The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1970 Page: 13 of 18

                                
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y-one Years Growing Rice
Know Less All The Time”
sis,” and have been using a
trade-out neighborly type deal
for over ten years because it
is the only way they can sur-
vive the high expense of rice
growing.
Depending on which of the
men has rice already, the other
brings his entire crew over to
help. The only thing they don’t
supply is the fuel. That is up
to the one whose crop is being
worked.
A crew consists of every-
thing from $20,000 combines,
$10,000 tractors and wagons
plus the men and trucks tohaul
and operate the equipment and
the tools to keep them going.
Webb and Green were using
four of their combines and two
of a neighbor's combines in
an effort to get their crop in
before another rain or high
wind damaged their rice.
With six combines cutting
about 15 acres a day, it takes
wet to work.
Frank Malone, who is head
waterman for Green, has been
working the ricefieldsforove-
thirty years and claims that
it is a good life if you watch
what you are doing. A. W. Webb
claims that Frank, who is 57
years old, can out work just
about any man in the rice busi-
ness and when the one-handed
Frank works a shovel you know
it Js going to come up full.
“A rice farmer wants to
marry a school teacher... She
can always get a job.” Dwight
Green says when asked about
the risky business of farm-
ing. Dwight farms 300 acres
of rice with his dad, and is
married to a school teacher.
When you have seasons like
last year come and just about
everything goes wrong withthe
weather and no one has rice,
it is a good feeling to know
that your wife could get a
Shovel Man
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Green and his son Dwight have
250 acres each.
As the combines harvest the
rice, they leave a stuble which
hopefully will produce another
crop in late October.
The second ci op of rice is
the hreid and butter of a rice
grower because he doesn’t
have much invested in it.
However, Frank Malone
says that it doesn’t make any
difference which crop it is,
you still have to get muddy.”
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Harvest Scene
Combines, tractors and wagons spread over hundreds of acres as they bring in the wealth
of the land in a never ending cycle of work. (Photo by T. M. McComack).
THE ALVIN SUN-Thursdoy, August 13, 1970-Page 13
Webb has known since his
childhood on a Louisiana rice
farm which his father ran. As
the talkative Webb recalled his
past, he mentioned a vacation
trip he and his wife were on in
the wheat growing country. He
says that two young corn and
wheat farmers we re in the cafe
where he was eating and farm
talk began.
Naturally they talked about
how much it cost to make a
crop. The dry-land farmers
said that they only had $20.30
per acre invested intheircrop.
Mr. Webb said he was spending'
about $22 per acre on water
for his rice. (Corn sells for
about $1.30 per busliel and a
farmer can expect to get a-
round a hundred bushels per
acre).
When their land is not being
used for rice production the
farmers try to grow soybeans
which puts nitrogen bait into
the soil. Mr. Webb has 300
acres of the beans while Mr.
Looks Ready
Doyle Green and A. W. Webb combine their years of rice
growing experience and decide that their crop is ready to
harvest. From the pre-harvest days the farmers can get a
fair idea of the quality and quantity of their rice. (Photo by
Kim Richardson).
hobby purposes, to get addi-
tional woodworking informa-
tion, or to make some of the
things you have been wanting
to make. Do any of these while
learning about woodworking
tools, machines, and equip-
ment.
The course is offered as an
evening course, meeting two
times a week from 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. It is to be taught
by C. P. Munz.
To enroll in the woodwork-
K" the human
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DRILLING PUMPS
and SUPPLIES
Evening courses in wood-
working are again being of-
fered by Alvin Junior College
this school year.
Courses are available to
men and women, as a beginning
or an advanced woodworking
course.
The woodworking course is
offered as a college credit
course. It may be used for
See
Doyle Swindell
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Bus. Phone 5C-252S
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to catch a
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"*'e staid
Ionite jobs.”
Hi. Well, I’m really
excited as the first of Sep-
tember and opening date
draws near. I’ve found so
many nice things but one in
particular is the Spinnerin
Rugs. These are really easy
to do and will probably be
come a family project. Easy
on your budget, too. The
Spinnerin Company has a
guaranteed dye lot and you
won’t have to buy all your
yarn at the same time. There
is plain canvas for those of
you who want to make your
own designs. The stitchery
kits are quite lovely and we
will have some one to lend
a helping hand for the begin
ners. See you next week for
more new items.
Bye,
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Michael Boff of West Colum-
bia, junior.
Horticulture — TonyNavar-
ro of Pearland, senior.
