The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1989 Page: 3 of 18
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THURSDAY, MARCH 2,1989 - THE TEAGUE CHRONICLE - PAGE SIX_
Of Interest To Farmers And Ranchers
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ifcric, Billy Gle/iEi
iks, Robert F.ubani
liley.
neral Home wasini
lents.
jny gardeners have a terrible
uridi insects and diseases each
Generally, a few tips on differ-
irietics that are more resistant
others can help. Timely applica-
of fungicides and insecticides
jso reduce insect and disease
|ems.
neducational program forback-
eardeners has been scheduled
Ksday, March 7, at 7 p.m. in the
tone County Courthouse,
r James Robinson, Entomolo-
nth the Texas A&M Research
xtension Center at Overton .will
slide presentation to highlight
ification and control measures
imany pests that trouble us. The
>r use of chemicals and spray
will also be discussed.
r. George Phillcy, Plant Patholo-
rom Overton, will discuss dis-
problems of vegetables. Each
diseases destroy many vege-
s. Generally,control isapreven-
jrogram. Fungicide application
begin early in the season and
i times must continue to harvest.
Ir. Marty Baker, Horticulturist
Overton, will give an update on
/arie'iesof vegetables, fertilizer
nmendations and soil prepara-
| you have a home garden, or if
|vould like to establish one, make
i to be at this program on Tues-
March 7 and start off the new
mowing how to produce quality
ables at home.
his horticulture program is being
sored by the Freestone County
eof the Texas Agricultural Ex-
on Service, and the Freestone
ity Crops and Vegetables Com-
e.
ducational programs conducted
e Texas Agricultural Extension
ce serve people of all ages re-
ess of socio-economic level,
color, sex, religion, handicap or
nal origin.
warranty
Deeds
Farm & Ranch News
A cross The Fence
By Billy J. Gillum
Co. Extension Agent
In this week’s news column I
would like to share with you the re-
sults of a demonstration we conducted
in 1988 with Jim Walston of Rocky
Branch Farms. The result demon-
stration dealt with “Weed and Grass
Control in Blackberries.”
Many of you have a berry patch
and know that weeds and grasses add
to the problem of managing and har-
vesting the berries. The use of herbi-
cides in horticulture crops has been a
big blessing. If you would like more
information on which herbicides to
use with different crops, please give
us a call.
Below are the results of the “Weed
and Grass Control in Blackberries”
demonstration.
SUMMARY
Blackberry production can be
greatly increased by controlling
weeds and grasses with herbicides
versus the old method of hoeing the
rows. V igor of plants can be doubled
with early weed control, thus ihcrc&s-
ing your fruit yields 5-7 times. Herbi-
cide applications can save time and
money when used.
PROBI.F.M
Berry production and plant growth
can be greatly affected by invading
weeds or grasses. It is so hard to
control weds and grasses when the
berry plant is actively growing due to
its spiney thorns. Therefore, a herbi-
cide must be applied in dormant sea-
son to control the unwanted weeds
and grasses.
OBJECTIVE
The objective was to lay the hoe
Receipts Total 713 Head At
Groesbeck Livestock Auction
WARRANTY DEED from Wil-
. Brazzle to Eula Tanksley et al
ring land in die I.H. Reed League.
WARRANTY DEED from John
lylor and wife, Linda F. Taylor,
!tih Campbell and wife, DebraS.
pbell covering Lot 25 of the
isand Oaks Addition to the City
Airfield, Texas.
JVARRANTY DEED from Fair-
State Bank to Glynn Harris and
, Linda Harris covering 5.000
s of land in the Reddin Gainer
9 Buffalo
& Hydrau
|ue.
Receipts from the Groesbeck
Livestock Commission showed a total
of 713 head of cattle were consigned
by shippers on February 23, with the
market very active on all cattle.
