Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1964 Page: 6 of 8
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Page 6—Refugio Timely Remarks, Thurs., Feb. 6,1964
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Last Week Winners:
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Sunday 12 A.M.-9 P.M.
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Gorman's JJJ Ranch
Annual Production Sale
Tuesday, February 11, 1964
12:30 P.M. at the Ranch
Poteet, Texas
Selling 63 Lots
8 Bulls — 35 Females
ASC NEWS
By ODIE R. DOBIE
ASC COUNTY COMMITTEE
J. E. Bauer, Jr., Chairman; W. E. Naylor, Vice-Chairman;
H. H. Olson, Member
1964 FEED GRAIN PROGRAM
The signup for the 1964 feed
grain program will soon be under
way in the ASCS (County Office,
W. E. Naylor, Chaiman, Agicul-
tural Stabilization and Conserva-
tion County Committee, announc-
ed today. The signup period starts
February 10 and will continue
through March 27.
The 1964 program, will be mpre
attractive to many (producers than
the 1963 progam:, but basically
the program Will be about the
same, the Chairman explained. It
will be available for the three feed
grains com, barley, and grain sor-
ghum, and participation will be en-
tirely voluntary although price
support eligibility for the three
craps will depend on such grower
particpation.
TWo major improvements in the
1964 feed grain program;, as com-
pared with previous programs,
are: (1) a producer mjay divert as
miuch as 50 per cent of Ihis feed
grain base acreage (this was 40
per cent in 1963), and those who
divert 40 per cent or mpre of their
base acreage will receive diver-
sion payments at the maximum
rate for all acres diverted (the
LOUIS GERMER
representing
Southwestern
Life Insurance
Company
maximum, acreage diversion will
continue to be 25 acres if this is
more than 50 per cent of the
base).
Two rates of diverion pay-
ment will be offered, but the high-
er rate should apply to more acres
under the 1964 program;: The min-
imum rate is again based upon
one-fifth of the county’s total price
support rate; the maximum or
higher rate is based on one-half
of the support rate. If the oper-
ator signs up to divert 40 per cent
or mpre of his feed grain base, the
higher rate will apply to all the
acreage diverted. If less than 40
per cent is diverted, the minimum
rate will apply to 20 per cent of
the acreage diverted and the high-
er rate to the acreage between 20
and 40 per cent.
Farmiers who take part in the
program will be eligible for diver-
sion and price support payments,
and for price support loan on their
entire 1964 production of the three
grains. !The price support pay-
ment will be made to all partici-
pants in the programs who plant
the feed grains for harvest, and
they will be made regardless of
the use m/a,de of the grain. The
producer mlay sell the grain or
feed it if he wishes and still re-
ceive the payment.
Applications to take part in the
1964 feed grain program mfry be
filed in the 'Refugio County ASCS
Office from Mondays through
Fridays at any time between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m,-
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
AGENTS NOTES
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■SOtL CONSERVATIONS
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COUNTY 4-H BOYS IN
SAN ANTONIO CALF SCRAMBLE
By K.M.
Three Refugio County 4-H mem-
bers will compete in the 4-H and
PFA calf scramble in the San An-
tonio Livestock Exposition Febru-
ary 8.
Billy Morrill, Refugio, and Rich-
ard Tuttle, Woodsboro, are con-
testants, and Candelario De La
Garza, Jr., O’Connor Bros. River
Ranch, is alternate. The boys will
compete with 18 other 4-H youths
in the scramble during the after-
noon rodeo performance.
Object of the calf scramble is
to catch and halter one of ten
calves loose in the rodeo arena.
The first contestant leading a calf
across the finish line will receive
a $50 purchase certificate to be
applied to a 4-H livestock project.
Certificates range from; $45 for
second place down to $15 for tenth.
Saturday, February 8, is also
Rural Yuth Day at the San An-
tonio show, and about 20 Refugio
County 4-H mpmjbers and their
parents will attend the rojdeo and
visit the exposition.
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WORLD IS BEING
CHANGED BY MAN
For a dynamic society such as
ours to survive it must be able to
maintain its labor force.
To accomplish this it m!ust re-
place persons Who die or become
unable to work, and teach young
people to fill useful places in so-
ciety.
The United States is doing well
in the replacement of personnel,
with a rate of 1.8 per cent a year.
This rate is high for an industrial
nation but a significant factor in
this picture is the age distribu-
tion of those replacements.
It is (pointed out that over half
of the increase in the nation’s po-
pulation between 1960 an,d 1970 will
occur ampng people under 18
year of age or over 65. The num-
ber of people between the ages of
35 and 4 will decline lightly as
will their proportion to the iwhole.
This means there will be more de-
pendents to care for and fewer
people of the production ages to
care for them.
In the task of teaching young
people to ’ be useful citizens, our
nation is not faring so well .To-
day it is difficult to earn a good
living with only an elementary ed-
ucation. Many young boys and
girls with limited training, espec-
ially those of low I.Q’s, may nev-
er learn to do useful work.
Not only is the young person of
low ability being neglected but the
exceptionally gifted youth is not
getting proper training either. Just
as the slow student needs special
attention, so does the gifted stu-
dent.
To be able to produce a new
"crop” of useful, well educated
people to meet the labor demand
of our society we must place
greater emphasis on both groups.
CHEMICAL RESIDUES
Local
Experienced
Service
Independent Insurance Agents
Assn, of Refugio County
Food production today is a high-
ly complex business and top pro-
duction involves the use of num-
erous chemicals for disease, insect
and weed control. Chemical resi-
dues have become very imjportant.
Residues permissible by law are
expressed in terms of part per
million.
One part in a million, more con-
cisely written "1.0 ppm,” is cut-
ting it pretty thin, but it is a
term that should be of much in-
terest to consumers a Well as pro-
ducers.
