Grass judging contest set for Range Field Day near Round Mountain
Arrangements completed for the grass judging contest at the Annual Range Field Day on July 27 west of Round Mountain. The event runs from 6 to 10 a m with entries accepted until 10 a m and completion by 11 a m. Prizes include a manure spreader from International Harvester dealers for the first place team and 50 lbs Buffelgrass seed donated by Pat Higgins for the second place.
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Round Mountain
International Harvester Dealers
Pat Higgins
County Agent's Notebook Anthrax Quarantine Advice
Blanco County remains under quarantine for anthrax. Cattle vaccination is advised for those in the quarantine area, while Gillespie Countians are not required unless their land touches Blanco County. Rural owners should consult County Agent O L Patterson or Dr. King for vaccine guidance and consider hiring a veterinarian if vaccinating for the first time.
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Blanco County
Gillespie
O. L. Patterson
King
Blanco
Jess Alford
Texas Angus Association
Milt Miller
Tommy Stuart
Texas
Althaus Angus Farm
R. W. Hays Ranch
Kerrville
Tommy Brooks
Camp San Sa
Crenwelge
I. N. Mitchell
Hilma Henke
Hill Country
Hereford Ass’n
R. S. Connor
San Antonio
Jack Groff
Wesley Gold
Walter Fuhrmann
Jim Burleson
Marvin Daniels
Col
Alfred Petsch
Hill Country Angus Association
Carlos Ashley
Llano
Buffelgrass seed grants and contest entry urged in district
Donations include 10 lbs Buffelgrass seed, 7 lbs, and 5 lbs from Stull’s Chemicals and Pat Higgins. Entries must notify the SCS office in Fredericksburg by July 19. A five-team limit may force a district contest. Mund harvests Madrid clover seed using an old reaper. Hensell and Wiedenfeld complete soil surveys for Harry Eckhardt on Kerrville Highway.
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Garrity Road
San Antonio
Texas
Stull’s Chemicals, Inc
S. Flores St
Pat Higgins
SCS
Fredericksburg
Elgin Mund
Pilot Knob
Madrid
Elgin
Hensell and
Wiedenfeld
Harry Eckhardt
Kerrville Highway
West Meusebach Conservation Group plans announced
Conservation plans were prepared this week by Andrew Jenschke Chester Lochte and Alvin Hohenberger of the West Meuse bach Conservation Group.
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Andrew Jenschke
Chester Lochte
Alvin Hohenberger
West Meusebach
Anthrax caution and Hill Country Angus Field Day report
Health warning outlines Anthrax signs in cattle and advises veterinary testing rather than DIY necropsy. The Hill Country Angus Field Day drew about 650 attendees, with judges from Alt haus Angus Farm and other Texas breeders, and featured a barbecue funded by 4 H and FFA groups.
Preventible Farm Accidents Cost Nation Manpower and Goods
Preventible accidents continue to kill thousands and injure hundreds of thousands of farm residents each year, depriving the nation of needed manpower and destroying property vital to defense.
Auction Sales Reach High in Gillespie County Auction
The Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company Wednesday sale in Gillespie County marked a high for the month, with over 400 cattle about 2,000 sheep 140 hogs and a small goat sale. Prices eased slightly for cattle and sheep while top hogs held and packers and feeder pigs slipped marginally. Sales began at noon with many lots including stocker calves cows and bulls selling at various prices and several named buyers from Llano Fredericksburg Cherry Springs and Mason contributing consignments.
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Gillespie County
J. J. Hardin
Llano
Isidore Stehling
Fredericksburg
Ernest Bober
Doss
Clifton Fiedler
Cherry Springs
Edward Stein
E. C. Fiedler
Henry Keyser
Loyal Valley
Ed. Stein
Edgar Kordzik
Hondo Crouch
Comfort
Lonnie Itz
Alfred Spaeth
Mason
August Grobe
Classified Ad Inquiry for Fillable Classifieds
Classified notices request guidance on filling ads. The sender seeks instruction on how to complete public notices, listings, and embedded details for publication. The message implies a workflow for placing ads in a newspaper classified section.
Peanut measurements completed for 1951 crop drive
All peanut farms have been measured except a few pending rain. Wesley Gold of PMA urges farmers with unmeasured peanuts to notify the county PMA office. Marketing cards will be issued at harvest for quota, excess oil, and excess penalty categories with prices based on peanut grade.
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Wesley Gold
PMA
National Farm Safety Week Proclaimed in July
The week of July 22 to 28 is proclaimed as National Farm Safety Week. Each farm family member is urged to adopt safe practices in all activities, drive safely, and live safely.
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Soil Conservation News
Woody
DU Pont House
Gillespie County Lumber CO
Lary J Ranch
George Stephens
Lazy J Ranch
Stephens
Ford
Fife
Boening Motor Sales
Ranen Ag
Alfons Feller
Lochte Storage & Commission Co
Fredericksburg, Texas
National Safety Council
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