Fire prevention district rules and homeowners policy details
County Agent Floyd Key outlines steps to form a fire prevention district with state approval and district powers to lease operate and equip stations. The article also reviews the 1952 homeowners policy covering liability personal property and living expenses, with perils and deductible impacts and guidance on insured value versus replacement cost.
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Fiiloyd M. Key County
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State Board Ofurance
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Commission Court
Floyd Key
Comanche County
Heat Stress Impact on Sows During Breeding Found Critical
Purdue University researchers report that hot weather after breeding increases embryonic mortality in sows, especially when heat stress begins immediately after mating. The most severe losses occur in high heat and humidity, while stress beginning on day 20 reduces embryo death.
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Texas
Purdue University
Purdue
Time-delay fuses aid motor circuits and safety features
Electric wiring guidance from Floyd Key stresses upgrading ordinary fuses to time-delay types per the National Electrical Code. The two-element time-delay fuse supports motor startup surges and overload protection, with Type S adapters offering tamperproof safety. Also covers practical pig farrowing and climate considerations for Texas farms.
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Floyd Key
Comanche
National Electrical Code
Allen
Benefit of crop residues to soil and farming practices
County Agent Filoyd M. Key notes large crop residues are valuable by‑products of farming and should not be burned. Residue management improves soil aeration and water infiltration, reduces disease carryover with deep tillage, and supports sustained yields. MP‑807 explains residues benefits. copies available at the county agent’s office.
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Filoyd M. Key
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Virus Threat to Texas Grains Shrinks Sorghum Yield
Grain sorghum and corn in Texas face losses from Maize dwarf mosaic virus. Floyd Key cites an estimated 2 million dollars in crop damage. R. W. Tolar notes infection across eastern Texas, with 5-10 percent of grain sorghum and up to 15-18 percent of corn affected. Overwintering on Johnson grass drives spread via corn leaf aphids.
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Texas
Floyd Key
Comanche County
R. W. Tolar
Texas A&m
Fort Bend
Sturdy new wheat variety released for Texas growers
Floyd Key states that a sturdy new wheat variety named Sturdy will be available after the 1967 harvest from certified seed growers in Texas. Developed by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and the U S Department of Agriculture, Sturdy is a short, hard red winter wheat resistant to lodging, with high yield potential under irrigation, but with limited winter hardiness north of Texas.
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Floyd Key
Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Japan
Pacific Northwest
Key
Virus resistant corn and Johnson grass control urged
Wendell Horne notes that virus tolerant corn varieties are sold by seed companies and breeders. He says controlling Johnson grass reduces the virus since it removes the overwintering host. Spring flame cultivation or plowing before crops pollinate are suggested control methods. Texas A&M research found MDMV is not seed borne.
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Wendell Horne
Horne
Texas A&m
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