Ranch Life Notes on Rains and Breeding Trials
Rural readers learn how recent rains improve forage and stock conditions. Texas A&M plans to test Brahman Hereford crosses at Bluebonnet farm near Mc Gregor under the Brahman cross program aided by War Assets Administration donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A & M College
King Ranch
Texas
McGregor
War Assets Administration
J. C. Miller
Bluebonnet Farm
India
Louis Schmidtzinsky
Rocky Hill
Grote
Rainfall and weekend visits noted in Harper area
Harper area received 2.56 inches of rain Wednesday night with light showers since. Local residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hall and children from Comanche, visited Mrs. Clara Masters. Several other relatives and visitors from Seguin Kerrville San Antonio and Donna spent the weekend with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Fred Hall
Comanche
Clara Masters
Will Masters
Chas Barrett
Colan
Oliver Parker
Nevada
California
Lillian Lang
Pinkey Huggies
San Antonio
Edwin Lang
Maurice Bell
Donna
C. J. Whitewood
Jack Smith
Eda Lea
Seguin
Ida Smith
Vennie Lee Massey
Kerrville
Charles and
Oliver Lang
Walter Jungman
The Standard Publication Schedule Adjustment
The Standard will be issued a day late next week due to the July 4 holiday. It will publish on Thursday July 8, and the following week the regular Wednesday schedule will be observed.
Prize And Pot Shooting Set For July 11th
The Hubertus Shooting Club sponsors a prize and pot shooting at Grapetown range on Sunday July 11 with marks men from all the clubs attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubertus Shooting Club
Grapetown Range
Three Inch Rain In Doss Vicinity Ends Drouth
A slow rain Wednesday night totals over three inches and breaks a long drouth. The rainfall saves corn and other feed crops already cut or harvested, with remaining maize fields set to yield a bumper crop. Misses Elouise Weige and Vir
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss
Drouth
Pedernales Co-Op Elects Officers At Johnson City
The Pedernales Electric Co-Operative held its annual meeting in Johnson City electing E. Babe Smith of Lampasas as president Guthrie Taylor of Bertram as vice president and Richard Klappenbach Jr of Johnson City as secretary treasurer Directors chosen include Paul Stehling Fredericksburg Tom Carr Kerrville Hugo Weinheimer Stonewall Luke Moss Llano Walter Burnett San Marcos J C Cone Jr Llano Will Crow Dripping Spring H Asher Andice and Warren Smith Blanco A highway patrolman will be permanently stationed in Johnson City through efforts of Rep Tom Martin and Sheriff Frank Shelley J D Warren of Greenville will arrive in Johnson City later this month to begin duties Mrs Virgil Wells gave a farewell party for her son Ray Wells who has enlisted in the marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedernales Electric Co- Operative
Johnson City
E. Babe Smith
Lampasas
Guthrie Taylor
Bertram
Richard Klappenbach Jr
Paul Stehling
Fredericksburg
Tom Carr
Kerrville
Hugo Weinheimer
Stonewall
Luke Moss
Llano
Walter Burnett
San Marcos
J. C. Cone Jr
Will
Our Pioneer Ranchmen Henry Duecker Recalls Early Cattle Drives
Henry Duecker, a remaining pioneer ranchman born December 28, 1868 near Fredericksburg, recalls driving large herds to plains, roundups of wild hogs, and early wire fences. He married Helen Pehl in 1891, has five children, and still manages his Fredericksburg area ranch at nearly eighty. He describes hog roundups, dog catches, fence emergence, and long cattle drives to the Staked Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Duecker
Mr. Duecker
August
Mme Gnetsch Duecker
Fredericksburg
Double Horn
Helen Pehl
Otila
Esther
Edgar
Theala
Alfred
Dueckers
Albert
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Gillespie Farm and Ranch News
Jack H. Lawrence
Kiddie Korner
Peter
West Main Street
L .H. Pruden
Judy Lynn
Harper Area
J. F. Cook
ST Am Ty
Sooo-eee
Chloe
Harry Wahrmund Doss
Elouise Weige
Vir
Virdell Drilling CO
J.C. Virdell
Phone
Tex
Diener Club Fine Food
Studebaker
America
Behrend
West Main
Fredericksburg, Texas
Tudebaker
Finst
WEP
Pedernales Co-Op
Opal Ray Gipson
Blanco County
Virgil Wells
Ray Wells
Billy Edwards
Harvey Rountree
Marines
Maurie Gipson
Price
Stroeher & Holly
Sinclair Refining Company
Felix Hahne
Albert Kammlah
Guenther Pfiester
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