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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
6
Gillespie county taxpayers maintained an enviable tax record by paying about 95 percent of state county road school and poll taxes for fiscal year 1935 36. Total levies were 988 644 75 with a small unpaid balance, led by an $887 81 pipeline company assessment still in court.
About 350 people attended the three day Rothmann family reunion at Premier Ranch near Mason closing today. H H Ochs of San Antonio former chamber of commerce president and popular speaker addressed the group urging the young to follow ancestral values. The Rothmanns are primarily ranchers and livestock men with doctors bankers and preachers among noted professions.
San Saba county blues melon crop ships by rail and truck into Richland Springs area. Kelley Adams ships five cars from near Richland Springs while peaches sell for a dollar in orchards. Elberta apples also ripen in the fall.
Texas August centennial observances list thirteen events across cities like Galveston Houston Alpine Terry Johnson City Panna Maria Weatherford Colorado Perryton Gainesville Roaring Springs Dickens Motely Greenville Hunts counties. Highlights include Galveston Beach Carnival August 2-9 and Auxiliary Cruiser race August 8-9 and Houston city anniversary August 30.
The piece argues that many so called vermin species like fox raccoon and opossum have economic value and contribute to fur and farming incomes. Wildlife experts note most game and nongame species balance naturally and that broad vermin control often harms ecosystems.
Dr J I Hardy of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry reports that wool fineness varies by individual sheep and not by breed. A new apparatus he developed provides more accurate fiber measurements, revealing finer wool from some medium-wool sheep than from certain fine-wool breeds. The method helps breeders select stock with greater accuracy for fineness and uniformity.
Vine mesquite a tufted perennial forms a dense mat that rapidly covers eroded gullies and holds soil against wind and water. Its range spans Arizona Colorado Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Texas New Mexico and Mexico. When green it provides pasture. overgrazing harms new growth so protection is advised. Well managed grazing is cheaper than seeding or transplanting due to low seed germination.
For sale two registered Angora Billy goats described as good ages with ample hair. Contact J. W. Winkel for details.
United States Bureau findings show prairie dogs consume three fourths of their diet as forage crops and plants. Samples from 644 individuals across white tailed black tailed and Gunnison varieties reveal 97 percent vegetation with cutworms and grasshoppers as minor components. Wheat grasses goosefoot and sausage and Russian thistle also appear in their diet. Nightshades and loco weeds are noted as poisonous to rattlesnakes.
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