Bulls;
Good.............................63-70
Medium.........................60-63
Thin...............................56-62
Cows:
Utility............................46-50
Cutter............................48-55
Canner...........................40-47
Stocker Cows:
Good..........................575-690
Medium.....................500-570
Pairs:
Good..........................750-860
Medium.....................630-720
Plain..........................500-600
Steer Calves:
Choice.....................1.00-1.40
Good..........................97-1.30
Culls.......,..............:.......75-95
THS Rodeo Club
Discusses Plans
For Spring Rodeo
-By Jason Hullum-
The Teague High Rodeo Club
held a meeting last Thursday, Febru-
ary 23, to discuss future plans for a
Spring rodeo to be held on April 14-
15.
More information on the rodeo
will be printed at a later date.
FISH ^
Is ths time (or Pond and Laka Stocking Hybrid Bluegill, Florida Hybrid
Channel Catfish, Fathead Minnows, Black Crappie.
Hybrid Bluegill will REACH tha weight of 2 1/2 to 3 pounds,
is furnish your Hauling Containers. Wa guarantee live delivery,
pplies - Fish Feeders, Turtle Traps, Uquid Fertilizer, Commercial Fish Cages,
' Ight Feeders.
Ivery will be Tuesday, March 7, at the times listed for the following towns
11 locations.
I m - Sheffield's Farm and Ranch S'ipply 8:00 a m -9:00 a m. 562-3818
A* ' Teague Supply 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a m 739-2445
Sroesbeck Farm and Ranch Supply 12:00 p.m.-100 p.m 729-5411
- M&M Farm Supply 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. 828-3516
- Hearne Farm and Garden 4:00 p.m.-5'00 p.m. 279-5711
Call your local Feed Store to place your order or call:
Toll Free 1-800433-2950
contuttant and pond rcXanonlng available Special deliveries on large ponds and lake orders
DUNN’S FISH FARM
P.O. Box 85
Fittstown, OK 74842 j
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The
Freestone County
Game Management Association
Will Hold A Public Meeting
Thursday, March 2nd, at 7 p.m.
in the
Fairfield High School Cafeteria
pie purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the
DEER REGULATIONS for Freestone County.
N Landowners/Operators and Hunters Are Invited
Heifer Calves:
Choice.......................93-1.25
Good..........................90-1.15
Medium.........................8 5 -
1.00’ ......................................
Culls......................................70-80
Commodities To
Be Distributed In
Freestone County
CAUSE, Inc., thru the coopera-
tion of Freestone County Commis-
sioners, will distribute USDA Com-
modities in Teague on Thursday,
March 16th from 1-3 p.m. at the
Teague City Park.
Commodities will be distributed
in Wortham on March 2nd from 1 -
2:30 p.m. at the Precinct 4 Barn
and in Streetman from 3-4 p.m. at the
Fire Station.
On Thursday, March 9th, the
commodities will be distributed in
Fairfield from 1-3 p.m. at the Free-
stone County Fair Grounds.
Commodity distribution will te
held in Butler at the Community
Center on Thursday, March 23rd
from 1-2:30 p.m.
Officials say that anyone whose
while eligibility card is dated April
1988 or before must visit a CAUSE,
Inc. office before March 10, 1989
to be recertified to received com-
modities during and after April 1989
and to bring proof of family income
to their office.
Now Is The
Time To Prune
Your Peach Trees
If homeowners have not pruned
their peach trees, now is the proper
time to do so. Peaches are produced
on one-year-old wood only. This
means the tree must keep growing,
but within an acceptable height. If the
tree is not pruned, it will put on less
and less new growth each year. Even-
tually, all that remains is old non-
productive wood on the tree.
Now comes the most difficult part
of all—how to prune.
Young peach trees must be pruned
and trained for development of a well-
shaped, strong tree capable of sup-
porting heavy crops and withstand-
ing strong winds.
Peaches arc trained and pruned
by the three-limb, open-center, flat-
top method.
Additional information and a
pruning diagram is available at the
County Extension Service office.
