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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1970
Page
4
A new plan for adjusting data to a standard weight and new all breed meat certification standards take effect for pigs slaughtered after January 1, 1970. Eligible weights range 200 to 240 pounds with data adjusted to 220 pounds. Conversion factors include days to 220 pounds at 2 pounds per day and backfat, loin area adjustments.
The Rice Pasture Research and Extension Center near Beaumont announces a Soybean Observation Day on September 30. The event aims to showcase local soybean varieties and cultivation practices to farmers and researchers.
About 90 000 4 H Club members in Texas join national observance of 4 H Club Week from October 4 to 10. Governor Preston Smith officially proclaims the week and urges public support for the youth program.
Hybrid sorghum Sudan pastures can be deadly to cattle in late summer and fall due to prussic acid formed when plant material breaks down. Hydrogen cyanide poisoning occurs after frost damage or rapid regrowth after drought. Poisoned cattle may die quickly. red blood in survivors. Nitrate poisoning is a separate risk in cloudy late fall conditions.
A guided Berlin sight-seeing tour will be offered at the Berlin Goodwill Pavilion during the State Fair of Texas in Dallas from October 10 to 25. The touring exhibit, seen previously in Los Angeles and San Francisco, features unusual architecture and 20 air-filled balloons on the roof and operates daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Texas senior citizens will take part in more than 600 community forums the week of September 20 to discuss their needs. Minnie Bell, extension specialist in family life education aging, said the forums start the 1971 White House Conference for Aging. Airplane service began between New York and Chicago in 1919.
Recent rains in Cameron and Rockdale counties bring needed moisture for early planting of winter legumes and small grain. Cooperators from Taylor and Central Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts plan planting as fields dry. Fertilizer should follow soil tests for maximum production. financial assistance is available through the Milam County ASCS. The State Hay Show will be Oct 30 in Houston with entries due Oct 1.
A survey invites 4-H members to join a new beginner horse club focused on care and training with leisure activities to share ideas. County agents office invites contact for those interested in joining. Also urges 4-H youth to contact about showing pigs for county and major shows next spring and to acquire show prospects.
Commissioner John C. White notes Texas Department of Agriculture help for Mexican buyers purchasing about 112000 dollars of Texas cattle and 1200 head of sheep and goats. Additional groups from Mexico plan to buy 480 hogs and 80 Holstein cows worth about 70000 dollars. Transactions involve Brahmas Herefords Ram bouillet Suffolk goats and sheep from West Texas with aid from marketing specialists Ernesto DeLeon Darryl McDonald and Dick Kleymeyer.
Farmers must report ACP completed work by the designated completion date to avoid tying up funds. If delayed, request a time extension with the Milam County ASCS Office. Notify the office if forms are lost or dates are uncertain so staff can look up completion dates and reallocate funds to other farmers.
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