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Farm and Ranch News Highlights Fly Control and Pond Fertilizing
The column covers fly control benefits for dairies, cautions against burning pasture, lime use on lawns, and fish farming on Texas farms. It notes DDT use raises milk yield, argues burning brush reduces pasture yield, explains correct lime timing, and details fertilizing ponds with cottonseed meal and superphosphate to boost fish growth and fishing. It also reports milk output rising despite fewer cows, and addresses poultry cannibalism and Southwest market trends.
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Gillespie
Texas
Southwest
Ft. Worth
Galveston