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Doing MORE.. With LESS!
by the staff of
THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS
THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS is a regisiered Itademark ol THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS ln(
CATCHIN' COUNTRY CATFISH
Catfish, sometimes called chicken of the
channel, are common and widespread, bite
when other fish won't, reach super sizes . . .
and above all. are incredibly tasty. Available
to most folks, their nutritional goodness can
become an important part of anyone's diet.
Like to try catfishing? Get up bright and
early one morning and head for the nearest riv-
er, lake, or farm pond. Nighttime will also pro-
duce good results. In iuct, "cats'' can be
caught at all times of the day, at all water tem-
peratures and depths. The best lime to plan
your expedition, however, is after a heavy rain
. . . especially in the spring When other fair-
weather fish are sluggish and temperamental,
the hungry catfish forage about in the freshly
rejuvenated waters.
Some people prefer an old-fashioned bait-
casting rod and reel but almost any type of ar
rangement — from Grandma's cane pole to a fancy spinning rig—will catch a catfish.
Use a small-to-medium-size hook and a sinker that's heavy enough to keep your bail
on the bottom, in cat territory. The weight needed to do ihis will vary depending on
water conditions.
Most conceivable baits will entice these tasty critters, but garden worms are the old
standby. (Just don't take too many out of the vegetable patch!I Cast a generous bait
to the bottom, and wait for the slow, deliberate tugging which signals that a catfish is
biting. Above all. be patient'
If the water you've chosen to fish is muddy, sluggish or still, you're very likely to
catch a bullhead (a member of the catfish family that grows to no more than 20 inches
long and 4-1/2 pounds in weight). All of the three common color phases of the bullhead
— black, brown, and yellow —have pink meat that's sweet and fine. Faster, clearer wa-
ter will generally turn up nice channel and blue cats (especially from that little pool be-
neath a steady current where natural nutrients abound) The variety really doesn't
matter, however, because all catfish are readily distinguishable from other fish (by the
"whiskers" or barbs that grow out of their upper jaws, and the skin instead of
scales—on their bodies) and all are among the finest feasting anywhere
Once you've landed your eating-size fish (eight inches and up), you're faced with the
procedure of dressing it out No problem. First, grip the critter so that its three pro-
truding fin spines are firmly extended between your fingers. Beware of those spikes
. . . they can easily inflict a painful, long-lasting wound! Next—with a sharp knife-
cut a shallow ring about the fish's neck, immediately behind the gill openings.
Since all catfish are scaleless they must be completely skinned but the operation
is actually pretty easy. Grasp the edge of your incision with a handy pair of pliers and
simply peel the skin down banana style. Then remove the ht i, fins, tail, and entrails
so that you're left with a largr piece of meat that is ready to be washed, cooked, and
eaten (Incidentally the above system works for other scaleless fish and rattle-
snakes!)
Hiw will you cook your catfish? There are probably about a million ways, all ol
them good, so just look in your favorite cookbook and get ready for some good eating!
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ESOIL CONSERVATIONS
DISTRICT NEWS
RIO GRANDE HERALD THURSDAY, JULY 1, IMS PAGE ll
Screw worm Found In County
E OUR SOIL ★ OUR STRENGTH
BY SILVESTRE GONZALEZ, DISTRICT CONSERVATIONIST
Here's how conservation tillage differs
from conventional farming. In only one trip
across a field a farmer simultaneously
prepares a seedbed, plants his seed, applies
fertilizer and adds herbicides for weed
control while disturbingonly a small portion
of the soil surface.
In conventional methods, 6 to 10 trips are
often required to do the job, while disturbing
the soil surface each time. Each time you
disturb the soil surface, you destroy
whatever little crop residue that might have
been left on the surface for soil protection.
What's better, faster, cheaper and
reduces erosion up to 95 percent? It is
conservation tillage. Sometimes called
minimum tillage or no-till, conservation
tillage is a new system of farming where
residues from previous crop are left on or
near the surface throughout the cropping
year.
The specific advantages are: less labor;
plowing and planting trips across the field
are reduced; lower production costs. Many
fanners report savings of $8 to $14 per acre;
more moisture conservation; less soil
erosion; possibility of double cropping in
some areas; protection of seedlings from
wind damage; more food and cover for
wildlife.
Farmers and researchers repcrt that
yields from conventionally tilled fields.
However, the system may lower soil tem-
peratures, delaying seed germination in the
spring.
But moisture conserved by the mulch
usually offsets this delay later in the
growing season. The system does not, of
course, eliminate the need for other good
farming practices, such as disease or insect
control.
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Set For Aug. 10-12
Rio Grande
Livestock
Mia. Report
Hot-Hot weather, thank
goodness we have plenty of
grass because these 100
degree plus days are tough
on cattle and on grass and
water supplies.
The cattle market is
steady to a little weaker
today on most classes of
cattle. Steers topped at 35c
per pound at 200 #, 75c at 300
, 71c at 400//, 63c at 500#, and
the low 50'at 600 , 50'sat600
Stocker cows and heifers
remain in good demand with
prices in the high 40's to 50c
on stocker cows and to the
high 50's on replacement
heifers.
Packer cows were steady
at 35-44 and bulls were
steady to stronger at 45-50.
Cow calf pairs are still in
good demand but have
slipped some in price due to
the general cattle market.
Today's pair market ranged
from 425 to 630 depending on
quality.
Several ranchers have
indicated they plan to start
working cattle in the next
few days.
