8B ng Ch^eff <^er-%ime.s; Sunday, Feb. 26, 1955 Mauritz Progress in Many Fields Bull Wins Shown oii Moet Stock Farm Top Prize A lot of progress Is being made Caller-Thnes News Service on Dr. J. A. Moet's livestock farm HOUSTON — A 2,400-pound near Orange Grove. In fact, there 3%-year-old bull, .Chief, owned 'by are signs of progress and improve- T. N. Mauritz and Son .of Gahado, ment at every turn, whether it -is was named grand champion of the in soil conservation, pasture de- Santa Gertrudis division of the velopment, or livestock imprbve- Houston Fat Stock Show last week. tnenr. It marked the 10th grand champ- All the cropland on the farm ionship for the Mauritz bull. He has been -terraced .and contoured; bas now won the top banner at the pastures are being converted least once at every major South- from brush and sodland to planted west. Show-in which he has been grasses; and the herd of Santa entered. Gertrudis cattle is being improved A junior yearling heifer, Chaca, through close culling and improved from the herd of John >Martin at breeding practices. Alice, was named grand champion On Native Pasture female of the Santa Gertrudis di- Last we'ek, Dr. Moet was 'having vision. the brush knocked down and the Sioux Chief, a two-year-old bull land 'rootplowed on a .native pas- owned by R. E. Smith of Houston, ture. The pasture-land lies along was judged -reserve champion; a small creek that runs through while Navajo Princess 4th, from the farm and serves as a natural the show herd of Walter W. Card- outlet for a comparatively large well, Jr., of Lockhart, was named watershed. In the vally formed by reserve champion female. the . creek is some of the best Sterling trophies were presented ROSES FOR FFA WINNER—Pretty Carolyn Weatherly of Odem is presented land on the farm. The clearing to owners of individual and group job is being done by Scotty Kir- champions and blue ribbon ani- a large bouquet of red roses by James Knight following her election as sweet- choff, Orange Grove land clearing mals by Santa Gertrudis Breeders heart of Tri-County District Future Farmers of America. Looking on are Royce contractor. International and the Houston Fat Bodiford, (left) of Millsap, state FFA president; and Arlis Adickes, Goliad, state Dr. Moet said he plans to plant Stock Show. FFA vice president for Area 10. Knight, the district president, is from Odem. the new pasture in improved grass- Jack Garrett of Danbury judged es, including buffel grass and pos- the Santa Gertrudis entries. The INBEEVILLE sibly a mixture of other grasses. classification system of judging He is also planning to construct was used, with animals being a large tank in the pasture, which placed in three categories: Excel- will not only supply water for live- lent (blue ribbon), Very Good stock but also provide water for PASTURE IMPROVEMENT—Dr. J. A. Moet of Orange Grove and Scotty Kirch- (red ribbon), and Good (white Carolyn Weatherly Named irrigating nearby fields planted to off, land clearing contractor, are shown aboard the big tractor and plow that is ribbon). grasses. John Martin's entries won six being used to break sodland and clear brush in preparation for planting the pas- blue ribbons in the show; while Dr. Moet already has consider- ture to improved grasses. Pasture improvement is an important part of the farm's Tri-Gounty FFA Sweetheart able acreage planted to blue panic an entry by the Odem FFA Chap- •/ operation. ter was awarded a white ribbon. grass and buffel grass. He said BEEVILLE—Carolyn Weather- President Knight introduced that his Cattle prefer he buffel Guests of the 12 chapters in tha ly, pretty 15-year-old daughter of district guests, including Prof. district included school board grass for grazing and will stay F. B. Wines, teacher, trainer in on (it in preference to the blue a cotton and grain farmer at members, school superintendents panic grass. the agricultural education depart- Odem, was elected sweetheart of ment of Texas A&I College, Kings- and principals, and the chapter' FonndaBon Herd FARM NEWS the Tri-CounJy Future Farmers of ville; H. O. Roberts, director of sweethearts. Approximately 125 In 1950 Dr. Moet bought a foun- America District here Thursday rural development of Central persons attended the banquet at dation herd of Santa Gertrudis GRADY STILES, Editor night Power & Light Co., Corpus the high schvJ cafeteria. Future cattle from Joe Reynolds, a neigh- Miss Weatherly was named dist- Christi; H. W. Gist, Sinton, agri- Homernakers of Beeville served boring rancher; and during tha t^e food. rict FFA sweetheart over a field cultural representative for the San last five years he has developed CROP INSURANCE DEADLINE Patricio Electric Cooperative; .Ar- The banquet was one of tha an outstanding herd. o£ 10 other candidates at the an- lis Adickes of Goliad, state vice local observances of National Perhaps the outstanding indivi- IN NUECES, SAN PAT NEAR nual banquet honoring chapter of- president for FFA area' 10; and FFA Week, Kirk Pettit, area su- dual animal in the~ 'h'ercT now is Feb. 28 is the final date for obtaining insurance under the ficers and sweethearts. Bodiford, state FFA president. pervisor, emphasized. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's program in Nueces and a big, red cow called Rona. She Active Role has twice been grand champion San Patricio counties, George Belk, FCIC representative in Santa Gertrudis cow at the Coastal Nueces County, said yesterday. A brown-eyed brunette, Miss Bend Livestock Show in Alice, and This will be the fourth year the crop insurance program has Weatherly takes an active role in has been reserve champion cow at been in force in Nueces County and the second year for San school affairs at Odem. She is a Annual Texas Co-O1p the Houston Fat Stock Show. Patricio County. • member of the Student Council, The corporation sustained heavy losses in Nueceg County a Future Homemaking Chapter of- His senior herd sirs is a five- in 1953 and 1955 because of drought. ficer, plays in the school band year-old bull, Johnny, which he In 1953, Nueces County farmers received a total of $1,178,000 and the jazz band, and is on the Managers' School bought from Reynolds. The bull in payment for losses to their cotton crops. In 1955, loss payments girls' basketball team. Her par- weighs well over 2,020 pounds. The in the county amounted to approximately $640,000. No crop losses ents are Mr. and Mrs! A. M. newest addition to the herd sires were sustained in 1954. Weatherly. on the farm is Prince Albert VI, Belk said that the premium rate 5n Nueces County will ba Miss Weatherly wore a strapless To Open Tomorrow a coming two-year-old bull from higher this year because of the heavy losses. The rate will ba the herd ot A. P. George of near formal of frosty pink, fashioned §3.60 an acre. It was 52.70 an acre last year. with --a tiered full waltz length A four-day session of the annual side at the luncheon Tuesday Houston. 'The young bull is being The premium rata in San Patricio County will remain un- used to breed a select group of skirt. The runner-up in the contest Texas Cooperative Managers' noon. Frank Stubb, manager of changed at $2.70 an acre. School will open at 8 a.m. Mon- heifers which Dr. Moet has saved Last year more than 600 crop Insurance contracts were in was Glenda Herrmann, represent- the Gulf Compress, Corpus Christi, as replacements and to increase iJ%*w;?fr<-i^^^ force in Nueces County, Belk said. ing the Skidmo re-Tynan FFA day at Texas A&I. College in and Loyd Neuman of Sinton, pres- Chapter. She wore a strapless for- his herd. SENIOR HERD SIRE—This fiveryear-old Santa Ger- Kingsville. ident of the Producers Grain Cor- AH Certified mal of aquamarine taffeta and ; More than 90 managers of All the cattle in the herd have trudis bill, Henry, is the senior herd sire on Dr. J. A. nylon. poration, will be speakers at the been certified by Santa Gertrudis Moet's farm near Orange Grove. The bull, bred on the James Knight, Odem FFA stu- farmers' cooperatives in Texas luncheon. , Breeders International. 'Joe Reynolds Ranch, weighs well over a ton. Inspection Shows dent who is president of the Tri- have enrolled for the school, which Audit reports and panel discus- Dr. Moet said he has a ready County District, presented a large will take up various phases o£ co-' sions are scheduled from 2 to 4 market for all the bull calves ha bouquet of red roses to the dist- operative operation and relations. o'clock Tuesday afternoon; whije raises, selling them to other Santa rict's new sweetheart. Miss To Welcome Visitor§ from four to five legal phases of Gertrudis breeders and ranchers. Fewer Bollworms Weatherly will represent Tri- cooperativej *-*-^-*1-t- »»-us wilIYIILt buce UI-3L,UfincUdiscussedt. 2\ With his Santa Gertrudis herd County FFA groups at the annual C. E. Bowles, secretary and legal seminar is scheduled from growing rapidly, it has become Only 1,952 live pink bollworms found to harbor pink bollworms; Area 10 sweetheart contest sched- vice president of the Houston 6 to 8 o'clock. necessary to plant most of the were found in 10,973 bolls examin- and of the 180 bolls examined, only uled for May 12 at Alice. Winner Bank for Cooperatives, will pre- M. C. Jaynes, organization and land on the {arm to feed crops, ed in field debris Inspection eight were Infested with live pink of the area contest will compete side at the general session which cooperative marketing specialist, although some 21 acres of cotton in South Texas cotton fields, in the state sweetheart finals this Texas Extension Service, will pre- are grown in order to maintain bollworms. gets under way at 8 o'clock Mon according to the latest tabu- summer. side at the opening' session the farm's cotton history, , Grain A sharp decrease in overwinter- day morning to open the four-day Wednesday morning; and B. E. sorghums and silage crops, along lation made by the pink bollsvorm ing pink bollworms was also found State President school. Dr. E. H. Poteet, presi in Jim Wells County, where only Guest speaker at the district Schroeder will, he the principal With grasses, are the principal control branch operating in this dent of A&I College, will welcome speaker. Public relations, finan- crops on the farm. area. one of the 19 fields inspected was FFA event was Royce Bodiford the visitors to the campus. infested and only two live worms of Millsap, president of the Texas cial statements, and membership Dr. Moet has built two trench Of the 530 fields inspected, only All sessions of the school will relations will be topics for-dis- silos for storing feed on the farm. were found in 33 bolls. Association of Future Farmers of be held in the Student Union 120 were found to he infested. America. Royce, who was grad- cussion from 8 to 12 o'clock