The Harper Citizen (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1993 Page: 3 of 4
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FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1993
THE HARPER CITIZEN
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THE
H*A*R*P*E *R
Citizen
P.O. Box 13 • Harper, Texas 78631
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THANKS FOR YOUR BUSINESS*
■ , A Full Service
Craig Ri-im / Catgring Company
\ U U I 512/896-5995
Craig V. Ramsey
Catering Consultant
2126 Sidney Baker at 1-10
Kerrville, Texas 78028
Hickory Hut Bar-B-Q & Steakhouse
‘89 Chevy Suburban
Silverado. 45,00QTTiiles, 350
engine, loaded. Absolutely
immaculate. Must see. Call
D.J. at 895-4700. Will
finance with small down.
P.O. BOX 354 • W. MAIN STREET
HARPER, TEXAS 78631
DAVID LIVELY « 512/864-5005
CONSTRUCTION!
•New Homes ail TVDCQ
•Remodeling MLL 1 1 “Ca
•Barn-Pens
Metal Work
Metal Building
WALTER
BRATCHER
•Septic
•Dozer
•Backhoe
•Concrete
•Fencing
(210) 864-4459
After 4 p.m. (210) 864-4152
Want to have something
engraved? Designer’s
Choice Jewelers can make
any gift SPECIAL.
Personalize it now. Your
choice hand or machine
engraved. Quick service!
317 Main. 1-800-324-1650
RICHARD NEFFENDORF
HAY - ALFALFA/COASTAL
TRUCKLOAD or BALE
512/997-6107 kt&
HC 10 BOX 8E
'FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS 78624
HARPER (Buzzy - 864-4558)
‘88 Chevy 2500 Crew Cab.
Loaded, low mileage, 350
engine. Clean and ready to
go. Priced to sell. Call Don
at 895-4700. Can finance
with small down.
‘91 GMC Extended Cab.
Low mileage, 350 engine,
automatic. Loaded - very
clean. Remaining factory
warranty. Call D.J. at 895-
4700. Can finance with
small down.
20 Years’ Experience
PROFESSIONAL AND
CORRECTIVE
HORSESHOEING
CHARLES FROST - 210/997-6841
402 West Main
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
‘91 Ford Ranger Extended
Cab. XLT, Customized,
loaded. Low mileage,
remaining factory warranty.
Can finance with small
down. Call 895-4700, ask
for BJ._
Longhorn Cafe
"TRY OUR RimiYi: SIMX'IAI."
Main Street in Harper
864-4328 —
‘91 Ford Taurus. 13,000
miles. V-6, loaded, remaining
factory warranty. $9,995.00.
Can finance with small
down payment. Call 895-
4700, ask for Harlan.
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HARPER
PUMP SERVICE
Pumps &
Windmills
Morris Harper - 864-4024
FERGESON TRACTOR
5 FT. SHREDDER
GEHL MANURE
SPREADER
864-4295
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Hwy. 783 South
Harper, Texas
(210) 864-4152
Open Every Day
Tatsch Texaco &
(Texaco) AlltO PartS <jgp&;
We Fix Hydraulic Hoses
512/864-4344 P.O. Box 125
Harper, Texas 78631
Gene Tatsch - 864-4217
Bailey’s Gas &
Gun Shop
Ed Bailey, Owner
P.O. Box 52 • Harper, TX 78631
Phone: 864-4122
■ MMBiiW
I 20% OFF I
I Dry Cleaning of Regular Dresses
and Women's Suits
a EXCEPT LEATHER
NO ONE DAY SERVICE WITH THIS
SPECIAL
- DURRIN S CLEANERS
"Where Quality Is Free"
257-5821 j
RHQDESCONSTRUCTIGN
BUILDING & REMODELING
895-4818 1912 Jet. Hwy.
Custom Homes & Commercial Buildings
Inhouse Designer
Carports • Decks • Patio Covers • Roofs
Licensed • Bonded • Insured
FAX: 210/8951220
Tired of Looking at Junk?
Tired of Being Turned
Down? We can finance a
nice car or truck for you
regardless of past credit
problems. Call the Hillstar
Auto Plaza Gang at 895-
4700
FOR SALE:
1988 Chevrolet Ext.
Cab 4x4 Pickup
CALL: 864-4165
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Gold Cup Pawn Shop
HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Sal. 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
PHONE: 895-3113
1315 Junction Hwy. - Kerrville, Texas
Manager: Roy Miller
‘88 Dodge Diplomat. 4-
door, loaded, very clean. One
owner. Can finance with
small down. Trades
accepted. Call Bubba at
895-4700.
EXOTIC SQUEZE CHUTE CO.
FOR SALE
1992 Purity Tested Rocky Mtn. Elk
Calves
Bulls & Heifers
PHONE: 210/864-5560
WE BUY scrap gold, silver.
