Ranchers urged to plan grazing during spring growth period
Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District stresses the five month spring-summer period as the main forage source for the year. Sam Coleman of the Soil Conservation Service says a systematic grazing plan helps ration forage, rest grazing units, and reserve dry forage for late fall and winter.
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Gillespie County
Soil and Water Conservation District
Sam Coleman
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District
Coleman
Soil Conservation Service Office
Community Education Summer Term Offered in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Community Education Program lists 23 courses for summer, including six college credit classes with Schreiner College at Fredericksburg High School. New offerings feature Conversational French for Beginners, Beginners Bridge, Drama for Children, and a Story Hour with Pioneer Memorial Library.
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Fredericksburg
Schreiner College
U. S
Karen Oestreich
Pioneer Memorial Library
Gillespie County SWCD Hosts Conservation Tour May 19
Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District sponsors a conservation tour on Wednesday May 19. The event aligns with Soil Stewardship Week May 23 to May 30, under the theme We Begin Again, starting at 9 00 am with coffee and donuts at the Agriculture Building meeting room then traveling to Col. Chif.
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Gillespie County
Mason Highway
Fred Mathisen
Ted Stehling
Stehling
Mathisen
SWCD
SCS
Roy Itz
Storm Damage Prompts Rethink Of Replanting In Gillespie County
County Agent Duery Menzies notes severe thunderstorms and hail damaged home gardens across Gillespie County. Replanting is advised for squash cucumbers and beans while other crops may recover slowly. Seed germination will resume as soil warms and transplants can save weeks. The report also covers soil stewardship efforts and a late apology to 4 H club members Michael McMahon and David Jung for omitting their names in contest placements.
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Gillespie County
Michael McMahon
David Jung
Texas Reports 631 Screwworm Cases in April 1976
Texas records 631 lab confirmed screwworm cases in April 1976, bringing the year’s total to 856 and four month total to 1,011. The pattern mirrors 1972, the disaster year, as USDA APHIS aims at eradication through sterile insect release and rancher surveillance. warnings about livestock protection, sample kits, and evolving fly-control methods are noted.
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Texas
Mission
US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Gillespie County
James E. Novy
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
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MIT
S. Quinta
Knickerbocker Road
San Angelo
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