Short duration grazing gains traction in beef operations
Short duration grazing systems spread across six to nine pastures simplify management. Operators move cattle after 5 to 60 percent of forage is consumed, with pastures rested several months. Benefits include rapid forage removal and reduced root damage, but watch water supply and labor needs. George Chase and Evans Ficklin use the system with registered cattle. contact the Soil Conservation Service and Bosque Soil and Water Conservation District for guidance.
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George Chase
Evans Ficklin
Soil Conservation Service
Bosque Soil and Water Conservation District
Meridian HS Yellow Jackets win Easter Seal Trophy
Meridian High School football team awarded the Class B trophy for Lily Day activities in Bosque County. Coach Al Williamson accepted the prize from Helen C. Aars for the Easter Seal Society of Texas. The team raised 264 dollars, the largest by a Class B school, supporting crippled children and adults.
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Meridian High School
Yellow Jackets
Bosque County
Helen C. Aars
al Williamson
Yellow Jacket
Easter Seal Society
Texas
Bob Lilly
Dallas Cowboys
Dr Pepper Bottlers
Aars
Edward F. Thomas Named Texas State Conservationist for SCS
Edward F. Thomas, newly appointed state conservationist for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service in Texas, returns from Nashville where he was deputy state conservationist. He succeeds Clyde W. Graham, now director of the South regional technical service center in Fort Worth. Thomas, a 1954 conservationist starter, has worked in Lubbock, Wellington, Wheeler, Jayton, Morton, Pecos, Harlingen, and Temple, and is a Texas A&M 1964 graduate who served in Korea. He and his wife Mary have three children.
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Edward F. Thomas
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Texas
Thomas
Nashville
Tennessee
SCS
Clyde W. Graham
South Regional Technical Service Center
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Wellington
Wheeler
Jayton
Morton
Pecos
Harlingen
Temple
Texas A&m University
Vernon High School
Korea
Association of Texas A&m
Soil Conservation Society of America
Americanociety of
Mary
Eddie
Bill
Susan
Six Flags Now Open Every Day of Week
Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington begins daily operations this weekend after a record spring with over 400000 visitors. A single-day high of 36607 attended on May 13. The summer schedule runs daily 10 am to 10 pm through August 27. General Manager Robert W. Freeman cites strong public response and high out of state attendance indicating a strong tourist season. Texas Highway Department data lists Six Flags as the state’s top single tourist attraction.
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Arlington
SIX Flags Over
Texas
Family Entertainment
SIX Flags
Robert W. Freeman
Texas Highway Department
Clifton natives earn bachelor degrees in nursing at TWU
At Texas Woman's University spring commencement on May 18, Martha Nell Luckenbach of College Hill and Jennifer Marie Womack of Star Route, Clifton, received bachelor's degrees in Nursing as part of the ceremony awarding bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees.
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Denton
Texas Woman's University
Clifton
Martha Nell Luckenbach
College Hill
Jennifer Marie Womack
Star Route
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Clifton High School
Austin
Lazane Smith
Karen Garf
Janie Conrad
Tim Bowser
Eddie Gauntt
Tim Hoel
Keith Dahl
Jim Stewart
Pat Morrow
Richard Womack
Susan Morton
Kaya Tergerson
Jeanna Pruitt
Lynne Enochs
Leon Smith
Meridian HS Grid
Tom Holmes
Ronoff
Graham
Temple State
Edward E. Thomas
Order OF Easter Star
Regina
Walter Draper
Jim White
Pol
N. Hwy
N. Ave
Clifton, Texas
Elmer R. Brown
Tal
N. Highway
GAP
Linda Roberts
C. L. Roberts
Cranfills Gap
Lake Whitney
Gap Community Foods
Linda
Cranfills Gap High School
Lake Whitney Country Club
Gerald Rice
Cen-Tex Electric
Roper
Clifton Appliance Center
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