Soil Conservation Through Legumes and Terracing
Legumes like clovers and alfalfa improve soil structure by increasing porosity and root penetration. Prepare seedbeds now and have seed and inoculant ready by late August for October planting. W O Pape will build a terrace system on a native pasture sod using bulldozers, with outlets draining onto established sod. Water drainageways have been staked on Otto Eckhardt and Chester Koennecke farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Pape
Otto Eckhardt
Chester Koennecke
Samsco to Add Something New At County Fair
Samsco announces a new feature at Gillespie County Fair a stunt by San Antonio Machine and Supply. Six three foot balloons will be released tagged to be exploded mid height with fragments returning to earth. Finders turning in tags at the Samsco exhibit win cash awards and undiscovered tags will be redeemed later at Fredericksburg dealers or other Hill Country towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Diversion Terraces and Conservation Work Across Farms
The text details soil and water conservation efforts by various farmers. Alfons Lang builds a diversion terrace around a new field. Edmund Durst collaborates with Soil Conservation Service planners on an advanced plan shaping two drainage ways. Mrs Bertha Fuhrmann completes two diversion terraces and 9318 feet of standard terraces. Lorenz Wendel plans two terraces in a small field. Sterling Wendel finishes terraces on a twenty acre field. Hugo Basse completes a pond on a property off Tivydale Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Durst
The
Soil Conservation Service
Bertha Fuhrmann
Leading judges to place stock in 64th Gillespie County Fair
Veteran judges from the Southwest will select entries for the 64th Gillespie County Fair starting Friday morning. Beef cattle judge Dale Handlin from Texas A&M, dairy judge J A Marschall, swine by I F Dahlberg from A M College, Angora goats by Joe Brown Ross of Sonora, medium wool sheep by J A Gray of San Angelo, fine wool sheep by J E Spud Tatum of Rocksprings, poultry and rabbits by James E Howard of Austin. An additional judge, unnamed in the catalog, will also participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Gillespie County
Dale Handlin
Department of Animal Husbandry
A & M College of Texas
J. A. Marschall
Area VII
Austin
I. F. Dahlberg
Joe Brown Ross
James E. Howard
Gillespie Auction Receipts Light Pass Wednesday
A light Gillespie County Livestock Sales Co sale on Wednesday offered few top animals with steady prices. Stocker calves ranged from 16.50 to 24 per hundred, common stockers 10 to 16, cows with calves 91 to 206 the pair, butcher yearlings 14.75 to 25.25, canner cows 10.25 to 16.25, goats few, sheep 7.50 to 9.75 per head with lambs 9.60 to 15.75, ewes and lambs weak at 8.25, mutton 8.20, bucks to 15.25, hogs 18.25 to 22.50. Notable sales included Smith Jordan stocker calf 24, Isaac Davis butcher yearling 25.25, August Otto utility cow 16.25, L. C. Wiggins cow and calf 202.50, Joe Taylor flock of lambs 15.75 per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie
Smith Jordan
Mason
Isaac Davis
Llano
Otto
Valley Springs
L. C. Wiggins
Comfort
Joe Taylor
Fredericksburg
Summer care keeps livestock productive and profitable
Successful and profitable live stock and poultry production can be maintained during the hot summer months provided good management practices are followed in caring for the herds and flocks.
No plans overlook farm and home safety rules
The statement stresses that any plan covering farm and home activities is incomplete without participant safety considerations and strict adherence to safety rules. It emphasizes planning with safety as a primary guideline and living by established safety protocols.
Buffel grass shows rapid growth on Hodges acreage
Ernst Hodges of Gillespie County reports 4 acres of Buffel grass planted May 15 in sandy loam fields have grown knee to waist high in 90 days. Irrigated and weeded, harvest began within a month with about 700 pounds of seed picked. Hodges plans 30 more acres next spring for pasturage and seed production, noting strong palatability and Soil Conservation Service approval. Other growers named include Willie Wehmeyer Jr and A O Striegler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst Hodges
Stonewall
Gillespie County
Hodges
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Office
Willie Wehmeyer, Jr
Luckembach
A. O. Striegler
Knopp School
Hubert Klein
Stone
Farm Lease Revisions Reflect Modern Agriculture
Farm leases must evolve as farming practices change. Shifts from cash crops to livestock or other production blends cannot be effectively covered by rental agreements crafted for traditional crop farming.
Proper home relationships build healthy children
Proper home relationships develop in children the essentials of healthy personalities, trust in themselves and others, independence, initiative, capacity for love, creative ability and integrity.
Heep Bans 104 Doves in 1952 State Program
Heep announces banding of 104 doves during 1952, doubling the 1951 start. Heep asks dove hunters in the 1952 season from September 1 to October 10 to report any tagged doves. The Game Warden cautioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heep
Joe Tatum Completes Masters Degree at A and M
Joe Tatum, vocational agriculture instructor in Fredericksburg Public School, completed work for a Master of Degree in Agricultural Education at Texas A and M College. His thesis studied comparative gains and net returns on various breeds and cross breeds of tamibs fed in Gillespie County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Tatum
Fredericksburg
Texas A & M College
Gillespie County
Dove hunting hours proposed for September season
A fragmented note indicates the dove hunting hour would run from noon until sundown during the September season. The OCR fragment mentions a time window but lacks full details on location or regulations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Department of Public Safety
Standard Service Company
Chrysler
Plymouth
G. M. C. Sales and Service
Samsco
Tion Service
Alfons Lang
Lorenz Wendel
Sterling Wendel
Hugo Basse
Tivydale Road
W. S. Orr
Mrs. Orr
Estoni Ladolambrano
Lochte Storage & Commission Co
Fredericksburg, Texas
Ernest Hodges
William E. West
Hodges Place
West
Gillespie Soil Conservation District
E. Hodges
George
Amber
Roy Henke
Morris Ranch
Texas
Kramer Tractor & Implement Co
Fup
Ferguson Tractors
Ferguson System
N. Adams
Moreford Trop
Poul
Woerner
E. L. Woerner
Lee Roy Woerner
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