The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 136, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 6, 1954 Page: 9 of 40
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SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1954
THf ORANGE LEADER
Farmers Constantly Fight Wild Rice From Their Fields
For 1,600 Club Members IHH^H
By MICHAEL ARMSTRONG
Stark Hi*h FFA Chapter
Rice growing ha* become W most
important crop in the Gulf Coast
area of the United States. It is not
only used as a food, but is used
extensively by breweries and as a
feed for stock. '
The crop is MMmR
....... i .
About l,60fl .members, of Texas
boys’ and girls’ 4-H clubs are ex-
pected at Texas ^ and M. for t**“
annual 4-H Roundup. June 8-to,
They will be accomoaniod by
adult leaders and selected county
extension agents who will as-
sist with program activities.
The annual event brings togeth-
er the state's most outstanding
club members. As county dele-1'cultural engineering to wildlife
gates; •ther’-are given opportuni- Qntl include not only agricultural
ties to furl her develop the leader- *ubjecl-'; but those involving the
xilin home, leadership and recreation*
ship citizenship, and character General sessions will be held each
buildmg phases of 4-H Club work, morning with the shrktcourses,
Too, hundreds will participate in directed by extension specialists,
the 17 statewide judging and dem- •«***»* % afternoon times. The
ons.ration contests entire dav ot June 10 wU1 be d^-
on® tr alien congests- voted primarily to contests.
According to Director G. G- Delegates are due to register
Gibson of the Texas Agricultural on the afternoon of June 7. The
Extension Service, sponsor of the Share-the-Fun Festival will pro-
meeting, preparations for the vld<: th* Tuexday, night program;
■ . . , a chuck wagon feed and enter-.
Roundup are near completion. The talnment ltl tet for Wednesday
program has been planned around evening and the annual Recog-
19 different subject-matter short- nitlion Banquet on Thureday eve-
courses. Those range from agrl- ning at Duncan Hall gnd special
the low rich
marshlands.
Most of the land
is either black
buck shot or
black1 gumbo.
Rice grew in
America long be-
fore white man
came. The Indi-
ans were found
Dairy Month
Is Set Aside
During June
harvesting wild*
rice from the Armstrong
marshes. This
was black and red rice which
farmers of today consider most!
harmful to their crops. If the j
wild rice mixes with the tame it :
makes the market price lower. j
Farmers use a number of ways I
Tips on Plant Care
While on Vacation i
if ii,„ Not , since the cow jumped over
the moon has Her Majesty The
Milk CW had so much attention
as she’ll receive during June Dairy
to get rid of the wild rice. Usually; M°n,h-
if there are only a few plants, the From President Eisenhower to
farmer digs the wild plants up.; the corner grocery store, recogni-
The field also may be water plant- tion is being givfeti to the month-
ed. if there is a considerable long celebration emphasizing milk
amount of the plant in the field products as 'tops” for taste, health
the farmer may consider it nec- and economy. - / j
essary to let the field rest by turn- While your milkman makes his
ing it into a grazing pasture fori deliveries, the Congressional Rec-
cattle. ' Ord has been busy quoting the re-
__marks of Sen. Alexander F, Wiley
R. Planting Months of Wisconsin, issued on the Senate
^ *tw“nv nt that «•*« before has the
fhpd|»^ yhe in observance of June Dairy Month
nerfretshane m Ih, vefv^asy bt'en more important to the wel-
mwout the seeds An average of farc of dafrvin« and thp nation,
ihnniGovernors in most states have
issnsrt j™
commercial fertilizer per acre. The: ''I"*'
fertilizer should contain 10 pet i *e‘nv'ceJ,!ubs hav<* ,pasSPd r7°U‘-
c.rnt nitr.'itp in nor n-nt nnin.h ; tions—aU stressing the importance
By JAMES PRUTER
Vacation time is here and a lot
of us plan to be out of.town for
a week or two. When .one is going
on a .vacation there are- a lot of
things which have to be remem-
bered such as telling the milk man
not to deliver the milk and the
same for the paper carrier. There
is another thing to consider and
4 ft’s, .4 « ■ > 1> it MHMMHHUBaSHMMVltlM
Trees Of tea Cause
Grass To Die Out
la Shaded Areas
H. M. BEACHELL
Top Rice Authority
156 Blossoms on One Bush
MRS. FRANK LANGLEY
Vinton's Hydrangea Expert
Area Rice Expert To Visit
South, Central America
w-Hterwi u.-H
before you leave Prutcr
there, will be sufficient moisture
held in the ground fotj.vour plants
One of the nation’s top authorities on rice has been picked by the
Texas Rice Improvement Assn, to visit Central and South America
to observe rice production and adaptability of Texas rice varieties. -
H. M. Beachell, plant breeder at the Rice-Pasture Experiment sta-
tion near Beaumont, will leave June IS, to spend a month gathering
, (cent nitrate, 10 per cent potash,importance,
’• industry which* produces,
-I After the ground has beeft blow- Knn/J*Md^6r*A1'tor DalTy
; s aarevr ja hi Ftf »
- as siftg tsaea®ia3SSSC
i tsai s s vrsrsf s
Ate Lte *
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i The Golden Anniversary of the
ice Cream cone. born just fifty
. years ago this summer at the St.
