4-H Bread and Rice Cookery Contest Held in Bryan
The Southern District 4-H Bread and Rice Cookery Contest took place November 3 at the extension office in Bryan. Milam County entrants included Dorothy Sherman, Lara Burleson, Verda Ruth Malone, and Louise Green. Verda Ruth and Louise won second place in the junior division.
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Bryan
Milam County
Dorothy Sherman
Branchville
Lara Burleson
Two Mile
Verda Ruth Malone
Louise Green
Gause
Verda
Ruth and
Louise
Milam County Cotton Notes Uplift and Harvest Outlook
State cotton forecast from the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service cites a November 1 predicted Texas crop of 4 750 000 bales, up 9 percent from last year and 21 percent above average. Milam County production faces a 12 000 bale drop, with an estimated 12 500 bale yield on 56 861 acres, and a November 30 deadline to destroy all cotton stalks under pink bollworm regulations. Farmers must destroy stalks by midnight November 30, 1961, with joint responsibility on growers and landowners, and limited extension possible only for unavoidable cases.
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Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Milam County
Milam
Prise
State Commissioner of Agriculture
State Commissioners Office
St. Anthony's 4-H Clubs Plan Pecan and Livestock Shows
St. Anthony's 4-H Boys and Girls clubs met Friday to outline the Pecan Show set for December 9 and the Livestock Show on January 20. Mrs Frances Johnson and Pat Garner led a discussion on assembling the first aid kit for the clubs.
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St. Anthony’s
Frances Johnson
Pat Garner
Moraw Kostrom Win 1961 Gold Star Awards at Cameron
LaNell Moraw and Ronald Kostrom received 1961 Gold Star Awards at the Achievement Program held Saturday in Cameron. The event, presided by County Attorney Jack W. Prescott, honors 4-H members with 44 recipients across 19 programs, listing numerous individual awards and certificates.
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LaNell Moraw
Ronald Kostrom
LaNell Moran
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Cameron
Jack W. Presott
Ronnie
Jerry Kostrom
Rt. 2
Buckhurts
Cameron Livestock Auction Report Prices for Cattle Hogs
Auction consignments totaled 845 cattle and 231 hogs. Steers and yearlings brought 21.50 to 23.50. cows 9.00 to 16.50. bulls 15.50 to 18.00. Calves sold 23.50 to 24.50 for good and choice, stockers 19.00 to 22.60, cows and calves 130 to 225. Hogs ranged from 13.10 to 16.90 for various grades and weights, with feeders at 14.25 for 40 to 125 pounds.
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Cameron Livestock Auction
Cotton market shows steady prices amid slow harvest
Spot cotton remains moderately active and prices hold with middling 1 1/2 inch lint at 33.15 to 33.25 cents in Dallas Houston Galveston and Lubbock. Wet fields and cold weather slowed harvest. frost reached Dallas area and Lubbock saw a hard freeze while gins catch up then fall behind as machines operate.
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Dallas
Houston
Galveston
Lubbock
Milam ASCS County Committee Meets in Cameron Weekly
The Milam ASCS County Committee holds weekly meetings at the ASCS office in Cameron with Ted Ford as chairman, Fritz Doss as vice chair, and F. H. Scarborough as regular member. Ford reports oats thriving in Baileyville, Ira L. Burns noted for strong oats and clover. coastal bermuda sprigs are being set with lime advised for acid soils. Wheat Stabilization signups are active but near December 1 deadline. diverted wheat acres total 47.7 with advance payments of $1,443.51.
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ASCS
Cameron
Ted Ford
Fritz Doss
F. H. Scarborough
Baileyville
Ford
Ira L. Burns
Bermuda
Majors To Participate In Main Barge Exercise In Germany
Army Specialist Four Theodore R Majors of the 50th Infantry is to take part in Exercise Main Barge with V Corps in central Germany November 13 through 17. Majors entered the Army in 1954 and arrived overseas in December 1960. He is 27, born to Jim Majors of Cameron Texas and attended Booker T Washington High School in Dallas.
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V Corps
Germany
AHTNC
Theodore R. Majors
50Th Infantry
Wildflecken
Army
Jim Majors
Cameron
Booker T. Washington High School
Dallas
How to Give a 4-H Team Demonstration in November
4-H Club notes describe November program for all school 4-H Clubs focusing on team demonstrations. Extension agents show a sample First Aid Kit demonstration and discuss kit contents and usage. County contests are set for March 1962 and the District contest for April 1962 featuring Beef Cattle Dairy Dairy Foods Electric Farm & Ranch Management Poultry Marketing Public Speaking Farm & Home Safety Soil Water & Range Conservation Vegetable Preparation & Use and Vegetable Production & Marketing.
Revised Plant Disease Handbook for Texas Available
A revised Plant Disease Handbook for Texas, first published in 1957, is now available. Texas has grown about 255 million bales of cotton since 1822 and owned around 8.5 million cattle valued at about 561 million dollars in 1955.
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Texas
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Texas Power & Light Company
Roa
J. D. Moore
Gitten
Duncum Implement CO
John Deere
LaNell
Leo Moran
Rt. 4
County 4-H Council
Reed Davis
Gwendolyn Jistel
Gerald Campbell
Arvell Jungmann
Herman Yezak
Larry Jungmann
Nelson Davis
Melvin Hollas
Monroe Fuchs
Jan Parmelee
John Parmelee
Martin Jistel
Roy Dean Tomasek
Max McClaren
Paula McCallum
Carolyn Jistel
Pat Kostrom
Frank Hanel
Sharon Lucko
Joe Paul Mueck
Jane Mueck
Tim Hanke
Joe P
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Dean Stiles
Kenry Abel
Richard Pack
Brent Laywell
Randy Graves
Ed Laywell
Harvene Sorenson
S. W. McClaren
Barney McClaren
Sue McDaniel
Shep McClaren
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
LaNell Moron
Ronald Kostroun
Cotton Report
Milam Ascs
Oldsmobile
Avery
Mitchall Motor Company
South
Garry Moore
Cbs-Tv
Pat C. Garner
Odek
Ed Pee
Mnowntown Temple
American Laundry & Dry Cleaners
America
Sanitone
Service
Silver Buck
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