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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1970
Page
1
Local churches list service times and Christmas schedules with invites to all. Harper area Catholic St James Lutheran and First Pentecostal announce Masses worship hours Sunday School and special services. Harper Drug Store advertises a 20 percent Christmas card sale.
The Soil Conservation Service outlines a plan to restore Texas grasslands to boost wildlife and hunting while supporting beef production. Clyde W. Graham says restoration must be coordinated as brush, grazing, seeding and water facilities are balanced to protect water resources and outdoor recreation.
Dr. Gerald W. Evers from Fredericksburg becomes part of the Agricultural Research and Extension Center near Beaumont to study forage for pasture and livestock. Director J P Craigmiles notes the hire will boost efficient forage use in the region. Read about Evers background and family ties.
James Wahrmund of Reingold completes a farm waterway to handle runoff from about 100 acres of cropland using coastal bermuda grass to prevent erosion. Gus Wahrmund adds over 1,000 feet of terraces to improve protection. Roy Crumline reports early grass growth and proper grazing of coastal bermuda and Klein grass with natives for balance.
The article discusses near 60 million privately owned cameras in the U.S. and shifts in cattle and lamb markets. It details grazing shortages, dry conditions, and the impact on Gillespie County farmers. Three feeding strategies are outlined: supplementing ewes, relying on moisture, or creep feeding lambs with milo and supplements. It notes a Sonora Experiment Station study on lamb creep feeding preferences and emphasizes turning lambs into a cash crop while maintaining ewes as production stock.
In Comfort, the Alamo Market faces closure under the Federal Wholesome Meat Act. Skeeter Pankratz and family, longtime butchers for 23 years, struggle with space and compliance while townsfolk fear loss of livelihoods and meat supplies. Local residents debate rights and progress as another shop may also close.
Washington reports less than a third of the 50 states will meet the December 15 1969 deadline for federally certified meat inspection programs. Only Florida Maryland and California met the deadline prompting a one year extension for remaining states.
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