However, because of drought-limit- In Bee, San Pat Conntles In Brooks County, one live Building on the campus. Wednesday morning. ed crops during the last few years, uated from high school last year At Monday morning's session, The heaviest Incidence of worm: worm was found in 18 bolls, and Main Speaker he has never been able to fill only one of the four fields in- and is presently engaged In farm- J. K, Stern, president of the bolh of ilia silos completely. He was In Bee and San Patricio coun- ing, estimated that he has trav- Dr. J. W. Howe, director of.tha' ties, where weather conditions spected was found to be infest- American Institute for Coopera- said that when he has increased ed, eled about 19,000 miles since he tion, Washington, D. C., will dis- division of agriculture at A&I Col- were favorable to overwintering lege, will preside at the luncheon' his buffel grass acreage sufficient- In the RJo Granda Valley, de- was elected stata FFA president cuss "Public Relations for Coop- ly, he may try storing buffel grass pink bollworma In concentrated lasl July. His visit to Beeyille wao eratives"; Otis T. Weaver, chief meeting Wednesday; and John silage. areas. bris inspection showed a marked Cypher of the King Ranch will ba decline In overwintering pink boll- his first In local Area 10 in recent of the cotton arid oil division, Con CuH Closely In Bee County, 2,211 bolls were months. Farmers Cooperative Service, the main speaker. Since his Santa Gertrudis herd^V examined and 1,184 live bollworms worma. The rate for 1955 (on the From 2 until 6 o'clock Wednes- 1954 crop) was 8.6 live pink boll Bodiford stressed the leadership Washington, D. C., will discuss has increased In numbers, Dr. were found. If the 67 fields in- role which Future Farmers have "Financial Statements;" and J day afternoon, the co-op repre- Moet is in a position to cull the spected in the county, 35 were worms per acre, or 2.58 per 100 sentatives will be taken on a tour bolls examined. For 1956 (on the in their communities, adding that H. Heckman, Farmers Cooper- herd closely, keeping only those found to harbor pink bollworms. it prepares them to be better cit- ative Service, will discuss "Mem- of King Ranch. individuals which most completely In San Patricio County, 903 bolls 1955 crop), the rate had drop- Otis Weaver will preside at tha ped to 1.59 live pink bollworms izens of tomorrow. bership Relations." meet his own specifications as well were examined and 274 live pink Speakers Listed * opening session Thursday morn-- bollworms were found. The in- per acre, or .64 per 100 boll in "Farming today is highly scien- ing, and J. H. Hockman will ba as the specifications of the breed spec ted. tific, and it takes a skilled, well- Jack Fry, manager of the Bal- association. spection was made in 22 fields in linger Cooperative Gin, will pre- the principal speaker. Dr. Moet has lived in Orange* A. CHAMPION—This beautiful Santa Gertrudis cow, the county, and 10 of them were trained person to operate a farm Fro'm 9 to 12 o'clock Thursday: efficiently," he said, explaining side at the noonday luncheon Grove for the last 21 years. He Rona, is one of the top individuals in the herd of Dr. found to be infested. Monday. Speakers
Annual BanqueA t By MAR1T MAHQNEY ing the past semester. Vocational Caller-Times Farm Writer Agriculture Teacher W. G. Caba- MATHIS — Three adults who niss commented briefly .about the iava made outstanding leadership accomplishments of each- youth. contributions to the Future Farm- Kirk Pettit, of Corpus Christ!, er program in the Mathis area vere honored at the Parent-Son Area 10 supervisor of vocational Banquet of the Mathis FFA Chap- agriculture, presented awards to ter here Thursday night. the following FFA boys: Honorary Chapter Farmer de- Reeves Brown, sheep produc- grees were conferred upon T. A. tion; Jerry Huntsinger, swine pro- Harbin, superintendent of jftathis duction; J. M. Edmondson, cotton schools; Arnold McCraw, Mathis production; Roger Henning, crop farmer and rancher; and Dr. production; Brent Huntsing- Clarence Maedgen, local veterinar- er, crop production; 3 ian, Johiii Wilson, swine production; Made Awards Gus Person, Jr., a Green Hand Loyd Mengers, Mathis chapter Coffin, beef production; Bubba sentinel, made the awards to the Stone, farm mechanics; Joey leaders. On hand to witness the Stone, broiler production; Wilber .GRAND CHAMPION AT SAN ANTONIO —Dick Shelton of Til.den is pictured _,ee Mengers, pork production; AT MATHIS FFA BANQUET — Mathis Future Farmers Sweetheart Kathy presentation were approximately Lee Mengers, Brown posed with these four agricultural leaders at the annual Mathis Parent- With his grand champion Santa Gertrudis female at the San .Antonio Livestock 100 guests. .oyd Mengers, crop production; Exposition. The purple ribbon animal, is a junior yearling heifer. She was enter- Certificates of merit were pre- Warren Griffin, crop production; Son FFA Banquet staged Thursday evening. Shown (left to right) are Prof. S. V. ,ed under the banner of Dick Shelton & Son, who also exhibited the reserve sented to 14 Future Farmers who and Robert Adams, swine produc- Burks, chairman of the agricultural educational department of Texas A&I champion Santa Gertrudis bull in'the show, Money Maker. . • have excelled in project work dur- Jon. College, Kingsville; H. W. Gist, agricultural representative for the San Patricio President" Presided Electric Cooperative; Miss Brown, Ode 11 Burch, manager of the co-op; and Chapter President \Vallis Gre- ;orcyk presided as toastmaster.. Kirk Pettit, Area 10 supervisor of vocational agriculture^ SANTA GERTRUDIS GOING The opening ceremony was con-1 s r ac nnimenti ,iona, Farmer convention lot the agricultural education de- ducted by chapter officers, and) - TO CUBA VIA AIR MONDAY Gus Person, Jr., a Green Hand Two freshman FFA members,!in Kansas City last October. jpartment at Texas A&I College, member, gave the -invocation. Jerry Edmondson and Joey Stone,| Odcll Burcli of Sinton. manager jKingsvillc; and Area Supervisor An air shipment of Santa Gertrudis cattle from King Ranch The banquet was served by the billed as "The Hush Puppies," pre- of (lie San Patricio Electric Co-jpcttit of Corpus Christ! operative, was guest speaker. Ho will leave Houston Monday for Cuba. Ireen Hands, or first year vo-1jsented pantomime numbers. Officers of the FFA Chapter Included in the shipment will be a two-year-old Santa Ger- cational agriculture students. The! . ,,,,,,. ,, described the work of the electric who took part on the program trudis bull, El Mono, and four heifers from the Ranch's show herd. FFA youths dressed the chickens|Su.nmanml HIShllRhts co-op in the nine-county area were President Grogorcyk, Reeves The bull and four heifers "will be exhibited at the livestock show which made up the principal item Sammy Henderson, FFA mem- which it serves, emphasizing thatj in Havana, Feb. 23-March 3. Following the close of the Havana on the'banquet menu—fried chick- ber, summarized some of the high-jits ultimate purpose is to advance!Brown, vico pvcsidenU J. M. Ed show, the cattle will be moved to the King Ranch's Cuban enter- en. ' lights of the past year's FFA pro- the purpose of agriculture secretary; Don Stone, prise, Becerra Ranch. Entertainment for the banquet gram. These included participation simplifying farm work. treasurer; John Wilson, reporter, Also included in tho shipment leaving Houston Monday will was provided by Mathis high of FFA teams in district and area H. W. Gist of Sinton, agricultural be three other Santa Gertrudis bulls from King ranch that are be- and Loyd Mengers, sentinel. 'X*. school students. Kathy Brown, leadership contests, livestock judg- representative for the cooperative, «,?, ing- sent to Becerra. These three bulls will not be exhibited at the FFA Chapter sweetheart, played ing and grass judging events; an showed approximately 100' color Havana show. a piano solo, "Prisoner of Love," FFA picnic, a joint Future Home- slides depicting some of the high-jRed, Norway Exchatlga A three year-old Quarter Horse stallion will leave Houston using Liherace's arangernent . maker and Future Farmer ban- lights of the Malhis area and couiv with' the cattle. The stallion was bought from King Ranch by John Tullos, Mathis FFA youth quet, participation by some 45 boys ty'.s- farm programs. . MOSCOW. Feb. 18 (AP)-Th« Sumner Pingree, Jr., Cuban rancher and Santa Gertrudis breeder. who represented Area 10 at the in the annual San Patricio County Specinl (iiiests Soviet Union has announced tha Pingree will enter the youg stallion in the horse show at Havana. slate FFA talent contest last year, Fair last fall, and sending two Among s'pc-ml guests attending Russian snd Norwegian Navies Librado Maldonado, King Ranch show herdsman, will accom- chapter representatives to the .Na-i were Prof. S. V. Burks, chairman 'will exchange visits this summer. pany the cattle to Cuba anil will exhibit the show cattle at the sang several popular Western WINS JERSEY MALE CHAMPIONSHIP — Master- Havana livestock show. Maldonado has been show herdsman for man Hotspur Turbine, five-year-old Jersey bull en- the ranch for 35 years. tered by Knolle Jersey Farms of Samlia, took grand championship, honors in Jersey male classes at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition Thursday. The bull Hopper Brothers Jiiii Wells Junior Show and other animals of the Knolle show herd will com- Herd Wins Honors -pete in the Jersey show at Houston, which opens next Pay $3,150 For 'Wednesday. Senior Jersey classes will be judged The Jim Wells Coimly', junior 'there next Friday. Santa Gertrudis show herd won second place Sn How To Kill Hopper -Brothers of Falfurrias competition for slate herd honors paid the highest price offered for at the San Antonio Livestock Ex- an animal consigned to the Santa position Thursday. Gerlrudis cattle sale held last First place went to a group of Thursday in conjunction with the youngsters from Arlington. San Antonio Livestock Exposition. Your Critter They paid $3,150 for a bull oon- Jim Wells County 4-H boys and signed to the sale by C. A. Me- K'rls who had entries in the state Daniel of Uvalde. \\cxA competition were Charles The average fcrice paid.for the Knolle, Louise Knolle, Wayne 27 head of Santa Gertrudis cattle • Bucsnell, Thelma Buesnell, and consigned to the sale was $989. Ginny Knolle. Fifteen heifers brought; an aver- age price of $917 a head; while Red Koreans To 'Meet 17 bulls sold at an average price E A of 51,079 a head. TOKYO, Feb. IS (AP)—The Red The sale was .held on the ex- North Korea radio announced the position grounds and was con- llth session of the Supreme Peop- ducted by Walter Britten of Col- le's Assembly will open March 10 j lege Station. , in Pyngyarig.