Louis World’s Fair, is being cele- |
brated in connection with Dairy j i
Alonth. Rutter is cheaper—cheese '
| sales are being staged in stores,-all | j
By tw<»™ «* i, in u»-*?a:snr!L.L.
Chigger* Are Here
Along With Muery
COLLEGE STATION <S§I>—
This Is eklfin season and many
Texans sre In for s let ef misery
More It’s over.
Although It might not be eco-
nomical to control the potto all
soaaon. entomologists my M to
* W sonto wwethy’«f. -oMordono-oo
toxsphene will hill tho rsd bugs
on the average homo lawn for
about seven days.
Such a plan to suggests# to
anyone planning an occasional
summer picnic, party or other
outdoor gathering. Or these in-
secticides may be applied to a
smaller ares where the family
lounges or plays In ths yard.
fine pound of five per rent
I ox a phene or ehtordane dust ap-
plied to 1.M0 square foot is
recommended by the Texas Ag-
ricultural Extension Service.
~ These dusts are available from
feed, drug and most grocery
stores.
r Sulphur dust has Joiur boon a
Popular chigger killer, hut these
treatments are more effective,
the sntomeiogiato add.
soil, trying to get variegated [ came here 37 year
blooms or pink flowers, j Her husband is
Mrs. Langley’s prize plants are City Barber Shop.
you are away. Most house plants too many trees, neither thi trees
will do without watering for throe | nop the grass can develop prbperlv.
or four days possibly a week, but Those specimens which are not
t is a good idea to let someone needed should be taken down,
keep them for you white away. Trt „,*ke iure that both drees
TT-ywj.ait# ^awtvWld flourish on the same
If do f tzic Hi TSo^ aX^’“
now that wo are havlffg hot woath- his ;"bor',Hl wrround-
er. If vou have a new lawn, ferli- tn«K *«!»« troubles stem
lizing with 12-12--12 or 4-12-4 will {rom 8 P°"r «-hoipp of trees or
help speed up the growth of the fro7,1 many trees. Part of the
new sod and will give the lawn j ProWem i* pompetition of tree
a now lease on life. Be sure toi™-1* flnd lawn for available mols-
"water in" the fertilizer thorough- ’ture and nourishment,
iv. If the fertilizer is not ‘'watered ; But chosen properly, spaced
in” well there is a good chance' properly and cared for properly,
your new' or old lawn will be trees should be an asset rather
•‘burned.”
in Texas. Many of these varieties
which include Century Patna,
Bluebonnet. Bluebonnet 50, Im-
proved Bluebonnet, Texas Patna
and TP-49 are being exported to
■Lentaal'. - -.ami eJbotMh ■ JCivicrica - -eg1
seed rice.
During the past few years «
sizeable seed rice industry has
been established in Texas due to
local and foreign demand for high
quality seed.” said J. Bruce Han-
cock, a rice mill operator at El
Campo and spokesman for the
rice association. "Wo fee! that
Beachell, with his thorough
knowledge, can develop new va-
| turned in on the field in order to
WACO (Spl)—-The Texas Farm | idea of storing wheat on the make the plant grow faster,
Bureau has expressed apprecia- j ground in 1049, has been negotiat-! small stream of water is kept on
tion to Secretary of Agriculture1 ing with officials in the Depart-; it for about two weeks, then usu=\
Ezra Taft Benson for-the USDA’s ment of Agriculture to obtain ap- ally is cutoff. During the time aj
approval of distress loans on wheat; proval of such loans again this J second application of fertilizer is
;— before harvest time. Last [ applied to the field. This process
year, the Department did not an- j contain® 45 per cent nitrate, After
pmrhAa eiinh Inane imfi I nflor tho Ilia nUn4 Finn Umwiim Wmax..! — m *U
harvesting was under way.
>m__j : __i____-_ *i
croj
applicable
year
year, me mjpai uuem «.m nut an-1 comam® to per cenv nitrate, AIM*11 „tfpr th^ t,1»™ Jr.r:?rP.gr [
notice such loans until after the J the plant has begun growing, the I JLl j0*' kyapoiated m|lk
harvesting wasunder way. [ " ” ’ ana non/_Ia? rlrv miiir „.iii
The distress loans on the 1954: C, ____ ;L
ip will be at 80 per cent of the [ motrand is ready for more water,
we wran m eApiem apv>w,«-: -rplSccb'.s price support rate i While in the mott rice requires
tion for your action which will'Where the wheat is located. Thef-plenty of water because at this
help alleviate storage space short-; special loans will run for a 90-day] stage the rice head is forming. If
age and assure higher prices to: period-..PiVriAS.itbis.Anne,.farmers ' the plant suffers for water during
wheat producers,” Hammond -said.’ will be expected to provide adc^the matting period, the farmer
rietle* and improve selection of
Mce that will enable U.S. farmers
to furnish better seed particularly
While the Latio American coun-
tries are getting thetf rice lndas-
try started.”
