Open House Set for Tenth Annual Field Day at Hi Plains
The High Plains Research Foundation hosts the Tenth Annual Field Day on September 8 1986 with Texas Young Farmers Region 1 volunteers guiding parking and tours. Co chairs include Delton Stone and James Stair. area chapters and Young Homemakers join in welcoming visitors and guiding registration at three tents. The schedule lists hour long welcome shifts from Plainview Hale Center Springlake Abernathy and others ending with a 5 pm address by Agriculture Secretary Crell Freeman, expected to draw a record crowd.
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High Plains Research Foundation
West Texas
Texas Young Farmers
Region 1
Derly
Delton Stone
Idalou
James Stair
Foundation
Plainview
Hale Center
Springlake
Abernathy
Lockney
Hereford
Floydada
Silverton
Anton
Ralis
Dimmitt
Tulla Littlefield
Muleshoe
Wolfforth
Whitharrell
Friona
Slaton
Chambers of Commerce
Glad Handers
Charles Young
Plainview Chamber of Commerce
Cochairman
Clarence Wright
Young Homemakers
Area One
Edward Weil
Area One Association of Young Homemakers of Texas
JG Cannon
Lockner
Ralls
Kress
Petersburg
Shallewarter
Sudan
Frank Moore
Crrille Freeman
Moore
Freeman
George Mahon
Texas soil moisture remains short statewide
Texas continues to suffer soil moisture deficits across most of the state with drought stress on dryland crops and pastures. Irrigated crops progress, but stock water shortages and rising feeding needs press livestock, while harvests shift for sorghum, cotton, peaches, vegetables, and melons across regions.
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College Station
UPT
Texas
Texas Agricultural Exten Service
Blacklands
Panhandle
High Plains
Shade tree damage can be tax deductible under new guidance
Texas A&M Extension forester Bill Smith says damage to shade or ornamental trees from wind or nature may be tax deductible. Value can be based on reduced real estate value or a formula using trunk diameter, with specific values per size and a $5 per square inch rule from the National Shade Tree Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Smith
Texas A&m University Extension Forester
Smith
Texas
National
Shade Tree Conference
A&m Forester
Constitutional Amendment Ten on Ballot in Texas Election
Public notice outlines proposed Amendment Ten to Section 3b of Article VII of the Texas Constitution. It would protect taxes and bonds in independent school districts and junior colleges from changes after boundary adjustments and allows continued levy without new elections. The amendment is to be voted on November 1966 with gubernatorial proclamation and publication requirements.
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Texas
State OF
Eitien
Trends in Midwestern livestock prices show gains for hogs and lambs
Trading at major terminals reports mixed gains with slaughter steers mostly steady to 25 higher, hogs up 25 to 75, and lambs rising in spots. Cattle receipts around 171,000 across 12 markets, weekly slaughter projected above 500,000 head for the 14th of 16 weeks.
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United Press International
Midwest
Chicago
Omaha
St Joseph
Kansas City
St. Joseph
New York
Iown
Minnesota
Boston
Bigger Beef Bargains Now
COLLEGE STATION Beef is a bigger bargain this week in many Texas supermarkets with mature beef cuts at special prices and other stores featuring baby beef. Shoppers are urged to compare prices, focus on chuck roasts and steaks, ground beef, and roasts. Fryers remain economical. turkeys eggs and frozen fish lists are noted. Peaches nectarines plums bananas, cantaloupes and potatoes are highlighted with other vegetables. Some produce like tomatoes and southern peas are scarce.
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College Station
Gwen Clyatt
Texas A&m University Extension
Huntsville Man Breeds All Weather Cattle
Huntsville eye surgeon Raymond Blalock breeds a cross of Scotch Highland cattle with Brahman and Hereford type cows. The herd is heat tolerant, cold hardy, disease resistant, and thrives on minimal feed. Calves weighed 500 pounds at weaning without creep feed. calf crops exceed 90 percent with twins reported once. Blalock notes these “all weather” cattle are turning a profit on his small Texas ranch.
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Huntsville
Raymond Blalock
Texas
Blalock
Walker County
Wesley Sherrill
Sherrill
Scotland
Angus Blalock
Market Summary from Chicago week in Review
Lambs mostly up to 1.00 higher with receipts around 42 000 at 12 markets. Feeder lambs and slaughter ewes steadier to lower while carcass lamb prices edged up in wholesale carrot trading. Live poultry prices steady to 1 cent lower and wholesale eggs with mixed shifts. Soybeans rose while oats and rye edged higher with mixed and irregular wheat and corn moves.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Guards Escape Berlin Amid Border Patrol Flight
Two East German border guards in uniform fled to the American sector of West Berlin on Sunday after shorting search lights during patrol. They took their weapons with them as they crossed into the Allied zone.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Two Texas Farmers Named Finalists For Hoblitzelle Awards
Texas researchers open a statewide search for two farmers to receive the 1967 Hoblitzelle Awards for Advancement of Rural Life. A junior under 36 and a senior over 36 will each get 5000 dollars, a gold medal, and a scroll for improving rural life in Texas.
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Rener
Texas
Hoblitzelle
C L Lundell
Texas Research Foundation
Renner
Lundeil
Texas Association of Soil Conservation Districts
State Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Limey Light Seafood Salad Recipe
A Caribbean flavored low calorie seafood salad with tuna and shrimp. Mix 4% cup catsup with Worcester sauce grated lime peel salt lime juice and dry white wine then add tuna and shrimp. Chill and serve in lettuce cups with lime wedges. Serves 6 to 3.
Texas water bond amendment authorizes $200 million issue
Senate Joint Resolution No 19 proposes amending Section 49 d to allow the Texas Water Development Board to issue up to 200 million in bonds for storage facilities and reservoir development. It sets terms for sale, lease, or transfer of facilities and requires two thirds legislative approval and a November 1966 election. The measure limits use of funds and requires permits and future funding rules.
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Senate
State of
Texas
Texas Water Development Fund
Texas Water Development Board
State of Texas
United States of America
Interstate Compact
Texas Wate Development Board
United States
Texas Water Commission
Texas Water Development
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Hopkins County
Public Notice
Hoblitzelle Awards
Young Farmer Association of Texas
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Soi] Conservation Service
Hoblitzelle Foundation
Dallas
Karl Hoblitzelle Agricultural Laboratory of Texas Research Foundation
Karl St. John Hoblitzelle
Hale County
Harry Jack Garrett
Harlingen
Cameron County
Childress Livestock Commission Co
Bill Slaton
W. Nichols
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