More than 100 of the ranching industry's
best noted experts and policy makers will
present their expertise at the second annual
International Ranchers Roundup (IRR) in
Del Rio Aug. 10-12.
The program is designed to present up-
dated technology from a variety of in-
ternational sources and make ranching
more profitable, while providing an op-
portunity for idea exchange among par-
ticipating ranchers from throughout the
country.
In addition, tours ol progressive South-
west Texas ranches are scheduled Aug. 9
and Mexico ranch tours, Aug. 13.
"Effective Ranch Management" is the
theme of IRR '82.
Headline keynote speakers include
Raymond D. I>ett, executive assistant to
Agriculture Secretary John Block; Charles
G. Scruggs, vice president and editor of
Progressive Farmer magazine; Susan
McBee, Texas State Representative; Stan
Parsons, Savory Grazing System con-
sultant; Bob Bliss, Friona Industries; and
Terry Mitchell,, with the Australian
Department of Agriculture.
Since the deadline for tour registration
and the $50 registration fee discount is July
15, prospective participants are urged to
send promptly for registration materials.
Both tours will be limited to the first 200
registrants, Registration material is
available by writing to IRR, P.O. Box 1849,
Uvalde, Texas 78801.
I^ast year's IRR, the first and largest of its
kind ever held in the Southwest, attracted
some 700 ranchers and industr> leaders to
the border area for five days of educational
activities. Based on enthusiastic comments
from many of those participants throughout
the year, plans are being made to ac-
commodate 1,000 registrants this summer.
Producer's comments ranged from "it
was like trying to take the entire Texas
A&M animal science curriculum in five
days...experts in various fields which can
make individual management ranching
decisions easier to "there were many
beneficial activities occurring at once...I
didn't know which to attend first."
/Ml general session talks will be presented
Tuesday, Aug. 10, in the Del Rio Civic
Center.
Concurrent sessions geared to more ef-
fective management of beef cattle, sheep
and Angora goats, meat goat production,
range resources and wildlife will be con-
ducted at Del Rio High School Aug. 11 and
12.
Another screwworm case has been found
in Starr County. The case was found on a
ranch eight miles west of Delmita.
According to Betty Lieve, support ser-
vices supervisor at the Screwworm
Eradication facility in Mission, "one case is
all that was found."
The case was reported June 25 and con-
firmed June 27. This screwworm was found
in the same general area as the worms
found five weeks ago, within a 10 mile radius
of Delmita.
Brucellosis Ruling
Appealed By TAHC
Commissioners of the Texas Animal
Health Commission have decided to appeal
the recent ruling of Judge Harley Clark
regarding the Texas brucellosis program.
"The present Texas brucellosis program
will continue as it is presently being ad-
ministered," John B. Armstrong,
Kingsville, chairman, Texas Animal Health
Commission, said.
He also said Commissioners will suibmit
recommendations to the Texas Legislature
so that the Texas brucellosis program will
conform to state statutes and be in ac-
cordance with federal regulations.
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials
have indicated they will not enforce the
quarantine on Texas already in effect as
long as the present state program continues.
"We want to emphasize to cowmen
throughout the state that our rules will
continue in effect. Commissioners believe
the vast majority of Texas livestock
producers and the entire livestock industry
support the present program," Armstrong
said
Since the May 21 case, the screwworm
facility has been dropping sterile flies and
S.W.A.S.S. pellets by air each on alternating
days.
The sterile male flies mate with female
flies, making them incapable of laying ized
fertilized eggs.
' The S.W.A.S.S. pellets, according to
Lieve, "smell bad, and attract the adult
flies." The pellets contain a pesticide which
then kills the flies, "like a giant fly trap,"
she says.
What's the most important thing a ran-
cher can do '.o protect his cattle from the
screwworm? "The ranchers can check
their cattle," says Lieve. "They should
check man-made wounds every day or
two."
Man-made wounds consist of branding
areas, de-horning wounds, navel scab in
calves, and nicks from barbed wire fences.
The animal found to have screwworms
near Delrruta, had an infected hoof. Lieve
advises, "If you see your cattle limping,
check their feet."
Starr County ranchers, especially those in
the McCook-San Isidro area need to be on
the lookout for screwworm eggs. "When
you're aware that there are screwworm
flies in the area," she says, "it's time to
check."
The screwworm fly has a life cycle of
about two weeks. Each fly lays from 300 to
350 eggs. These eggs hatch into worms in 12
hours, and will eat on the animal for five
days.
"The screwworms can make a hole in an
animal as big as a fist," Lieve explains,
"and they will not stay on a dead animal."
The flies will not make a puncture in the
animal's skin to lay her eggs. She will only
lay eggs in open wounds.
Though Starr County and western Hidalgo
County is being surveyed for screwworms,
the rancher must keep a careful eye on his
animals.
"That's the most important thing they can
do," advises Lieve.
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Livestock Report
This week B and B
Livestock Market had a good
run of quality feeder cattle.
Although the market was
weaker, the light weights
remained strong.
Slaughter Cow 3242.40 CWT
Bulls 45.5048 CWT
Stocker Cow 4249 CWT
Calves:
Steers Heifers:
200-300 lbs 80-75 cwt. 55-53 cwt.
30Q400 lbs. 75-69 cwt. 60-55 cwt.
400-500 lbs. 69-64 cwt. 55-52 cwt.
500-600 lbs. 64-57 cwt 5249 cwt.
600 up lbs. 56-52 cwt. 4948 cwt.
Pairs: $470-515
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Mathis, Dora Barrera. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1982, newspaper, July 1, 1982; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194878/m1/11/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.