Peanut farming demo outlines sulfur use and weed control
The article describes Traweek and Gary leading a peanut field trial with 250 lbs acre 5 30 10 fertilizer and Treflan weed control. It notes sulfur fungicide timing for dryland and irrigated peanuts, rates 15 25 lbs acre, and early plantings on 4 inch beds. Texas acreage, demonstrations, and extension service quotes accompany results and historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traweek
Traweck
Key
Gary
Texas
Comanche
Eastland
Erath
Earth County Program Building Committee
John
F E. Hutchison
College Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Seaman A. Knapp
Kaufman County
Control of leafspot boosts peanut profits on Traweek farm
Erath County agent B Gary and Comanche colleague Floyd Key report on Bob Traweeks four acre leafspot demonstration using sulfur and copper fungicides. Net gain of 35 82 per acre after $8 per acre cost, with yields up to 112 bushels versus county irrigated average 75. Tra weeks total management includes field trash burial and soil prep to curb leafspot sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd M. Key
Comanche County
Richard B. Gary
Erath County
Tra
Erath
B. Gary
Traweek
Iis
Texas A&m Univesity
Bob Traweek
Dublin
Gary
Comanche
Joe H. Rothe
College Station
Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Texas
C. Wendell Horne
Bary, Key, Traweek and
Horne
Key
Comanche Group Attends Dallas Ordination of Rev. Coggin
A Comanche group joined others in Dallas on December 21 for the Episcopal Church ordination of Reverend Bruce W. Coggin at the Church of the Incarnation. Attendees included Mrs. Tom Dudley Mrs. John Dagne Denny Jim Idley Dudley and Mrs. Carroll Loudermilk with former Comancheans Miss Sherrdan Loudermilk and Miss Patti Ruth Loudermilk. Jim and John Dudley later attended a Fort Worth reception for Coggin as Pfc. Troy Seckinger and Mrs. Theresa Miller welcomed relatives in De Leon before Seckinger’s Viet Nam deployment next month.
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Dallas
Bruce W. Coggin
Episcopal Church
Tom Dudley
John D.agne
Denny
Jim Idley Dudley
Carroll Loudermilk
Sherrdan Loudermilk
Denton
Patti Ruth Loudermilk
Billy Frank Dunn
Jim
John Dudley
Fort Worth
Coggin
Church of the Incarnation
Pfc
Troy Seckinger
Fort Riley
Kansas
de Leon
Frank Seckinger
Theresa Miller
German
Seckinger
Viet Nam
Christmas Wishes and Travel in Corpus Christi Note
Corpus Christi hosts Mr. and Mrs. Harold Perkins from Baylor and Temple visiting for a wedding and Christmas with former Comancheans coach Ray Smith before heading to Comanche. Also included is a child’s handwritten Santa letter requesting a bicycle with training wheels a cheerful tearful dog bone a skirt and a Christmas meal.
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Harold Perkins
Baylor University
Temple
Corpus Christi
Ray Smith
Comanche
Santa Claus
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Hiway
MOHAW
Jar Vinstant
Rich
Jergen
Gandy
Norbest
Turkey
Hershey
Dainties
BAG
Oncn
Sion
South Park
California
Naval
Texas Juice
Washington
Calif
del Monte
EL Monte
Dres
Charmin
Atolls
Job Traweek
Daddy
Granny’s
Melody Turner
J. R. Lowell
Sir Launfal
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