The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1940 Page: 7 of 8
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TBS LLANO KIWI. LLANO.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 4. 1M0.
'Co. Agricultural Agent Steele Makes Final Annual Report of Work
(('ostiiut-l from P»*« 4)
5
“ out lb<> country Slrnbm of the
HilrbiM B (tub hate made u4 m>M
trtm) lariats II their < i ram unity
The uses of rope, (be making of
halter* and the :y!n* of knot* were
) i,mong the -null*-* by tb«* clou tuetu
her*
The Llano 4-H club* sponsored the
eel lib* Of (iame Co— rsatlon stamp*
They sold about fifteen hundred of
f the lt<!L|w and need the pt 'tit Ob
the sate to buy rope making machin
ery.
Poultry Production
Although, Uano county is far from
^ a 'enfal market, the production of
chicken* and turkey* ooapns* on. of
the leading *our<e* of intome.
I hiring the last few year* apodal
emphasis ha* be* n placed on the
^ iBipruu mi nt of bo'h Ihe quality and
* productivity of chUkens and turkey*
Much improvement I* due to the an
nual poultry shoo At the If3k show
there »*-re 234 i hit hen* and 45 tur
key* on eBhibit Tu«:ityf<ur breeds
® w*re represented
Thrrugh the punhase of baby-
beef tom*, ttwreaa*- In the quality
and profit of a numtier of th* denniB
st ration flock* i* exp* t«d
• The floth of prlge winning Bronte
turkey* of J. W. Winkle from the
Kvergre* n community showed the
vnlue of enreful selection tor type
a* well a* proper management. He
# raised 151 bit a* and aold *5 on th*
market, and $ hen* lor breeder* nt
n premum EtgM*-wn tom* were *old
aa breeder* at M 00 each After
deducting I’too for protein supple
I nient. . nd using borne grown f*ed,
a profit of three hundred 4ciBai was
realised from the flot k
A profitable flock of turkey* wa*
report* <1 try Mr* J K Habh near
a i.iano f)h« kept only 13 hen* from
wh.h »he raised *nd sold 1*1 tur
key* for |SM Of with only $10 «0
worth of feed purchased
FVedtng all commercial feed, Et
am B.iu< i d • n. ■ > r j *' I the Cns-
* i*.i . immunity, made a profit above
fe**d coat of I4U M> from th*1 sale of
55 No 1 turkeys
The value of home grown feed for
profit In turkey* wa* shown by F. II
# Western 1 f th* I *' n • i.m
lie rained 75 turkey* *nd aold 55 on
the market for $9295 and 10 for
br**dera at $5 00 each, making n to-
tal of $142 95 Hln coat for feed wa*
• e . * $-" ""
Ker'o'd* from demonstrators with!
poultry show enconrsg.ag P ref It Inc
varying sice flock* The production
of fryer* and broiler* ha* indicated
fk profit by several demonstrator* (hi
123 chick* raised. Mr* Irene llavl*
Crowders were planted without *n-
o* ulai.t.n At the cits* of the demon-
ctratl' .i. he found that ail sin varie-
ties which were l:.Emulated produced
a good < r*>p of peas, but the Brown
Cruwoe's which were not innoculated
were barren of pwas. The speckled
crowd*rv lady rn.» and cream [*ea»
were the heaviest producers. He also
acted that when hogged down, th*
pig* pretern i the Clay* first and
the Erobhaui and Whipporwbill varl
ties last.
pe. i.ut production is becoming of
incre.it.i. g tn.p rlance ns a at.il ftulid
er and feed crop in I.iano county.
