Shade improves cattle gains says California study
University of California experiments show shade increases feed intake and gains in cattle by reducing body temperature rise. Brush arbors prove effective. shade should be 16 to 20 feet wide and 10 to 12 feet high, with 60 square feet per head in feedlots. Suggested north south orientation for sun coverage and portable arbors for movable shade.
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College Station
California
A. D. Thompson
University of California
Thompson
Milam County Cotton Picking Delayed By Weekend Showers
Milam County farmers resumed cotton picking last week but weekend showers interrupted progress. County Agent J. D. Moore notes expected drop in grade due to rain and little field work done. Corn harvest also slowed by fall rains while fall out planting continues and meat animal production rises on good pasture and feed. Fall moisture benefits fall vegetables.
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J. D. Moore
Moore
Cover Crops Pay Their Way and Sod Worms Hit Lawns
County Agent J D Moore notes legumes and small grains both aid soil conservation and erosion control with grazing benefits. He cites legume rotations improving yields, soil water capacity, and organic matter, urging wider adoption amid high production costs and varied moisture. Also warn sod worms threaten St Augustine lawns. recommend DDT based sprays for control.
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St. Augustine
Bermuda
St. Aug
New Publications For Poultry Marketing And Showing
Two Texas Agricultural Extension Service bulletins, B-910 and L-404, by F Z Beanblossom and Marshall Miller, offer guidance on broiler buying criteria and live bird judging. B-910 covers body conformation flesh finish bruises pin feathers and parasites with illustrations. L-404 targets 4 H show participants and others on judging live birds with conformation uniformity diseases and defects. Both are available through county agents.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
F. Z. Beanblossom
Marshall Miller
FHA Honors Given Wilkins Chevalier
Buckholts FHA chapter held its first meeting of the year electing Richard Wilkins sweetheart and Joseph Chevalier pin-up. Anton Svetlik family chosen club mother and father. Plans include attending the State Fair and selling Christmas cards to raise funds per Jo Ann Weido president.
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Jo Ann Weido
83 4 H Club Plans State Fair Trip
Eighty three 4 H Club members and adult leaders plan a Dallas Fair trip on a club sponsored outing. Admission will be free for group members and the Fair Association will sponsor a free noon meal. Members will be notified of meeting place and bus departure time.
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the Fair Association
Lawn Care Advice For Early Spring Growth
Lawns kept well cared for now stay green longer and begin growing earlier next spring. Extension pasture specialist E M Trew stresses full fertilizer application and notes a copy of B-203 Home Lawns is available from local county extension agents.
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E. M Trew
Milk profits seen with full roughage feeding
A. M. Meekma, extension dairy husbandman, advises that dairy cows fed all the good roughage they will eat may increase milk profits. This guidance emphasizes maximizing forage intake to boost production and earnings.
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A. M. Meekma
Extension
Dairy Husbandman
883 Cattle Consigned In Thursday Sales At Cameron Auction
Consignments totaled 883 cattle and three sheep at Cameron Livestock Auction. Prices held with demand strong across most classes. weakness noted only in heavier stocker calves. 204 sellers and 74 buyers attended with steers cows calves and hogs selling across weight ranges. Top hogs sold direct 200 to 245 pounds.
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Cameron
Texas
Texas Peach and Plum Growers Meet at A&M College
The sixth annual meeting of the Texas Peach and Plum Growers Association will be held at Texas A&M College on October 7 and 8. Extension horticulturist Blueford Hancock says marketing methods to give consumers better fruit and producers more profit will be a main topic of discussion.
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Texas Peach and Plum Growers Association
Texas A&m College
Bluefford Hancock
Milam County Farm Bureau Policy Meetings Set
Milam County Farm Bureau circles hold grass roots policy meetings in Thorndale Rockdale and Tracy Sharp with Cameron talks tonight at Yee High School. Buckholts meeting planned next week to gather ideas for county district and state consideration. V L Angell heads the resolutions committee which will present county proposals at the Milam county convention October 16 in Cameron where eight new directors will be elected.
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Milam County
Farm Bureau
Cameron
Agriculture
Yee High School
Thorndale
Rockdale
Tracy-Sharp
Buckholts
Milam
American Farm Bureau
V. L. Angell
MFB
MFB Board of Directors
Milam Farm Bureau Opens Year with District Queen Event
Milam County Farm Bureau begins November with a district queen contest won by Miss Carole Ann Heitman of Milam County in Waco. Mrs. Mary Smith Stigall handed the crown to the new district queen. Forty workers will attend a membership kickoff dinner Tuesday at the VHS Agriculture Building with Robert Jungmann presiding as chairman. The bureau aims to grow beyond its 1100 member families.
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McLennan
Farm Bureau
Waco
Mary Smith Stigall
Milam County
Carole Ann Heitman
VHS Agriculture
Robert Jungmann
FFA Meeting Voters Elect District Officers
Attending the fir District 1 Area 111 FFA meeting were voting delegates Herman Mueck and Eddie Luckey Rudolph C. Mayer a district office candidate and Mr Pat Kelley advisor. Agenda included officer elections and framing this years program. James Dotson was named president of the district and Mr Tomlin district advisor both from Hearne.
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Herman Mueck
Eddie Luckey
Rudolph C. Mayer
Pat Kelley
James Dotson
Tomlin
Hearne
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Milam Farm Bureau
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