When Sam'I was a youngish mon In the hilis of Atkaniaw, FARM NEWS He'd thoof grub for th« frying pan GRADY STILES, Editor And bring it to his Maw. MARTIN HAS RESERVE CHAMPION — Chacha, Hi* game was always cleanly shot, junior yearling heifer owned by John Martin of Plugged tquaroly through th« «y», Alice, was named reserve champion Santa Gertrudis female at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, a And folks who had en «mpty pot title which she also won at the recent Fort Worth Would oftan a«k Sam why. show. Shown with the heifer is John Martin, Jr. I How coma you never ml«i—or drJH your crlHer In tho tall? Educational Program to How coma you always make a kill Wher« other hunter* fall? Is S< I'm short on powder, Sam'I said, Can spare one load each day, $•tfc The second quarterly education- j Family night program. Coloi- slides 1 GOT to shoot my critter dead— al program;for families participat-l illustrating progress which ha; Or I'd be eating hay. ing in Nueces County's farm and been made by the farm and home home development work has been families will be shown by Mrs. set-for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Nellie Nichols and A. H. Karcher, w*^ Lutheran Education Building in j .. .1 Robstown. jr" assoclate in charge ofj v Guest speaker will be Miss Sadie; the farm and home development Hatfield, specialist in homestead ] program, improvement with the Texas Ag-, ^p committee in charge of ar- Advertising dollars are a form of ammunition. Sometime! riculrural Extension Service at Col- ,-angomenls for the family night you haven't got too many and you hava to make every art-. lege Station. , | pnuj Willoughby, Joe Charba and - Miss Beulah Blackwell, District Uj,., O1|o Ras]ca. | shot count. At such time, like Sam'I, you MUST get re- 12 .home demonstration agent, isj Mrs Nif,noll. has announced! expected to be onjiand_fo£_the lnat special entertainment will be \ sults; you just can't afford to fool around with "mayba provided for the children, with several persons scheduled to show ,\ ' media." Roping Show movies and provide a program for TO RECEIVE FFA HONOR— Col. Bob Webb (right), all-age! youngsters. Berclair rancher and Hereford breeder, has been no- Light refreshments will be tified by the Crockett FFA Chapter that he is to be That's when it's reassuring to know you have a sura-shot served following the talk by Mrs. made an honorary member of that organization in Hatf/eld. ' ^ winner irv the popular far,m magazine. Better Ranches and i at 2:30 p.m.' today at The Horse ceremonies scheduled for March 29 in Crockett. The . next day, two farm and! Farms is no scatter-shot blunderbuss, it's a high power at 2:30 p.m, today at Ibe" Horse m c development specialists Shown with Colonel Webb is Ralph Ellis, a neighbor- Shoe Roping Arena on Lcxinglon ^^ _^Colleg_ e Station, C o r i n n e ing rancher. rifle that bullets your message straight and fast to folks : Boulevard. The public is invited i sVjn's0jr'anfT Cecil Parker, will who have money to spend on things you have to sell. ' and admission will he free. | meet • with Nueces County Extc,n Events sclbduled include tic-:^ion ngcn(s during the morningj Crockett FFA Chapter , down calf roping, ribbon roping, i in the COunty building at Robs-;- I- So ... next time YOU want to get more sales at lowest ".'••and''the clovVfleaf barrel race, j Qn Friday afternoon, the {own cost . . . aim for the bull's eye marked "Advertising Re- • ' Setting best\ times at (ho stWj spoc,iaiists wi]1 work with Ml-s " '.'staged last ;yeekend were K« j Nichols and Karchei* on special To Honor Col. Bob sults.'.' Pull the trigger tosbigger sales by running your ad Groen and -Nola Jane Coopemlfir phases' of (he county farm and in Better Ranches and' Farms ... the magazine supple- . in the ribbon ifoping event. TJiric home development program. 1 for the team'was 8.3 seconds,! —• —- Col. Bob Webb, Berclair rancher He has cooperated closely with ment that reaches most of the farm minded citizens of vns Placing secono'ln the event ) i flV|onaion Service" and Hereford breeder, will he Cal Johnson of the Sears Farm this \ ] -county area. ' J V. Gab'rlerand Doris Guiitor,iljXlcn&1°Y aei"co made an honorary member of the Foundation, whose work is pri- .' w.Ui a team titijfe of 9.3. Bill;Me-jAgCUtS Meet Monday Crockett FFA chapter at cere- marily with the rural youth of the Bride, Sr., anp~ Carolyn Mitchell monies to be held in Crockett state. In third with a time of 10.4. Nuoccs County Extension Ser- iUnrch 29. Colonel Webb is one of .Soulh Making the !)Cst time in tie-'vice agents and the county's pro- The honor i.s being given Colonel Texas best known Hereford breed- down 'roping w,vs Charles' O'Neal ;Rram building committee will mcel Webb in recognition of. the support |ers. He ha'S served as president with 11 sccondf' flat. ! at 10 a.m. Monday in the work-i and encouragement he has given;and director of the South Texns Better Ranches Post times In iho clov Santa Gertrudis division of to that of the former president. lie 1956 San Antonio Exposition. Judge Irving R. Kaufman grant- Marking Die third year of Santa ed the request and (lien asked !erlrudis competition at the San RODEO JEFE—The world's top why it had been made. Antonio event, (lie breeders and rodeo producer is the producer Truman answered, "I have al- he number of head each will of the world's championship ro- ways regarded Harry S. Truman how are: T. N. Mauritz and Son, deo, scheduled lo run 10 days as a great American president during San Antonio Livestock lanado, 11; Vesper Ranch, Co- Exposition and Rodeo. Who is and I felt that 1 would be honored STEAK ON THE HOOF—Among the world's top beef producing animals are the ulla, 5; Dr. PonerRodgers, Sear- he? Everett Colburn, "Mr. Ro- to go through the rest of my life Santa Gerfrudis breed from Texas' famed King Ranch. Above is shown a good Ark., S; Dick Shelton and deo" of America. bearing that name." "beef view" of the big ranch's show string of Santo Gertrudis heifers. Son, Tiiden, 6; L. A. Nordan, San Antonio 8; Mirasol Ranch, Uval- de, 3; Webb Ranch, Stroud, Ok- Jim Shoulders Brings 4; Walter W. Cardwell Jr., x>ckhart, 2; N. A. Quintanilla, •ian Antonio, 2; W. T. Thrift, San Top Record to Rodeo Antonio, 1, and King Ranch Jim Shoulders, world champion most of the professional rodeo Cingsville, which will exhibit brahma bull rider, who will com- cowboys, but not many of them only, 8. All the thrills of pete in San Antonio Livestock Ex- will admit it as readily as the Judge of the Santa Gerlrudis position's rodeo, is a cowboy with wiry Shoulders from Henryelta Jivjsion at San Antonio will be rWbereCattleloife a mission — lo make enough Okla. . J. (Jeff) Christian, formerly a money to quit rodeo. | He doesn't say how much he classifier for Santa Gertrudis Breeders International and recog- rot World Championship JIM SHOULDEBS- —rtutuaBy that's Ihe ambition-of wants to make before he quits, bu lie does say he'd like to quit by lized authority on the"BTBc~d: He KBBBBBiBBBBBBISBflflflBBBBBBfllB the time he is 30. Shoulders is 27 currently resides near Houston, H • now. vhere ho is managing a large Shoulders got into his first full "innta Gortrudis ranch. All of the m m| fledged rodeo when he was 15 :attle to be shown by Santa Ger- j He really started by following his rudls Breeders at the San An- brother, Marvin, around the cir onto show have been screened emit. Shoulders was 21 when he )y SGBI and are representative During Rodeo and Stock Show i HEARTIEST reached the pinnacle — the title of the breed. Cafeteria Open 6 A.M. to 8:30 P.M. of world champion all around cow In connection with the San An- boy went to him in 1949. onio Show, the South Texas San- In 1!)50, he was named bare :a Gerlrudis Breeders Association, I CONGRATULATIONS back champion; 1951 he was bill in affiliate to SGBI, will hold its Summers Drug Stores riding champion; in 1952 he was annual sale in Cotulla Feb. 13. runner-up in a number of events Top quality breeding stock from "THEY'RE ALL OVER SAN ANTONIO" and 1953 he was injured and ou the herds of several South Texas To the San Antonio i of competition for several months ranchers will be offered. direct from Bexar But In 195! and 1955 he again "Based on personal experiences, found himself in the saddle of thi many breeders consider that the Livestock Exposition, and bull riding champion. Santa Gertrudis is unexcelled In the years 1949 through 1952 irom the standpoint of hardiness best wishes in the completion he earned a gross $99,152. His 195: and resistance to more common County