We buy and sell gold and
silver buillon. Designer’s
Choice Jewelers, 317 Main
(across from H.E.B-- 1-800-
324-1650.
FOR SALE:
1978 Chevrolet Pickup
CALL: 864-4233
Ask for Jeff
Grandfather clocks sold
and repairs at Designer’s
Choice Jewelers. 317 Main.
1-800-324-1650.
LEASE WANTED...
Two responsible, experienced, I
knowlegeable Hunters (brothers)
respective of property owner's rules
searching for Deer and Turkey lease in
Harper area. We are looking for a year
round, family lease of 750-1250 acres.
Please contact:
Tom at 210/654-7074
with any information regarding this
type of lease.
‘90 Chevrolet Longbed
Heavy 1/2 4WD. 350 engine,
loaded. Can finance with
small down payment. Call
895-4700. Ask for Bubba.
‘92 Mustang Fastback. LX
Model. Loaded. $8,995.00.
Can finance with small
down payment. Call 895-
4700, ask for Don._
WATCH BATTERIES
REPLACED $5.00.
Normally while you wait.
Designer’s Choice
Jewelers, 317 Main, across
from H.E.B. 1-800-324-
1650.__
1985 Oldsmobile Custom
Cruiser Wagon. Fully
loaded, extra clean. $3,000.
Call: 210/899-3932.
Heritage Cattle Co. wins
environmental award
Heritage Beef Cattle Co., a like other feedyards, Heritage
Wheeler, Texas, feedyard with does tiffs by having its
a long history of protecting employees collect the manure
and improving the from the feedlot pens and
environment, has won Texas spread it in measured amounts
CattleWomen’s Environmental on nearby cropland to grow
Stewardship Award for 1993. grasses. A gravity flow system
The award recognizes Texas takes wastewater from a
beef producers whose natural central pond to circle
resource stewardship practices irrigation systems. It too is
contribute to a better en- applied to the land in order to
vironment. increase the soil’s pro-
The feeding company won ductivity.
this year’s award based on its The primary purpose of
25-year record for introducing applying the manure to soil is
environmental innovations to to make the land more fertile,
its operation. Among the However, Weatherly found
many ecological programs that besides improving the
pioneered by the company virtually sterile soil around his
have been eliminating the use feedyard, application of
of chemicals, recycling all manure also controls soil
waste products that are erosion caused by wind or
generated by finishing beef water. The manure particles
cattle and introducing parasitic retain water more efficiently
wasps for fly control. I than the sandy soil. In
The 30,000-head capacity addition, the weight of the
feedyard company is owned manure protects soil from high
by Joe R.Weatherly of winds that are common in the
Wheeler, who also serves as Texas Panhandle at various
its president, and Heinz times of the year. Weatherly
Prechter of Detroit, Mich, said the system has made the
Rodney Weatherly is the feedyard virtually chemical-
feedyard manager. free. “When we can use
“We started this feedyard organic material (like manure)
back when environmentalism on the land, we don’t have to
Houston officers...
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Hinsley, W.A. “Sonny”
Lewis, Robert V. McAnelly
and Howard H. “Red” Moore.
Re-elected to the Show’s
Executive Committee were
James O. Bloodworth, John
O. Smith, Clayton
Underwood and P. Michael
Wells. Also serving on the
Executive Committee are past
Show presidents Joseph T.
Ainsworth, M.D., Allen H.
Carruth, James R. “Dick”
Graves, Hal Hillman, Stuart
Lang, Louis M. Pearce Jr. and
Tommie Vaughn. Honorary
lifetime members of the
Executive Committee are
Gordon Edge, Douglas B.
Marshall and Gail Whitcomb.
At the Show’s annual
meeting held Tuesday, May
25, 22 new members were
added to the board of
directors. They were: David
Blankenship, Mike
Blasingame, Tony Bruni,
Richard Buddeke, Kenneth
Caldwell, John B. Coleman,
James W. Crownover, Jarrue
Ehrman, AI Farrack, Lynn
Garner, Aubrey Gentry,
George Gilman, John B.
Gum, Mike Jolley, P.W.
“Lucky” Long, Fred McClure,
Jim Mclngvale, Jack Morris,
Eddie Nettles, James Palmire,
William H. Ratz and Griffin
Winn.
The 1994 Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo is scheduled
to begin with horse show
competition Wednesday, Feb.
16, followed by other
livestock competition starting
Saturday, Feb. 19. The first
rodeo performance will be
held Sunday, Feb. 20, with all
events concluding Sunday,
March 6.
HAVE SOMETHING TO
SELL?
TRY THE HILL COUNTRY
MARKETPLACE
1st Annual Hill Country
Suttunerfest 93
June 18, 19, 20
Pari-Mutuel horse racing
post time 1 pm • June 19 & 20
Quarter Horse of Texas Sale Co.
