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THURSDAY, APRIL 28,1988
I MI I'lJL.lA (Swisher County) HERAl I)
PAGE SEVEN
FARM & RANCH
Around The County
County Agent's Column
By DAVID GIBSON
Russian Wheal Aphids are still caus- will never recover. All portions of the
ing considerable problems in some of plant which is damaged will not produce
the fields around the county. When
treating for this pest the best chemicals
are systemics. The heavier rates of these
chemicals will give the best results.
The damage which these pest cause to
wheat and barley is not reversible.
Leaves and tillers which arc damaged
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Joe Vaughn Spraying, Inc.
Star Route
Kresi. Texas 79052
(806)684-2732
AERIAL APPLICATION
OF FARM CHEMICALS-}
FERTILIZERS. SEEDING
TULIA LIVESTOCK
AUCTION REPORT
2171 cattle and calves sold Monday, April 25, at Tulia Livestock Auction.
Steers and heifers under 600# sold $1.00 to $3.00 higher than last Mondays
sale. Feeder heifers sold fully steady, feeder steers steady to $1.00 higher.
Quality of offerings was very good with most coming off area wheat fields.
Packer cows and bulls sold mostly $1.00 lower.
HEIFER CALVES
STEER CALVES
17 mx, 326#, 97.00
5 mx, 574#, 86.50
16 mx, 454#, 87.75
18 wf, 491#, 94.00
13 blk, 332#, 95.00
2 mx, 353#, 114.00
14 xbred, 482#, 88.75
17 wf, 424#, 105.00
11 xbred, 431#, 96.25
4 mx, 279#, 124.00
FEEDER HEIFERS
FEEDER STEERS
7 wf, 748#, 73.10
10 wf, 755#, 78.25
10 wf, 641#, 75.10
14 wf, 876#, 75.70
7 wf, 549#, 79.10
9 wf, 653#, 82.75
20 mx, 742#, 72.25
40 xbred, 800#, 76.10
19 mx, 665#, 73.30
60 xbred, 776#, 76.70
21 xbred, 663#, 72.00
26 mx, 740#, 78.10
3 wf, 727#, 73.25
16 char, 615#, 84.75
40 mx, 680#, 72.50
19 mx, 685#, 78.75
26 mx, 716#, 72.80
23 mx, 708#, 78.25
4 blk, 695#, 76.10
66 xbred, 777#, 76.90
10 xbred, 550#, 78.50
42 xbred, 800#, 75.40
46 mx, 838#, 74.60
41 mx, 656#, 81.10
69 mx, 744#, 77.90
56 mx, 684#, 79.00
48 xbred, 677#, 77.80
23 wf, 705#, 81.00
22 wf, 821#, 76.10
For information
or consignments call 995-
4184 or Charlie Alford, Manager, at 499-3403.
NEWS
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any grain. It is important to implement
control measures in fields prior to the
killing of the stalk or the flag leaf on the
plant.
If the stalk is killed you have lost all
production from that portion of your
plant. If the flagleaf is killed, your yield
Service Technician Graduates From Case IH Tractor School
RACINE, WISCONSIN—Kennith
Brock, a service technician at Brown’s
Power & Equipment in Tulia, has just
completed a five-day intensive training
course at the Case IH Service Training
Center in Racine, Wis. The course
emphasized the new Case IH 7100 Se-
ries tractors, called the Magnum line.
The training progam included class-
room and hands-on study of the Mag-
num line's transmission, engine, hy-
draulic system, hitch and electronic
systems. Students received an overview
of the manufacturing processes used to
assure high quality in the Magnum trac-
tors.
To sharpen their servicing skills, stu-
dents disassembled and reassembled
components. They also practiced per-
forming critical equipment adjustments
and learned precise testing and trouble-
shooting procedures.
"I need to understand all the advanced
technology built into these tractors,"
Brock said, "so we can provide the best
possible service to our customers." As
part of that commitment, students in the
course were instructed in predelivery,
which involves using a checklist to thor-
oughly check over the tractor at the
dealership before delivery to the cus-
tomer. The service technician signs this
sheet and the customer receives a copy
to confirm that the checks have been
made.
The Magnum line represents the first
totally new tractors from Case IH since
the 1985 merger of J I Case and Interna-
tional Harvester. The four models in the
7100 Series range from 130 to 195 PTO
horsepower. The tractors feature a to-
tally new engine, transmission and cab
that will set new standards in the farm
equipment industry for performance,
efficiency and comfort.
The new 505-cubic-inch engine de-
livers more power and lugging ability
KENNITH BROCK AND CASE IH 7100.
with excellent fuel economy The 18- the cab features unparalleled visibility
speed full powershift transmission of- and operator comfort,
fers the most speeds in the industry, and
Beef Checkoff
Goes For The Gold
loss will be from 50-75% of the grain
which the head would have produced.
This damage is caused by a toxin
which the aphid injects into the plant.
This toxin caused the photosynthesis to
be halted in the leaf where the damage
occurs. The aphids can spread diseases
in the wheal as they inject this toxin.
Some of the wheat which was dam-
aged earlier this year has not recovered
since being sprayed. These aphids can
cause plant studntin when only one or
two aphids were present on the very
small plants. A few of these fields now
have sufficient numbers of aphids pres-
ent to require a second application of
chemical.
