Lower Palto Alto Soil Conservation Group tour in May
The Lower Palto Alto Conservation Group met May 20 at Kurt Hansen's for a field tour observing conservation practices on several farms. Highlights include Hairy Vetch seed harvest, Kudzu drought results, Hubam clover grazing, Alfalfa hay on adapted land, chemical brush control, and new grass plantings. Members listed. advice on fall inoculated seed and phosphate storage. windrower purchase for district use. emphasis on achieving permanent vegetation to prevent erosion.
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Lower Palto Alto
Kurt Hansen
Mr. Hansen
Marvin Grona Place
Arthur Grobe Place
Harold Kneese
Troy Foster Ranch
King Ranch
Mr. Foster
Poultry Short Course Held at Texas A&M College
A Poultry Short Course sponsored by the Poultry Husbandry Department of Texas A&M College will be held from June 16 to June 20 for training in chicken flock selection and pallorum testing agents.
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The
Poultry Husbandry Department of
Texas A&m College
Fresh string beans stored for year round use
Fresh string beans may be enjoyed year round if a supply is stored in a home freezer.
Begin Now to Plan Fertilizer Needs for Fall Crops
Farmers should start now to analyze soil and determine fertilizer needs for fall crops. Soil analysis reveals available plant foods but not the whole story. lab guidance will suggest fertilizer requirements for specific crops. Labs in College Station and Wharton offer analyses for $1 per sample, with forms available through local soil district or county agents.
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Blacksand
Gillespie County
Soil Conservation Service
Timely Tips for Freezing Green String Beans
Instructions on selecting fresh beans for freezing, including tips on washing trimming scalding and cooling. Details cover boiling times for small medium and large beans storage at 0 degrees F or below and moisture vapor proof wrapping. References bulletin B-174 and contact for more information.
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Blue Lake
Logan
Kentucky
Post Oak Community Notes and Memorial Day Activities
Sunday visitors with Mr and Mrs Ewald Rech attended a class reunion at Johnson City. Families traveled to Fredericksburg and San Antonio on business and to visit relatives. Memorial Day visitors included Woerner Beyer and families. Dewberries were picked and nearly four inches of rain drenched the area improving conditions for farmers and ranchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewald Rech
Victor Rech
Austin
Leo Sultemeier
Kurt Rech
Johnson City Park
Chester Moldenhauer
San Antonio
Edwin Meier
Meier
Milton Scharnhorst
Fredericksburg
Woerner
Elgin Beyer
Bob Koennecke
Joe Novian
Johnson City
Mason Man Named Head of Hill Country Angus Group
M. E. Grote of Mason was named president of the Hill Country Angus Association at the group’s annual election in Fair Park. Other officers named were I. N. Mitchell as vice president and C. A. Stone as secretary-treasurer. Directors represent Blanco, Comal, Kendall, Kerr, McCulloch, Gillespie, Bexar, Travis, Bastrop, Concho, Kimble, and Hays counties. The Angus Field Day is set for Saturday June 14 with a 10 a.m. program including committee reports, livestock judging results, a demonstration, and a noon barbecue.
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NEW Angus
Hill Country Angus Association
Paul Reese
San Antonio
E. D. Combs
San Marcos
C. A. Stone
Fredericksburg
I. N. Mitchell
Smithson Valley
A. BE. Homann
Junction
M. E. Grete
Mason
G. Hf. Ricks
Brady
J. B. Goar
Johnson City
Bill Cammack
M. E. Grote
Fair Park
Grote
Henry Wellborn
Centerpoint
Association
Wm. Cammarck
Blanco
IL N. Mitchell
Comal
Bill Logan
Kendall
R. S. Hays
Kerr
Tommy Brook
McCulloch
O. H Grona
Gillespie
Bexar
Clayton Stribling
James C. Tucker
Burnet
G. H. Ricks
Lampasas
Dick Hohmann
Kimble
Luther M. Watson
Travis
M. W. Kelly
Bastrop
J. R. Canning
Concho
Hays
Hill Country
Chamber of Commerce and Fair Association
Auction Sale Slowed By Muddy Roads
The Gillespie County Livestock Company recorded the year’s shortest sale as muddy roads kept ranchers from bringing cattle to market. Stocker calves rose to 2 to 2.25 per hundred, common stockers 19.10 to 27, cows with calves 166 to 220 per pair, butcher yearlings 21 to 24.25 per hundred, canner cows 12 to 15, bulls up to 23.25. Hog top 20.75, packers 19.25, feeders up to 15.30 per hundred. ewes with lambs 15.25 per pair, ewes 7.30, muttons 16.50, bucks 12 per hundred. goat meat 10.75 each, nannies 5 each, nannies with kids 13.75 per pair, billies 8.75 per hundred.
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Gillespie County Livestock Company
Girls 4-H District Camp Set for Ballinger
The district camp will be at Bruce Field Ballinger on June 3 4 and 5 with Miss Lucille Conrads Gillespie Home Demonstration Agent announcing. Only two girls and a leader may attend with Loretta Jenschke Kathryn Smith Mrs Troy Foster and the agent listed as attendees. Conrads will serve as a counselor. Inhabitants of the Isle of Man are called Manxmen.
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Bruce Field
Ballinger
Lucille Conrads
Gillespie Home
Miss Conrads
Loretta Jenschke
Kathryn Smith
Troy Foster
Senator Ashley Headlines Texas Angus Event Program
Senator Carlos Ashley will be the guest speaker at this event. The afternoon features a bull and Angus female show followed by a panel discussion. The program ends with announcing contest and attendance prize winners and the awarding of rib bons, banners, prizes, and the Texas Association trophy.
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Carlos Ashley
Angus
Texas Association
Sixteen Future Homemakers Enjoy Weekend Camp
Sixteen Future Homemakers of America members plus their teacher Mrs Dixie Stagg ard and Mrs Ad Evers Jr spent a weekend at Camp Idlewilde near Comfort. They took courses in leadership training swimming baseball and tennis and crafted leather belts nylon flowers ribbon flowers and figurines. Transportation was arranged by Mrs Alfred Rahe and Mrs H R Morgan. Marilyn Lawrence was local president and Juan Evers served as district vice president.
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Homemakers of America
Dixie Staggard
Ad. Evers Jr
Camp Idlewilde
Comfort
Alfred Rahe
H. R. Morgan
Marilyn Lawrence
Juan Evers
June Dairy Month prompts dairy men to review operations
June has been designated as Dairy Month urging dairymen to support the ADA program and study their operations for possible changes to boost efficiency.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irvin Itz
Leo Itz
Kurt Eichholtz
Emil Jentsch
Norman Olsen
Emil Lehne
Soil Conservation District
Willie Wehmeyer, Jr
Norge
Federico
Thor
Adeline Tyne
Conoco
Adeline
Continental Oil Company
Standard Ranch
Post Oak
Angus Group
Isle of Man
Roy Henke
Morris Ranch
Texas
ALL Country Implement Company, Inc
Maine
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