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Letter to the Editor
Ag Day 2013 tribute
to farmers, ranchers
Dear Editor,
I speak for the people working for the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. We all are proud to be partners with the men
and women who farm and ranch in Texas. Agriculture is an
honorable profession and we are honored to do our part to
help. We salute you on Ag Day, March 19.
“Generations Nourishing Generations” is the theme for
this year’s Ag Day. Our country’s farmers and ranchers
work hard to provide food and clothing for our country and
the world. Their dedication is an inspiration to us and to the
next generation of farmers and ranchers. Without them, we
would not have the abundant food supply, the fiber, and the
fuel we depend on daily.
Agriculture involves sacrifice. As a youngster on the
farm, the most immediate sacrifice noticed is sleep. Getting
up early and working hard until sundown is not something
that always comes easy... it usually has to be learned... from
your parents or your grandparents.
That sacrifice continues as you grow. Or if you start to
farm later in life, you encounter it immediately when you
take charge of your operation... long, hard hours, dripping
sweat in the soil and taking a risk when needed to doctor an
animal, weld an implement or finance next year’s planting.
According to recent USD A studies, the agricultural sec-
tor right now remains a bright spot in terms of economic
stability and growth and there is a strong demand for U.S.
agricultural products. Generation after generation of agri-
cultural producers in Texas are getting up early every day to
keep this sector of the economy healthy, providing jobs and
income for both rural and urban families and communities.
In 1960 each U.S. farmer provided food for about 25
people. Today, eachU.S. farmer feeds more than 144 people,
an increase of over 500 percent.
Research and new technologies have boosted production,
but someone still has to go outdoors and make things grow.
Without regard for the wind, rain, snow, freeze, fire and
drought... the farmer and the ranchers can be found tending
the crops, flock or herd, and doing it well. Even with last
season’s severe weather and natural disasters, American
farmers and ranchers have still prevailed to get the food
and fuel to market.
Let’s thank these men and women for a job well done.
Agriculture is America’s number one export, and critical to
sustaining a healthy economy. In our state alone, one out of
every seven working Texans is employed in an agriculture-
related job. During 2011, Texas ranked number one in the
nation for cotton, hides and skins and beef and veal exports.
According to the most recent Census of Agriculture, Texas
has more than 130 million acres dedicated to agricultural
production.
Frankly, it's easy to take agriculture for granted in America.
Our food is readily accessible and very safe. For this, we're
unbelievably fortunate... but that doesn't mean we don't have
an obligation to recognize who makes it possible.
This National Ag Day on March 19 is a good time to
reflect—and be grateful for—American agriculture! To find
more Ag Day information and events, visit the sponsoring
Agricultural Council of America at www.agday.org.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES B. DOUGLASS
Acting State Executive Director
USDA - Farm Service Agency
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Fire in the hole
Outdoor Cf
Outpost
With
KENDAL HEMPHILL
During the Christmas
holidays, my three sons and
I got together with some
friends and did some shoot-
ing. That’s how we recreate in
Texas, being as how shooting
is our number one sport. Not
that folks don’t do that in
other states, but here in Texas
we do it right.
We went to a friend’s
hunting cabin, which is
situated next to a stock tank,
where there are probably
still turtles living, but only
the ones that have learned to
keep their heads down. The
surviving turtles in that tank
have figured out they have to
pop their heads up and take
a quick breath, and then get
back under water quick. They
end up with lead poisoning if
they spend too long breath-
ing, since turtles are notorious
for eating all the fish in a tank.
There were probably a
dozen of us there that day,
and about 50 guns, which is
typical. The calibers present
ranged from BB guns all the
way up to at least one .300
Winchester Magnum rifle.
When my friends and I do
some shooting, we like to
have options. It gets boring
shooting one gun, or one
caliber, all afternoon.
There is a tank dam on
the opposite side of the tank
from the cabin, which makes
a nice berm to stop bullets.
Consequently we generally
set targets, such as soup cans
and tennis balls and such, in
front of the tank dam. This
causes us to have to walk all
the way around the tank to set
targets up, which is inconve-
nient, but less inconvenient
than walking straight through
the tank, which is about five
feet deep in the middle.
On the occasion in ques-
tion I happened to have a
pound of Tannerite. Or maybe
it wasn’t actually Tannerite,
but something similar which
performs pretty much the
same as Tannerite. And if
there’s anything that will
liven up an afternoon of
shooting, it’s Tannerite.
Now, Tannerite, for those
sheltered souls who might
get hold of this column, is a
substance that explodes when
shot with a medium to high
caliber rifle. It comes in vari-
ous sized containers, but the
one pound jar is pretty com-
mon. A pound of Tannerite is
a little bigger than a standard
jar of mustard, but is a lot
more fim. Not that shooting
ajar of mustard doesn’t have
its attractions, but it lacks
volume. Apound ofTannerite
produces approximately the
same number of decibles as
half a stick of dynamite.
A pound jar of Tannerite
looks like it’s full of those
little white styrofoam balls
that leak out of bean bags in
your living room, and then
give you all kinds of trouble
when you try to clean them
up, because they’re full of
static electricity, and they
stick to everything, especially
you. I don’t think the stuff in
Tannerite is styrofoam, but
that’s what it looks like.
Also in the jar is a small
plastic packet of gray powder.
While the little white balls
and the powder are separated,
they aren’t explosive at all.
Which is probably why it’s
legal to buy and sell and
transport. The substances,
which I believe are aluminum
(for fuel) and ammonium
nitrate (an oxidizer) are not
regulated, because they aren’t
the least bit dangerous. Not
by themselves, anyway.
But when you pour the
gray powder in with the
white balls and shake the
jar, you have a substance
that’s explosive under the
right circumstances. Those
circumstances are: at least
100 yards from wherever I ’ m
at. Please. Because a pound
of mixed Tannerite is pretty
loud. It’s also illegal to trans-
port when mixed, without a
special permit, commonly
known as a Stupid Person’s
Permit.
I mixed my Tannerite
and set it on the tank dam,
and shot it with the .300
Win Mag, and it worked as
advertised. Rattled the win-
dows of the cabin, and woke
up my friend’s parents, who
came outside and objected,
although no one present could
hear what they were saying.
Although I’ve enjoyed
Tannerite for years, I’ve
never written about it before.
It’s a lot of fun, and I figured
if any of the People In Charge
found out about it, they might
decide to outlaw it. Which
would rain on my parade.
But they’re trying to do
that now, anyway. Not be-
cause it’s fun, but because
it’s suspected of causing
fires. There have been sev-
eral brushfires near shooting
ranges lately, mostly in the
northwest U.S., and some
are blaming Tannerite, and
similar substances. Person-
ally, I’m skeptical.
Having been to quite a few
shoots over the years, some of
them involving machine guns
and mortars, I’ve watched a
lot ofTannerite explode, and
I’ve never seen it start a fire
yet. I don’t believe it will,
although I’m planning some
experiments using Tannerite
and gasoline, just to make
sure. I might also try Tannerite
and flour, which is extremely
flamable, although no one is
threatening to ban bread.
But I’m no expert, and
some exploding targets,
depending on the type of
components used, might be
causing the fires. Obviously,
someone needs to try all the
exploding targets on the mar-
ket, and get a handle on this
thing. And I’m volunteering
for the job. Someone has to
do it, after all, and my friends
and I have a great place to do
the research.
We just have to make
sure we don’t do it during
naptime...
Kendal Hemphill is an out-
door humor columnist andpublic
speaker who always carries ear
piugs, just in case. Write to him at
P O. Box 1600, Mason, TX76856
or jeep@verizon. net.
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