A ts*niy acre terraced field on
the F IL Weaterman farm In the
Ms bon community made a total of
4<*r b i«b* I* of threshed peanut* shicb
■old at itr per bushel. Beside* he
baled 244 bales of bay valued at
$75 Ov
Hy the us* of g<K>d »***d on terraced
land! Ir* H* hneider of the Fi* id
Creek immunity niade an average of
isl pound* of lint cotton on 15 acres
of land Un 24 3 acre* of ter rated
land. KmII (irenweige of the UbuB
community produced 5<>?7 pound* of
lint • niton, or lt2 pound average
The building up of land through
the planting ol pea* ba* be. n prac-
ticed on about *000 acre* according
to a report from the AAA office
1‘eaa for bog feed form* one ol the
greatest source* of Income for both
the farmer and ranchman
Th*- value if continued ba/d work
arid good seed was shown by Joe U
Smith of tbe Bahybead community
It* had a 4 acre ft* Id badly mf»*t*d
with Johnson gra**. He flat broke
it in th« winter, and bedded it every
two w**k« in tbe spring He plant* d
mu He late, and cultivated ft three
time* and hoed It once The msjIi
wn* It* ton* of bead*
On 14 acr« * of hegarl, Aaron Kode
showed the value of terraced land
a deer proof fence and good cultural
method* lie produced 40 ton* of
silage and 12 ton* of dry feed.
Sell and Water Cen**tv*tion
Owing to the hilly topography of
I.iano county, soil and water con
■ervaitoa form* one of the chief
problem*. Through the cooperation of
the county, and the encouragement
iff. red bv the AAA program, much
improvement ba* been shown
foil *nd Water Cobhmlloa Weak
wa* observed In the county with ap-
propriate talk*, tours, and public*!)
Ninety per cent of tbe terracing
and eetitnar'ng in the couuty has
bees done by the u*e of the county
pci n< d terra*
!5‘* aerws of
on thirty five
ug machinery About
land have been terraced
differ* si farm* and
at tae Btoyhead commas.:y with 4i*
present Much interest was created
and several tranche* sere dug *ad
filled as a result of the meeting
F M t'assaday dug two trenches,
one 7"v 10*5 feel with a 70-i'-n *-»p»e-
ity. and the other 120*7x5 feet. He
filled hi* trenches with corn and cat.*-
using a feed cutter.
Aaron Rode of the Prairie Mount-
ain enmmunily dug a 70 ton silo and
filled it with bundle hegarl He ha*
been using silage for fattening steer*
and from hi* demonstration*, several
of he i* hate been built in the com-
munity.
E 8c huestler believed in the use
of a trench *Uo so strongly that be
bought 15 ton* of malte which he
put in one trench and one stack silo
Alvin 8mlth. after attending a
trench silo meeting decided to dig
a 2co ton trench.
Roy Willoughby of the Field « r»»-k
community use* three large trench
sll>*« to aid In fitting registered Here-
ford balls for showing
Horticulture
Although not a commercial fruit
section, much of the county is adapt
ed to fruit production Home orchards
are being encouraged. asd%a* h year
hundreds of tree* ate planted to sup-
ply tbe home need*.
More than five hundred improved
fruit tries vine# etc. sere ordered
b.v the Llano fruit committee.
A pecan planting demonstration * s
the Thompson ranch In the Oxford
community In luded tbe planting cf
C5 Buikett and Texas prolific trees
The use of the planting bond and
preper planting method* were rm
ployed In the demonstration
A pecan spraying demonvtratlou
for the contiol of scale Insert* was
given at the borne of T J Watkins
An oil spiny wa* used with a twelve
gall* n wh«< I harrow type sprayer.
A poian working <1* monstratlc a and
a grape grafting demonstration was
rlv* :i at the bom* of Hudson llavl*
4-H club member of the high *< bool
dub A grape grafting demons'rati .-i
was given at the Hutchison club
Improved grape graft* were distiibw-
ted to the club member* for their
use on their farms.
Several tile laying demon*!! jtiois
lave been given during the year In
the i'Mtell community s demonstra-
tion wa* given with the b*lp of the
local 4 II group Three hundr*d and
seventy five feet of tile wa* put
down showing the proper use of tile
for sub-lrtigation of borne sard* ns
Three tile laying denaonr'rotion*
were given In I.iano showing th, nee
of the tile for irrigation of |! iwe.*
of hog* on a ninety acre patch of
pea*. They were noM when weighing
over one hundred pound* at nine del
tar* each
l'*lng pea* and corn. J. W Winkle
of the Evergreen community .xl- J
nm -*y pig* and sold eighty five of
then Ur (444 00, when aver*ting
a be it one hund'ed pound*.