Sheep — Betty Jean Harris
of Alvin, senior; and Brook
Jeter Jr., of Angleton, junior.
Leadership — Alan Cocker-
ell of Pearland, senior.
Poultry — Larry Thornton
of Pearland, senior; and Robert
Harris of Alvin, junior.
Rabbits — Elton McCaslin
of Angleton, junior.
Santa Fe Aw a rd — Larry
Lewis of Angleto.-. senior.
Swine — Donald Ray John-
son of Brazoria, senior; and
Bill Wood of Alvin, junior.
Turkey — Steve Jefferies
of Sweeny, senior; and Johnny
Gaidosek of Pearland, junior.
Veterinary Science — Mary
Edling of West Columbia, ju-
nior.
ral.-. with Dwight Green and decide that he can run his combine
aay. (Photo by T. M. McComack).
ryslers >
the men make up
start by working
dark. Necessary
through the
perly.
However,
for the late
till almost
service work is done on the
equipment in the morning while
it is cool and the fields too
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t*i< better part of two weeks
or more to harvest the 1400
acres of rice. The combines
an not get in the field before
id-morning because dew on
th rice keeps it from going
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SIZE
Regardless of the machines
which harvest and transport
the rice, it is up to a man with
a shovel to do the final work.
After a few hours of this man-
ual dragline work a man be-
comes something like a ma-
chine himself and simply
moves the load. (Photo by Kim
Richardson).
4-H Winners
Are Revealed
Winners of the Brazoria
County 4-H record books have
been announced by William C.
Schmidt, assistant Countya-
gent.
The books were judged by
county 4-Hleaders and the first
place records in the junior and
senior category were judged in
the district contest.
Winners are:
Agricultural — Pam Flora,
senior; and Jim Flora, junior,
both of Manvel.
Beef — Wanda Ehlert of Bra-
zoria. senior; and David Coc-
kerell of Pearland, junior.
Clothing — Kathy Thornton,
Pearland, junior.
Dairy — Larry Williams of
Brazoria, senior; and Brenda
Cockrell of Pearland, junior.
Dog — Joe Krejci of Angle-
ton, junior.
Dress Revue — F rances Na-
varro of Pearland, senior;and
Francene Krejci of Angleton,
junior.
Home Improvement — Ruth
Foreman of Clute, senior; and
Tamara Black of Pearland,
junior.
Horses — Laura Webb of
Manvel, senior; and Stephen
ing courses or any other cour-
ses, it will be necessary to
obtain an admission form from
the Alvin Junior College. Com-
plete the form and return to the
college by August 15. 1970.
This is important to avoid a
delay at the time of the as-
signed registration.
For additional information
and necessary enrollment re-
quirements. contact the Alvin
Junior College office 585-
5311. College classes begin
August 31, 1970.
HOUSTON
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FREEPORT
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When asked what he did in
bad crop years, Doyle Green
said. "I’m just a farmer. In
tile good years I have money
and in the bad I don't.
Neither of the veteran farm-
ers like federal controls pla-
ced on the amount of rice they
can grow or the price they get
for what they produce.
Webb says he made more
money per acre back in the
thrashing days (pre-World
War II) than he does now. On-
ly proper management and
mass production allow him and
his son to make a living.
Doyle Green says it is the
bumper crop like ne made in
'67 that keeps him and his three
sons, Dwight, Gordon, and
Alvin in the business. He likes
33 barrels to the acre.
Webb recalls his most mem-
orable crop was261/2 barrels
to the acre during the thrash-
ing days of the 30’s.
Rice is all the 68-year-old
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Guer-
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weighed five pounds and 12
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Mrs. Josephine Silva of
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Young Leonard Thomas has
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job if necessary.
Mr. J. B. Purcell of Amer-
ican Rice Growers Co-Op says
that the first rice on the mar-
ket is bringing better than $8
with some going $9 per bar-
rel. depending on the quality.
He says that if the market
continues good as it is now the
farmers can make up for last
year’s failure.
With anything from $135 to
$175 per acre invested in the
crop, the average of 25 to 30
barrels per acre is barely go-
ing to cover all of the expenses
for the season. Particularly
when things like big tractor and
combine tires cost over $1,200
per pair.
Mr. Webb says that many
rice farmers are so broke that
they have to keep some of their
twenty-year-old trucks going.
He claims to have a 1945 Chev-
rolet gin-pole truck that saves
a lot of back aches when you
have to lift equipment.
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