damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Novosad
Novosad
St. Augustine
Hines Suspended as Livestock Dealer Under P S Act
Tommy J. Hines of Tyler was suspended for seven days starting Feb 28 1972 for violating payment and recordkeeping requirements of the Packers and Stockyards Act. He purchases livestock across Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana. He paid for the livestock in the complaint and consented to the order without an oral hearing.
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Tommy J. Hines
Tyler
Packers and Stockyards Act
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hines
USDA
Packers and Stockyards Administration
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Thomas J. Flavin
P&s
Milestones In Rose History
Rose history notes visit details of local residents and relatives then shifts to botany on roses. It traces the origin of shrub roses from ancient China and the Mediterranean, mentions the Damask on Knossos walls and Rosa gallica used by Persian warriors, and explains hybridization leading to modern tea and hybrid tea roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pate
Old
China
Mediterranean
Africa
Knossos
Crete
Canton
English East India Company
Poage Explains Rural Development Bill Aims at Towns
Congress member W R Poage details House passage of a Rural Development Bill to expand Farmers Home Administration and Soil Conservation Service loans and grants. He notes aims to broaden home ownership and attract industry to rural areas for livelihood, recalling thriving small towns and urging renewal. Sixty four 4-H members from Texas will join the Citizenship Heritage Tour July 5 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Poage
House
Farmers Home Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Texas
America
Poage
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert S. Pate
Texas Animal Health Commission
U.S
Local Livestock Commission Company
Wally Eldred
Cameron Livestock Auction
Milam County Extension Service
Franz Pittman
Bob Bailey
Milano
Buckholts
Mrs
Edwin Gandy
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Janne
Doris Myers
The
Internal Revenue Service
Farm News
Funk
Louis Janda, JR
Abbott
Ray Loveless
Milford
Vanety
Bobby Armstrong
Barry
Ronnie Loveless
Irene
Edmund Sebesta, JR
Somerville
Lexington Livestock Commission
Lexington, Texas
Maystfield
J. P. Wise
Dock
E. L. Massengale
Wallace Massengale
Dean Baird
Freeport
Charles Tabor
Hemisphere
Asia
Europe
North America
China Monthly
Cong
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