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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1977

Page

12

Skiles family reunion set for weekend at Bunkhouse rodeo grounds

The Skiles family gathers Saturday and Sunday June 25 and 26 at the Bunkhouse on the rodeo grounds for fellowship and fun. Descendants of the late Mr and Mrs John Skiles invite all family lines to attend.

Skiles John Skies

Mulching Boosts Vegetable Garden Yields

Kirby Clayton, county agent with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, says mulching can markedly increase production in a vegetable garden if done correctly, describing mulching as a method to retard moisture loss and regulate soil temperature.

Kirby Clayton Texas Agricultural Extension Service

Types of mulches for gardens and their effects

Clayton outlines four basic mulch types plastic paper and organic materials such as grass clippings sawdust and compost plastic warms soil five to ten degrees F while paper and organic mulches cool it similar amounts. Clear plastic speeds seed germination but weeds may grow. black plastic reduces weeds. Paper mulch cools soil and decomposes, organic mulches retain moisture reduce erosion and improve soil. when used they require 25 percent more fertilizer to offset breakdown.

Clayton

Mudfish Survives Months Burrowed in Dried Stream Bed

The African mudfish can endure months living in a burrow under a dried-up stream bed, relying on stored moisture and limited resources to survive until rains return.

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