Since most people probably have
never given much thought to what
the term implies, We list a few
examples. One inch is 1.0 ppm in
16 miles. A postage stamp is 1.0
ppm of the average adult’s weight
A one gram sewing needle is 1.0
ppm of a one-ton haystack. One
minutes is 1.0 ppm of two years.
Thus, we point out, one part per
million is a surprisingly small en-
tity. It is important to the con-
sumer to have some knowledge of
how little pesticide residue actual-
ly remains on the fresh produce
he buys. It is equally important
for the grower to understand how
strict are the conditions under
which he must operate to come
within the limits of residue as re-
quired by law.
The timing of applications of
pesticides and the strict obser-
vance of the amounts recommend-
ed by the manufacturer as carried
on the labels of containers are
mighty important.
As aids to producers, the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service
makes available guides, leaflets
and other publications containing
the latest information and sugges-
tions for the safe use of chemi-
cals in agriculture. This material
is available without charge from
county Extension Service office.
CROP AND LIVESTOCK
CONDITIONS
Mild, cloudy and damp weath-
er has caused fields to dry out
slowly since mi-month rains. All
field work has been at a standr
still. Most ground is in good con-
dition for early planting.
Flax continues to make rapid
grov/th and rapidly approach-
ing the pre-bloom; stage. The coun-
ty has less than 1500 acres plant-
ed this year.
Farm vegetable gardens are
producing abundantly and very
little frost damage has been en-
countered thus far.
Winter legume crops are making
ing good progress and many fields
are ready to plow up for green
manure crops When fields dry out
prior to spring seeding.
Range and pasture conditons
show some improvement as cool
season grasses and clovers re-
The Aransas Wildlife Refuge, co-
operating with the Copano Bay
Soil Conservation District and as-
sisted by technicians of the Soil
Conservation Service has recently
developed a grazing plan for the
Refuge.
Studies were made and am)ong
the recommendations for improve-
ment were additional cross fen-
ces and watering facilities to pro-
mote a better distribution of wild-
life and livestock. The watering
facilities will be of great benefit
to wildlife.
Sites for the pit-type ponds will
be located on Wide flat swales and
little or no water will be im-
poundd behind the spoils. Plans
call for all spoils to be spread
and seeded to bermSudagrass, clov-
er an other plants that Will fur-
nish food for wildlife, and also
iods of dry weather.
HOME ECONOMICS TIPS
Now being considered for com-
mercial production is a new eva-
porated milk tasty enough to
drink. It Was .developed by the
USDA and can be made at a con-
centration of either two or three
times that of whole milk an di-
lutes to a (high - quality beverage
resembling fresh mlilk in flavor
and color. Agricultural Research
Service chemists are working to
further improve the product, es-
pecially to prolong its fresh-mpk
flavor and to prevent the slight
sediment that sometime forms af-
ter a few weeks of storage.
* * *
Pine oil, liquid chlorine bleach
and quantemary and phenolic
compounds are effective laundry
disinfectants for use against dis-
ease - causing bacteria which sur-
vive usual home launderings, Ex-
tenion Strvice homte management
specialits point out. All four of
these disinfectants have been lab-
oratory tested by bacteriologist of
U.S.D.A.’s Aricultural Research
Service and in houshold launder-
ing by cooperating homemakers.
spond to recent moisture and mild
weather. Winter oat pastures are
producing excellent grazing. Ma-
ny acres are being prepared for
early spring Coastal Bermuda
grass sprigging.
(Livestock conditions remain fair
to good as warmer weather con-
tinues. Heavy to moderate supple-
mentary feeding is in progress in
all areas of county. Fair to good
calf crop is being reported by ma-
ny stockmen. Most stockmen con-
tinue busy with dehorning and vac-
cination.
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REFUGIO
Alamo Hereford Club
SALE
1:00 P.M.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1964
35 BULLS — 20 FEMALES
Auction Arena — Stock Show Grounds
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
For Catalog write:
James F. Grote, Sec’y. — Rt. 1, Box 84, Boerne, Texas
Gopher poison orders for 1964
will be taken until February 15
by the Refugio County Boys’ 4-H
Club.
The spring rat and mouse camK
paign starts on February 15 and
will run until March 15. Fumarin,
an easy to use and safe bait, will
be made available to cooperators
by the Boys 4-H Club. The bait
will not be stocked. Orders may
be placed now for either the goph-
er poison or rat and mouse bait
by contacting: boys club members
or write Boys 4-H Club, Box 222,
Refugio, Texas.
Screwworm appearance can be
expected as the weather begins to
Warm. Each stockman should con-
tinue the collecting of samples and
forwarding themi to the Mission
Laboratory for identification, so
that fly releases may be made.
One or two neglected cases could
re-infest the Whole area.
The 1964 feed grain program!
sign-up dates are: February 10
through March 27.
Grain growers may wish to in-
vestigate contracts being offered
for the growing of white milo for
1964. !
SANTA GERTRUDiS SALE
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 13, 1 P.M.
(At the Stock Show Grounds)
SELLING 86 HEAD
Of Purebred Halter and Pen Cattle
This highly screened offering of 39 bulls and 49 females comes from the
herds of 17 South Texas purebred breeders who are members of the
Alamo Santa Gertrudis Association.
Included are herd bull prospects, range bulls, bred and open heifers.
RANGE BULLS
An especially good offering of bulls for the commercial cattleman
AUCTION SALE — YOU SET THE PRICE
Write For Free Catalog And Picture Brochure
ALAMO SANTA GERTRUDIS ASSOCIATION
Frates Seeligson, Secretary
1604 NBC Building, San Antonio, Texas
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