Management and Net Profit On Livestock Production
The article reviews a Journal of Animal Science study using a ten year data based computerized budgeting system for a farrow finish swine operation. It ranks management factors by impact on net profit including live hog prices litter size conception and farrowing rates feed efficiency and corn cost with market price most influential. It also notes a Sheep Shearing School on October 2–3 and registration at the Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Pork Producers Association
A. Max Lennon
Animal Science Department
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Texas
The
Journal of Animal Science
August Screwworm Infestation Spreads Across Texas
Texas reports 5,676 confirmed screwworm cases through August, with over half from southern counties due to a wet season. APHIS notes August cases map across Cameron to Wichita counties, Bra zoria to Walker and Houston, with cattle ear infections reaching 60 percent of current cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cameron County
Wichita
Hudspeth
Brazoria
Walker
Houston
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
Fall Tour and Election in Gillespie and Upper Llano SWCDs
The Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Upper Llano SWCD sponsor a joint fall conservation tour on October 2 starting at 1 p.m. at Doss School House. Stops include Otto Spaeth ranch James Baethge ranch and Curtis Cameron and Felix Klein places with diverse conservation practices. The Harper Fire Station hosts the Zone 2 SWCD director election with Milton J. Wendel seeking re election. The tour ends at Harold Schmidt ranch showing grazing systems and controlled burning of Shin Oak. Screwworm eradication in Texas is described with sterile insect release from APHIS Mission facility. Wheat allotment notices for 1976 are discussed by Gillespie ASCS Joe Loomis highlighting combined notices and cost efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District
Upper
Llano
SWCD
Doss School House
Otto Spaeth
James Baethge
Texas Persimmon
Texas Extension Service
Harper
Zone 2Swcd
Gillespie County
Milton J. Wendel
Curtis Cameron
Felix Klein
K. R. Bluestein
Soil Conservation Service
Great Plains
Harold Schimidt
Schmidt
Gillesme
Kundle
USDA
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Joe Loomis
Loomis
Brush Control Field Day at Pearsall Texas
A field day at Halff Brothers Ranch near Pearsall on September 30 will showcase two promising methods for whitebrush control on Texas rangeland. Researchers from Texas A&M, the Experiment Station, Extension Service and Soil Conservation Service will discuss dry herbicides granular herbicides and a low energy grubber, with demonstrations, talks, and tours guiding on farm-scale brush management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearsall
Texas
South Texas
Halff Brothers Ranch
Halff Ranch
Highway 140
Charles Fisher
Lubbock
Texas Department of Agriculture
Environmental Protection Agency
Kerrville Murder Charge Filed in Slaying
Ruben Anthony Fierro 28 of Ingram was charged with murder by Kerr County prosecutors for the death of 19 year old Donald Tracy Morgan. Bond set at 20000. Police received a tip from Rev Bruce Allen leading to Fierro's arrest at his home. Morgan was found at 1513 E Jefferson St with throat cut. Autopsy conducted in San Antonio. Funeral held at Plummer Funeral Chapel Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Ruben Anthony Fierro
Ingram
Dist
Joe Grady Tuck
Con
Donald Tracy Morgan
James Vogel
Bruce Allen
Fierro
E. Jefferson St
Morgan
Vogel
San Antonio
Plummer Funeral Chapel
Public Notice of Texas Constitutional Amendment Proposals
The notice outlines 1975 and 1976 voters’ amendments revising Texas Constitution sections on Separation of Powers Legislature Executive Judiciary Voting Education Finance Local Government General Provisions and Mode of Amending the Constitution. It explains proposed changes, effective dates, and procedures for voter approval and implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State of
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals
Ecome
University of Texas
Texas A&m Systems
Texas A&m
Texas Institution
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Lennon
Mission
Bandera
Blanco
Gillespie
Kerr
Mason
Menard
San Saba
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University Range Science Department
Harold Wiedemann
Wiedemann
Senate
House of Representatives
Commissioner of Agriculture
Poverine
United States
Gulf of Mexico
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