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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1961
Page
3
Milam County Agent outlines pecan scab caused by a fungus, its lifecycle, and timing for protective fungicide sprays using Zineb and zinc sulfate. Also covers aphid control with Malathion or parathion, peach and plum spray intervals, brown rot prevention, and general pest management including web worms with DDT or Toxaphene.
Five Milam County 4 H Club youths will exhibit at Colored City Park. Official judging begins 12:30 pm by County Agent J D Moore. Unofficial judging runs 12 to 12:30 supervised by D S Poole. Contestants include Roger Petty Dwight Cheffin Earnest Laury Kinard Williams Artie Davis. Ernest Laury will display the boat and enter District competition at Liberty on April 11.
On February 27 1954 the Navy installed a steam catapult on the aircraft carrier USS Hancock and tested it at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton Washington marking a first in naval aviation propulsion and launch systems.
An accurate diagnosis is essential for planning a preventive program to protect crops and lawns from disease. Authorities advise careful assessment to choose effective controls and prevent spread in the growing season.
A promotional note highlights nine colored telephones for home use and multiple room placement. It also urges using area codes for long distance calls and describes the Echo satellite project and Bell System plans for future space communications experiments to link TV programs and overseas calls.
Competition will be close in the County Broiler Show on April 29 with guidance on ventilation feeder space litter and ration. A Rockdale meeting March 25 at 2 p m in the City Hall Chamber of Commerce aims to organize a Community 4 H Club. the 4 H Junior Sheep Club meets Monday at 4 p m in Cameron to plan next year’s show lambs. Fertilizer sales in Texas for 1959 reached 708 036 tons, about seven percent higher than the prior year.
The annual county banquet recognizing 4-H program development and project achievement will be Thursday night at O J Thomas High School. Each club performs a talent number, with county leader recognition to follow. B G Rigsby will be principal speaker delivering Agriculture in the Atomic Age. Three door prizes will be awarded to ticket holders. Program starts at 7 30 with banquet after.
Turner N Newton of Cameron is listed on the University of Texas College of Business Administration Dean White honors list for the Fall Semester. A 1959 Yee High School graduate, he is the son of Dr and Mrs W R Newton.
College Station reports Texas A and M diagnostic laboratories in College Station and Weslaco offer plant disease consultations. Growers should contact their county agent, obtain form D418, and mail specimens for pathologist guidance and a tentative diagnosis.
Dr Rosberg notes the need for additional tests to identify the plant disease cause. The lab will supply information to the grower promptly and extension agents in College Station Weslaco can be contacted for further details.
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