By utilizing a good acorn crop and
supplementing with torn and protein
feed. Erwin Bauer of the Caste!)
community raised 4b bog* weighing
140 pound*, and made a net profit
of $4.00 per bead He worn • d the
hog* before beginning the fatten! is
fi**g ram.
Catt e Production
Although Llano county I* prtm.i it*
a c*"!« producing area, tec-ding
demonstrations are almost solely
limited to breeding animal* Euca
year th* county furnishes a le ge
number of calve* for 4-H club and
FA A feeder* Llano calves hai ■ mad*
outstanding record* In vr.rn us io* •!
and state show*
Using two 4000 lb. rapacity feed-
et*. th* Fitxsimcns loat.ci and C.ittle
| company fitted for sale m v* nty reel
tiered Hereford bull*. Ut.ng * '..’iou
of ground ear corn and hegarl w tb
ten per cent cottonseed i.ionl, the
calves averaged over two p • .nc’» per
day grain for a four month*’ perold.
Aaron Rode of the Prairie Moun-
tain commur ty demonstrated the vnl
u* of silage in fattening fifteen
bead He used a tat ion of corn
hegarl, cottonseed meal, and silage
from hi* trench ills. The steer*
gained an average of 250 pound* p* ■
head In a ninety day feeding period
They were *old weighing an average
of five hundred pound* and brought
ts 5c per hundred.
Forr»*t Rmather* of the Valley
Spring community marketed home
grown fe*-d at a profit by feeding two
milk calve* over a sixty day period.
They gained over two pound* each
dally at a cost of eighteen cent*, and
were sold for n fifty dollar profit
above feed cost.
In demonstrating the value of rpop-
♦ r ran)-* management, t'ecll Con* of
tbe Oxford < immunity, report* n Hi
per rent calf dr.p with one hundred
and ninety eo»» on hi* ranch
On the J R Rxhb ran h near Llaro
by proper management 152 raise*
were rwcordod term 144 cow*
Organisation
Much effective work ia promoted
through *ffu..-nt orgar.:r*-d group*
Th* Valley 8pring Agricultural a*
aocialion ha* been organized about
a year, and baa served in a Urge
community ha* shown Ihe vnlae
registered gonta He ruined 44 k
from 44 nannse* The kid*
3 lb* wa~h nt the first shearing,
the grown goat* ■ beared lb lb*, q
fer the year.
Erwin Bauer of the Ca***-fl «
mut.it) report*d n shenring r«c
of 34 lbs for his g> at* kids no
It for the year on hi* groan go
Flft** n gt'si dipping demond
•i t., fc .»* U*n held over the cus
measure in pron. ting the sgrl „l-' using settable sulphur at the
tural welfare of the community.
The Llano County Lives!tek Im-
provement Association has serv-.-d
i.iano county In promoting th* many
•ate:eat* of the ran-.-hmen. It spon-
sors the annual livestock and poultry
show and auction sale.
The County Council of Ar'kul
•ure aud the Land L’*e Blanuing com-
mittee have united their effort* in
outlining a n mplete and comprehen-
sive agricultural program for Llano
county for 1940. The results from
Soil questionnarles from farms and
•me he* were used a* n basis for their
decisions.
The Extension Service cooperate*
with such agencies as the AAA
Farm Security Loan Association,
REA, Bureau of Animal Industry,
and other* Its promoting the general
welfare of tbe farms and ranchmen
of tbe county.
Local civic- groups tender a valu-
able aid in cooperating with the farm
and ranch program, especially io the
4-H club work.
Sheep and Coats
Llano county i* not a* a whole
adapted to sheep and goat raising,
hut In some section* they have prov-
en profitable Sheep number* are m-
reaslng as the demand for wool con
tinuea strong. Their profit 1* best
derived from short time period* rath-
er than the feeding and breeding
route.
Coats find excellent browse over
large area of the county Several
registered bum he* are found In th*
•ounty. and their quality is reflected
in greater profit.
