Election Notice in Gillespie Soil District Sub Division Four
Landowners in Gillespie County Soil Conservation District Sub-Division Four are reminded of the supervisor election on October 7 1952 at 2 00 p m in the Agriculture Building. Each landowner and spouse may vote with floor nominations. Fredericksburg Honey Creek Knopp Woltz Creek Rocky Hill Klein Frankreich Live Oak Pedernales Wrede Bear Creek Meusebach Creek Palo Alto school precincts. The board urges attendance as supervisors set policy and procedures. Benefits of legumes are evident on Ruben Schneider s Cherryngs Conservation Group where hubam clover and winter peas increased corn yields. District purchases include two John Deere grain legume and fertilizer drills and two Ezee Flow spreaders to aid cooperators. The board welcomes suggestions.
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Gillespie County
Klein Frankreich
Live Oak
Pedernales
Wrede
Bear Creek
Meusebach Creek
Palo Alto
Ruben Schneider
Cherryngs Conservation
Schneider
Mr. Schneider
John Deere
Board of Supervisors
Promiss Mississippi Visit Ends With Family Trip
Mr and Mrs Hugo Besier and their boys Raymond and James and Mrs Otto Scheele returned last week from a five day Labor Day weekend visit with their son and daughter in Biloxi Mississippi where he is stationed at Keesler AFB. On Sunday the Besiers and A3C and Mrs Raymond Stehling spent the day in Pensacola Florida. They reported a wonderful trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Besier
Raymond
James
Otto Scheele
Lee Roy H. Besier
Biloxi
Miss
Keesler Air Force Base
Besiers
Raymond Stehling
Pensacola
Florida
Fall Garden Tips for Texas Growers Include Ready Rows
The guide advises 60 to 90 days of late summer and fall warmth to maximize vegetable variety. It lists frost tolerant crops with days to maturity, and offers actionable steps such as clear sites before rain, plan layouts, budgeting seeds, mulching, staggered plantings, thinning, irrigation readiness, and shallow cultivation after rains for a productive fall garden in Texas.
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Texas
Great Lakes
Copenhagen
Charleston
Wakefield
Golden Acre
Enkhuizen
Detroit
Georgia
Bermuda
Bloomsdale
Old Spring Garden Revival And Local Cotton Gin Activity
Old spring garden plants are rejuvenated by pruning tomato tops, light fertilization, deep soil soaking, and mulching. The Eckert Cotton Gin in Stonewall operates at burst capacity, processing hundreds of bales with progress shown in photos of Marvin Pahl, Hilmar Eckert, Walter Bang, Ad Neb-Ben, and Jack Wiemers. The Texas Extension Service notes dressing guides assist with accessory selection and over-dressing.
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Eckert
Stonewall
Marvin Pahl
Luckenbach
Hilmar Eckert
Walter Bang
Neb- Ben
Jack Wiemers
Arkansas
Pahl
The
Texas Extension Service
Irrigation Timing for Fast Growth Before Frost
If rains do not come, irrigate every 7 to 10 days to promote rapid growth and early fruit maturity before frost.
Cattle Prices Hold Up Well in Wednesday Auction
Cattle prices held up well across classes at the Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company sale last Wednesday. Hogs sold well and goats held their own. sheep showed strong demand with kids edging up. Slaughter cattle and yearlings were in brisk demand with killers up to 26 per hundred, bulls to 19.50, and cows with calves up to 212.50 per pair.
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Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company
FHA Announces Water Facilities Loan Program
Farmers Home Administration official James E. Burleson of Fredericksburg says funds are available through the Water Facilities Program for qualified applicants to improve farm water supply or develop new facilities. Apply by meeting with Burleson at the New Courthouse Building in Fredericksburg, serving Mason Kimble Blanco and Gillespie counties. Dates: Mondays in Fredericksburg Mason County, Tuesdays in Blanco Johnson City, and first Thursdays in Kimble Junction.
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Farmers Home Administration
James E. Burleson
Fredericksburg
Burieson
Texas
Mason
Kimble
Blanco
Gillespie
Burleson
Mason County
Blanco County
PMA
Johnson City
Kimble County
Junction
Johnson City Weekend Visits From Local Families
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hirsch and daughter Arlene of San Antonio spent the weekend in Johnson City visiting Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gipson and Opal Ray. Mrs. Howard Edgeworth of San Antonio visited her mother Mrs. G. A. Cammack in Johnson City Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beverly and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Stringer left this week for friends in Martin New Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kennedy of Edna and Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Kennedy of Blanco visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kennedy last Sunday.
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Bill Hirsch
Arlene
San Antonio
Johnson City
Geo. Gipson
Opal Ray
Howard Edgeworth
G. A. Cammack
Bob Beverly
E. E. Stringer
Martin
New Mexico
Albert Kennedy
Edna
Alvie Kennedy
Blanco
Jim Kennedy
4H and FFA Meet on Gillespie County Show Plans
A general membership meeting of the Gillespie County 4 H and FFA Livestock Show Association is set for Wednesday night, September 17, at 8 p.m. in the District Courtroom. Parents and sponsors from Gillespie 4 H clubs and Fredericksburg and Harper FFA chapters are invited. Five new directors will be elected to replace retiring members, with discussions on 1953 feeding programs and show planning for the coming year.
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Gillespie County 4-H
FFA Livestock Show Association
Gillespie 4-H
Fredericksburg
Harper Ffa
Chester Bonn
Walter Fuhrmann
Lawrence Hartmann
Albert Maner
W. O. Pape
Guenther Lochte
Ifa
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Soil Conservation
Mississippi
Barrer Elevator
Elgin, Texas
Cameron
Cameronize
Motaloy
Lea
Eee — McRae Sales CO
F” St. Kerrville, Texas
WM. Cameron & CO
Home OF
Complete Building Service
FHA
H. Welge Lewis
P. O
FFA Show Association
ARMO
Armo Mills Supply
S. Adams St
Temple
Reneggetigenten
Lorenz F. Bading
McCulloch
Roy Henke
Morris Ranch, Te
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