The Saint Jo Tribune (Saint Jo, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1963 Page: 4 of 32
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VOTH BROTHERS ARE DOUBLE
CHAMPS, ZONE 3 AND DISTRICT
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RAY and THEO VOTH
The Voth Brothers, Ray and Theo,
of Muenster are the outstanding
farmers of Zone No. 3 of the Upper
Elm-Red Soil Conservation District
and also were chosen outstanding
farmers of the entire District.
The Voth Brothers have been co-
operating with the District in ap-
plying a conservation plan on their
1040 acre farm south of Muenster
since 1951.
Their farming operation, which
has undergone considerable change
since that time, consists of 705 acres
of rangeland, 175 acres of cropland,
and 155 acres of improved pasture.
Since their bottom land was being
damaged from hill land runoff, they
decided to try to do something
about it. They have built three di-
version terraces, and prepared
waterways for outlets for three
more diversions. Their cropping
system consists primarily of alfalfp
Soil
Conservation
Pay dividends
Investigate the complete line
of Ford's dividend producing tools
IMPLEMENTS
Muenster
Equipment Co., Inc.
Phone 65, Muenster, Texas
in rotation with small grain and
corn. All crop residues are returned
to the soil annually.
In 1961 they decided to use water
stored in the sediment pools of the
flood prevention structures on their
land for irrigation of improved
pastures. They began work on the
first irrigation project in this area.
They built their own land plane,
bought an elevating scraper, and
went to work levelling their land
for irrigation. They leveled 28 acres
of land and constructed 4500 feet of
field ditches. This area was estab-
lished to Coastal bermudagrass and
is now flood irrigated with ease.
This pasture is croo-fenced into
three pastures.
Work is now underway on a sec-
ond system on a 20 acre field. It too
will be leveled, bordered, and
established to Coastal.
In 1962, the Voths decided to help
harvest the unusual abundance of
native grass seed in this area. Using
their combine, they harvested ap-
proximately 400 acres native blue-
stem and used part of the seed to
plant 50 acres of old cropland fields
on their place. A system of deferred
grazing has been started whereby
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all rangeland is rested at least a
part of each growing sea«or Ac
their improved pasture program
becomes fully established, they pian
to use their rangeland for winter
grazing only. They will have 150
acres of Coastal, 50 acres of which
will be irrigated.
They have also been of immea-
surable assistance in their help to
the District in the Upstream flood
prevention program on Elm Fork
These floodwater retarding struc-
tures, Sites 6H, 6M and 6N are
located on their land. They have
shown these structures to many
landowners in an attempt to sell
them on the value of all aspects of
flood prevention.
But all is "not work on the Voth
faim. The three lakes have been
stocked with fish and a recreation
club formed with memberships sold
to local families.
A picnic area has been developed
complete with electric lights, picnic
tables, litter barrels, roads and
barbecue pits for the use of club
members.
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Powell, E. L. The Saint Jo Tribune (Saint Jo, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1963, newspaper, May 10, 1963; Saint Jo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth335448/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .