Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 156, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 1961 Page: 3 of 8
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WEDN.
>,1961
AY, AUG. 9,1961
BRENHAM BANNER-PRESS, BRENHAM, TEXAS
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Soil Conservation District News -
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bluestem meadows will probably last year's figure.
will serve on the board of direc-
ton County, and it is hoped that all
Mali
Taking an optimistic viewpoint
should exceed that of IMO by bet*
county.
Pastures are in excellent condi- ter than $1 million and the figure county include Camellia, New Nor-
contributed a great deal to the
rectors.
nek
pasture in poor grass condition, of our cotton fields are still in the
.are classed by the farmers them-'
over. At least, over-all yields can
be estimated with a reasonable good. Unusually high yields from
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Dairy
were reported by farmers. A few
dollars.
terms of income, as compared to
Holland’s Lake just a few miles
cattle production should exceed should be purchased while the best
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the real food factory of the plant pounds to 20,727 pounds of calf
weight. This was achieved with
and not the roots. The green leav-
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DELIGHT
MORTONS POTATO
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Farmers - Merchants
Lumber Company
ration during-the coming year. The
dues are $3 per year, and those in-
varieties are in good supply. ,
Small grains, in particular oats,
SQUARE
% GAL. ROUND 59c
Washington County Farm News —
Increase Forecast For 1961
County Farm Yields, Profits
+
2i oz 39c
Park; Fred W. Scott, Brenham,
and Don Dealing, Brenham.
zing conditions. Except for price,
this is the key factor.
Two of the major farming en-
deavors in Washington County are
beef cattle production and dairy-
ment and less labor. The pasture
itself has" improved greatly since
this cooperator adopted the policy
of “graze half and leave half” of
any year's current forage produc-
tion. He found that it pays to stock
and graze pastures the conserva-
tion way.
Lb. $
Pkg.
By J. W. STUFFLEBEME, JR.
County Agricultural Agent
ALTHOUGH A LARGE number
Calif. Seetilf-HH
GRAPES
Dog
FOOD
I IBBY
TURKEY POT PIES
Lb. 69c
REG. $2.00 JAR
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ALCOHOL
TENDER VEAL
CLUB STEAK
VEAL SHORT RIBS OR
BRISKET ROAST
Lb. 79c
Pute
Cane
HUNT’S FRUIT
COCKTAIL
HUNT’S
TOMATO JUICE
NABISCO FIG
/ NEWTOHS
I NABISCO GRAHAM
IURACKERS
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29c
46 Oz. Can 29c
of hegari hay per acre. Johnson
grass meadows will make at least
eghtes
part-
hihg's
nhual
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After the rancher reduced the
I960. while gross income from beef tive use of fertilizer, and seed Engeling, Pleasant Hill, secretary-
'* ' "*** -----’ * treaturer.. These..three dairymen ^enot of Weatherford, Texas, westnews.
these cows increased in condition
to a 900 pound average and they
began dropping and weaning a 90
per cent calf crop. The weaning
weight per calf soon averaged 490
pounds, and the average sper cow
increased to 441 pounds.
The total production from this
pasture was increased itom 17,150
International the world’s best
coverage of the world’s-b i g g e st
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selves as improved pasture. The
small balance is cropland used for
** grazing only.
THE LIVESTOCK. inventory and
grazing pressure on our pastures
is at'least 6ne animal unit oneAcs
four and one-half acres of average
grazing land. An animal unit (A.-
U.) is the equivalent of a 900-1,000
pound cow, with or without a calf
at her side. Other stock range
from .€ A.-U. for a yearling to 1.3
A.-U. for a bull, etc.
VEAL
SIRLOIN STEAK
KUEHN’S FRESH
PORK SAUSAGE
1.09
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SEA STAR
FISH STICKS
LUSTRE CREME
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MRS. TUCKER’S )
OIL
ya 45c
Lb 23c
YOUR HOME DESERVES THE
BEAUTY AND PROTECTION OF
7p-QuaAi
. Sherwin - Williams Paints
are ths standard of quality
throughout the world
$ : " e i ‘
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WOLF ALL MEAT
CHILI
WOLF
TAMALES
g is lying ser
dence of h l s
am. He was
ay and hpes
of his recov.
nea 39c
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WALLS BULLET •SCABRED
A double log cabin- stands at
5 Eb. 39’
With $2.50 purchase or over.
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FRESH GROUND
LEAN
HAMBURGER
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2 gallon
491 j9
and the over-all crop could aver-
age around thirty bushels per ac-
re. With this average, it means
that quite a large number of far-
4 pkg21.00
yield a little less than average.
The hay crop, estimated at 60 to
60,0000 tons, is of vital importance
should have most of the adapted •
varieties on hand, and farmhers
are urged to contact these busi-
ness firms at an early date.
DIRECTORS OF THE Washing
ton County Dairy Association met
at the County Agent’s Office last
Friday night and elected officers
for the 1961-62 year. The new pres-
ident will be Ed. Borgstedte, Wash-
ington; gvice - president, Gilbert
Keim, Longpoint; and Raymond
Lb. 35c
937c
_ BLUE BELL
Chips 19 MELLORINE
and spread, and make new and
deeper roots to go after more wa-
ter and minerals.
It is therefore essential that not
more than 50 io 60 per cent of the
green top be removed at a time
. or- during the growing season.
Stoppage of root growth then will
mals. When the green top is re-
duced severely, root growth will
be stopped immediately and it will
not be resumed for two weeks or
longer.
Root growth will be resumed
when the green leaves have grown
back Mh..By to resume feed-
ing of the roots. The leaves a re
81.49.
339,
16-oz Re
Loaves vJv
MORTON’S SALAD
Dressing
■ ses of grazing animals the total
stocking and acres per animal
unit can be determined. This is be-
ing done by livestock farmers co-
operating with the soi conserva-
tion district when they develop
their conservation plans for pro-
tection and improvement of their
amount of accuracy.
As was reported recently, the
cotton acreage was below expecta-
tions. Approximately 18,500 acres
■will be harvested with- an estiira-
ted yield of 10,000 bales. If these
estimates hold true, the gross in-
come from cotton will be $600 to
$800 thousand dollars above last
year’s crop.
If the crop yields more than is
expected, then this increase could
be around one million dollars.
However, this will be doubtful.
Seed prices to farmers will. open
$10 to $12 per ton above last year’s
figure. This will help some.
The corn crop is good. Farmers
are reporting satisfactory yields
MOHAWK ■
PICNICS
MOHAWK THICK SLICE
BACON
— TEXAS VEAL SALE
We purchase the best calves available through our
locai auction barn, thereby helping our rural people
to get a better price for their products.
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of Fort Worth, .
Its east room is where George
McCleskey was killed by Indians
in 1873. This room still contains
its bullet - scarred walls. . . .
The cabin was a popular spot •
for old settlers reunions. Now it
is a monument to the pioneers of
Parker County. .
J(UPI) Stands.fos United Press lzu
AS A RESULT of his good stock-
ing policies and therefore proper
pasture use. District Cooperator
R. W. Stone has improved the pas-
tures on his 107-acre farm in the
Sandy Hill Community. Stone, says
that for four consecutive years his
18 cows now have brought and
weaned 18 calves each year. The
weaning weight of each calf was
at least .500 pounds and over.
Numerous experiments and the
practiced experience of livestock
men and ranchers confirm that the
condition and weight of the cows
are affected - -adversely by .over-
stocking and continued overgraz-
ing. This lowers the talf crop per
cent dropped and weaned, and the
weaning weights are reduced often
drastically.
IT IS ALWAYS profitable to ad-
opt proper stocking based on prop-
er pasture use. This is illustrated
by.the experience of a well-known
Austin County rancher on coarse
sandy coast prairie.
। Before this district cooperator
changed his stocking policy for
this pasture unit, the cows on it
averaged 800 pounds and they
weaned a 70 per cent calf crop.
The calves averaged 350 pounds,
* Pint 15C
an average yield, while native
Grazing Proves Profitable For Pasture Land
pastures. ,
SOME PASTURES are
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LACINA’S
the past several years and it is
extremely difficult to show a net
profit. At least a net profit large
enough for the. farmer to realize a
fair return pn his investment. -
IT’S TIME TO make plans for
temporary fall and winter pas-
You’ll find a lot to like . . when you shop LACINA’S
. . Every one knows we’re the store that gives you '
more of everything—QUALITY . . . SERVICE . . .
FA MOI IS BRA NDS! But, what you’ll like ThF most
.. is the way YOU SAVE at LACINA’S! Our
thousands of LOW PRICES on thousands of
QUALITY FOODS will add up to a colossal cartful
of SUPER SAVINGS for YOU—every time! So, be
wise—buy wise! Join the hundreds of thrifty house-
wives who SAVE regularly—at LACINA’S! Start,
today!