Futurity • added money • Trials
June 19, Finals: July 4 • Derby •
Trials: June 20, Finals July 3.
12 races scheduled for each day!
Join us...
Where The Feeling Is Pari-Mutuel!
Gillespie County Fairgrounds
Hwy. 16 S., Fredericksburg, TX 78624
O_210-997-2359 q
COMING TO
FREDERICKSBURG
Gillespie County Fairgrounds
Hwy 16 South
JUNE 18,19 & 20,1993
Fri. 4-9 • Sat. 9-6 • Sun. 11-5
Folk Art • Decorating • Apparel
(512) 749-5449_
wasn’t talked about,” Joe R.
Weatherly says. “But when we
started it we were determined
not to pollute anyone’s land
and to make the soil better
than it was when we started. It
was just our way ofldoing
business, and we found it
profitable to do it that way.”
Weatherly says the land
around Wheeler is made up of
poor soil that needs
fertilization to generate plant
growth. As is required of all
feedyards by state and federal
regulations, Heritage Beef
Cattle Co. must dispose lof its
manure and wastewater. Also
Market Days set
for Johnson City
Featuring arts and crafts,
antiques, collectibles,
demonstrations, entertainment
and good, the Johnson City
Downtown Market Days will
be held June 19-20.
Hours on both Saturday and
Sunday will be from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
During the weekend, there
will be a prize drawing for a
one-night stay in a bed and
breakfast. There will also be
face painting and ballons.
Vendors interested in
participating are asked to
contact Dianne Smith at the
Johnson City Antique
Emporium at 210/868-7800.
use artificial fertilizers,” he
said. “We don’t have to use
weed killers either, because
the more fertile the land is, the
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Crop, Livestock and Weather Conditions
June 8,1993
District
Moisture Situation
Crop, Livestock, Range Conditions
Panhandle
Adequate to Short
Cattle good. Ranges need rain. Hay baling active. Wheat maturing
rapidly with dry, windy weather. Corn, sugar beets, vegetables
good. Sorghum 27-75% planted; rain needed.
South Plains
Very short to short
Pastures, ranges dry. Wind rapidly depleting soil moisture. All
crops need rain. Cotton 95% planted. Sorghum 60-65% planted.
Wheat headed; little harvested. Com irrigation under way.
Rolling Plains
Short to adequate
Pastures, ranges fair; could use rainfall. Cotton 75% planted; young
cotton moisture-stressed. Wheat 50% harvested; yields
exceptional. Pecan producers beginning casebearer control.
North Central
Short to adequate
Cattle excellent. Pastures, ranges excellent to fair. Harvesting
wheat, oats. Planting peanuts. Corn,.grain sorghum, onions need
moisture. Tomatoes good. Melons blooming. Okra emerging.
N/E Texas
Short to adequate
Cattle excellent. Hay baling under way. Gardening active. Good
progress in wheat, corn, cotton, soybeans, sorghums. Good quality
early peach varieties. Good pecan crops projected.
Far West
Very short-adq.
Livestock fair to good. Most pastures, ranges dry. Tomatoes setting
fruit. Melons good. Harvesting onions. Some peppers blooming.
Peaches excellent to poor. Pecans developing well.
West Central
Very short-adq.
Livestock good to excellent. Lice problems in goats. Harvesting
wheat. Cotton spotty from dry weather. Peanut stands, oat yields
good. Peaches fair to good. Pecans look promising.
Central Texas
Short
Livestock good. Pastures drying. Peanut planting under way; wind
causing damage. Melon planting continues. Good wheat, oat
harvests. Vegetables progressing. Pecan casebearers light.
East Texas
Adq. to surplus
Livestock fair to good; flies a problem. Pastures growing well.
Corn, cotton need sunshine. Baling hay. Harvesting peaches; good
sales; brown rot causing problems. Good pecan nut set.
South Central
Adequate
Livestock, pastures, ranges good. Baling hay. Wheat harvesting
continues. Cotton squaring. Corn silking. Gardens good. Peach
harvest beginning; fair to good yields. Pecans good.
South Texas
Short to adequate
Livestock, pastures, ranges good. Corn, cotton, sorghum excellent.
Corn silked, doughing. Cotton squared, 85% setting bolls. Sorghum
headed, 65% turned. Melon harvest continues.
S/W Texas
Short
Livestock good. Fields drying. Wheat harvest nearly complete;
excelent yields. Harvesting onions, cabbage, tomatoes, squash,
cucumbers. Pecan nutlets developing well; casebearers light.
Coastal Bend
Adq. to surplus
Cattle very good. Pastures excellent. Excellent growth in crops.
Oldest cotton blooming; spraying for insects. Corn, grain excellent.
Hay cutting in full swing. Vegetables producing well.
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