J. W. Winkle of |h« Ev*rrt*-*n
of 10 lbs to IP* gallon* of wxva
On the Fttisimona ranch a large c
tie vat s*i used and 900 goats wa
dipped in le** than two hours T
voice of the dipping is found in hit
er qc:.i #y of mohair and • yrewt
weight per animal.
Miscellaneous
The Extension Service offl*** <
Operating with the REA assisted
h> id ng ed.; ato nal meetings wi
th*- entire count) The result W
th* sirt ir.g of th* required numb
to ►.(;;•* the *ieitrli Set Vice «kl
Is now serving the county.
I.iano county selected four ms
bers one fro meat h commissi
precinct, to form tbe Roll Con
tlon Advisory Committee. Joke
Lewi* was ih s*n as chairman a
repr**» r,ted the group at District $
2 meeting at Fort Stockton.
In an effort to fully study the
of th* county, questionnaires were
sent to all farmer* and ranchmen tw
tbe county. The questionnaires rover
ed all phase* of farm and ranrhe
operations In the tabulation 3K
farm and ranch units were used. The
survey showed 45 per cent .vsnxnsn,
20 per ««nt cash lease. Id per ***wn
third and fourth, and 2 per ceof aw
half and half tenants A deeffm- »
cotton acreage was Indicated by only
1450 acres planted out of 19.571 areas
of crop land listed. This tndfranrs-
the trend sway from cotton The weed
for terracing was noted since -«ati
about 4070 acre* Is terraced wilt* 12.
054 acres needing terracing. Oa4j
95 acres of rangeland have been aw
raced or contoured with 14.204 acres
needing this protection from erosion
cl* r. ■; ' incii * cl
leaving a profit of
th*m when weighing 1 1 3 lb* *a>h
at 50c per head tost per bird !c
I Led was 14 **'
$43 31
On 57 thick*. Erwin Bauer of th*
t aatell community mad* a net pro
fit of 110.33 after deducting the cost
• of 4< p» r p >ut*d for meat l> >luc» d
With a flc . k of 105 your.i: S C.
White Leghorns, t bar leg B McCall,
demonstrator of the Lon* t*r< vs com
m unity, produced an average of 50
rrg- per day *;n<e November 1st
• which t* »<dd at au average prue
of 22c per d *i» 0
The prodi*' tlon record of the flock
of 42 S C. Whit* Leghorn hens of
Mra. Felton Smath*r* of the Valley
® Spring community »*n an *v*rag*
of 170 »gs* per her, A profit of $1 27
per h*n was indicated, the highest
month being October with n profit
of 19. per bird Mr* Fmather* keep*
I her flo. k culled, pilled and fr* * of
lie*.
flood housing and a balanced ration
proved Itn worth In tbe flock of Mrs.
Iren* Davis of tbe Evergreen com
• n,unity For a five months period
her liork of 40 8 C. Whit* Leghorns
ntc- a record of Hit eggs as com
pared to the state average of 54.
The flock of 175 8 C. White Leg
|horr.- of T • He nd* rson of th* Ev* r
green (community showed n produc-
t-on record of 21 eggs for March and
19.7 for April with a profit of $97 14
■ hove l*ed cost for the t#o month
•}t -rind
Agronomy
With oniy about thirty five thous-
and acres ia cnitlvn*k>n in the coun
ty. field crops play n minor psrt In
|the agricultural income The greatest
profit com s, however, from th* use
of feed crops In their relation to
stork ralsii*. Report* from 4<H» farm
er* and ranchmen Indicated that
jatork peas were planted in excess of
fall other crops Cotton showed an
acreage of only 1744; corn 5174; grain
■orghsm *2*1$. and small grain only
X52
In an efT rt to prove the valu* of
fcnnoeuialion of soil for peas and t*.
determine tbe best salted rarities.
Hugo Oestrek-b. demonstrator of tbe
fasten community, planted seven
varieties of p*s« 81* vaiettes
)tiiii**Viated but th* seventh or lire*n Kervi*. h* Id
lars a day. much expense and time
has b*en saved the farmers and lbs
run* hai*n by this servue.
