Rosebud Lott 4-H Junior Livestock Show honors listed
Six Milam County 4-H'ers showed cattle at the Rose bud Lott Junior Livestock Show with multiple podium finishes. Gery Hollas Cameron 4-H claimed Grand Champion Dairy Cow Brown Swiss, Peter Riola placed fourth also Brown Swiss, Shari Spence Rockdale 4-H won first in a Guernsey heifer class and Best Groomed Dairy Animal, Wynona Scroggins Thorn dale 4-H took first and second in Brangus beef heifers, Rhonda Scroggins won first fourth and Reserve Grand Champion Brangus, Kenny Patin Thorndale 4-H earned two fourths in Polled Hereford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud-Lott
FFA
Milam County
Gery Hollas
Cameron
Peter Riola
Shari Spence
Rockdale
Shari
Wynona Scroggins
Thorndale 4-H
Rhonda Scroggins
Kenny Patin
Thorndale
Pecan Spraying Dates Set in County for Casebearer
County notes indicate May 15 to 21 as first generation pecan nut casebearer spray window. Hatch estimates from May 6 suggest timing aligns with 2 to 3 percent cluster damage after 14 or 15 days. Recommendations cover Gath ion Thiodan Malathion zinc sulfate and pest control mixes for scale control as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D.moore
Cameron
Gene Angell
Charlie Mayer
Texas lawmaker seeks six month ban on foreign beef imports
State Representative Fred Head of Athens announced a Texas House resolution urging Congress to halt all foreign beef imports for six months. He cites cattlemen facing high costs and Texas housewives paying higher prices, arguing imported beef undercuts American standards and returns to ranchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
House of Representatives
Congress
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Earl Butz
Fred Head
Athens
Head
Replanting Advice for Texas Home Gardens After Storms
Texas vegetable specialist Sam Cotner advises gardeners to replant damaged crops such as squash cucumbers and beans when possible as soil warms seed germination is rapid and transplants save time. Some crops like potatoes carrots and cauliflower may be too late to replant due to cool-season limits and late-season weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cotner
Cotner
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Conner
Fertilizer Study Probes Soil Moisture Banking in Texas Blacklands
A Texas Agricultural Experiment Station project tests a moisture bank concept to guide nitrogen fertilizer rates for sorghum. Researchers Kissel Richardson and Ritchie base recommendations on nitrogen costs, sorghum prices, stored soil moisture, and timing, using drought stress measured as stress days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Blacklands
David E. Kissel
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Blackland Research Center
Temple
C. W. Richardson
Joe T. Ritchie
Agricultural Research Service
USDA
Texas Wheat Harvest Progress and 1975 76 Outlook
The 1975 76 wheat crop is under way in South Texas with less than five percent harvested, while the rest of the state reports strong progress. Nationally, 1975 76 wheat production is projected around two to two and a quarter billion bushels with total supply near 2.5 billion. carryover expected around 450 million bushels by June 30, 1976. The Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service will mail about 24,000 crop questionnaires to determine acres planted to sunflowers and other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Blacklands
Trans-Pecos
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
County Ager
A. T. Ball Lumber Co
W. Hwy
Bryan, Texas
Mecoy
Gumoued
Wwors
Nera
McCoy's
Eueste
Burleson Rd
Briar Row
McCoy’s
Addy
McCoy
Belton
NIN
Spa
KS SR
U.S
Deutz
Mone
Hugh
Deutz Corporation
Anto. Georg
Terrys Implement Co. Inc
Hwy
North Cameron , Texas
By Skip Hobbs
Teddy Roosevelt
Robert Aubrey
Gulf Farm Center, Inc
Santa Fe Cameron, Texas
B & K Auto
Ponderosa
Cameron, Texas
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