More Cows Needed On Farms
College Station report by dairy specialist W. W. Maddox of Texas A and M Extension Service notes 75,000 Texas farms lack milk cows, leaving about 350,000 rural people without milk. Milk production in 1939 reached 513 million gallons. 45 percent sold to manufacturers, 55 percent consumed or sold on farm. Despite growth, a 58 percent production gap remains, requiring 995.5 million more gallons to meet adequate milk supply.
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College Station
Texas
W. W. Maddox
F Extension Service
Texas A. & M. College
Maddox
Wrong Type Twine Costs Wool Grower
Texas wool dealers report penalties from using sisal and rough jute twine to tie fleeces. By contrast paper twine is preferred in many areas, as sisal fibers mix with wool and cause defects unless removed during hand picking.
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College Station
Texas Wool Dealers Report
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Texas
Southwest
West
W. R. Nisbet
Texas A. & M. Extension Service
Mohair Output Up in Seven States in 1939
Agriculture Department estimated mohair production in the seven leading states at 18,709,000 pounds for 1939, up from 16,762,000 in 1938, with crop value rising to 8,846,000 from 5,841,000. State figures include Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, and California with varying yields and values.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
New Mexico
Utah
Oregon
California
Thanks for kindness after deaths of Mr. Goodale and Mr. Wahne
Expressions of gratitude from families note appreciation for sympathy, assistance, and floral offerings at funerals for E F Goodale and Henry Wahne. Special thanks extended to Dr Victor Keidel Rev O Lindenberg Schaetter Funeral Home and floral contributors. Notices also list estate proceedings in Gillespie County Texas with creditors and final account actions for August Alberthal Ludwig Vorauer Arthur Fischer estates.
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E. F. Goodale
Victor Keidel
Rev
O. Lindenberg
Schaetter
August Alberthal
Gillespie County
Texas
Fredericksburg
Emil Langehennig
State of Texas
Lina Vorauer
Ludwig Vorauer
Gillespie
Albert E. Klett
Alfred Klaerner
Arthur Fischer
August Lott
Route 2
Jack Wilson
Bexar County
St. Meyer’s St. San Antonio
San Saba Stone Gathering Becomes Local Industry
San Saba County and nearby counties are forming a stone gathering industry for home construction, as reported in a San Saba dispatch in the Austin American. With rattlesnakes hibernating, locals see securing native stones for building as a viable occupation, even if immediate projects are scarce.
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Gillespie
San Saba
Austin American
Multitude of Census Questions for Farmers and Ranchers
The continued page item lists census questions for farmers and ranchers including tractor power fertilizer seed and other inputs. It asks what the respondent agreed to pay as rent for the year and prompts for percentages and shares.
Farm Rent and Asset Inquiry Amid Historic Survey
The excerpt presents a detailed questionnaire for farm owners covering cash rents and itemized payments, crop and animal shares, and precise quantities like bushels and pounds. It asks about ownership versus rent, hired management, and extensive livestock and orchard data, as part of a 15 section survey.
Petrified Rock Find Spurs Quarry Trade in San Saba County
In San Saba county rock deposits vary in color and texture from large quarry loads to small pebbles. Two Richland Springs men market a rare shell rock from a neighboring county, part of ancient marine life. Local rock loads fetch about 50 to 75 dollars per truck, cheaper nearby.
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San Saba
Richland Springs
West Texas
Carbon Paper Varieties Listed by Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc offers carbon paper in all sizes and colors blue black and red for stationery and printing needs.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
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Texas A. & M
Courtesy Rural Electrification Administration
Henry Wahne
Fredericksburg Publishing
Jersey
Felix Maier
Otto Schneider
Federco Electric
Joseph Bros
Otto Kolmeier Company
Clarence
Jacoby
Willow City
Arthur Klein
Basse Express
Meier
Adam St
Super Value 6 Co
Frididaire
Meier Miser
Woerner’s
Woerner
Erwin Woerner
Weiss Wood Yard
Benno Weiss
Band Boosters
J. W. Yancey
Comfort Hatchery
Walter W. Jenschke
Comfort Highway
W. M. Kasper
Wm.Baumann
W. Austin St
Business and Professional Directory
Petsch
Usener
Alfred Petsch
Herman Usener
Attorneys - AT - Law Associates
Boerne — Kerrville
Llano — Menard
Alex Jung
Striegler
5. W. Yancey
Jas. A. Schmulen
Reuben E. Jordan
Gser
Optometrists
Leon F. Zwiener
Optometrist
Palace Theatre
H. Welge Lewis
Beckmann Funeral Home Telephone No
Ambulance Service
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