Pecan Tree Spraying Timetable For Milam County 1972
County Agent notes set early 1972 pecan casebearer spray dates in Milam County May 8 to 13 with potential two applications due to spread out moth emergence. Recommendations include Zalone Guthion Thiolen Malathion or Toxaphene plus zinc sulfate for deficiency, and Dodine Maneb Duter or Polyram for pecan scab. Di syston advised for black and yellow aphids with careful handling. May or early June spray bands around drip area. Stock water update from May 1 rainfall.Egg consumption and food expenditure data cited from USDA and 1970 figures.
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Milam
Stiles Farm Sets 10th Annual Field Day in June
The Stiles Farm Foundation announces its 10th annual field day set for June 20 one mile east of Thrall on U S Highway 79. Texas Extension Service specialists and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station scientists will discuss pasture grasses cotton pest management weed control grain sorghum planting and forages with a free barbecue after the program. The farm in Williamson County operates as a Central Texas Blackland area demonstration under the BIG program established in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiles Farm Foundation
Calvin Rinn
Thrall
U. S. Highway 79
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Central
Texas Blackland
Blackland
Farm display and lectures highlight Stiles scholarship event
Modern farm equipment will be shown and a 5 p.m. program will present Stiles scholarship winners by Dr. H O Kunkel of Texas A&M. Addresses by Dr. John Hopkin and Dr. Ron Kay will discuss agricultural finance and farm management at Texas A&M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiles
H. O. Kunkel
Texas A&m University
John Hopkin
Ron Kay
Texas A&m
Soil Week Proclaimed by Local Conservation District
The Little River San Gabriel Soil and Water Conservation District designates May 7 to 14 as Soil Week to honor stewardship of the soil. A May 3 breakfast for pastors in Bartlett featured Gilbert Kretzschmar, David Myer, and Henry Abel, with talks on soil stewardship and a slide program highlighting local landowner stewardship and areas needing attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little River - San Gabriel
Gilbert Kretzschmar
Little River-San Gabriel
Douglas Enterkin
First Baptist
Granger
Doyle Darwin
Bartlett
Wesley Howard
First Methodist
James L. Peper
Methodist Church
Florence
Ken Schauer
Lutheran Church
Walburg
Gary E. Mayer
Rockdale
Robert Thronson
David Myers
Jones Prairie Church Notes and Social Visits
Rev Norval Barnes filled the pulpit on Sunday. Ted Martin and Wilson Keith with their wives and daughter visited Mrs Mildred Martin Saturday evening. Mrs Bill Thweatt attended the Church Women United luncheon Friday. Mrs Thomas Hickman of Waco stayed Tuesday night with Mrs Willie Phipps. Barnes family traveled to Hearne for a reunion. String Prairie Cemetery homecoming dinner drew many locals Saturday.
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Ted Martin
Temple
Wilson Keith
Cameron
Mildred Martin
Martin
Bill Thweatt
Church Women United
Simon George Hall
Thomas Hickman
Waco
Willie Phipps
Mrs. Barnes
Hearne
String Prairie Cemetery
The
Tabernacle
Storm uproots trees and destroys Kilpatrick home
A regular storm last Monday night felled large trees damaging tractors garages and a vacant trailer home. Fire destroyed Mr B Kilpatrick’s house due to lightning. Mr B was in San Antonio visiting relatives. Neighbors and locals shared weekend visits and travels across several towns. Canada’s largest field crop Tameday occupied more acres in 1970 than other grains.
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B. Kilpatrick
San Antonio
Harry Beere
George Bland
Brown Ely
Myron
San Diego
Texas
Walter Burney
Caldwell
Kaye Cass
Craig
Kelly
Lance Lee
Lexington
Jimmy Cass
Dwayne
Lisa
Carmen
Ethel Mitchell
Freeport
Tommy Ray Mitchell
Joe Mitchell
Hearne
Canada
Wendland Elected President of Texas Grain and Feed Association
Erroll Wendland was chosen as president of the Texas Grain and Feed Association at its 74th annual convention in Houston. He leads Wendland's Farm Products Inc. and Temple Bonded Warehouse Inc., with Carter Lindsay as immediate past president and other officers named to executive posts. Wendland pledged service expansion, regulatory compliance support, and efforts to urge political advocacy and boost U S grain exports.
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Houston
Texas Grain and Feed Association
Erroll Wendland
Wendland
Farm Products, Inc
Temple Bonded Warehouse, Inc
Temple
Carter Lindsay
Plainview
TGFA
Gene Skaggs
H. J. Hughes Grain Elevator, Inc
Panhandle
Paul R. Daly
Cargill, Inc
U. S
National Grain and Feed Association
The
American Feed Manufacturers Association
Screen Plantings Aid Home Beauty
Texas A&M University landscape horticulturist Dr William Welch describes screen plantings as living fences that boost privacy and curb appeal. Clipped hedges suit small to medium lots but need frequent pruning. free growing hedges work for larger areas. Vines on fences add interest, while trees can form boundary lines on larger properties. Regular pruning maintains shape and size, with periodic longer cuts to the prior year growth.
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William Welch
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Welch
Better Cotton Yields Can Mean Profit For Growers
Hart Texas article notes higher quality cotton yields can boost profits for producers by spreading overhead costs and lowering per unit costs. Ray Joe Riley and Dr John E Hutchison lead a Beltwide campaign in Texas to promote Better Yields of Quality Cotton for Profit and Market Growth.
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Hart
Texas
U. S
Ray Joe Riley
Riley
John E Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
College Station
Campaign promotes safe pesticide use in Texas
A statewide campaign by the Texas Department of Agriculture promotes safe pesticide use and disposal. Leaflets explain proper disposal to avoid environmental harm and offer free copies by writing to Commissioner John C. White.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Agriculture
John C. White
White
Capitol Station
Austin
Texas
Maystfield Residents Visit and Weekend Guests
Maystfield residents Mrs J M Burks and daughter Mrs Lindsey of Waco visited Saturday afternoon with Mrs W C Cooper. Marguerette Massengale returned from Freeport with her daughter Mrs Dea Baird for the weekend. Baird had surgery last week. Mr and Mrs Mike Henderson of Austin visited Mr and Mrs Johnny Yate and their daughters who had been with grandparents. they returned home with the couple. Leroy Massengale from Austin spent the weekend in Mayfield. Weekend visitors of Mrs Vina White were her son and wife, Mr and Mrs Ral White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Burks
Lindsey O Waco
W C. Cooper
Marguerette Massengale
Dea Baird
Freeport
Cam
Baird
Mike Henderson
Austin
Johnny Yate
Leroy Massengale Austin
Maysfield
Vina White
Ral White
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States Department of Agriculture
Stiles Farm
Taylor Chamber of Commerce
Williamson County
SCS News
Local
Soil Conservation Service
Gulf Coast
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
National Flood Insurers Association
Home Insurance Company OF New York
Travis Street
Jones Prairie
Mrs
Norval Barnes
Gause
Maystfield
E. B. Yate
Tuesda
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