County Agent Notes on Milam Big Growth and District 10 Change
Milam County farmers see growth with BIG committee plans in Waco for 1972. Forrest Green in Buckholts showcases greenhouse tomatoes and chrysanthemums. Catfish farming expands in Buckholts as Joe Glaser reports strong fingerling stock and pond stocking. District 10 gains new agent Brian W Swain, former county agent with 21 years experience, as Milam shifts from District 8 to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Green
Buckholts and
Waco
Blackland
Milam County
John A. Smith
Frank Kratochvil
Gene Klein
Buckholts
Forrest
Joe Glaser
Brian W. Swain
Swain
Bell County
Haskell
Falls
Stephens
Wheeler
Kleberg - Kennedy
Moore
Livestock Dealer Charged With Violating P&S Act
Tommy J. Hines of Tyler faces a Packers and Stockyards Act charge over alleged improper payments and records. The P&SA accuses him of issuing insufficient funds checks totaling over 149000 dollars for livestock in 1971 and failing to pay in full and maintain proper records. A hearing is due to determine if the charges hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tommy J. Hines
Tyler
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Usda’s
Packers and Stockyards Administration
P&sa
Hines
4-H Activities Highlight Youth Projects and Adult Leaders
About 30 4-H members and adults gathered as Clyde Jistel chaired this year’s meeting. New Rockdale 4-H members Beverly Burney and Mark Clark shared beef projects and upcoming shows. Marshall Crouch spoke to adult leaders on guiding the 4-H program and distributed leaders guides. Transportation and infrastructure facts were noted regarding food movement and miles of rail and roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Beverly Burney
Beverly
Rockdale Club
Caldwell
Mark Clark
Houston
Marshall Crouch
Senior Citizens Center
Cameron
Crouch
Poage Sees Better Grasses Developed For Rangelands
U S House Agriculture Chairman W R Bob Poage spoke at the dedication of the USDA forage grasslands research center promising development of new grass species suited to the Southwest and practical methods to control brush and improve water use and fencing costs for Texas ranchers. He cited imported Sudan and Buffel grasses and Coastal Bermuda as successes and urged broader research on native forbs and hay conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W R
Bob) Poage
D-Tex
U. S
House Agriculture Committee
Department of Agriculture
Texas
United States
Poage
Sudan
Bermuda
Tifton
Georgia
Temple
Congressman Poage
Local Youth 10th In Tractor Contest
Martin Mueck, 19, placed tenth in the Western U.S. 4-H tractor championship at the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix representing Texas. A Blinn Junior College freshman, he hails from Milam County, farms 220 acres with six tractors, and has 9 years in 4-H. The event was sponsored by the American Oil Foundation with Arizona partners hosting the awards luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Mueck
U.S
Phoenix
Martin
Joe Mueck
Texas
American Oil Foundation
Mueck
Milam County
Blinn Junior College
American Oil
Cooperative Extension Services
University of Arizona
Arizona State Fair
National
4-H Service Committee
Milam County Proclaims Food and Fiber Abundance Week
Milam County Judge O B Harden proclaims November 15 to 21, 1971 as Texas Food and Fiber Abundance Week. The declaration highlights Texas leading the nation in grain sorghum beef cattle sheep goats cotton wool and mohair and Milam County reliance on agricultural production for livelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
O. B. Harden
Wavy Charles
Milam County
Hardy Young
HD Council
Max McClaren
W. S. Turner
Wereas
Texas Food and Fiber Abundance Week Highlighted
Farm economist Charles Baker notes the November observance, while producers face rising production costs and debt as farm assets grow. Everett Janne, an Extension landscape horticulturist, advises composting leaves and alternating layers of vegetable matter and garden soil to enrich soils and provide organic material for gardens and lawns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Charles Baker
Extension Agricultural
Everett Janne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Badgers
P&s Act
Bob Foster
Cameron 4-H Club
Rockdale Projects
Mark
Rufus Clark
Tp&l
I Knas Power & Light Company
OF the Rainbow
Astrostar Tires
BankAmericards
Phillips 66
Mack’s Oil Co
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