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es feed the roots so they can grow one-third less cow capital invest-
— .a.
GRAZING WITH beef cattle has
become the major form of land
use in the Austin-Washington Soil
Conservation District. Three out of
every four acres of our land in
farms are now being used for pas-
ture,
One-half the pasture land i n
Washington County is non-c r o p
open pasture in all stages of de-
velopment; most of it is former
cropland. One-fifth is wood! and
Only one - fourth of the pastures making stage, the 1951 crop year, mers will make 50 to 75 bushels
. .. in terms of production, is about per acre.
THE HAY CROP is generally
M IMPERIAL
)'^49c
undergoes a shock, similar to an . _____-
operation «on warm-blooded ani- stetjEproper pasture
developed and are managed well,
and therefore have a high carrying
capacity. Others are quite poor in
all respects. Most pastures are av-
erage and their stocking rate
should be kept below average un-
til they are improved or supple-
mented.
A complicating and difficult fac-
tor in arriving at the right stock-
ing rate is the great annual vari-
ation in our rainfall.
The following analysis of our
long-time weather records is use-
, ful. Rainfall in Washington County
varies from an average of about
40 inches at Brenham to about 42
inches average in the Brazos Val-
ley and about 38 inches In the west-
ern-most part.
• With this consider also the wide
differences in soils and their abili-
ty to absorb and retain and deliver
moisture to' the grass roots when
needed most. This greatly affects
the safe stocking rate.
PROPER STOCKING AND its
manipulation_has as its purpose
brnging about proper pasture use.
- This is fhe real key to grass man-
agemem, and* also the principal
conservation practice on all grass-
land. It will maintain grasses and
= legumes of high quality. Proper
pasture use is of foremost impor-
tance in establishing or improving
pastures.
Conservative pasture use is nec-
essary on established pastures to
maintain an adequate ground cov-
er for the, protection of land
against soil and water losses.
Proper degree of grazing pro-
longs the life of the most desired
Specials Good Thurs. 1 Fri. Sat, We reserve the right to limit quantity
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2 .55c
plants in a pasture and it is indis-
pensible for getting sustained
yields of quality forage plants.
WHENEVER A GROWING plant qoczdo -per cow in this range pas-
is grazea or ursurciornay, it ture. - - * C -—-
ture, I think we will be safe in County gorwing conditions than
to the livestock industry in the saying that gross income for 1961 other cool season crops. At pres-
Lb. 59c
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farmer#reported five tons or more should about hold their own, in early enough to allow livestock
i terms of income, as compared to producers to make the most effec-
highly Pension of roots will not be hinder-
ed. . '
ing. Combined, the two will bring
hegari and other, sorghum crops in a gross of $5 to $6 million
mu V. s. NO. 1 IDAHO RUSSET
I Potatoes
io lb, bag339e
terested in a membership should *
ent, the beat oat varieties for the - The local dairy association has] contact one of the officers or dt-
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2 ns 95c
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. . tors along with .T. C. .Clay, Inde- dairy farmers will join the organi-
concerning the entire farm pic-are better adapted to Washington pendence; Willie Maass, Artesian
2 cns 45c
tion for August. Rains during the could reach $2 million under ex-
past few weeks helped pastures, t r e m el y favorable conditions,
and of course the cattle outlook However, the farmer has been
depends to a great extent on gra- caught in a cost-price squeeze for
23c i VASELINE 4 oz Jar 29c
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ses to surren-
seentinue his
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3,69c s
MAXWELL HOUSE
COFFEE . o. 1
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For southern and western con-
ditions with higher temperatures,
more rapid decay of the grass lit-
ter, and with greater need for sha-
ding the ground, it is essential that
the grazing stubble be left higher
than IB more northern ■ regiens.
Furthermore, our grazing season
is longer and the pasture must
work twice as1 hard. It should not
be exposed to serious weakening,
or to induced dormancy and re-
duction of the root system.
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SCOTTIES • 1
" FACIAL TISSUSE
A BOXES Ar.
L OF 200 LUC
2 For 35c
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tex, Suregrain, Moregrain and dairy industry here in Washing-
Mustang. Local seed dealers ________________________________
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Whitehead, Tom S., Jr. Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 156, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 1961, newspaper, August 9, 1961; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1557573/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library.