The value of terracing was sell
demonstrated on the Forrest Smaib-
er's farm in the Valley Spring com
munity Un Und that had prev'ously
produc*-d only 110 bushels of ccrn
on fifteen acres, wua terraced and af
ter three yesra. eight a< res of the
same land produced 200 bushels of
corn
on the J K Rxbb ran h near Llano
the value of terracing haa been re-
flected In a cotton crop where the
yield ha* almost doubled on a ten
acie field.
Terracing on the F. H We*t*rmon
farm In the Eahon community has
shown a yield of 20 bushel* Jier ac *e
on 20 acr*s of peanuta.
Terraces on 24 3 acres of hilly
land accounted for the high yield
of $077 pound* of lint cotton on th*
Emil CJrenwelge fa*-ct in th * Ex bon
ommnnlty.
The value of contourln,; of pastnre
land ia being shown on x 20 a re
plot on the W Y Fowler ranch Th‘
contours were built eight feet wide
and twelve to fifteen tnem-r hluh *•!
a cost of $100 p*r ncr* t >unt/ t«r
racing machinery was u« *1
The range improveme*! prog* im
was contributed to water c*»r «“«»*-
Uon by the building of 17o txuk* with
a total of ISO V0« cubic yards, and
9 spreader dams St* coamie lams
have bees constructed under the pro-
gram
Pasture improvement tbicu^n Ihe
r-adteatton of 15.000 acres of pear,
mesqsite and cedar ha* been wide-
spread Erwin Baser, demons’iot»r
of the fastell community, has doubled
tbe earning capacity of 450 ac**.a
of pastor*- land Bestd** Improving
the grass, since eliminating me«qa;tc
trees, his acorn crop haa doubled
He plan* now to contour hts cat It*
parture.
ranch Silas
Feed > unaervaltou Is a major farm
and ranch problem In Llano county
The ns* of trench silos Is helping to
meet tbe need for n randy feed sup-
ply. and !U value Is fast being r* .
Iir*d over Ihe cossty
E R Kudaly. of the Exteusi* ■
0 «* •
«k*4 vi*4
di a5P« IB UKNMf ti»• m l*I«x* f f N
■ Ions On the J. R. Rabb i-%nvli PM
!*rt of til* tit us*d In t*14 ir bom*
garden Five h'tndred feet of the w .«
used in five tile laying demcastra
tlon* in several c aii.tunities.
Three hundred tree* were ptuucd
• i the Fitsalmoa* ranch near I. n
Grove 4 II club members at i»t* d In
this demonstration
GAME CONSERVATION
With a $75,000 a year gam- crop
Llano county is resitting the reed
for proper conservation of Its t*Iu
abb gam* supply.
Llano county cooperated wl'h the.
gam* dtpar-.m* t^t and th* Wildlife
Federation In celebrating <i »n.< fon
serration Week. March 19 25 1 be
4-H flub sponsored the selling of
1.5oo game stamps A mee’ing was
held w.th Mr. Earl 8and*tn. game
manager, and newspaper article* ani
advertising posters were used to pr -
mote the gwffle conservation program
Two hundred game preserve sign*
have been distributed to twenty five
farmer* and ranchmen over tbe conn
iff.
A game protective assoc Utica has
been formed at tbe Prairie Mountain
community. It ba* been very effective
in encouraging the conserving of the
same n source*
Through the game commission fish
have been secured for stocking
'■arf- number .d tanks fhrourheut
the cnnnty
Hog Production
Llano county rate* high in the pro-
duction of bogs, and the senna! in
come from hogs rank* second only
to rattle.
Mach Improvement has been made
in tbe quality of hog* by the use of
better sire* Much of this advance
nt has been made by the 4-H dab
demonstrator* Excellent breeding
stork has been offered the farmers
and ranchmen especially ts the
Hampshire and Doroc Jersey breeds
More than two hundred pigs were
shown at the Llano Livestock show
In November with four breeds rep
ited by more than thirty-six ex
bibitor*
The greatest profit is asade front
the ase of acorns and peon for fatten
nr hop* Many pigs, however art
sold aa feeders
J E Eppers
fail sued
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