The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1978 Page: 6 of 24
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4-H Horse Show
Slated Saturday
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The Van Zandt County 4-H
Horse Show will be held
Saturday, April 15, at 10 a.m.
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Canton.
Twenty four events will
take place. The public is
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many years. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Lorena Shaw.
Six V. Z. County Justices of the Peace were among 49
justices of the peace who attended an advanced 20-hour
Texas Justice of the Peace Training Center Seminar March
21-24 in Duncanville. The seminars are held in compliance
with Article 5872, Section b, Texas Revised Civil Statutes.
The training center is based at Southwest Texas State
University.
Among the judges attending were Van Zandt County
Judges W. L. Campbell of Canton, Precinct 1, Place 1; Joyce
Clements of Van, Precinct 6, Place 1; and C. B. Wiley of
Wills Point, Precinct 2; and standing left to right are Van
Zandt Judges Clarence Lewis of Ben Wheeler, Precinct 7.
Place 1; Dan W. Harrison of Edom, Precinct 5, Place 1; and R.
G. Martin of Wills Point, Precinct 3. Place 1.
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had very good results grazing
2 hours a day with his herd
of holsteins. Johnny Cates and
Gordon Ford, County
Extension Agents, Wood
County, have been working
closely with dairymen in their
county in conducting
demonstrations with hybrid
millets for the past 2 years
and the results have been
“money makers every time”.
Roy Rogers planted
Northrup—King Millet 23 last
May 15 at the rate of 21 lbs.
per acre on 18.8 acres on a
well prepared seedbed. Three
hundred and nineteen pounds
of 16—6—12 per acre was
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Hubbard, Matt Sides, Don Priest,
Frankie Norris, Mark Frost, Gerald
Shamlin, and John Hahn. Horses:
Chris Fitzgerald, David Stone, Robert
Hall, John Harvey, John Bartlet, Beth
McCarty, Tim Wheeler, Betsy
Molnar, Rodney English, Bobby
Carter, Duane Bundrich, Carlton
Hodges, Danny Brewer and James
Chamlee. Poultry: Randy Byars,
Charles Teel, James Seaver, David
Curtis, Bobby Hurdle, Wayne
Jumper, Charley Teel, and Robert
Hall. Rabbits: Keith Everitt, Kenneth
Dean, Gary Estes, Bill Sturduvant,
Roger Wells, Carlton Hodges, Billy
Chambless, Doug Ballow, Neal
Byars, Mike Estes, Danny Casey,
Ronald Jones, Tracey Price, and Neal
Pruitt. Beef Cattle: Troy Basham,
Tim Page, Matt Sides, Gordon Long,
William Lewellyn, Tim Chaney, John
Marshall, Steve Chambless, David
Brewer, Tom Wheeler, Howard
Griffon, Tim Basham, Nathan Munns,
James Chamblee, Beth McCarty,
Brent Thompson, Mark Obletree.
Bobby Ward, Mike Estes, Joey
Bridges, William Wright, Ken
Strothers, Darrell Bundrich. Danny
Casey, Jimmy Summers, Don Priest,
Kyle Roberts, David Hall, Wes
Rollins, Barry Carter, Rodney
English, Eric Bliss, Gary Estes, and
James Ragle. Dairy Cattle: James
Graham, Paul Smith, Charles Hall,
Gary Hobbs, Jim Collins, David
Stone, and Jeff Tabraham. Other
Projects: Randy Byars, Bobby
Carter, and John Burgess.
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and then multiplying by 30
percent).
“With a 30 pound increase
in weaning weight per calf in
a herd of 35 cows and a 90
percent .calving rate, this
would mean an additional
$2,000 to $2,400 over a five
year period, depending on
price,” points out the
specialist.
So, it’s worth every penny
to buy a proven bull for $1,000
to $1,200 compared to an
average bull for $500 to $700.
Using the example above, the
proven bull would provide a
net advantage of about $1,500
to $1,900 over the five year
period.
“Today’s cattle producer
simply can't afford an inferior
bull," emphasizes Boleman.
“Over the long haul, a
superior performing bull is
the cheapest investment a
producer can make."
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What’s a good bull worth?
Most cattlemen don’t put a
high enough value on a herd
bull although he has a
longlasting effect on the
overall productivity of the
herd.
“When it comes to buying a
bull, most producers look for
a bargain," points out Dr.
Larry Boleman, area beef
cattle specialist with the
Texas Agricultural Extension
Service. “They really don’t
want to invest too much
money in a bull."
Yet, research has shown
that sire selection accounts
for 85 to 90 percent of herd
improvement over a 15 to 20
year period.
“With that much at stake,
it’s hard to imagine a
cattleman not going for a top
quality bull. Actually, sire
selection is one of the most
important decisions a
producer makes because a
herd bull affects the
producer’s income for many
years," Says the specialist.
For the potential bull buyer.
Boleman suggests looking at a
bull that has been
performance tested.
Performance testing simply
identifies genetically superior
individuals for specific traits.
This is the basis for
genetically improving the
total herd and ultimately
increasing profit.
