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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1971
Page
5
The notes urge proper lawn fertilization using nitrogen phosphorus and potassium with a 48 15 15 mix. It advises applying 2 pounds natural nitrogen per 1 000 sq ft and details mixing ratios. It also covers raising vegetables, selecting adapted varieties, seed storage, soil moisture at planting, seed treatment, and ongoing garden management for better yields.
Temik, a new soil applied systemic insecticide, touted as highly effective against the cotton flea hopper lugus bug leaf perforator and boll weevil. USDA Texas A&M entomologist Dr RL Ridgway notes best use at planting or as a mid season side dress with moisture considerations and warns Temik is highly toxic to mammals requiring careful handling and strict label adherence.
In San Gabriel the community notes continuing dryness raises farmer concerns over needed moisture for upcoming spring planting. The remarks reflect worries about crop viability and irrigation constraints as drought persists.
U S House Banking and Currency Committee moved a bill extending the President's power to freeze wages prices and profits. Congressman W R Poage said he voted for it citing inflation concerns. He warned action in the House is hampered by member absence and heavy committee loads. He noted plans to visit Waco with officials to study an elevated transit demonstration. The report also lists visits and family news from Liberty Rockdale Bastrop Clute Austin and Houston.
John A. Smith described the Farm Bureau Marketing Tour to South America at Cameron Noon Lions Club. He noted visits to Brazil and Brazilia, Argentina, and Uruguay. He cited infertile newly cleared land, limited electricity, imported stock improving herds, and interest for antique car collectors due to import duties. Slides showed old Model T and Model A Fords in daily use, including a 1923 Oldsmobile repainted eight times.
Buckholts residents gathered last week for the funeral of Aud Matthews. Nearby mourners from Lubbock, Temple, Austin and Houston joined relatives at services and visiting hours. Family members and neighbors shared memories as medical and hospital updates appeared for several others in the community.
The annual county broiler feeding program starts March 19 at the county courthouse. Broiler growers will receive 50 baby chicks from sponsors and over eight weeks prepare for the Broiler Show and Banquet. Details cover housing, litter, space, brooders, temperatures, feeding, ventilation, and best practices to avoid losses and ensure good growth.
Connecticut Department of Health and U S Public Health Service report pet turtles may spread salmonellosis. Dr David Mellor notes food borne illness links to warm blooded animals and says programs aim to cut human cases from these sources.
Sharp Tracy Friendship notes two heavy lightning displays with no rain in parts of the area, seven tenths in others. A bolt knocked out a TV and burned lights in two rooms. the Rosenbergs also had a TV hit. Susan joins Rockdale High School Jets Club touring Alcoa's potline Monday amid a list of visiting friends and weekend gatherings across Houston Dallas Irving Waco and Taylor households.
Texas A M University plans to establish the Food Protein Research and Development Center as part of a broader program to create better and cheaper human food and feeds. Black apprentices in labor programs total over 11 000, 5.5 percent of registrations and 60 percent of minority apprentices. A Labor Department survey of 25 000 restaurants hotels and motels finds tipped workers earn up to 62 percent more per hour than nontipped counterparts.
Milam County ASCS outlines setting aside acreage for 1971 and 1972 farm programs. Producers must designate set-aside land of at least average farm productivity to qualify for payments with potential reductions if below average. Signups run through April 9 with final certifications by July 1 and possible spot checks by state or local ASC officials.
SCS district cooperators and landowners should spray weeds with a mix of low volatile 2-4-D and 2-4-5T per acre for broadleaf control. Apply 10-25 gallons of water per acre, with timing varied by weed type and season, and follow local laws and wind restrictions.
Dr Maurice Shelton of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at McGregor says under drought conditions many sheep producers should use early weaning and drylot feeding for lambs. He warns against letting good lambs become doggie and notes it is more efficient to separate ewes and lambs if extensive feeding is needed.
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