Resting Pastures Proves Profitable Despite Drought
Upper Llanos notes show ranchers saving feed and increasing calf weights by deferment. Mankin Stokes reports Hill Pasture rest during 1951 and 1952 droughts cut feed costs. Victor Marshall cites 532 pound calves from nine month olds with 30 head. Dan Kennedy Ranch details brush and gully control, reseeding, and diversified stocking improving rangeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankin Stokes
Stokes
Kimble Co
Victor Marshall
Victor
Dan Kennedy
Kennedy
K. R. Bluestein
Johnson
Adlai Stevenson Defends Truth at Elijah Lovejoy Memorial
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson in Alton Illinois defended the need for truth after his presidential loss. He spoke at the Lovejoy memorial dedication on the Mississippi River park site noting one cannot defeat a principle by defeating a person and calling the memorial a stone for truth against heresy. He quoted justice and truth prevailing despite attempts to kill ideas. Also mentions Henry Maurer home visitors Alfonso Nazareth Leola Schack and F Schack Nazareth and Fredericksburg shop visitors Mrs Watkins Tarr Mrs A C Wendel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Alton
Ill
Elijah Lovejoy
Mississippi River
Henry Maurer
Alfonso
Nazareth
Leola Schack
F. Schack
Mr and Mrs Bob Chaffee Visit Homer Lee Stevens Home
Mr and Mrs Bob Chaffee were visitors in Homer Lee Stevens home Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Bob Chaffee
Homer Lee Stevens
Soil Classification Study By Lower And Upper Palo Alto Groups
A field tour at the Eugene Reed place examined soil depth texture permeability slope and erosion. Members discussed adequate practices to improve soils and relate organic matter to water holding capacity. Participants included Kurt Hansen Emil Jentsch Ben Koenig G R Oehler Eugene Reed Adolph Schneider Jim Hensell T Wright Neal and Soil Conservation Service staff assisted. Refreshments were provided by Mrs Reed and Mrs Schneider. Ben and Harold Kneese report range improvement with grasses and litter cover and grazing strategies including multiple livestock springs to distribute grazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Eugene Reed Place
Kurt Hansen
Emil Jentsch
Ben Koenig
G. R. Oehler
Eugene Reed
Adolph Schneider
Jim Hensell
T. Wright Neal
The
Soil Conservation Service
Financial Benefits Under Social Security
Emphasis on using social security for retirees widows and children with monthly checks and lump sum death payments. Austin office notes many families miss benefits due to lack of awareness and timing of claims. Advises contacting the social security office before retirement decisions to optimize future sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Marley
Social Security Office
Austin
Posture tips for work and home chores
Advice on good posture when sitting or standing, lifting with knees, arranging height of work surfaces, and choosing tools. Includes notes on pruning fruit trees in East Texas, shopping for furniture, coat linings, poultry buying trends, and coral berry plants. Ends with a Texas hunting visit by Mr. Ralf Stanley and Mr. Fred Mouser party near Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
East
North
West
Ralf Stanley
Fred Mouser
Near
Houston
Tarr Ranch
Granny’s Auction Gaffe at White Elephant Sale
From where I sit a humorous moment at the annual White Elephant auction by the Women’s Club. Granny Robinson hawked a black coat then admitted it was her own, prompting laughs and a reminder to keep opinions in check before selling them to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granny Robinson
Women’s Club
Granny
Land Sakes
Registrants Ordered For Induction On November 20
From Gillespie Kerr Llano Kendall and Blanco counties a list shows registrants ordered for induction November 20. Names include Roberto Silva Lester Immel James Collis Alexander Kenneth Dowda to be inducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Roberto Silva Lester William Immel
James Collis Alexander Kenneth Loui
Doleral
Floyd Charles Delz Arthur August Moellering Jr
Horce Ollan Bates
Ben Robert Krauskopf
Texas Leads In Polled Hereford Registration
The American Polled Hereford Association reports a record rise in registrations for the past fiscal year led by Texas with 7,870 head. Overall 71,580 certificates were issued, up 26 percent from the prior year, with Illinois Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and other states following in registration totals. The report was presented by Executive Secretary D W Chittenden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
D. W. Chittenden
American Polled
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Georgia
Tennessee
Iowa
Tips for Preserving Deer Meat After Texas Hunts
Wildlife specialist R E Callender outlines steps for safe hunting and rapid meat preservation. He covers field care from bleeding and gutting to cooling, chilling, and avoiding sun exposure, plus freezing, grinding, and brining for long term storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
R. E. Callender
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Callender
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Llanos
Chas. W. Barrett
Harper, T?xas
Raymond Cottie
Adlai
Felix I. Tybor
Optometrist
Palace Theatre
Floy Bode
WOOL
Mobil Gas
Mobil Oil
Gulf Service Station
Richard Roeder
Prop
Harper, Texas
Gulf Gas & Oils
Distributors of
Robin Hood
H. Welge Lewis
Reed
Schneider
Ben
Harold Kneese
Mr. Kneese
W. P. Zenner
Whites Oak
G. BE. Lehmann
Tivydale
Tex
Turkey
Ike Asburn
Joe Cooper
Ashburn
Greenville
Katy
Katy Limited
Brother Johnson
Texas National Guard
Texas Good Roads Association
Chili
Mary Martin
Admiral Nimitz
Allen Shivers
Price Daniel
Homer Garrison Jr
Don Hinga
W. J. Murry Jr
D. X
J. Q. Manaffey
Texarkana Gazette
Harry James
Ken Hand
Dallas Morning News
Washington
New York
Arthur Coleman
Health Department
Holland McCombs
Fortune Magazine
John Thurman
Johnson City
Edward Bailey
Comfort - Harper
Pete Baethge
Corpus Christi
Edwin Dittmar
Doss
Henry Baethge
Wilmer Dickey
Near Center Point
Carrie Calentine
Aya
Chester Deiter
San Antonio
Harper
Joe Marsh
Sister Brewers Foundation
Kerr County
Richard C. Jackson
Elijah Clark, Jr
Tom Cargill Spurger
Hershel Oliver Walker, Jr
Asa Carl Tomlinson, Jr
Llano County
Marvin Slater
Fred Albert
Kendall County
Arthur Schmidt
Archie Spell
Blanco County
Carlton Forrest Jones
Russell L. Dowda
Kenneth Monroe Dowda
Hereford
Harvey Goff
Round Mountain
Var
Paul DeLorey
Nellie
Fred Gammentehier Home
Suanday
Harper Community
Fredericksburg
Alex Mittendorf
Sy NY
Other
Ames Irrigation Systeme
Weiss Irrigaton Co
Crete
Harper Herald
Nie
Electrolux
Thor
Frederic
Rauskopf
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