Coliseum earnings do not show in the rec [lisoases such as cancer eye, pink ords because the Rodeo Cowboy'. eye, fly worry, and screw worm of your seventh successful year Association, which keeps track i: infections which are found in order to determine the champion warmer climates," said K. W. ships, publishes only Ihe points on Briggs, San Antonio. the top men, and he was out o In addition to the Santa Ger- competition. But, in 1954, he wo: trudis cattle which will be shown $39,064. at San Antonio, Santa Gertrudis Breeders International will set up its attractive new exhibit booth T. H. I American in Top Buy also. This booth has facilities for At Scot Stock Show the continual showing of the new PGBI color film, which has proven Tomorrow ... Feb. 11 REGISTERED HEREFORD RANCH PERTH, Scotland ffi-An Amci of interest to fair-goers in Texas, lean cattle breeder paid a recorc Oklahoma, Illinois and other ma- lfi.000 guineas {$47,010) this wee' jor fairs. for a bull named "Black Baron.' Santa Gertrudis caltle have Saturday afternoon The bull was supreme cham On Corpus Christ! Highway 181 characteristics which make them pion of the annual Aberdeen-An distinguishable from all other 3'/2 Miles South of Beevilla gus Cattle Sales. The buyer breeds," said Briggs. "It is a at 3:00 p.m. L. L. O'Bryen of Mukwonago largo breed with bulls weighing Wis., said tiie Baron soon wil mbre lhan 1,800 in breeding con- leave to join 200 other Aberdeen Box 1169 BEEVILLE, TEX. ditions and cows on good pas- Angus on his 1,200-ncre farm ture averaging 1,110-1,200 See it with Highest price previously paid fo pounds," he explained. "The IMMil an Aberdeen-Angus bull was 11 breed is cherry red in color, nl- KENS HRBBBBflBBBBBBIBBBBBBflBBBBBB 500 guineas ($33,810). Ihougli some while on the un- derline and in the switch is per- PAINT JOB Television's mlssiWe, with short, straight and slick hair coat. THE WORLD'S LARGEST AUTO PAINTERS new vari-focal "Its disposition Is good and they are easy to handle. They also lens that puts make mitslandingiy good mothers. In conformation, Mhey are deep you right fleshed, especially heavy in the BEBRICK CO. WE EXTEND hind quarters, have characteris- down front tic beads, pronounced naval lap Free Estimate and tour through our 12,000 and large dewlap. All bulls have jq.-foot plant. a slight cresl on the neck," he said. COME BY FOR AN The Santa Gertrudis breed's 517 BROADWAY APPOINTMENT-NOWI BEST WISHES ability to thrive In almost a 11 climates is amazing. Cowboys . . . horses . . . clowns FOR THE ropers... doggers.. trick riders in an hour and a half show. Bill Being strong befievers In continued progress, we Shomette, your master of cere- congratulate the "SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPO- monies. SITION" on their splendid growth, and it is our sincere 56 SH wish that your T956 Exposition will even surpass your excellent 1955 show. This is the regular WS ALSO EXTEND Saturday afternoon SINCERE GREETINGS performance of the Live- TO OUR MANY BOWMAN CATTLE CO stock Show. ASHEftTON, TEXAS See it on TV. FRIENDS BREEDERS OF
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VALLEY • WE ARE ALSO RANCH GROWERS AND SHIPPERS KENS-TV OF SUPERIOR MELONS AND VEGETABLES BOERNE, TEXAS ALL PRODUCED MR. AND MRS. LARRY ROGERS, OWNERS FROM PROPERLY IRRIGATED LAND 4B Corpus Christ! Caller-Times. Sun., Feb. 12, 1956 r .'• •••:•'••• . • » •»« f V V'
Santa Gertrudi: ( s '•'•:"' . '/ • ' - - ..•'•.••' Due To Be Sold At Cotulla Sale By MARY MAHQNEY Bruni; Charles D. Hardy, Dilley Forty-five head of purebred Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap Harper, Dil Santa Gertrudis cattle will be of- Icy; Hinant & Fulbright, Hebbron f *d for sale Monday afternoon at ville; Bill Maltsberger, Cotulla Cotulla in the first auction sale .L T. (Jack) Maltsberger, Jr., Co of the South Texas Santa Gertru- tulla; .T. E. Martin, Tilden; f Breeders 'Association. John Martin, Alice; William C The sale, which will become, an Newman, Jr., Millett; L. A. Nor annual event, will open at 1:30 dan, Encinal; R. B. (Dick) Shel p.m. at the ball park in Cotulla. t & Son, Tilden; H. D. Storey Ar.imals consigned to the auction Sr., Cotulla; Bruce Tiller, Cotulla will be on. exhibit throughout the Dick Vesper, Jr., B. .A. .(Bill morning in a large tent' erected j Vineyard, Cotulla; and Dr. L* A on the grounds.' j Wright, Laredo. To Be Auctioneer The South Texas Santa Gertru Col. .Walter. S. Britten of CoU dit, Breeders Association was or legs. Station will be auctioneer. ganized originally in March, 195; Included in the sale will be ,,12 and granted Charter No. 2 by San bulL and S3 heifers. The animals ta Gertrudis Breeders Interna- fall into two age groups, with the tional, as LaSalle County Sant TWO OF A KIND—The show herd of K nolle Jersey Farms this season contains younger cattle ranging in age Gertrudis Breeders Association a set of three-year-old twin cows. Bud Fox, (left) is at the halter of Masterman from 12 to 18 months, and the old- In August, 1954, a change in nam er group, being 18 months or older. was made — to South Texas Sant: Superb Jean; and B, G. Buesnel, show h erd manager, is at the halter of Master- HIGH-VOLTAGE WEED KILLER — The machine shown above, capable of de- Assisting with the suction will Gertrudis Breeders Association — man Superb Jani$. The cows will compete against each other in classes of the yeloping 8,000 volts of electricity, will be used on the Chapman Ranch for kill- be Pete Hogan, representing j a: .j the boundaries were extend San Antonio and Houston stock shows. ing weeds and in experimental projects. Shown with the machine are H, L. American Breeds Magazine, San ed to include adjoining counties Eichelberger, John Orr, Elmer Hale, and B.I. Barnes. Antonio; Henry Biederman, repre- This change was approved by th senting The CatOeman, Fort International. Worth; Dick Mann, Arizona Stock-1 Knolle's man, Phoenix, and B. A. (Bill) Association Director Vineyard, secretary-treasurer of Directors of the host association the South Texas ?anta Gertrudis are A. B. Alexander, LaSaile ic Weed Killer County; R. W. Briggs, Sr., Dim- Show Herd Sreeders Association, Cotulla. Screened by Committee mil; Payne Briscoe. Frio County; Members of the association have J. C. Dilworth, Jr., McMullen Santa Gertrudis herds in McMul- J. T. Maltsberger, LaSalle; Wil- len, Webb, LaSalle, Frio and Dim- liam C. Newman, Jr., LaSalle; Hits Road on Ranch H. D. Storey, Sr., LaSafle: Dr. mit Counties. Cattle consigned to the sale have been screened by a L. A. Wright, Webb; and B. A. --Extensive tests in the uss of During the past year the electric! service. Floyd Elliff has been op- Vineyard, Cotulla. The 21-animal show herd of high voltage electricity to control u'eeci killing machine has been erating the machine in this area, committee composed.of- memoers j .,. ,. ; Knolle. Jersey Farms of Sandia el ateci on a of the association and the Santa Vineyard has announced that an »tooh to Ule road>, Friday and wiu noxious weedr, increase yields, re- i °P ' contract basis in ^ Eichelberger said that the ma- air conditioned bus will leave on j,, ., ,. ". ', , this area to kill bindweed. Fav-ichine will begin operating on Gertrudis Breeders International. at major 5hows A. s a result, , onl,.,,-y the highes, tL qual,- \ frof,.™,m, Sa<;,n„ AntoniAntnnino a=>ti &.3s-w0 a.m•> m. totn- duce so,] diseases, and control orable results |lave been report-1 Chapman Ranch as soon as fields for the next three weeks. : animal. .s wil...l ,b e offerefr ^_,d • in4 1 th>e mrvrn mo. wio uan Han dtak pak visitor*e > utor! tds to low-growing brush will be done eci by some fanners using the are dry enough lor it to move in. U on Chapman Ranch this year, it .