Area Cooperators Purchase Land On Veteran Program
Milam County records show seven percent of area cooperators buy land via the Veterans Land Board. Loans have low interest, repayable over forty years, aiding veterans to own and improve land. Local buyers include a Cameron banker, contractor, post office employee, NASA worker, and a Hearne teacher. Salt is essential for animal growth and should be freely available.
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Soil Conservation District
Cameron Work Unit
Veteran's Land Board
J. R. Reese
Milam County
Veterans Land Board
ASCS
SCS
The
Land Board
Cameron Banker
Houston
4-H District Record Book Contest Winners Named
Milam county had 13 top three finishes in the District Record Book Contest. Senior division winners include Penny Graves and Dennis Jistel with placements in Achievement and Agriculture. Junior division winners include David McClaren Bill Ellis Randy Graves Arthur Jistel Wayne Jistel Patsy Lou Stephens. Reed Davis and Sandra Barta will have their books entered in the State Contest at College Station.
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Milam County
Penny Graves
Dennis Jistel
Gwendolyn Jistel
Sandra Barta
Henry Abel, Jr
Reed Davis
Texas
David McClaren
Bill Ellis
Randy Graves
Arthur Jistel
Wayne Jistel
Patsy Lou Stephens
College Station
Cotton Producers Face Competition From Cheaper Regions
County Agents urge Texas cotton farmers to cut per unit costs to stay competitive with other producing areas. Proper fertilization reduced cost per pound and boosted lint yield. fertilized cotton cost 14 cents per pound vs 20 cents unfertilized, with $34 extra profit per acre. Emphasizes machinery, fertilization, insect control, crop rotation, and selective hired labor for profitable returns.
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Texas
Cecil A. Parker
Texas A & M Extension Service
Blackland Prairie
Lyons Water Supply loan boosts Burleson County rural access
The Farmers Home Administration approved an 84000 loan to Lyons Water Supply corporation to drill a well, build an overhead tank, and lay a distribution system serving 75 farm and rural families in Lyons, Burleson County Texas. The loan runs forty years at 4 percent with a 2000 contribution from borrowers.
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L. J. Cappleman
Farmers Home Administration
Soil and Water Association
Lyons Water Supply Corporation
Burleson County
Lyons
Texas
Lyons Water Corporation
James J. Goodrich
B. C. Thompson
Linda J. Murray
Association
Cooperative Water Users’ Association
Mutual Water Companies
Congress
Ed Kurtz Promoted to First Sergeant in Army
Ed Kurtz has been promoted to first sergeant in the United States Army. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Kurtz of Rt 1 Cameron and is stationed at Fort Hood with his wife and two children. He has served 150 years in active duty.
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Edwin H. Kurtz
United States Army
Kurtz
Edwin Kurtz
Rt. 1
Cameron
Fort Hood
Farming Economy Does Not Always Mean More Acres
College Station says expansion or more livestock is not the sole path to higher net income. Farm management specialist C H Bates urges careful analysis of current operations, notes labor and equipment use, and suggests efficiency gains, cost savings, and new enterprises on existing land can boost income without buying more acres.
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College Station
C. H. Bates
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Bates
Harvesting Gains Momentum In Brazos And Navasota River Bottoms
J N Brevard Iowa acting Officer in Charge of the USDA reports rapid use of mechanical pickers in the Brazos and Navasota River Bottom area. Austin Cotton Division notes 40 percent Light Spotted, Middling Light Spotted dominant in whites, staple lengths varied, microwaves readings rising, market slow with some higher priced cotton above loan. Austin office classed 74 456 samples last week, season total 24 085.
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Brazos and
Navasota
J. N. Brevard
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Austin
Texas
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Cameron Scs
Charles Henson
Cowboy
A. J. Anderson
Cowboy’s Cut Rate Liquor Store
Rogers
Milam County Line
West
Henry N. Ivey
Milam - Burleson County
First Street
Caldwell
Ed Kurtz
U S. Army
Mommy
Brentwood
Just
Lone Star Gas Company
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