Catfish Orders
Now Being Taken
To Stock Ponds
It is now time to stock ponds with
channel catfish. Orders will be taken
now through March 28.
The price is $.40each for 6-8 inch
fingcrlings, and $.55 each for 8-10
inch fingcrlings.
You may place your order by
calling or coming by the County
Extension Office located in the
County Courthouse, Room 201.
Payments arc required in advance,
with checks being made payable to
Catfish Meadows.
Delivery date will be March 30 at
9:30 a.m. at the County Fairgrounds.
For information call Isiah Carden,
Farm Demonstration Assistant with
the Texas Agricultural Extension
Service, at (214) 389-3436 or 389-
3513.
aside and utilize a herbicide (Surflan)
to more effectively control the weeds
and grasses.
MATFR1A1 .S/METHODS
The herbicide Surflan was applied
in February at the rate of 2-1/2 pints/
27 gallons of water applied per acre.
The blackberry rows were hand
sprayed on both sides. We treated
two-year-old Cherokee and Cheyenne
blackberry plants. A check plot was
not treated with any herbicide and
was mechanically hoed by hand.
RESULTS/DISCUSSION
The application of Surflan in
February on the treated rows gave
excellent grass and weed control. The
check plot was hand hoed in mid-
summer with a lot of weeds and
grasses present. One interesting note,
the Common Ragweed was not con-
trolled in the treated rows. Therefore,
a fall application in October was
applied to control the ragweed. Herbi-
cides applied in October were Surflan
(1-1/4 pints) plus Simazine (1/2
pound) per acre treatment. The rag-
weed was controlled by the Simazine
herbicide.
Other interesting results were
measured in plant growth and berry
production. The herbicide treated
rows grew twice as big as the non-
treated row in stem height and cali-
per. Also, the treated row produced 1
gallon of berries per foot of row ver-
sus the check plot only producing 3/
4 to 1 pint per fool of row. One other
note, the sprayed rows were pruned
every ten days and the check plot had
not prunings.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND
IMPACT
When controlling the weeds and
grasses, the yields per foot of row
was seven times as great. Thus, pro-
ducing 8 pints versus 1 pint per foot
of row increases your net return by
$7-$10, if pints sell for $l-$1.50per
pint.
CONCLUSION
Weeds and grassed must be con-
trolled in horticulture crops to maxi-
mize production, thus increasing net
profit to the fanner.
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TEAGUE SCOUTS, along with their parents and troop leaders,
watch as Pinewood Derby cars built by the Scouts race down the
track at the Scout's annual Blue and Gold Banquet held Thursday,
February 23, in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist
Church. Wolf Scout Brad Beene's car was the Grand Champion
winner in the Derby. (Chronicle Photo/Steve Massey)
Spring Maintenance Clinic To
Be Held In Teague, Fairfield
Have you ever wondered why
your plants did not do well in the
Spring? Have you ever wondered
what to plant in the Spring, or why
your lawn is unthrifty? Well, this is
your opportunity to get answers to
these questions and many more.
Dr. Dwight Hall, Extension Land-
scape Horticulturist with the Texas
A&M Research and Extension Cen-
ter at Overton, is going to be in our
county on Thursday, March 9. He
will be presenting a Spring Mainte-
nance Clinic at R.L. Jones Nursery in
Fairfield from 10 a.m.-12 noon, and
at Granny’s Greenhouse in Teague
from 2-4 p.m.
Bring your unthrifty plants in for
a checkup for recommendations. We
will also be discussing problems as-
sociated with lawns, and will be talk-
ing about bedding materials, bedding
plants and ornamentals.
This homeowner’s educational
program is being sponsored by the
Freestone County office of the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service, and
the Freestone County Crops and
Vegetables Committee.
Educational programs conducted
by the Texas Agricultural Extension
Service serve people of all ages re-
gardless of socio-economic level,
race, color, sex, religion, handicap,
or national origin.
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