— , ,, sale, officials have announced. j sale. The bus will call at all major jat ^ |af AnToL^LiveLck S Sale bulls include eight which; hotels in ban Antonio Before leav- position at Bexar County Coliseum has been announced by H. L. i are from 10 to 12 months of age.; "^ for Cotulla. , ^ ^ ^^ Eichelberger. th s wfiek catt]e bg and four which are torn 12 toj Airport facilities .also are avail- j j t various Jersey "clasces Eichelberger, along with John er n ne ! IS months old. In the female con-[able at Cot.ulla, and transporta-i according }0 (heir a'^es ' Chapman and Elmer Hale, last 'signment, 19 are over IS months! tion will be provided from the air-1 " week purchased an electric weed NEWS of age, while the remaining 14 port to the sales arena. For the Farms j breeding will killing machine from Carl Docrf- GRADY STILES, Editor are from 12 to IS months of age. convenience of Latin American exhibited by ler for use on the Chapman Ranch. Consignors Listed buyers, Vineyard said, some 90 youngsters of the Jersey Center Develops 8,000 Volts 4-II Club of Sandia, and later as Consignors to the sale are: Ezra [percent of the consignors speak a single dairy unit entry represent- KNOLLE JERSEY ENTRY — This handsome four- The machine, -developed in Cnl-1 F. Alderman, Arlesia Wells; j Spanish and can translate and in- ing Jim Wells County. The 4-It year-old cow, Golden Premier Daisy, will show under ifornia by Doerfler arid his asso- f A. B. Alexander, Cotulla; R. W. lerpret for lliem. Grain Co-O1p Meetingc5 Club members who will show (he the banner of Knolle Jersey Farms of Sandia next ciates, is capable of developing Brings, Sr., Calarina; Payne An old-fashioned barbecue -will | caule are Cnarles and u j Thursday When dairy catlle are judged at the San 8,000 volts of electricity. The highj Briscoe, Dilley; J. M. Burkhold- be served at the sales ground atj Kno]ie_ Thc]ma a/]d Wa e Bues Antonio Livestock Exposition. She and other animals voltage is transferred to the soil j er, Encinal; J. C. Dilworth, Jr., & noon-tomorrow. The public is in- nd and Ginni K|wlle ,f . J in the Knolle Show herd will compete in the Jersey by means of a 15-font boom to j Draw^ s 50 Persons Here Son. Tilden; J. T. Dinn & Son, vited to attend. entrie• s were laken to San An- "which is attached a large number] " division of the Houston Fat Stock Show. Senior di- tonio with (he Knolle'herd. vision judging will take place there Feh. 24. Of chains. The electricity, ppssinci Nearly 30 people attended a Co-op: Lloyd Jones, OV^ER DECEMBER TOTAL Judge for Jersey cattle classes at! through the chains, is carried into meeting .held here Thursday for Farmers Co-op: San Antonio will be Joe Ridgeway, I naled ss Texas Jersey Catfle Day] check in at Ihe Houston Fat the soil, killing the plants and; representatives of grain coopera- H. M. Campbell. Driscoll Grain at the San ! -penetrating the ground to kill the' lives in the Coastal Bend and Rio! Co-op; H. W. Brown, London Gin well known dairy cattle authority! Antonio show, and Jun- stock Show Jersey entries in tha 'roots of the plants. i Grande Valley. ; and Elevator Co-op:' E. R. Hale, Producers Deliver "»» ***** "Scattering infestations of bind-; The meeting was sponsored joint-: London Gin and Elevator Co-op; 24 there and junior entires by area at present. The Jersey herd of Knolle's wiir ' weed have appeared on the fertile.] l>' the Houston Bank for Co-! Frank .lostes. Bee County Farm- Next Thursday has been desig-l leave San Antonio Feh. 19 and be iufjsed the following week. farm lands of the ranch, and the'joperatives and the Producers! ers Co-op; Milton Hornuus. Three machine will be used primarily in'Grain Corporation of Amarillo. ] Rivers Co-op; Bernard Roeder, More Milk in January Judge for the dairy division at an effort to control and destroy j Principal Speaker ; Petronila Grain Co-op: S. E. Houston will be Clyde L. Rougeau, •this type of plant. ! "C.. E. Bowles, vice president and! Rucsgl' petro"ila Grain Co-op;, During January. 436 milk pro-1 dredweight for milk'which contains head o[ the department of animal However, Eichelberger said that secretarrotary of the Houston Bank forjj?; ^; R\]_ssc"' London^ Gin *nd ] rlucers in the Corpus Christi mar-1 four percent butterfat. and which Farm Bureau Ask husbandry at Southwestern Loui- 'the machine will be used in other Cooperatives; Frank Phariss, as- Elevator Co-op; M. H. Cash, Kle- keting area delivered a total of S,- is used in such Class I products siana Institute at Lafeyetle, La. tests also. It will be used in ef- sistant manager of Producers borg County Farmers Co-op: 542,910 pounds of milk, valued at as fluid milk and cream. forts to destroy running mcsrjuite Grain Corporation; and Chester Bruno Schroeder, Texas Fede- 5592,238.83, to the six regulated The February price is slightly Removal of Tax on some of the ranch's pasture- Poison, ' chief of the commodity ration of Cooperatives, Austin; handlers in the area, according to higher than the Class I price of lands. Another use will be that operations division of the Com- Lloyd Neuman, president. Pro- Orville A. Jamison, market ad- $6.679 a hundredweight paid dur- •of controlling Johnson grass. modity Credit Corporation, Dal- ducers Grain Corporation, Sinton; ministrator. ing January. R. E. Nolan, Nuecos County agri- This represents an increase of Jamison also pointed out that For Root Uot las, wore the principal speakers. J On Farm Gasoline Attending the meeting were: cultural agent; John A. True, Agua 662,046 pounds delivered by pro- during January, 8,342,734 pounds of Eichelbergor said that it is also Dulce Grain Co-op; Roy Morrow, ducers during the previous month, planned to test the machine In Frank Stubbs, manager. Gulf the total milk delivered by local The Rcfugio County Farmjssid the gasoline fax on farm-used Compress, Corpus Christ!; Jack 0. Lyford Co-op; D. A. Barton, Ly- and represents an increase of $34,- producers to the regulated handl- Bureau last week joined other , -. THl j«0$T attempting tn eliminate root rot ford Co-op; Waller E. Miller, Agua 827.71 in income to producers. county farm organizations in en- fuel is inequitable and discrimina- In cotton. Areas where root rot Hines, assistant socrotary-troasur- ers was used in Class I, in addi- tory. nr Hnusl Bank Dulce Grain Co-op; Harlan Kcllv, Bli; Inorcnso dorsing a movement to remove FABULOUS SHOW s slvnwn up will be treated with ' °" f°r Cooperatives; tion to 1,115,535 pounds received tlle w c 1 tn L-ill flio r-Hcnoert I n t«" ' J*jfIWin JI1OO J' OUa f (H'mCt'S { 'O- Agu" '""a" "Dulc e Grain Co-op"" "f": A'"". F~ .*' Th.-••e- averag^.^..-r,e^ dail.^y deliver—.- y., pcrjj-,- ttujiuorn 0inncr(),eri sources^ijuii:t-.l.. A/ins comparl.uuij^ii -- t °- e'its-a-gallo~ ~ " n federa~-.-l . ta.—,x~ , According" to D. F. Brodlhauc-~ ~>..v-»r , Bfu>toscl1 Afiua Du ce f wllich thc 1 ; IN THE ;. nearing ^ ^ ^ Taynos organization ' ' ' C.rain Co-. producer increased from 5641 Od with December, this represents! government now collects jRcfugio County agricultural agent, an i on arm uset} said IhaMn Tests'rnn '' mai'keling specialist. Tpxas :np: ^'enn Davis, Agua Dulcn Grain i pounds in December to 641 pounds i an illcroase o£ 55^404 pounds of j j - Rasoline. 'tola! consumption of gasoline hv SOUTHWEST- January, Jamison sa,d. dueled in the Agncultural Extension Service; producer milk and a dcclinn ot 10,-| Snveral other county Farm tractors and other farm machin- ,H «' Onopor. T.xns Extension Nouman have already! fe by ,. had is president of Ihe milk to the six at lh CR is 2(1 «he ftn acre by treating the land with , ,ntT ! a minimum price of $6,701 a nun- au, electricity generated h.v the ma. I Texas Federation nf Cooperatives; jlDr. A total of 2,022,412 pounds of Dallas; W. E. Cumberland, Me- ^Ifurnas (n janu_Vi which its pub. mately 56 million. i Knolle Farms Bulls berg County Farmers Co-op; Otto I July L it has been announced by, nor their dams received any sup- lishcd {or information only, was It was largely through effort A jackpot roping show which Siegmund, Orange Grove Farmers j Tom Lasater, and the Falfurrias plement during the time the calves J6.60 a hundredweight for milk j of the Texas Farm Bureau that The Texas Prison System last Is free to the public has been j Co-op; I. D. Trout, Midway Gin [ Beefmasterr breeding herd will be! were suckled.suckled." containing four percent. buUerfat.jfarmers in Ihe state several years week purchased seven young bulls from Knoile Jersey Farms at San- planned for this afternoon at the; and Grain Co-op; transferred to Matheson. Colo, i Lasater said the Lasater Ranch -^mison said. This, " price is five (ago secured an exemption on the Horse Shoe Arena on iiKloiil C. C. Carroll, Midway Gin and , r.nnt. s lower than the uniform price state of four cents a gallon riia, for use in improving dairy Boulevard, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mc- Grain Co-op: W. E. Scarborough, Lasater announced stmultan-. is now working on a project that;f"" Ule markftt paii in Decem.!on! farm-u-sed gasoline, Abney said. herds on farms of the prison sys- Bride, arena operators, have an- Banquete Grain Co-op; Lee E. eouslI y th11e. expansio______•_n. ._»!__of his• _l__l.l'_'1 hold-; will 1 __mak_ _!__*e froze. n _ seme. n fro* m to, p 1 1Last. : , year th,'. e America. . n Far_ m tem. v ber. nounced. Herrmann, Banquete Grain Co-op; ings in Colorado, where he will''Beefmaster herd sires available Jamison explained that the uni- Bureau Federation recommended The State Prison Syslem includ- '.Events, which will include calf Charles L. Hankins, Coastal Bond concentrate al! breeding opera- •Ihroushout the country and the form price, or the price actually to Congress and the President that es the main prison plant at Hunts- ' roping, the barrel race and ribbon • , . . world. Thus, by artificial insenn- (be federal tax on farm-used gaso- ville, and 11 farms, all of which Production Credit Association, rions for TIja^nto 4 r Reetmaster cal-i i- - -i, > ., received by producers, is com- roping, will get underway at 2:30 Robstown: 0. J. Scidel, Orange nuns 101 i^ih