Texas rice farmer* produced
approximately 9,000 a c r ei oft
certified seed last year.
Whjle on the trip Beachell will
get Information in regard to im-
proved milling and cooking qual-
ity. disease resistance, yield, vigor
than a liability for a beautiful
lawn.
heavily advertised! ,
Cow® seem to look ’at______________
whizzing by on the highway with
an expression that suggests “meb-
be we never had it so G-O-O-D!"
^ ' should*" dr^more"* milk.VTbout
r«ss,ssir '”n “90 ~
feasible STOPS STAIN BLEEDING " ' j itjis^f oU^Whe^the ne^pa^rs^w?' ii-ue^MPI
iiund. Aluminum paint is often used | weeks hive gone by water is oairy Month sections emphasizing
ns states as a barrier over ^bituminous ,,len tunied on again for one week delicious recipes using dah-v food*
of stor- paints and oil stains to prevent ?"d then turn eg off. By this tirpe and telling the story of milk from
nd that them from bleeding through and tbere la * substance in the ! farm to farnj|y table
een able discoloring finishing coatings.1 f*c® P0*1*- At this point the farmer i Supermarkets will' blossom mu
he regu- Painter, frequently use alummum ha» »» light h» worst enemy, the ln ^7"^^ft? d£
irogram. paint as a sealer when changing black bird. They destroy many a piayS au desicneH tn imH
ivebeen the color of irrteripr woodwork ! b«rr«l of rice if-nob kept under ■ yoTgrocervcartwith S
eat pre- which previously-«ls stained ma- control. ; your BfotCry cart wlth
* effect hogany, After aluminum paint is Harvest Time j - ■
i thoroughly dry,' it can be finished As, soon as the milky substance 11 |M nr A tfAfl Pflctlft#AE ’
ted the-with white or any light tint. turns to hard grain the levees are *”*r* ■ UaHlIva
_ - cut and the field is allowed to re, g, g a _• "v -
......" dry. Fields are then watched ’VTlIlllAII Blf Enronaae
closely to determine when the rice ’,IUU,CU UJ ^0111161$
. k. ■&rr'M‘: ly^'flWnB IS firv enough to harvest. [ <
When harvested t)v comliim’s' In !n■ <vt-tf mimis ..’.imjiio <-d
■ |. . ■ • ' , ■ r ,1:1,1.' ! ' v. . ' ■|, i '■ ' !, } I ' .
”• 22 2i I" r i * id- The mycr f-''mer> on the .min, ! [’../tur
, [a T1 then takes the grain and makes it, Tour in Walker count-, recent iv
about 12 to 14 per cent moisture I A R. Russell, who ranches nonr;
Farmers usually get from 15 to 30 Huntsville commenced a pasture
SjjBSRiBr4tfHWVs9Mrf'' barr*',s of ric* an acre> averaging, building program in 1951. This
I,' l^SSnFxSBy about 25 barrels pei acre. j year touring farmers fbund 115
Kt-i klHSeilBtJ' ---- i cows grazing on 87 ac, 4s.
l| SELF-ACTING UGHTS Such a stocking capacity came
Ml »at.,,iii,ii^KwaiBBHIlSiZlK Here* a lighting system for the through careful management,
P*W*»1P egg storage room that works auto- Wesley Sherrill, countv agent,
matteally when someone opens the * ’ i
It Is still time to plant chrvsan- |
themums. If vou have cut back '
your Old plant®, and VOur cuttings
are long enough, the -cutting® can
floats combine thru mud
Fields were so soggy ordinary,
combine wheel* cut too deep iwhen
several fgmer® were ready to
harvest soybean®. la»t fall. They
put oversize “tice-field” tire* on1
the front wheel* and truck tires
on the rear wheel* ‘of self-pro-
pelled combine's. When the out-
fits were rigger! this way, harvest-
ing went right ahead while other
combines bogged down in soft
fields.
be rooted in sand and will give
you more plants. If the "cuttings
inate the flower buds which are This is chigger season and
now evident. meanr a lot of trouble 1 or many
-- people. A five per cent toxaphene
If you want to divide your diiv or chlordane dust applied at the,
Wiles now you can do so without rate of one pound per 1,000 square'
worrying about losing all of the feet of area wiR control tha pests j
flower buds. The day Ulv is lust in the lawn oc on other areas
-b*re they sre . problem.
If vou want : Maidenhair fern
in your flower bed® around the
house, plant on the north side lor
good results. This fern soread*
ranidly and grows ouita thick. Be-
ing a thick grower it Will keen
out weeds.
per acre.
Other observations inode on the
tour were oats for temporary
grazing and the breeding program
used on the Russell Ranch to ob-
tain higher quality calves.
Your machinery is always
ready to go
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storing small grains should be
thoroughly cleaned and sprayed;
with a residual insecticide before
the harvest seasons begin. There is
no place in the storage bin for fn-
sects—they not only destroy the
grain but cause it to grade lower
or even be classified 4«] unfit for
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Browning, J. Cullen. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 136, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 6, 1954, newspaper, June 6, 1954; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth557894/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.