Strip Cropping Advancements On Osbourn Farms In Vallay Spring
Eugene J. Osbourn of Vallay Spring uses strip cropping on his coarse textured soil with eight rows of maize alternating with eight rows of guar on one field. Other fields grow summer peas maize sudangrass or hegeri with various fall plantings and rotations. stubble provides wind erosion protection and peanuts and cotton benefit from the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene J. Osbourn
Vallay Spring
Osbourn
Bookmobile Stops and Local News Summary
Bookmobile stops listed for Tuesday include Field Creek Post Office 9 30 to 15 15 am Valley Spring Post Office 10 30 to 11 18 Castell Post Office 12 45 to 1 30 pm and Prairie Mountain Community Hall 2 15 to 3 00 pm. Mrs M E Davis of Dallas visited her son and family Mr and Mrs F G Davis. Mrs Leon Bell will spend the summer in Grenville NM. Seedbed preparation advised to reduce evaporation with Guar planted in rows using inoculant. seed available locally with 6 to 7 pounds per acre recommended.
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Field Creek
Valley Spring
Oo Castell
Prairie Mountain
M. E. Davis
Dallas
F. G. Davis
Leon Bell
Grenville
New Mexico
Llano County 4-H Camp Opens As Over 50 Enroll
Llano County agriculture news reports the annual 4-H club camp opens Monday at 1 30 p m with over 50 boys and girls signed up. Activities include archery rifle marksmanship swimming fishing team sports and crafts supervised by Curley Hays and three lifeguards from West Texas Utilities Co. Abilene. The piece lists committee members and project areas along with notes on range conditions weed warnings legume demonstrations and livestock import/export figures from 1957 showing U S imports and exports of cattle and meat products.
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Llano County
Curley Hays
West Texas Utilities Co
Abilene
Nomswimmers
Larry Osbourn
Linda Reager
Davis Rede
Lawanda Osbourn
Aaron Rede
Harriet Smathers
Allen Rode
John T. Moseley
E. J. Steadtler
Marilyn Smathers
Foods
Two Local Ministers Receive Full Scholarships
Rev. Milton E. Mayer of St. James Lutheran Church and Rev. James R. Sheppard of the First Presbyterian Church have been awarded full tuition scholarships plus sustentation to church and community workshops at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta. They depart Sunday afternoon and begin studies July 1 for seventeen days.
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Milton E. Mayer
St. James Lutheran Church
James R. Sheppard
First Presbyterian Church
Candler School of Theology
Emory University
Atlanta
Georgia
Obituary of A J Simpson of Pontotoc
Mr A J Simpson aged 94 died last Thursday morning in Brady hospital. He was born in Centerville Texas and moved to Llano at seventeen. He married Loding Huffman of Pontotoc. Survived by one daughter Annie Strong of Pontotoc and two sons S C Simpson of San Angelo and F E Simpson of Mason plus a brother sister ten grandchildren and many great and great great grandchildren. Funeral held 2 30 pm Friday at Field Creek Church of Christ officiated by L V Nobles Burial in Huffman Cemetery.
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A. J. Simpson (Hick
Brady
Mr. Simpson
Centerville
Texas
A. J. Simpson
Llano
Loding Huffman
Pontotoc
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