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Some honorees are Sidney Smith, presi- swine, lambs and poultry got the Alice. All of the steers graded i an early start this afternoon with '' of the top Quarter Horses of the dent of the association in 1946; bidding off to a brisk pace at Jh^prime and were Herefords. the judging of fitted sale cattle! state will compete in the show.jK. L. (Pat) Handy, president in Junior Livestock Auction held! **• ^- Freiley, Orange Grove at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Cecil: which will be judged by C. E. j 1947: 'and Rocky Reagan, Sr., who here Saturday as a concluding j 4-H Clubber, received 39 cents a Clendennin. vocational agriciilt-;Turnbow, The horse show, held! has produced 14 rodeos during activity of the 19th Annual Coast-j pound from the Alice Cotton Oil ure teacher at Alice, will judge, each year in conjunction with the | the annual Hereford show. al Bend Livestock Exposition. jMill for his Angus' steer which the Herefords in this division of; Hereford show and sale, is among i The sale of registered Hereford The 10 fat steers consigned toigraded choice- Luis Lozano, Pre- the show. jihe top Quarter Horse events in i cattle will be held Tuesday, start- the sale brought an average ofimont FFA boy. so!d his cho»ce Before Judge .'this part of the state. jing at 11 a.m. Approximately 210 $414.67,. or 48.7 cents a pound for'Hereford steer to Flournoy Drill- Judging in the Open Hereford ' The western parade, set for 12! head have been consigned to the their youthful 4-H Club and Fu- ing Co. of Alice 'for 40 cents a Show is scheduled for Monday; o'clock noon Monday, will be one! sale, according to Ed Neal, sec- pound. morning, beginning at S o'clock,; of the largest ever held in the! rotary of the association. •ture Farmer exhibitors. 1 Average Price Billy Jo Woods, Alice 4-H Club- when fitted Herefords competing; 20-year history of the Beeville In the offerings will be 186 bulls . ,ber, received 45 cents a pound in this year's show will parade '• Hereford event. Almost 50 floatsjand 24 females, all from 37 top An average price of $73.56 was from the Alice Bank & .Trust Co. before the judge. Bud Thurber of. will be in the long line of march, ! registered breeders in this area. paid for earfi of the 83 fat bar- for his choice Hereford. steer. Windhorst will judge these class- i along with 12 bands and two ; Age of Bulls rows and gilts included in the Elmer Ray Startz, Ben. Bolt Fu- es. 'marching units. i Meal said that 147 of the bulls .market swine class. The hogs ture Farmer, Was paid' 40 cents Registered Herefords entered in Two rodeo performances are ! are 15 months to two years old brought an average price of 32.4 a pound for'his good Hereford BUYS GRAND CHAMPION—Shorty, 880-pound grand champion fat steer of the ] the pen sale will be judged Mon-; scheduled for .Monday— at 2 p.m.! and are ready for service; while cents a pound. steer by Southern Food Stores of Coastal Bend Livestock Exposition, was purchased by the Mice Packing Co.- for day afternoon, starting at 1'and at S p.m. D..M. Fairly isjthe remaining 39 bulls are from Nineteen lambs included, in the' Alice. 81 cents a pound yesterday. Bruce Thompson, Fremont FFA youth who exhib- o'clock. The pen cattle will be j chairman of the rodeo commit- (yearlings to 15 months old. sale brought an average price of Champion Fat Lamb ited the.champ, is shown with B. R. Lee, who represented the purchasing firm. j placed by a committee of three j tee, and the show will be pro-j The 24 females are bred heif- J4S.47 each, or 65.4 cents a pound. The champion fat lamb of the j judges composed of Graham ;duced by Frank Harris. A regis-iers and bred cows, some witht The grand champion fat steer show, exhibited by Garry Galli- The steer brought 5712.80 Hamilton, Cuero; W. W. Jones jtered cutting horse contest, un- calves at side. " ~ Of the show, Shorty, a prime more, Alice 4-H boy, was pur- If, Corpus Christi: and Budjder the direction of Rocky Rea-j -Col. Walter Britten of College pound 'Hereford' exhibited by j chased by Central Powe. & Light Thurber. Entries in the pen class-! gan, Sr.. will be held in conjunc-j Station will be the auctioneer at Bruce Thompson, Fremont FFA j Co. of Alice for $1.70 cents a es set a record for numbers thisjtion with the rodeo program. [the sale. Jack Forgason, Bee youth, sold for 81 cents a pound pound.. It brought a total of $136. year. JC. E. Turnbow will judge the con-j County agricultural agent, is su- to the Alice Packing Co. The firm Harold Stokes, Alice 4-H Club- Monday's program, in addition; test. . j perintendent of the fitted show paid $712.80 for the big cham-jber, received $1 a pound for his to the Hereford judging evenis, is To Honor Cattlemen ianc j gale; ant] Lucas Reyes, agro- pion, 180-pound lamb''which was reserve filled with other attractions, in-j Monday night the South Texas Inomist at the Beeville Experi- First State Bank of Alice paid i champion of the show. Scott Me- cluding a Quarter Horse show, a! Hereford Association will give aiment Station, is superintendent of . €5 cents a pound for the reserve Gill of Alice was the buyer. western parade, two rodeo per- l reception at the Beeville Country 'the pen show and sale. champio______f n steer, a 950-pounr d Here- The grand champion bird of ford exhibited by Joe'Howard!the poetry show, a capon ex- - Livingston, also of the Fremont j hMted by Bruce Thompson, Pre- FF4. Chapter Imont Future Farmer, was pur- Graded Prime |*ased *? Joe, W- Reynolds of ,„„.,, ! Orange Grove for $oO. . Howard Whittod, Alice .4-H Buying the grand champion FARM P youth, received 50 cents a pound | turkey exhibited b Biu Joe By GRADY STILES ior his steer from the S o u t h |Roko!ll, Orange Grove 4-H Club- Texas Auction & Commission i ber was Dr. j A_ M t f Q Co- Sheman Start,, Ben Bolt|ang'e Grove. The bird broughuhe FFA youth, was paid 41 cents !yOUtft $52 BRED! HAVER WILL HEAD for his steer bv H. R. Smith of Paid $36 Alice. Richard Myers. Alice 4-H 40-MAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE BEAUMONT (Sp!—Sioux Chief, The Fremont FFA. Boosters' CHAMPION TROPHY AWARDS—Representative s of organizations donating tro- member, received 46 cents a Club paid $26 for the grand D. F. Bredthauer, Refugio County agricultural agent, lias 2,200-pound aged hull owned by phies to exhibitors of grand champions at the Coastal Bend Show are pictured been appointed chairman of the recognition and awards com- pound torn Daily's Food Store for champion fryer of the show, ex- R. E. Smith of Houston, was his steer, and Santiago Barrera, hibited by Douglas M a d e r e r, with the winning 4-H Clubbers and Future Farmers. Shown (left to right) are mittee of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, it has been announced by officials of the association. j named grand champion Santa Fremont FFA youth. The Boost- Garry Gallimore, whose champion lamb trophy was presented by Alice Kiwanis ; ers Club also paid $20 for the re- Club, represented by Jack McQueen; Louise Knolle," recipient of the dairy trophy Bredthauer will head a 40-man committee to work on recog- Gertrudis bull here in tiie annual Stocker-Feeder Sale serve champion capon, shown by given by the Alice Lions Club, represented by Harold Beam; Bobby Whitford, nition and awards to be accorded by the national organization i Santa Gerlrudis competition of Terry Carlile. Fremont FFA boy. at its next annual meeting which will be held in Boston, Mass., the South Texas State Fair. Set in San Antonio whose champion breeding swine, trophy was given by the Orange Grove Farm in 1957. Buyer of the reserve champion The award marked the first A Hereford stockor-fecder sale Bureau, represented by Bernard Rokohl; Alvin Wostal, recipient of the fat swine The association's 1956 meeting closed in Houston last Thurs- turkey shown by Willie Raglin, such to he won