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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 2000
Page
7
County agents report army and bollworms had a large moth flight last week. Producers should inspect fields for worms as some outbreaks occurred though spraying is not widespread now. 2.5 boll weevils per trap, down from 24.6 in July 1999, with the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation noted as effective. Hotline 1-877-429-1998 and TDA site offer pasture for lease and hay supplier lists for producers.
The Peters family held a reunion on July 22 and 23 with hosts Susan and Freddie Scarbrough Geney and Pat Gulley and Stephanie and Scooter Gulley. Events included a pancake breakfast, devotionals, and a white elephant auction with a barbecue meal later in the day. Several attendees came after funerals for Bernice Lancaster and R L Templeton.
Fifty four attendees heard Dr Dale Rollins discuss quail and white tail deer production at the Wildlife Management Seminar sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. He noted Rolling Plains and two other regions remain key quail producers while deer leasing can aid farmers. Local presenters described habitat, grazing, and contracts with liability protection, with warnings on land stewardship and lease laws. Attendees came from Amarillo Wellington Shamrock Wheeler Hollis Sayre OK Memphis Pampa and Clarendon.
The Texas Department of Agriculture invites applications for the 2000 Family Land Heritage Program through November 15. It honors farms and ranches in continuous family production for 100 years, with new 150 and 200 year categories. Applications available via county judges, TDA, or by mail to Debbie Ellis. deadline November 15.
Mr and Mrs David Nolan Hamby announce the birth of their daughter Emily Shae Hamby born Wednesday July 5 2000 at Childress Medical Center weighing eight pounds four ounces Grandparents are Jerry L Hamby Hubert Nollan Baker Jr Hollis and Karen Baker Great grandparents Billy S Lewis Hubert Baker Sr and Mary Ruth Jones Wellington Great great grandmother Mary Beeler Walnut California
Florence DeArmond, born 1904 in a farming family, taught 27 years and earned a master’s degree after raising and educating others. She emphasized parental involvement in homework, urged today’s youth to pursue college, and now lives at the TIVALY Home seeking companionship and assistance.
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