Prairie chickens saved cotton crops in Wheeler county Texas
Prairie chickens moved into Wheeler county cotton fields and ate army worms that threatened the crop. Landowners plan to feed the birds with sudan cane and maize, extending protection during the five year closed season. A two headed snake was reported by state game wardens and others in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Panhandle
Wheeler County
P. D. Mosely
D. Key
L. C. Cole
Earl Watley
Texas
Tom T. Waddell
Eagle Lake
Texas Game News Highlights Ducks and Turkey Initiatives
Article reviews legal pay for Texas Game Commission head Will J. Tucker, duck counts at Sur prise Lake, and efforts to preserve eastern wild turkey with a potential 15 000 to 20 000 acre reserve. It notes hunting limits on canvasback redheads buffleheads and ruddy ducks, wild turkey purity in southeast Texas, and wildlife safety tips after turtle injuries to two anglers Barrow and Porter. It also mentions mourning dove speed and local wildlife fatalities from vehicle collisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Lone Star
Game Department
Texans urged to curb loose hunting dogs and dumped cats
Will J. Tucker of the Game Department warns Texans to control domesticated hunting dogs and stop dumping unwanted cats along roads. Experts say loose dogs and cats threaten wildlife recovery as predators ignore hunting season boundaries and persist in pursuing wildlife in rural and urban areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ional
Game Department
Will J. Tucker
Texas
Texas Terracing Efforts Transform Farmland In 1928
A Texas soil building recap cites 208 528 acres terraced and 2 580 500 feet of pasture ridging on sloping land aiding 8 million acres of productive area. The 38 range program results await tabulation. Government cost for 1938 soil building in Texas reached 2 677 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Extension Service
George Slaughter
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Soil programs push soil moisture and erosion control measures
The article notes 1920s mining profits and 1930s market waste prompting AAA support for soil conservation. It lists 9048 soil building payments including 125 water tanks on farms and 3.58 million acres under contour farming or related practices, plus large fertilizer applications to cropland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ar Jegames
National cotton subsidy office in Houston led by Bohart
One of four national offices handling the cotton export subsidy program is located in Houston with A. Bohart in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermn
Houstom
A. ‘A. Bohart
Cattle Buyer Donahue Keeps Weekly Texas Trade Open
Thomas J. Donahue of Sweetwater Texas travels to towns on Thursdays and Fridays to buy cattle including four hundred mixed cows. He ships to Eastern States and promises regular weekly purchases. Local growers praise his fair prices and steady trading, while contact is urged through Stra ley Shuits at Llano for sellers. An AAA program ad notes about 1 000 acres of tree plantings and farming practices in Texas.
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Thomas J. Donahue
Sweetwater
Texas
Wo Donahue
Lare
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Trinty River
Paradise
Loyd Preskitt
Bridgeport
Harley Berg
C. P. Gresham
Llano
San Saba
Hatchery
Fry Motor Co
Gordon Croom
Llano, Texas
Llano County Abstract Company
Lee McDonald
Carlos Ashley
Basse Express
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
San Saba, Texas
Union Truck & Transportation
So. Flores St
San Antonio, Texas
Tucker
Surprise Lake
Chambers County
Galveston
Delbert Conner
Lone Star State
Department
Hal C. Peck
Game Commission
Odessa
Harold Barrow
Ernest Porter
Oak Grove
Barrow
Sulphur River
Porter
H. R. Morell
Mount Pleasant
A. Grissom
Charigs BR. Friley, Jr
AAA
Harrison
Texans
New Post Office
Funoun
Buster’s Cleaners
van Spinks’ Cleaners
Suit
Ladie
Pants C
Buster
van Spinks
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