There’s Still Time For One More Hay Cutting
Extension agronomist Dr. Neal Pratt of Texas A&M says dry weather has reduced hay yields and pasture grazing. Early fall rains can boost supplies and help cattle through winter. fertilizing hay fields with nitrogen improves quality. Forage tests from Texas A&M and other labs aid value estimates. county agents provide forms and info on hay shows and judging criteria.
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Cutti
Neal Pratt
Extension Agronomist
Texas A&m University
Texas
Ap. Hegre
Pratt
Minerals Vital For Beef Cattle Tips From County Agents
County agents outline essential minerals for beef cattle. Sodium chlorine and calcium often deficient in natural rations, phosphorus and calcium require attention, with phosphorus supplementation boosting production in deficient soils. Reproductive problems traced to mineral imbalances can improve with corrected deficiencies. advise salt in feeders and bone meal and salt in mineral mix.
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A. D. Thompson
L. A. Maddox
Leslie Brauer
A&m
Bulletin
Milam County
Waco Fair and Rodeo Set to Open Next Week
Workers near completion of preparations for Waco's six day Heart O' Teans Fair and Rodeo. The event runs Tuesday October 6 through Sunday October 11 with guest star Doug McClure arriving Monday. Rodeo stock and carnival midway equipment will be moved to the fairgrounds from Lubbock.
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Waco
Doug McClure
Gene Ledel
Lubbock
Fairgrounds
Rei
Bill Parsons
Two Programs for Peanut Growers in Stephenville
Two Texas peanut programs promise higher profits on October 15. In the morning, a field tour of the Jimmy Grissom Farm will showcase 48 chemical treatments across three rates for disease control. In the afternoon, the Texas A&M University Tarleton Experiment Station hosts a field day focusing on insect control, seed quality, harvesting and storage, herbicide use, and new peanut varieties.
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Stephenville
Texas
Jimmy Grissom
Texas A&m University
Tarleton
Grissom
Deaths Of Farm Animals Traced To Ag Chemicals
College Station reports misuse and mishandling of herbicides and other agricultural chemicals causing farm animal deaths. Toxicologist Dr. John C. Reager cites arsenic based products as a leading cause, warns against reusing barrels and urges thorough cleanup and burial to prevent contamination of water supplies.
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College Station
John C. Reager
Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
Local Social Notes From Jones Prairie Buckholts Area
Jones Prairie residents visit relatives in Buckholts and Cameron while others attend church events and family gatherings near Ben Arnold Angleton Rockdale and Waco. Rock Thweatt watched the S M U game in Dallas. Wishing Mrs Massengale a speedy recovery after surgery at St Edwards Hospital.
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Walter Senkel
Edd Senkel
Buckholts
Bill Thweatt
Willie Phipps
Thurman Dodson
Minerva
Willie Burnett
Beaumont
Rock Thweatt
New Mexico U
Dallas
Bob Shluter
Austin
Hope Jamison Jr
Angleton
Hope Jamison
Jimmy Burgess
Roy Burnett
Rockdale
Harry White
Thomas Hickman
Sonny Townsend
Rush Price
Waco
Ben Massengale
St Edwards Hospital
Milam County Leader Reports Strong U S Japan Farm Trade Ties
Milam County ASC Chairman Ted Ford notes Japan is the top importer of U S agricultural goods and a major customer for farm crops. He cites rising exports of feed grains soybeans and cotton and highlights Japan's growing disposable income and meal demand as trade expands between the two nations.
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Milam County
Ted Ford
Japan
U.S
ASC
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
United States
Lamb With A Future Show Heads to San Angelo This June
For the third straight year the Lamb With A Future Show will be held in San Angelo from June 11 to 13, 1971. Dr FA, extension meats specialist, urges lamb producers to contact their local county agricultural agent or the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association for program details.
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San Angelo
Dr FA
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
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