Ranchers Benefit From Deep Rooted Grasses In Gillespie County
Col Jay D and Skip Rutledge ranch west of Fredericksburg after rest periods see improved grazing as sideoats grama and little blue stem form strong root systems. Merz Falkenberry herds also benefit from deferring brush and using goats to restore tall grasses. Walter ranch near Enchanted Rock expands coastal bermuda stands, Haas defers rangeland year round, and Coonrod reports Coastal Bermuda grazing thriving despite dry weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay D
Skip Rutledge
Fredericksburg
Rutledges
Herbert Merz
Urda Falken-berry
Merz
Falkenberry
Herbert Haas
Cave Creek
Haas
Jim Coonrod
Morns Ranch
Bermuda
Coonrod
Heat and drought dominate Hill Country trip notes
A Friday tour through the Hill Country and Highland lakes region notes extreme heat and a worsening drought with water shortages. Lake Travis is reduced while Buchanan Lake holds more water than in 1956. Marble Falls hosts a history book on the State Capitol granite industry, with a note on a narrow gauge railroad and Granite Mountain. Nearby Burnet shows a thriving marble and granite plant and mentions fairgrounds beside the airport, prompting a suggestion to relocate Gillespie County Fair Grounds near Kerrville Road for expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Highland Lakes Country
Lake Travis
Buchanan Lake
Marble Falls
Chamber of Commerce
State Capitol
Texas
Capitol
Chapman Printing Company
Austin
Granite Mountain
National Capitol
Washington
Burnet
U. S. 281
Burnet County Fair & Rodeo Grounds
Burnet Airport
Gillespie County
Oakcrester City Park
Gillespie County Fair
Kerrville Road
Conservation Cropping System Overview and Rainfall Notes
Elroy Schnelle of Hands Stop reports 1.72 inches of rain for July and 996 inches to date the year to date. The article outlines a conservation cropping system aimed at improving soil productivity and moisture retention while reducing erosion through rotations of grasses and legumes and careful adaptation to local climate and rainfall patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy Schnelle
First Baby Elk Born in Gillespie County at Burg’s Corner
The first elk calf in Gillespie County is born at Burg’s Corner Stonewall last Thursday evening near 5 p.m. The calf, sired by Fritz the bull elk brought from Canada, is thriving with its mother in the public enclosure. Fritz gained wide attention last year after getting entangled in wire and being tranquilized to remove it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz
Simon Bury
Canada
Gillespie County
Burg’s Corner
Stonewall
Melvin Winters
Johnson City
Blanco
Burg's Corner
Simon J. Burg
Efik
Burg
EIK
Diamond
Melving Winters
LoSdat
Winters
Papa
Manta
Stones
Teeds
Auice
Fritz Receives Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine
Daniel J. Fritz son of Mr and Mrs Robert J Fritz earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A&M University on Friday August 4 He is a 1961 Harper High School graduate and joined national honor fraternities Gamma Sigma Delta and Alpha Zeta He will begin active duty September 1 as a Captain in the U S Army Veterinary Corps stationed at Fort Snelling Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Fritz
Robert J. Fritz
Texas A&m University
Fritz
Harper High School
Texas A&m
Gamma Sizma Delta
Alpha Zeta
U. S. Army Veterinary Corps
Fort Snelling
St. Paul
Minnesota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gillespie County Soil & Water Conservation District News
Charles Walter
Enchanted Rock
Walter
Commissioners Court
Commissioners
Gilespe County
Gillespie County Commissioners Court
the Breweres of America
United States Brewers Association. Inc
International Life Bldg
Austin, Texas
First State Bank “Oldest Bank
Gillespie Cou
Range & Field
Gus
Ruben Wahrmund
USDA
Barge & Field
Hugh R. Lackey
Soil Conservation Service
Fredericksburg, Texas
Tejas
Harper Locals
Edin. Ernst
Lamar
Arkansas
Shelba Jobbes
San Antonio
Wm Keen
Jerry Bierschwale
James Caldwell
Little S On
Sustin
Vo. Russel
Kalleen
Archie Lennon
V. VC. Russel Sr
Warren McDougall
Howard Payne College
Mesdames Chester Moses and
Flood Boatright
Cowboys
Mountain Home
Mroanad Vrs Weshesageser
Nustin
Richard Roeders
Hilda Saseer
Mro
Richard Kasper
Doss
Shirley Kasper
Ino Mo James Lutheran Church
Mroo
Clayton Massey
Roy Cottle
Kerrville
Charles Schmidt
Lubbock
Gies
Buddy Henderson
Archie Ton
Post
Ibert Black
Katy
Mr O
Roy Roberts
Dalla Reiger
Mrs Carroll Walker
Corpus Christ
Michael
Diana Walker
Corpus Christi
Lowe Walson
Wallace Miller
Fred Nabers
Micooind
Mrs Wayne
Popnoe
Pete Casper
Daniel
J. Fritz
Doss Community
Marbie
Dudley Althaus
Werner Goldclosers
Kay Althaus
Joyce Geli
Clerss
Cashiers
Distributors of
Robin Hood
Lochte Storase
Fredercksburg
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