by the big bull. is scheduled for Nov. 8 at the Fremont FFA boy, was CPL of trophy given by Jim Wells County Farm Bureau, represented by Harry Onken; day night. More than 1,800 county agricultural agents from all ; Union Stock Yards in San An-j Fremont, for a price of $31. The Wilbur A. Swope, Rotary Club member who presented the fat steer champion- parts of the nation attended. i One of his previous awards was tonio under sponsorship of the' Fremont FFA Boosters Club ship trophy to Bruce Thompson; and Jerry Hebert, Optimist Club represents- Bredthauer was secretary-treasurer of the WM meeting i the reserve champion banner at Texas Hereford Association in co- paid $20 for the reserve champion li\c \ ho avuu'd the- rhcimpini inprrv to Binco Thompson and was largely responsible for making plans for the meeting, which was the first ever held by the association in Texas. ! the Houston Fat Stock Show last operation with the stockvards fryer, shown by Emeterio Rios, ' spring. company and commission Fremont Future Farmer. * * i panics operating there. j Aubrey Leigh of Alice was T ic 3 k L. K. Brandrs. .Tim Wells Cotin- R. ,T. Roecit-r, Jr., of Yorktown, jtioneer for the sale which la,led HEIFER PROJECT, INC. ! (y agricultural agent, judged the vice president of the Texas Here-j approximately four hours. Sev ; show and gave the nod for grand ford Association, is chairman of enty-ninc capons, fryers i champion female to an outstand- the sales committee planning the turkeys were included in |ing animal from (he herd of T. event. dressed poultry division. Animals Are Sent |N. Mauritz and Son of Ganndo. The cow, Scarlet, a two-year-old To Several Countries l,ir v out the world. The number of dairy animals, mals are judged against tha FFA quiz, farm radio broadcast- j , ' ? ! -*•«.£* ing andd farm skill dcmonstra-i'jfdcmonstra-! ershid£fhlpp. evpnlev?nlss ™ Nov 17- Mutual Endeavor sent by I1P1 to war-devastated Santa Gertrudis standard of ex- jUiapters ;n the valley wilnl as- TOP FAT LAMBS—Garry Gallimore (left) received $1.70 a pound from Central collence and placed in Excellent tions, vvill be held in preparation) Power & Light Co. of Alice for his grand champion lamb, and Harold Stokes The dairy animal project was a countries now totals 9,228. The for the areawide leadership ;scmble at Edinburg for the con- mutual endeavor, with the Soviet animals have been distributed to (blue ribbon), Very Good (red events for Future Farmers on tests which will get undenvay at (center) sold his reserve champion for $1 a pound to Scott McGill of Alice. Union providing all transporra- ~"> countries, ribbon), and Good (white ribbon) Nov. 24 at Texas A&I "College.! Shown with the boys who are members of the Alice 4-H Club is Louis Amsler. lion charges, including the cow- Seventeen Guernsey calves categories, depending upon the Sponsoring the area contest will trict will meet at Victoria for assistant county agricultural agent. boy's passage and their expenses were flown to Ecuador last month degree to which they meet the bo A&I's agricultural education their annual contests. inside Russia. If cattle hari been to begin an agricultural school's standard. . department in cooperation with Temple D. Henry will be tel DAIRY_AND_LIVESTOCK the only consideration, HPI oftic- foundation herd. Boys from low the Texas Education Agency. teacher for the contests at Sinton. Duke of Edinburgh ials emphasized, it would have income families are students atjHe£u*Tio Farm In State Contest In Edinburg, Eclmond T. Arvin [Sails for Singapore been much cheaper to buy cattle (he school. As the dairy herd in-l—. . ** Following the area contests, iand A. A- Ve!a ^" be hast toach- in Northern Europe. The dairy creases, the offspring will be j Delegates Are Named ers whil top-placing teams will be eligible . e welcoming teachers! Bishop FFA Chapter Reuters cattle will be kept on a govern- made available to graduates of j _ and FFA teams to the contests! Conrad Tn E to take part in the State FFA COLOMBO. Ceylon. Oct. 27- ment farm, and milk from the the school. The shipment was' ^ > - °. Niernann, Leadership Contests to be held at at Victoria will be J. D. Franklin'. animals will be distributed on .sponsored by the Florida Guern-i a1aBen Abney ar d J !The royal yacht Britannia left 1ctcd Sam Houston Slate Teachers Col-! ' arnes Fitts. ..priorit ...... y .basi - s to...... hospitals. ,, sey Breeders. This marked the! the County Wins Judging Honors 3 Bureau as vo Jege, Huntsville, Dec. 7-8. ! Supervisor Pcttit will represent here for Singapore today with the' schools, and then to regular con- first time a breed association has!* ™ , "nS delegates Duke of Edinburgh aboard. sumer.s. ' ever sponsored a heifer shipment. ;to ** annual Te*as Farm Bu- Starting off the local Contests! the Texas Education Agency at The Bishop FFA Chapter cop- stock judging teams took first ______; ______; ____ • reau Convention. will he the Winter Garden DiK-jilv? contests. Assisting with the ! 1 trict events on Nov. 7 at Jour-j leadership activities will be Prof, j ped top honors in the dairy and place in each of these events; The convention will be hoi 'I in livcstock contests held land, in addition, high point con- Houston, Nov. 12, 13, and 1-1. danton. Contests will get under-[S. V. Burks>((chairman of the a?-! way at 4 p.m. with George Mc- ricultural education department, |Saturday in conjunction with theUesfanls in each of the events Allister serving as host teacher. and F. B. Wines, teacher trainer!Coastal Bend Livestock Show in | were members of the Bishop The Coastal Bend District ..willJin (hat department, at A&I Col-j Alice. chapter. bold its leadership events on Nov. legc. The chapter's dairy and live- In First Plarn The dairy judging team scored j msm a total of 1,065 points to win first •' place. Members of the team andj their individual scores were G. C. I Dean, Jr., 385; Joe Deavers, 295; i and Lynn Compton, 385. C. W.I jllerber, an alternate, scored 280 points. To determine the higii-scoring Wcndtr Pony . . . $10.95 individual in the dairy judging! Reg. Wonder Horse contest, G. C. Dean, Jr., and Lynn] Compton flipped a coin, andj $14.95 young Compton was named the Wonder Mare ... $19.95 winner. Second place in the dairy judg- Deluxe Wonder ing contest was won. by the Ban- Hone $29.95 quete FFA team, with a total score of 990. Third place went to the Alice FFA team, with a score of 930 points. Also Extra Springs T«am Members at 35c Each Members of Bishop FFA Chap- ter's first-place livestock judging team were Rudy Menn, with an individual score of 60 points; Melton White, 559; and Donald Michalk, 505. Jackey Justice, al- ternate, scored -115 points. I Mellon White was not only flip; jhiglvpoint scorer on his own! team, but also was ttic high-1 point individual in the contest. I TV Bishop team scored » to- BEST LIVESTOCK. DAIRY JUDGES—Bishop's FFA Chapter walked off with CHAMPIONS — These two young Santa Gertrudis cows from the herd of John tal of 1,550 points to take first place. first place trophies in the junior livestock and dairy judging events hold in Alice Martin were grand and reserve champions of the Coastal Bend Livestock The Alice FFA livestock judg- yesterday as a feature of the Coastal Bend Livestock Show. Team members Show's Santa Gertrudi* division. At the right, with Jack Gladney at the halter, ing team won sncond place and (left to right, front) are Donald Michalk, Rudy Menn, Melton White and Jack is Cuina, grand champion; at 'the left, with Buck Waller at the halter, is Man- thp Jim Wells County 4-H judg- Justice; and (back) G. C. Dean, Jr., Lynn Compton, C. W. Herber, Joe Beaver, chida, reserve champion female. ing team took third place. and W. A. Cook, FFA advisor. l«!7 S. Star*** .. TUM511 M 14C 10,
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Like all Texans, the welfare of Texas ranchers When you visit the San Antonio Livestock Show and the improvement of their herds is of prime and Exhibition, enjoy all the gala events ... be importance to the San Antonio Loan and Trust sure to see the many and varied exhibits of pro- Company. ducts and services which support the Texas Pictured above is an example of one of the great Ranching Industry . . . but of special interest to strides already made by forward-looking breeders every Texan will be ,the showings of Santa Ger- to improve Texas cattle ... a range herd of Santa Gertrudis cattle,*in Cuba. The growth and beef- trudis Cattle. This exceptionally large beef pro- producing qualities of this great breed has ad- ducing livestock will, be on continuous display at vanced the Texas ranching industry to new heights the Livestock Show at all times and . . . you'll in the nation's economy. enjoy seeing them. We, at the San Antonio Loan This entirely new breed was developed by the and Trust Company, are proud to welcome King Ranch to thrive under South Texas and friends from over the nation to this brilliant ex- tropkal conditions. hibition of Texas livestock and ranching at its best, Executors Chartered Administrators 1892 Guardians Serving South Texas for 64 Years Trustees
