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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1969
Page
3
April gardening urges thorough seed bed prep, debris removal, and disease cleanups. Plant Lycourt spider lilies with bone meal, treat crepe myrtle mildew, and set hanging baskets. Divide violet and chrysanthemum clumps, sow annual chrysanthemum seed, and set out tomato plants with steady watering and fertilizer.
County agent notes horehound is a weed that reduces wood and mohair fleece value by up to 10 cents per pound. Control is best in early spring with 2 4 D ester when the weed grows fastest after winter. Use a foliage spray with a boomless sprayer, apply about one pound of product per acre in 15 25 gallons of water at 30 psi, and spray only on days with wind under five miles per hour.
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association district meeting set for Thursday April 17 at Mc Gregor with the University Agricultural Research Center Sheep and Goat Field Day. Registration starts 9:00 a.m. The TS GRA will elect District 9 directors for the 1970 term. current directors include C B Hodge Salado John Robert Hodge Salado J Walton Greenwade Clifton Gail Didier Comanche and Robert N Meihern Gatesville.
Governor Smith names John Bohay Pumphrey of Fort Worth as personal representative for the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Merit Award ceremony in Oklahoma City on April 20. John Waste is to be honored this year.
If you have anything to buy sit or trade call The Clifton Record at 675-3336 for ads and notices.
Garden tips advise using wood ashes mixed with soil to deter snails and slugs and add phosphate. Wrap stem collars around plants to deter cut worms. Plant bedding plants such as petunias salvia marigold and salvias. Set out geraniums with minimal fertilization and start annual seeds now. For dahlias dig large holes, amend soil, insert a stake, and plant tubers properly. Tube roses and bulb groupings enhance borders and fragrance.
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