Milam County Notes Rain Lifts Crops and Highlights Pests
Milam County farmers welcomed weekend rains easing drought stresses and helping wilted grain sorghum and corn. Wire worm damage and aphid buildup, worsened by limited effective pesticides, are noted as issues. Horned herbicides and hormone-based sprays face restrictions. early insect control begins soon. Forrest Green’s Buckholts greenhouse expands to cut flowers for Mothers Day orders. Donald Henson of Rogers named president of Texas A M FFA Chapter.
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Milam
Milam County
Farm Storage Loan Program Cut Lowers Rates for 5-Year Loans
Farmers facing storage shortages may use the ASCS farm storage and drying facility loan program to obtain five year loans up to 35000 at about 5.5 percent. Loans help fund on farm storage and drying equipment with eligibility for commodities and two years production as the basis. Applications are through the county ASCS office which keeps the farm records.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
SCS
ASCS
Milam 4-H Plans Busy May And June Activities
Milam County 4-H groups outline upcoming events including the Cam eron Broiler Show on May 13 with 45 pens judged. Bake sales in Cameron Thorndale Rockdale raise funds for Larry Cone Fund. Recordbook workshop May 22 in Thorndale and county deadlines set for June 30. 4-H Roundup in College Station June 6 7 8 features Poultry Team. Huntsville Camp June 12 13 14. District Horse Show June 24 in Gonzales. participants urged to sign up.
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Milam County
Cameron
Thorndale
Rockdale
Larry Cone
Larry
Minerva Club
Lloyd Lamere
Minerva
Thorndale 4-H
College Station
Ricky Richter
David Ehler
Robert Riola
Jerry Mueck
Brian Cobb
Gonzales
4-H
House Urges Indemnity Bill for Livestock Losses
The House Agriculture Committee urged passage of H.R. 14163 to compensate farmers and ranchers for livestock destroyed by coyotes and other predators. The bill would authorize payments equal to the fair market value of destroyed stock, contingent on federal poison regulations. Witnesses included Roane M. Lacy of Plantation Foods Waco Texas and officials from Farm Bureau and cattle and wool associations.
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House Committee On Agriculture
W. R .Bob Poage
D-Tex
Secretary of Agriculture
O. C. Fisher
Roane M. Lacy
Plantation Foods, Inc
Waco Texas
C. H. DeVaney
Texas Farm Bureau
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Wool Growers Association
American National Cattlemen’s Association
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Bill McCutchen
Wilburn Beckhusen
Forrest Green
Forrest
United States
FFA
Donald Henson
Rogers
Texas A&m
Collegiate
Future Farmers of America
Darrell Henson
Joe Glaser
Glaser
O. B. Harden
Paula Fleming
Donald Fleming
Rebecca Riola
Peter Riola
Gery Hollas
Christopher Riola
Ascs News
By Danny Phillips
Huntsville
Duke & Ayres
Duke & Ayres Inc
Dale Hodge
Mgr
Murray Watson
Congress Committee
Roger B Wilson Fay
Gulf Coast
Texas
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
National Flood Insurers Association
THE
Home Insurance Company OF New York
Houston
Travis Street
House
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