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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1947
Page
10
The article discusses spraying cattle sheep and goats with DDT to reduce fly problems. It notes recommended strengths for cattle 1 to 1.5 percent and for sheep 1 to 1.2 percent, plus the benefits seen in preventing fly blows and protecting wounds, with guidance on sprayer types and application methods.
The Fredericksburg Chapter of the Future Farmers of America held its annual father son barbecue on Thursday at the Otto Grona place along the Pedernales River. About seventy boys and their fathers attended after swimming prior to supper. a four man committee including Mr. Grona Chester Bonn Ad Kott and Reinhold Oehler cooked the meat.
The article states skin curing can be done at about 15 cents per head plus 1 to 2 cents for materials. Sheep and goats may be treated for four cents per head plus material costs of about half a cent.
The column offers livestock and farming tips including testing horse doping with a mouse tail curl, pasture mowing to hold weed growth, mandatory fertilizer registration in Texas, and feeding Sudan grass to dairy cows. It also warns about common livestock handling losses and cites unusual laws about plowing with an elephant, riding a jackass, and catching a whale, urging readers to note varied state laws.
The Department of Agriculture notes wool remains mothproof in storage after a DDT bath. Vocational Agriculture students visit Simon J. Burg Ranch to observe spraying livestock and pasture treatments using 2-4-0. Field trials compare heavy and light applications, with early signs of weed control and growth stimulation.
Livestock prices across Texas and Southwest markets softened for cattle with many steers and yearlings valuing 13.50 to 22.50, hogs up 25 cents to 1.00, and lambs mostly 19.50 to 21 at Fort Worth. San Antonio and Denver posted top hogs at 23.50 and 25.00 respectively. Okla City 23.50. Lee Feuge of Doss shipped six hogs to Fort Worth, averaging 215 pounds, No. 1 choice.
Market report from Fredericksburg shows quotes for cows calves and bulls with up to 140 per pair for cows and calves and up to 18.50 per cwt for stock calves. Fat calves up to 20 and bulls to 14. Milk cows with calves reach 125 while goats sheep and lambs have various per head or per cwt prices. Very few offers observed.
Paul Mann of the Fredericksburg Livestock Marketing Company announced that auction sales at the Fair Park will now be held on Monday afternoons instead of Thursdays. This week's sale occurs Thursday, but starting May 19 the weekly sales shift to Mondays. sellers are urged to try Monday sales and then proceed to other markets if unsold.
Local buyers are paying 23 cents per pound for choice hog meat at this time. An auction sale is planned for Thursday May 15 with sales every Monday and Thursday thereafter.
Notice that Borchers and Son acquire the repair and reupholstering department while Pioneer Furniture Co. Inc. continues its store at the same location selling new furniture floor coverings household appliances and related items. The firm pledges quality checks direct manufacturer ties and lower prices and invites customers to compare before buying.
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