County Agent Announces Beef Cattle Meetings This Month
Beef cattle meetings led by A. D. Thompson and L. A. Maddox Jr. will cover nutrition repro health and artificial insemination. Events occur October 12 in Cameron District Courtroom and October 13 at Rockdale High School Vo-Ag building with refreshments provided by the Cameron Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Thompson
Cameron
Agriculture Committee
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
FHA Loans Aid 21,000 Rural Texans
The Farmers Home Administration reports 4,604 loans totaling 37 million dollars helped about 21,000 people in rural Texas during the past fiscal year. Loans supported purchase and improvement of homes and 1.3 million for rental units. A Washington bill would raise eligible rural communities from 5,500 to 10,000 population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Farmers Home Administration
Texas
Washington
J. Lynn Futch
Local hospital patient list and visit notes in Cameron
Maysfield reports Roy Newton is a patient at Newton Hospital in Cameron. Visitors include Mrs. Mary Massengale Mrs. WwW. C. Cooper Mrs. Roy Newton and Mrs. J. P. Wise and Steve Thweatt. In Bryan Mrs. Leroy visits from Austin and Mise Aleds Kellum of Houston is mentioned.
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Roy Newton
Newton Hospital
Cameron
Mary Massengale
Www. C. Cooper
J. P. Wise
Steve Thweatt
Bryan
Leroy
Austin
Aleds Kellum
Houston
Lower Brushy Channel improves land drainage still partial
W T Pearson of Rockdale notes benefits from the first three mile segment of the Lower Brushy Channel project despite it not being finished. Heavy spring rains caused little overflow in the improved area while upstream lands overflowed as in prior years.
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Brushy Channel
W T. Pearson
Rockdale
San Gabriel River
Brushy Creek
Homecoming and visits noted in Jones Prairie and Cameron area
Mrs Mildred Martin attended the Jones Prairie homecoming and football on Saturday. Several local residents and visitors including Rev and Mrs Larry Kindrex and Mr and Mrs Elvin Harwell enjoyed Sunday dinner with the Yager family. Other gatherings included a shower for Mr and Mrs Eddie White and visits from Baytown and Rose Bud residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Martin
Buckhous
Larry Kindrex
Elvin Harwell
Ethel McKinney
Edd Yager
Dick Loftin
Son Bowen
Navasota
Milton
Buster Weems
Lou Childers
Baytown
Billy Thweatt
Staci
Bill Thweatt
Frank Black
Eddie White
Dallas
Bailey Jones
Rosebud
Ben Massengale
St. Edward Hospital
Cobb Brothers Granted Junior Membership in Angus Assn
Ronald Cobb nine and Brian Cobb twelve receive junior memberships in the American Angus Association at St Joseph Missouri. The status allows registration of purebred Angus at regular rates and benefits until age 21, with conversion to lifetime membership available later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Cobb
Brian Cobb
Gause Cattle Shortcourse Set For October Dates
A Beef Cattle Shortcourse will be held in the Gause Community on Monday and Tuesday October 12 and 13 for cooperators enrolled in the Intensified Farm Planning Program. The Zion Hill Baptist Church in Gause hosts the meetings at 7 pm each night. L A Maddox Jr Extension Service Beef Cattle specialist discusses beef cattle management problems and ways to increase calf weaning weights on October 12 at 5 pm. Vel D Thompson Extension Service specialist in Animal Nutrition discusses nutrition problems and requirements of the beef cow on October 13 at 8 pm. The meetings are open to the general public and refreshments are provided by the Gause Community Improvement Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Gause
Zion Hill Baptist Church
L A. Maddox, Jr
Extension Service
Vel D. Thompson
The
Gause Community Improvement Club
Early 1970 US screw worm cases drop to low levels
In the first months of 1970 only 1190 confirmed cases were reported, the lowest since the 1962 Eradication Program began. Officials warn weather remains favorable for fly development and urge livestock producers to inspect wounds, submit samples to the Mission Laboratory whenever worms are found.
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United States
Mission Laboratory
Milam ASC names Keen to fill vacancy and officers chosen
Pete Keen fills the Milam County ASC Committee vacancy created by Fritz Doss resignation. Delegates at the September 25 county convention elected Keen as regular member. Ted Ford was named Chairman and Hugo Fuchs Vice-Chairman of the three member County Committee with Erwin Fuessel and Wilburn Beckhusen as first and second alternate committeemen. Terms begin October 1. Germany was the first cu pen ee at Sane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Pete Keen
Fritz Doss
Milam County
ASCS
Doss
Keen
C- Milano
Ted Ford
Hugo Fuchs
Erwin Fuessel
Wilburn E. Beckhusen
Fall TAP Promotion Highlights Texas Honey and Peanuts
Commissioner John C White announces a two month Texas Agricultural Products TAP promotion in October and November. Texas honey and peanuts will be spotlighted with cooperation from the Beekeepers Association Forestry Association and Peanut Producers Board. The effort notes honey as a natural sweetener and emphasizes forestry and peanut sectors, citing sawmills with $500 million in timber shipments and peanuts contributing about $50 million annually with distribution among butter, canned nuts, oil, and raw consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C White
Texas Honey
Texas Forests
Texas Peanuts
Texas Agricultural Products
TAP
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Beekeepers Association
Texas Forestry Association
Texas Peanut Producers Board
Turing
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Minerva
Rockdale Meeting
Vo-Ag
L. A. Maddox, Jr
A&m
Kubiak
George Weems
FHA
Maysfield
SCS
Boyd Callan Construction Company
Waco
A. W. Leyendecker
Watershed Board
Jones Prairie
Mrs
Bill Thweett
Rock
Hill Culpepper
Cameron -Rosebud
Walter Senkel
Firestone Strato
Chevylis
Corvairs
F & Valiants
Firestone
Fire
Firestone Champion
Fite
Crevys
Horstmann Tire Store
Cobb Brothers
Jr. Aaa
Sam
OF the Seven Seas
Tom Jefferson
Ben Franklin
John Adams
Oceanus
Seven Seas
Burt Bacharach
al Hirt
Eddie Peabody
Dallas Symphony
Marine Drum & Bugle Corps
Brass
North Door Singers
the Sound Generation
Parade of the Seven Seas
Mobil Sky Revue
Fountasia
Texas Food & Fiber
Midway
Ascs News
Germany
Sane
Honey
National Institute of Meat Packing
Broadways City
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