Still, a producer needs some
guideline on how much to pay
for a bull. “If he is mainly
concerned with improving the
weaning weight of calves in
his herd, then he should go for
a bull that has high
performance in the weaning
weight trait .’’contends
Boleman. “Although weaning
weight is only 30 percent
heritable, considerable herd
improvement and economical
improvement can be realized
from this trait."
Boleman explains how the
weaning weight trait can
affect a herd. “If the cows in a
producer’s herd had an
average weaning weight of
400 pounds and the bull’s
weaning weight also was 400
pounds, there would be no
room for improvement in calf
weaning weights. But if the
bull had a weaning weight of
600 pounds, the average
weaning weight of calves
sired by the bull could be
increased 30 pounds." (Since
the bull contributes 50 percent
of the genetic makeup of the
calf and 30 percent of this is
heritable, the 30 pound figure
is derived by halving the
difference in the weaning
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6 inch rows. Due to dry
weather, only about
one-fourth of seed came up
soon after planting. Following
a rain on June 12, more seed
came up, establishing an
adequate stand. At this time,
319 pounds of 33-0-0 was
applied as a top-dressing.
Extremely dry weather cut
down drastically on the
number of grazing days,
however, grazing at the rate
of 38 to 45 cows per day, Roy
was able to get 3,089
cow-grazing days at a cost of
.39c per cow per day.
Although demonstrations
have been conducted with
dairymen, the beef cattleman
have shown a very keen
interest in using millets for
summer grazing. How could
they utilize a good hybrid
millet with beef cattle,
including cows and calves, or
steers? For the cow and calf
operator; millet pastures
could be used as a creep for
the calves and if the millet
gets too high then turn the
cows in with the calves and
graze it down; use 1 the same
manner that the dairymen
utilize millet control graze.
Graze two hours in the
morning and take cows out.
This would fit in nicely with
late summer calves, because
cows milk production would
increase and there is no kind
of calf feed that will make a
calf grow better than a good
flow of “mammas milk".
Steers could be allowed to
graze more intensely since
you want to put on weight
faster or as much as possible.
I have had a lot of requests
for information about growing
millets for summer
temporary, or supplemental
grazing. In .response to those
requests a guideline titled
“Establishing and Managing
Hybrid Millets for Grazing by
Dairy Cattle" has been
prepared. If you want a copy
contact the county Extension
Office. Although “Dairy
Cattle" is included in the title
this does not mean that you
need different guidelines in
establishing millets for beef
cattle, only the management
may vary.
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may make reservations to
stay at the center at the same
fee as for the youth.
Applications for the
summer camping program at
the Texas 4-H Center are
, available at the County
Extension Office.
Reservations will be made on
a "first come, first served"
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Mrs. Bonnie Peterson of
Ben Wheeler announced that
four Bellringer marchers will
collect house-to-house for
mental health during May.
Mrs. Peterson is the
Bellringer chairperson for the
drive benefiting the Mental
Hea Ith Association in Texas.
The Mental Health
Association is a non-profit,
citizen activist organization.
The association is dedicated
to promoting mental health
through education. The
association also lobbies for
better mental health services,
especially in the community.
Proceeds from the May
campaign will be used to
support the educational and
social action efforts of the
Van Zandt Assistant County Extension Aaents
Summer is camping time,
and for 4-H members, it’s
time to start thinking about
taking advantage of some of
the many great experiences in
store at the Texas 4-H Center
this summer.
The Center, located near
Brownwood in Central Texas
offers a special camping
program for 4-H’ers during
the period July 9-28, points out
Joan James and Jerry
Nickerson, Assistant County
Agents with the Texas
Agricultural Extension
Service, the parent
organization of 4-H. Theme of
this year’s camping program
is “Texas Heritage and
Horizons".
Summer camp at the Texas
4-H Center can be a unique
experience, emphasized the
agents. It provides an
opportunity to meet new
friends, learn new skills and
have a great time. There are
nature activities, folk games,
folk arts and crafts, outdoor
sports and recreation, music
and planned social recreation
along with many other things.
Instruction relating to
Texas’ Cultural Heritage will
be provided by qualified
college-age counselors and
resource persons. Adult 4-H
leaders and county Extension
agents will serve as
supervisors.
The camping program will
be conducted according to age
groups, with the schedule as
follows: July 9-12. 15 years
and older; July 12-14 and July
26-28, 10-11 years old; July
16-19 and July 23-26. 12-14
years old.
Cost of the camp is $35 per
individual except for the 10-11
year-old-groups, which is
$30.00.
Parents and leaders who
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By TODD W. BERRY
County Agricultural Ag.
Hybrid Millets offer the
livestockman an opportunity
to furnish excellent quality
grazing during the summer
months when our permanent
pastures usually do not supply
quality grazing due to
extremely hot weather and
drouth. Demonstrations with
dairymen in the East Texas
area have proven that when
cattle go from grazing
permanent pastures onto
hybrid millets the production
will increase 5-7 pounds per wE
cow per day. Roy Rogers, ! Es
dairyman, Route 2, Grand
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The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1978, newspaper, April 13, 1978; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1517434/m1/6/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.