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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1960
Page
3
Census data shows less than nine percent of Americans, about 16 million, live on farms. Twenty four years earlier one in four people were farm dwellers. The Census defines a farm dweller as someone selling at least 50 dollars of crops or livestock annually.
Mrs Glenn Eager presided over the regular Home Demonstration Club meeting at the club house on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Emma Henniger led the prayer and read the H omemaker s Creed before roll call and reports. The group voted to host a Thanksgiving dinner for families on November 18 with coffee and cookies served to members.
Regular meeting of the Dale Sewing Club with Mrs. Clifton Davis was moved from November 8 to November 10.
James Barnhill of the Soil Conservation Service notes wind erosion high runoff and ponded water signal poor soil. He says rains often run off quickly creating gullies and terraces trap water. A better system uses cover crops residue and soil improving crops to add organic matter and support air in the soil.
Chancel Guild at St. John's Lutheran met at the parsonage with Mrs. L R Hoppe leading prayer. Mrs. A B Spill led an study on Of the Vesper Service and roll call was answered with Bible verses. Treasurer’s report was given by Mrs H K Flathmann and refreshments served to the listed members. In a separate note, a U S electricity rate comparison cites a 100 watt bulb burning 10 hours for one cent versus about 20 cents in 1950.
Texas ranks seventh among states in candy manufacture. The state has 77 candy manufacturing concerns employing about 2,000 people.
The 1959 Census of Agriculture for Runnels County reports 1,242 farms on 630,091 acres with an average size of 507.3 acres and farm value of 42 959 dollars. Operators include 506 owners 330 part owners and renters 405 tenants. average operator age 51.9 years. 1 002 farms are commercial. 230 operators are aged 65 plus. Copies of the county report are 10 cents from the Bureau of the Census Washington DC.
Battle deaths of the Union Forces in the U S Civil War reached 140 414, nearly triple World War I losses for the nation. Confederate battle deaths are estimated at 74 524, illustrating the war's immense human cost.
Cuba covers 44,206 square miles, about the size of Pennsylvania, illustrating its geographic scale relative to a U.S. state. The comparison highlights Cuba's substantial land area and regional footprint.
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