Plan to Prune Yard Orchard Now
Advices Farm Agent says the home orchard should prune while dormant but near the end of the rest period to help healing. In hot Hill Country climates prune to protect from heat and winds with proper spacing and ground level fruiting. Demonstrations by Felix Rech and Max Gipson near Blanca will outline pruning methods and scheduling.
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Felix Rech
Post Oak
Max Gipson
Blanca
Blanco Coun
Ross B. Jenkins
Livestock on American farms increases reports says
The Agriculture Department counts Jan 1 livestock higher than a year earlier with total farm value at 4.904 billion dollars. Cattle up about 3 percent hogs up 18 percent sheep 1 percent and chickens 4 percent while work stock declines. Largest gains seen in western and North Central states.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wool Clipping Market Rises Amid 1940 Price Shifts
San Angelo reports a rebound in wool clippings with prices up to 16 cents a pound, 4 cents higher than a year ago. Sales to date exceed 300,000 pounds with large lots from Menard Brady Mason and other southern points. Mohair grading gains from Boston sales, as grown hair fetches 50 to 60 cents.
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San Angelo
Tex
Menard, Brady
Mason
Blakeney
J. M. Lea
Joe B. Blakeney
Wool & Mohair Co
del Rio
Houston
Lloyd Herring
Ballinger
Sanderson Wool Commission Co
Sanderson
Boston
W. H. Smith
Sabinal
Jack Hughes
Emery & Conant
A M College guides on profitable baby chick farming
A M College chick experts outline ten pointers for successful chick profit. They urge keep only standard pure bred flocks obtain the best purebred strains house flocks comfortably feed well balanced rations mate flock intelligently cull flocks consistently care for flocks regularly grow young stock rapidly market products intelligently keep accurate records.
Mohair Prices Hit New Peak in Sabinal Sale
Sabinal reports a record mohair sale with 28,371 pounds consigned to Boston dealers fetching high prices. No 1 bid at 92 cents, No 2 at 77 cents, and No 1 grown hair at 60.5 cents per pound, marking the best prices since 1919 and the strongest Texas hair market in a year.
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Sabinal
Boston
W. H. Smith
Jack Hughes
Fynery & Conant Co
Texas
Smith Warehouse
Frank Grayson
Washington
W. R. Nisbet
Emery & Conant
Angora Goat Raisers Seek Modern Angora History Book
The Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association urged the federal government to publish a comprehensive history and encyclopedia of the American Angora goat industry. They noted the current booklet The Texas Angora Goat and Mohair Industry is exhausted and a revised edition would aid the goat and ranching sectors.
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Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
Texas
Trench Silos Proved Value In Recent Cold Weather
Blanco County ranchers found trench silos valuable during January's extreme cold. After 43 new silos, sheep and cattle fed on sweet sorghum and cane ensilage, improving intake and weight gains. Ranchers report sheep and goats relish cane ensilage more than coarser feeds, with cows rejecting dry feed after two days.
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Blanco County
Ross B. Jenkins
Sunday
Austin American-Statesman
Richard Klappenbach, Jr
Johnson City
Klappenbach
Warren Smith
Blanco
Louis Lindig
Pleasant Hill
Texas Delegation Seeks Higher Cotton Acreage for 1940
The Texas congressional delegation aims to boost AAA cotton acreage for 1940 across Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas. A special Texas Democratic committee led by Rep. Poage will push for an increase with help from Oklahoma and Arkansas lawmakers. Department figures show a national reduction of 472842 acres with 223455 in Texas.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Secretary of Agriculture
W R. Roage
George H. Mahon
Ed. Gossett
R. M. Kileberg
Dugley ‘Beckworth
Card of Thanks for Gil lespie burglars case
This note thanks the grand jurors county attorney district attorney and sheriff for their work during this term of court in Gillespie County. They helped locate burglars who broke into Chas Lehmann and wife home on February 4 in Doss Texas.
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Gillespie County
Chas. Lehmann
Doss
Texas
Fredericksburg Mayoral and Commissioner Election Ordered
Edward Krauskopf, mayor, orders a general election in Fredericksburg Texas for the first Tuesday in April 1940 to elect a mayor and two commissioners. Voting to be at the Sheriff Office on Main Street with thirty days notice. Ben Kneese Otto Kiehne named election judges and Lawrence Knopp Arthur Holly clerks. Also notices creditor of Arthur Fischer estate issued with letters testamentary granted January 29 1940 and claims due by law.
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State
Board of Commissioners
Courthouse Square
Main Street
City
Sheriff Office
Ben Kneese
Otto Kiehne
Lawrence Knopp
Arthur Holly
Fredericksburg
A. D
BE. Krauskopf
Texas
Arthur Fischer
Gillespie County
August Lott
Route 2
Jack Wilson
Bexar County
St. Meyer's St. San Antonio
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P. O
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Sterling Electric CO
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Stein Lumber Co
Edwin Pfeiffer
Rt. No. 1
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Westinghouse Adjustematic
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Usener
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