Before applying this application you
should evaluate your crop and sec if it
will be economically feasible for you to
spray again. It might be better in some
cases after you have figured your poten-
tial yield and income to abandon some
of these fields instead of spraying again.
If you decide to do this you must
notify the ASCS office to insure that you
will still be able to get all of your farm
program benefits. It is my understand-
ing that they will release badly damaged
fields, if it is not economically feasible
to spray and harvest the crop.
If you have more questions, you may
contact me at my office in the Court-
house annex or call 995-3726.
Like a licet Olympic runner, the beef
checkoff came out of the blocks full
steam on Oct. 1,1986. That was the date
the nation's producers began contribut-
ing SI per head for research, promotion
and education about beef.
Now the beef checkoff is entering the
stretch run of its 22-month trial period as
cattlemen ready for the May 10 vole on
whether to approve it permanently.
However, unlike that Olympian
whose energy is spent as the finish line
comes in sight, the beef checkoffs
momentum becomes stronger as the
referendum date comes closer. On-
going programs on national, state and
local levels continue to encourage in-
creased beef consumption. All these
programs are coming together to im-
prove the profit potential of cattle pro-
duction.
"Studies reveal that the number of
Americans who believe beef fits into
their lifestyle increased from 59 percent
in January to 64 percent in June," said
Othella Jones of Happy, co-chairman of
the Swisher County Steering Commit-
tee. "Those who believe beef is an im-
portant part of a well-balanced diet in-
creased from 51 percent to 56 percent.
These increases show that every dollar
checked off by cattlemen in this pro-
gram is an investment that pays divi-
dends."
In the first year of the program,
checkoff dollars collected nationwide
totaled about S73 million. About $5
million of this amount came from beef
and cattle importers. In Texas, checkoff
dollars totaled $12.6 million.
"The checkoff is structured so that all
producers invest an equal amount for
each animal sold in the program," said
Jones. "Importers and all producers
participate. The law sets a five percent
capon use of checkoff funds for admini-
stration so dollars go to their intended
purposes of promotion, research and
information. And the state council de-
cides how to invest 50 cents of each
dollar. This allows our Texas Beef In-
dustry Council to respond to those needs
within our state. The remaining 50 cents
goes to the Beef Board for national
programs."
Major programs on both national and
state levels resulting from checkoff
dollars include:
•Announcement of a working rela-
tionship to promote "heart-heal thy"
diets between the American Heart Asso-
ciation, Texas Affiliate and the Texas
Beef Industry Council.
•Cooperating with health profession-
als to produce brochures on the nutrition
of red meat (distributed to 4.5 million
supermarket shoppers), cholesterol and
heart disease, and the truth about com-
mon misconceptions of beef.
•Getting the word out to the media
that beef is back. More than 4,700 posi-
tive articles reaching approximately
371 million consumers have recently
run in major prestigious publications.
•Providing secondary and elemen-
tary school teachers with lesson plans,
films.'softwarc and multi media pack-
ages for the classroom. Through these
tools, educators can instruct millions of
students on beefs proper role in the diet.
•Airing more than 500 television
spots and 1,920 radio spots about beef.
For instance, during the Winter Olym-
pics coverage on ABC, beef checkoff
dollars sponsored 19 commercials, one
Olympic Diary, and one Olympic
Moment. Overall, the beef ads have
reached 94 million adulLs between the
ages of 25 to 54.
•Cooperating with Paul Harvey,
America's best known radio personality,
to promote beef two times per week. His
spots run from December 1987 to June
1988.
•Using point of purchase (POP) mate-
rials effectively. A recent study of
18,000 supermarkets showed industry
POP material s increased fresh beef sales
from 3 to 5 percent in a four-week pe-
riod. In other words, every checkoff
dollar invested for POP returned S62 in
projected additional beef sales.
•Distribuung beef promotion place-
mats that provide nutrition information.
More than 500,000 have been used by
Texas restaurants and 200,000 by Texas
hospitals.
"It's just good business for beef pro-
ducers to join together through the
checkoff to sell our product,” Mimmy
Owen, chairman of the Texas Beef
Council board of directors, said. "This
joining together is paying off. Hundreds
of projects are currently being funded
through checkoff dollars. In addition to
our TV spots and magazine ads, check-
off dollars support projects in research,
education, food service, and retail, as
well as provide nutritional information
to consumers, food editors, dietitians,
and doctors.”
Anyone who has owned or acquired
one head of cattle between Oct. 1,1986,
and March 31, 1988, is eligible to vote
May 10. One vote per business entity is
allowed. For purposes of the referen-
dum, the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture has defined a business entity as any
individual or group of individuals who
has a common ownership in cattle, such
as a partnership, corporation or family.
Registration and voting will take
place May 10 at county extension serv-
ice offices around the nation. You may
vote in your county of residence unless
your cattle are corporately owned.
Absentee ballots are available from
Dr. Milo Shult, Associate Director,
Texas Agricultural Extension Service,
105 System Bldg.,Texas A&MUniver-
sity, College Station, Texas 77843-
9990.
Farmers annually buy $122 billion a
year worth of supplies used on the farm
to produce food and fiber. And farmers
spend a third as much on consumption
alone.
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Tooley, Wendell. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1988, newspaper, April 28, 1988; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507365/m1/19/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.