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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
5
A U S Department of Agriculture report to the Texas Planning Board forecasts the 1937 Texas grapefruit crop at 9,200,000 boxes, more than three times the 1936 total of 2,741,000 boxes.
Social column lists visits and entertaining by Mr. and Mrs Raymond Ben neve in San Angelo and other towns. Guests include Schmidt, Marschall, Emanuel, Ginsberg, Wehmeyer and Ehlert families. Bridge clubs meet at Koch and Ries homes with high scores noted and refreshments served.
Governor James V. Allred backs a law from the 45th Legislature letting counties with over 10,000 cattle, sheep and goats taxed for support levy a special tax up to one cent per head for sheep and goats and five cents for cattle. Wild horses from Arizona are being moved to Hall County pastures. a carload of 42 ponies and one mule from Flagstaff will be range-trained and used as domestic stock. Cattle division stocks at San Antonio show 500 cattle and 600 calves, with active trading and steady to strong prices. calves and cows lead gains while steers and yearlings rise.
Calves sold from 4 to 7 for variety with best grass calves 5.50 to 7.00 and some to 7.50. butchers 4 to 5. medium 6 to 7. stocker calves 5 to 6. Hogs active and strong. top 11.75. most 10 to 11.75 with weights 140 to 170 pounds at 10 to 11.25. Stocker pigs 7.50 to 8.50. butcher pigs 8 to 9. Sheep 25 head unsold. Angora goats 3.10.
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