Soil Conservation Group Tours for Plant Identification
Upper Palo Alto Conservation Group members met at Mr and Mrs Adolph Schneider home on Monday June 18 for a tour and discussion on plant identification in range management. A preview tour of Schenider property followed to locate and identify plants in their natural state. Members include G R Oehler Eugene Reed Adolph Schneider Otto Mintel and Adolph Treibs. Future vegetation study planned. Harry and Otto Ahrens report Madrid clover two years old in bloom ready for seed harvest soon. Madrid clover has deeper root system aiding soil conditioning. E H Riley cut and based a twelve acre Hubam clover field during bloom for high quality yield. At the June 19 Board of Supervisors meeting several assistance applications were approved for multiple conservation groups and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Palo Alto
Adolph Schneider
Mr. Schneider
G. R. Oehler
Eugene Reed
Otto Mintel
Adolph Treibs
Harry and
Otto Ahrens
Cherry Springs Conservation Group
Madrid
E. H. Riley
Hohmanns Develop Chicken Ranch North of Willow
Mr and Mrs Harold Hohmann started in 1937 and now operate a chicken ranch across the Gillespie County line in Llano County north of Willow City. They house 2000 hens in five laying houses with barns and shed rooms, after replacing mongrels with white Leghorns and building initial facilities on a hundred acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hohmann
Gillespie County
Llano County
Willow City
Hohmann
Winona Evans
4 H Youths to Judging Contest At A&M College
Twelve Gillespie County 4 H Club members and County Agent Cc A Stone represent District 11 in state judging contests at Texas A&M College. Participants include James Eckhardt Rubin Heinemann F C Lochte Calvin Kuhlmann Allie Lee Smith Stanley Sultemeier Luther Baethge Kenneth Mann Curtis Echardt Stanley Ernst David Sagebiel and Daniel Crenwelge. They left Saturday morning and return today Wednesday with Agent Stone remaining at A&M until June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Cc. A. Stone
District 11
Texas A & M College
James Eckhardt
Rubin Heinemann
F. C. Lochte
Calvin Kuhlmann
Allie Lee Smith
Stanley Sultemeier
Luther Baethge
Kenneth Maner
Curtis Echardt
Stanley Ernst
David Sagebiel
Hohmanns Operate Hill Country Hen Hatchery
The Hohmanns maintain a 2000 hen feeding facility with a submerged well pump and piping for cool water. They fill weekly with 4500 pounds of laying mash and 3000 pounds of oats and built a 1946 cold storage for 108000 eggs. They raise New Hampshire hens, expect 50 percent egg production, and sell eggs to McDonald Hatcheries at 25 cents above Grade A price. cost to produce a laying hen is 1.80 dollars with a net of 1.75 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunters Paradise
Hohmann’s
New Hampshire
Gillespie County 4 H youths prep for 63rd Fair stock show
Delton Behren and Roland Eckhardt lead 4 H entries for Gillespie County Fair. Delton works with an Aberdeen Angus heifer won via Rotary Club essay contest and backs a steer project. Roland shows a Hereford steer and 4 H corn on his father’s Albert Community farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Delton Behren
Jim Burleson
Edwin Behrens
Delton
Rotary Club
Sears-Roebuck
Roland Eckhardt
Herman Eckhardt
Albert
Roland
Eradication and Control of Cedar Will Provide Better Native Grasses
In the brush country discussion on cedar control, and its impact on native grasses, the piece argues that strategic clearing improves grazing and soil health. It notes that scattered cedar stands on better grass lands are best targeted first, with debates on burning timing and post-cut management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolff
Post Oak Planning Homecoming in Blanco County
A community homecoming for former residents teachers and classmates of Post Oak in Blanco County is set for Sunday July 22. The planning committee urges spreading the word and attendees should bring a basket dinner for the first such event with old fashioned entertainment planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Oak
Blanco County
Cedar clearing and grazing: ranchers restore range with pruning and controlled burn
Farmers report rapid native grass recovery after cedar clearing using pruning tools and planned burning. Carroll Smith near Blanco advocates weed and brush management to encourage grasses, while Olla Stribling Ranch near Johnson City notes long rest periods before burning to protect roots and boost recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Smith
Blanco
Carroll
Olla Stribling
Johnson City
Stribling
Warden Catches Bass on Pedernales River
Roy Warden caught a 3 pound 13 ounce bass in the Pedernales River on June 22 authorities said Gilbert Kaderli of the Gillespie Game and Fish Protective Association reported the fish had been on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Warden
Pedernales
Gilbert Kaderli
Gillespie Game and Fish Protective Association
Angler Hooks Big Catch in Unnamed River Gap
The warden reported a large catch but refused to reveal the exact location. He noted the fish was taken in a gap between Fredericksh and Stonewall using a Louisiana B ou Boogie lure, as stated in the local report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warden
Gap
Fredericksh
Stonewall
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Soil Conservation News
Board of Supervisors
Fred Mathisen
Seven Mile Conservation Group
Andrew Jenschke
Leo Hartmann
Walter Schmidt
Guenther Loch
Chester Lochte
Max Lochte
Meusebach Creek
K. C. Striegler
Morris Ranch
Rudolph
Adolph Stehling
Richard Stehling
Paul Stehling
Victor Wendel
Flat Rock Group
Ernest Hodges
Stonewall Group
Ben Hoenig, Jr
Lower Palo Alto
Hohmanns
Willow
A&m College
Keen Farm
Div
Edgar F. Baumann
Soil Conservation Service
Johnson City, Texas
Simon Wolff
Agronomist
Fort Worth
Texas
Lochte Storage & Commission Co
Fredericksburg, Texas
Hill Country
H. Welge Lewis
P. O
Fredericksburg
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