New Rural Environmental Assistance Program Aims to Cut Farm Pollution
The Agriculture Department announces REAP, a restructured cost sharing program to curb water pollution from farms. Local farmer committees manage funding, targeting permanent benefits like dams, ponds, buffers, and tree planting to reduce silt and pollutants. About half the cost is funded by the federal government with emphasis on on and off farm environmental improvement and community projects.
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Clifford M. Hardin
Agriculture Conservation Program
ACP
Polluion
Hardin
Congress
Spe
house-Senate
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Soil Conservation Service
Forest Service and Extension Service
Mulches For Your Garden Leaflet From SCS
Truman Renshaw of the Soil Conservation Service promotes a new leaflet Mulches For Your Garden detailing how garden mulches reduce soil loss conserve moisture and improve soil health. It explains composting basics and building a simple bin with wire or cards, plus how to use mulch in flowers and vegetables using grass clippings leaves straw and other plant material. Free copies available from local SCS offices.
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Truman L. Renshaw
Soil Conservation Service
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Truman Renshaw
SCS
Comanche
Renshaw
The
New Publica
Tion
Texas
Soil Conservation Service Office
Walkers Welcome Baby Girl Kelly Rene
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Walker announce the birth of a daughter Kelly Rene on Wednesday January 27 at Stephenville Hospital. She weighed seven pounds two ounces and measured 19 inches. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs W D Walker and maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs B O Stark. Dallas visitors Oswell Brightman and family meet their Baltimore born daughter and Lt Tom Brightman who has completed retraining at Fort Eustis Virginia. Mrs Tom Brightman of the University of Texas joined them in Dallas and Comanche for a weekend visit.
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Kenneth Walker
Kelly Rene
Stephenville Hospital
Kelly
W. D. Walker
B. O. Stark
Oswell Brightman
Dallas
Miss Perta Brightman
Baltimore
Maryland
Tom Brightman
Fort Eustis
Virginia
University of Texas
Comanche
Miss Brightman
Brightman
Austin Heads Abroad Before Year-Long Korea Assignment
A traveler plans a two week stay in Austin before departing for Korea for a one year assignment. The move underscores prep steps for international work commitments and self logistics.
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Austin
Korea
Milner Visits Dabney Kin in Fort Sumner
Mr and Mrs M G Milner of Fort Sumner New Mexico visited Mrs Roy Dabney last Monday and Tuesday. Mrs Milner is a sister of the late Roy Dabney.
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M. G. Milner
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Roy Dabney
Milner
Evans Family Visit in San Antonio
Alfred W. Evans of San Antonio spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Willlie Evans, returning to his duties after the visit.
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San Antonio
Alfred W. Evans
Mrs
Willie Evans
Texas Leads Nation in Livestock Exports for 1970
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White released 1970 figures showing Texas led the 50 states in exports of beef cattle swine sheep and goats with 1 855 083 head of goats 75 820 sheep 10 916 swine 6 352 cattle and 946 dairy cattle.
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Texas Agriculture
John C. White
Texas
Mexico
Adabl
Temple Visitors Include Parsee Family in Comanche
Mr and Mrs Walter Parsee of Temple were visiting Comanche with Mrs Frankie Jones and her sons, joined by her mother Mrs Smith and Mr and Mrs Jerry Dixon.
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Walter Parsee F Temple
Comanche
Wndaw
Frankie Jones
Smith
Jerry Dixon
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W.austin
Comanche, Tex
Magnavox
Fang
Wade
Ghaaru
Harper
Pactutos
Depite
Acter
Pia Hiss
Hathcock’s
North Austin
Wwe
Wyatt
Walkers
New Mexico
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