The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 1966 Page: 3 of 8
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Th * Archer County News
Thursday. Oct. 20. 1966
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A REPORT FROM YOUR
County Agent’s Office
IRET TRIPLETT
Last week Don Berend, Way-
land Abshier, both of Berend
Brothers and myself attended
a Soil Fertility Short Course
which was held in Seymour.
Three evenings were spent
studying fertilizers, fertilizer
placement, soil tests, plant tests
and soil structure. This short
course was held for ASCS, SCS,
dealers and County Agents. It
was sponsored by the Texas Ag-
ricultural Extension Service and
the Texas Plant Food Society.
on farms continues a downward
trend.
I will be out of the office
through Thursday of this week
assisting the Windthorst 4-H
and FFA boys along with Jim
Jacobs as they show their dairy-
cattle entries at the State Fair
of Texas. Some twenty head of
Holstsein heifers and one Angus
heifer have been entered by
this group.
Congratulations to David Ber-
end and Brenda Schlabs for the
honors they recently received as
a result of their 4-H clubwork.
David was named the State 4-H
Poultry winner and Brenda will
receive the Archer County Gold
Star Girl award later at the
County Achievement Banquet.
Both of these have done outstand-
ing work in the 4-H program.
All Archer County Farmers
and ranchers are invited to at-
tend the Range Management
Field Day which will be held
this Friday, Oct. 21 in Jacks-
boro. The program will begin
Friday at 9 a m. in the National
Guard Armory. The overall
theme will be “Management Sys-
tems in Brush Control and Grass
Development.” Topics to be dis-
cussed include Grazing Systems
on the Throckmorton Experimen-
tal Ranch, a course in Practical
Range Management, Giazinng
Systems on the Panhandle Na-
tional Grasslands and Escology
of the Post Oak Savannah of
North Central Texas. After a
dutch lunch a range tour of the
You can t look at a soil and
tell if it is able to supply nu-
trients for top crop production,
reminds County Agent Bret
Triplett.
He explains that selection of
the proper fertilizer depends up-
on a knowledge of the nutrients
needs of the crop, and nutrient-
supplyinng power of the soil on
which the crop is to be grown.
Determining the nutrient needs
of crops is comparable in many
ways to diagnosing human ills.
A medical doctor observes the
patient, obtains all information
possible by questions, and then
makes certain tests.
Similiarly, alert farmers can
test soil to determine its ability
to feet plants a balanced diet.
A soil test saves farmers money
by showing them how to put the
“right” amount of the “right”
plant nutrients on the “right”
field.
Now is a good time to take
samples from fields where har-
vesting has been completed. In
many sections of the state, and
it’s true in Archer County, fall
application of fertilizer is rec-
ommended. Often in the spring
field conditions delay the putting
dcwn of fertilizer; therefore, fall
or winter application can elimin-
ate this problem.
Early soil testing must be done
in order to make the fall or
winter application, concludes
Triplett.
Catholic Women
Set Bi-ennial
Meet At Decatur
The Bi ennial Institute of the
Wichita Falls Deanery Council
of Catholic Women will be held
Oct. 2, at Decatur, in the audi-
torium of the First Methodist
Church. Members of th* Assump-
tion of B.V.M. Altar Society will
be hostess.
The theme of the morning ses-
sion is “A Foundation for Dia-
Fllcnburg Ranch featuring var-1JXritand
ious brush control methods will
be held. I will be leaving the
courthouse at 8 a m. sharp and
anyone who would like to ride
with me is welcome.
Congratulations to Charlie Mc-
Murtry who has been named
the outstanding Archer County
4-H Conservation award winner
for 1966 Charlie will receive a
plaque for his achievements at
the 1966 Bridwell Banquet which
will be held in Wichita Falls on
Nov. 4. Charlie runs 13 head of
Angus heifers on some pasture
land leased from his father and
has carried out various conserva-
tion programs such as deferred
and rotational grazing, brush con
trol and other management fac-
tors. This award is sponsored by
the Bridwell Soil Builders Award
Program and is awarded each
year to the outstanding 4-H and
FFA boy in Archer, Clay and
Wichita counties.
Milk production in Texas dur-
ing September amounted to 252
million pounds, according to the
Texas Crop and Livestock Re-
porting Service.
This is five percent above
September 1965 production and
less than one percent above the
previous month’s production.
Milk production per cow kept
for milk averaged 590 pounds
per cow for the month of Sep-
tember. This is 59 pounds above
a year earlier and five pounds
more than the previous month.
Estimated milk production in-
cludes milk for fluid use, for
use in manufactured products,
and milk used on farms where
produced.
Preliminary price for all
wholesale milk for September
was estimated at $6.40 per cwt.,
which compares with $6.15 last
month. The number of milk cows
ment. Guest speaker is the Rev.
Albert Tyl. Decatur.
The theme of the afternoon
session is the “Renewal in
Church Worship.” Rev. Raphael
Kamel. Secretary of the Diocesan
Building Commission, will speak
on “Church Design and Furnish-
ings.” Mrs. Ruth Altwies, St.
Joseph Parish, Cleburne, and
representative to the 1966 Litur-
gical Convention, Houston, will
discuss “The People of God Call-
ed to W’orship.” and the Rev.
Robert Johnson, pastor of Bless-
ed Sacrament Parish, Dallas, will
speak on “A Pastor’s Role Re-
viewed.”
Luncheon reservations should
be made with Mrs. L. W. Flusche.
901 South College Avenue. De-
catur (phone 817-73443) by Oct.
26.
Legion Delegates
To Attend Dist.
Convention
A. J. Morris, Jimmy P- Ho-
rany, Harry Hannah and B. D.
Robertson were named recently
by the Ira Jones Post 198 of
the American Legion in Archer
City to be delegates at the 13th
Congressional District Conven-
tion of the American Legion.
The annual fall convention will
convene in Wichita Faffs oa Sat-
urday and Sunday. Oct. 22-23.
The joint session of the Amer-
ican Legion and Auxiliary will
convene on Sunday morning with
Jack W. Flynt of Dimmit, De-
partment Commander, as guest
speaker.
Hogan Chase, 13th District
Commander, will preside oyer
the afternoon business session.
Committee reports will be heard
and the membership campaign
for the ensuing year will be dis-
cussed.
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Stults, Joe K. The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 1966, newspaper, October 20, 1966; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth709125/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.