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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
4
County agents provide practical guidance on soil rotation, land prep and bed spacing, fertilizer rates, nematode and disease control, and insecticides for tomatoes and vegetables. It covers methyl bromide alternatives, greenlight granules, Maneb fungicide, Sevin spray, sprayer use, and safety wait times. Additional home garden info available locally upon request.
Four Milam County 4-H members and assistants traveled to San Antonio for the Stock Show last week. Calf scramble winners were Brian Cobb and David Ehler. Juliann McDaniel showed lambs and hog entries saw Sandra Cobb and Gary Cobb placing, with sale prices noted. Milam 4-H youths prepare for the Houston Show beginning March 1 with additional exhibitors listed.
The Texas Cottonseed Crushers Assn reports an optimistic 1971 cotton outlook with demand outstripping 1970 production. New agricultural provisions allow yield protection and two row skip planting to boost per acre yields, potentially adding over 80 million dollars to Texas farmers and expanding the state's economy beyond 400 million dollars this year.
Two pocket gopher control demonstrations are set for Thursday March 4 in Cameron and Gause per County Extension Agents J D Moore and John Snell. First meeting at 10 a m at Leeman Wilson Ranch north of Cameron with driving directions provided. Second at 2 p m at L A Simmons place in Gause with route details included. Meetings open to the public.
Receipts Thursday totaled 470 at Cameron Livestock Auction, down from 730 last week and 302 a year ago. Slaughter cows 21.20 to 29.80, bulls 26.10 to 28.90, calves 30 to 33. Feeder steers 43.25 to 45, heifers 34.25 to 37.25, stock cows 19.80 to 24.70, cow and calf pairs 230 to 292. Hog receipts 550 head, barrows and gilts 1.50 lower, US 1-3 17.50 to 17.60, sows 14 to 16.10, boars 7.10 to 8.50.
Clarkson and Alfred Kohring families visited Cameron relatives and were joined by Skupins from Genoa Alvin and Houston. Elo Chollett hosted in Gilmer with Kurtz family and Harold back from Vietnam. Tholen White and Sanders families toured J. P. Sanders in Houston at a Gilmer country home. Annie Furnash Blassenz Harrison hosted at Ben Arnold. Mayer family hosted by Davis Kostroms in Cameron with Cunningham and Deana Casey. Jack Harrison returned home after a week in a Grand Prairie hospital following illness in Dallas. Harrison and family were guests of Darrell Hallmark in Dallas.
Community updates detail visits and relocations across Gause Calvert Cameron Hearne Milano and surrounding towns. Highlights include Mrs. Roger Kingsley visiting Bryan and Travis Weedon, Mrs. Davis Wilkins hospitalized in Temple, Marks family moving to Orange, army trainee Johnny Paul Alford at Fort Polk, birthday and funeral notices for Mrs. Cass and Mrs. Bland, and many travels among local residents and families.
Residents hosted and welcomed guests across several households in Jones Prairie and nearby towns. Names include Luther Todd, Larry Kindrick, Elvin Harwell, Hope Jamison, Carlton Crook, Peggy Thweatt of Fort Worth, Bill Thweatt, Verne Pente, Dr. Jerry Pentecost of Houston, Thomas Hickman, Rush Price of Waco, Willie Phipps, Laura Dencker of Austin, Adolph Stobner, Erwin Stoebner, Burlington, Walter Senkel, Thurman Dodson, Dell Henderson, Lila Janeway, Joe Smith and Ester Smith of Cameron, Craig White of Houston, J C DeHay, S N Drury of Dallas, George Burnett of Angleton, and Harry White.
Buckholts residents report a blessed rainfall last week aiding farmers as fields dry. The community mourns Kimberly Lane Garey of Temple, ill and hospitalized at Scott and White. Several locals visit relatives in Cameron and Temple homes during the weekend.
The prices received index fell to 265 from the 1910-14 average, down 5 points or 2 percent, and 19 points or 7 percent below a year earlier. The prices paid index rose to 396, a one point gain and a record high, about 18 points or 5 percent above last year.
Farmers must file REAP A-2 and B1a requests with a soil test from an approved public laboratory no more than 12 months old. Results and recommendations will be returned in 10 days to two weeks, with copies mailed to the County ASCS Office. County personnel cannot collect samples. follow ASCS form number and obtain additional instructions from the County Agricultural Extension Agent.
Texas livestock totals show 5 378 000 head on farms and ranches in 1970 up 2 percent from 1969. The count reflects cattle and calves across the state, indicating moderate growth in the agricultural sector.
Higdon will lead a new Agronomy Services department at Pioneer Sorghum Company of Plainview aimed at boosting grain yields through improved crop management. He and his team will run grain sorghum and corn test plots across Texas and New Mexico, gathering data on yield potential and practices from seeding rates to chemical applications to aid growers in selecting hybrids and maximizing potential.
National Geographic Society reports that Canadian Eskimos traditionally name their sled dogs to honor deceased relatives, reflecting a lineage and memory practice tied to work dogs in Arctic communities.
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