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4 San Antonio loan & Trust Company 215 West Commerce Street • San Antonio, Texas THE ADA EVENING NEWS, ADA, OKU., SUNDAY, JANUARY 1,1956 Pogt 5 outstanding '-f-H-"exhibitors it the: in there pitching wherever Ponto- : toc County .was concerned, county; -fair w«re presented^; to.- Carlton Corbin and Jimmie,:Tho- James Lucas .and Frankj-e Sulli- mas w^ere the first of the county* van/hoth of Fitzhugh..; ; :.; ranchers to take advantage of the .'This.was also .the. month'lor tha. Partyiine new program, but .more began American Royal- show at Kansas'' lining up for it as soon as the word City. Carrel Bryant of Byng and; got out. . ' - Frankye Sullivan, made . the show' Roundup The big thing in September was, on an expense-paid trip awarded. News Half Of Cy Haileys Year of course, the Pontotoc County them for their outstanding .4-H By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Free Fair. And it looked even big- records. Aduit 4-H-leaders James It's time'' Oklahoma got' in ..on of the county's young people, 14 Pontotoc County Free Fair" sche- ger to the county agent and. his Barnes^ Vanoss, and .Mrs. Bob. the portion ol the food dollar- in- (EDITOR'S NOTE: Tills Is the Austctt, Center, were also . in the; second of two article*! on the act- boys and 14 girls, went to Still- duled for September. In August, .staff than it did to the rest of us. for volved .in satisfying housewives' the! fair, catalogs were .ready and There, were 771 exhibitors with a party. . . -, .,. ' , . .- demands for more and more proc- ivities of the Pontoloc County water .for- the' annual event. A The Pontotoc County-t)airy Herd; team demonstration-^on improved copies were sent out to all the .1954 total of over 2,000 exhibits. essing services. Oklahoma A&M agent's office durinr the fiscal Improvement Association met, .in' College's Dr.. Al Darlow.'believes. year Nov. 1. 1S54 lo Oct. 31, 1355. pecan production, presented by exhibitors. And Hailey. and his . Guess Who? The amount of the dollar receiv- Frank Patton and Don Mitchus- staff were-hard, at work .getting the And .who had most of the respon- thc county agent's office about the Farm Women The first article, published last middle of the month to Tcorianize, ed, by Oklahoma farmers is be- week, covered the first six months son'of the McLish.club won. first .whole thing set up. -.'•'•' sibility for planning 'and. putting coming less .and .less because of La* Work . the thing over? Who. bad to dig up elect officers, and lay--plans'lor of the period. November through in -fts division, many others placed : this demand for rcady-to.-eat foods, high, 'and the county group finish- During .the same period, the soil_, judges. for. the various events? Who expanding .their, services- to. area- ord. The books are now available he says. April.) dairymen. \ By MARTHA MOTE May-1955, turned out to be «ne i^d wcU up m the ;:blue" division laboratory was working' overtime had to wade through, the paper • Home Demonstration Ajcent at the county and home demon- Commenting on the recent meet- ; testing samples for a'long list of work? Who had to try to provide And as the month — and, the-, stration agent's office for 30 cents ing of' farm leaders in Stillwater ofof - the biggesDiKgeSTt. monthmonins on Counti-ouiiiy !i .—•---After al---l the shee~... rp he ha»•d• ti_o - dea«, l —and— to explore ways to increase jobs ' wnt into the farmers and ranchers who planned spac,c for a bawling, grunting, year.— drew to a close, the bump- VALDENE KOZEL each. Agent C. H Hailey's calendar. The jwith m May. Hailey went u*» toe 1 er 1955 pecan crop began to come in industries based on agriculture, *•• , i . ; month of June with his mind still fall'' sowings of oats, alfalfa , • rye cackling-swarm of livestock exhib- A.«nt. Home Demonstration Aceat the A&M vice president pointed h in, and HaUey began'.planning"-«s FARM FAMILY GARDEN . .ason. incep. i occupied with the woollies—among and vctch.^ - its? ', -..''•• Gardening and preserving food out most of the state's farm prod- A sncaring ..crew .from -Texas !other things .Qn One breath he was And. the hardworking county ' You're allowed one guess. No hard as;'he could ,:to work 4p « ACCOUNT BOOKS iicts are-shipped out of the. state i- i • , j , ULjlvl iiiuijjj, >*" uiivi w*.«^*»««
Santa Gertrudis, the hardy breed of beef cattle bred to withstand adverse conditions on South Texas tion abroad, with foundation stock supplied by United States breeders. Many favorable reports about the ranges, had its beginning some 35 years ago and is now thriving in more than 12 states and 31 foreign usefulness of the breed in foreign countries have encouraged breeders in tha United States to solicit the countries. market and all indications are that it will continue to expand in the future. In addition to a number of Latin American countries Santa Gertrudis cattle have gone to such places as Alaska, Canada, the Philip- Although still in its infancy when compared to most breeds found in the United States, the Santa Ger- trudis hat been accepted widely by beef cattle producers during a relatively short period of time and in pine Islands, Hawaii, Mexico, Israel, Russia, Spain, West Africa. the past few years has made many noteworthy advances in both numbers and popularity. In the United States, Texas is the state that has the largest number of breeders and cattle. The breed Some of the highlights of the expansion of the breed recently is its more frequent occurrence in tha had its beginning in the Lone Star State but Santa Gertrudis cattle are now found in more than 32 states. the feed lots of Corn Belt feeders, its growing number in areas of far different climatic conditions than Florida is second ranking state in numbers, followed by Oklahoma. Most of the cattle are concentrated in those under which it evolved, greatly increased participation in competitive shows and its exhibition at the Southern portions of the country. An increasing number of breeders are found in the Northern and the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Eastern sections of the nation. Reports from these breeders are that Santa Gertrudis cattle adapt them- Expansion is attributed to many things by those associated with the breed; but all agree that the most selves easily to the cooler climates. important thing is that Santa Gertrudis cattle have demonstrated their ability to produce beef profitable One of the things that has contributed much to the expansion of the Santa Gertrudis breed is an for the rancher, regardless of where the ranch may be. excellent organization of breeders, who are banded together in a breed association known as Santa Ger- The King Ranch of Texas, originator of the breed, did not sell any Santa Gertrudis for breeding ->ur- trudis Breeders International. With headquarters at Kingsville, Texas, where the breed had its beginning, tha poses until the early I930's. At that time they allowed only a few bulls to be sold to cattlemen ut SGBI maintains close contact with its members and has in operation a very effective program of found female stock was not offered. These very few purebred Santa Gertrudis bulls went into the herds of con- breed improvement and advancement. The SGBI was organized in March of 1951 and chartered a monthi structive breeders; and it was from this meager start, along with some grade females later sold by Richard later and in only five years, has grown from a handful of members to more than 630. During the iam« King, that in the short period of about two decades, the breed found its way into thousands of herds of time more than a dozen affiliates of the SGBI have been formed by members who have banded together cattle in the United States and foreign countries. Of the herds that now have Santa Gertrudis blood, many to promote the breed in their own areas. hundreds of them represent purebred breeding operations. Classifiers working for the SGBI have approved some 51,000 head of cattle, out of some 60,000 pre- For the casual observer this rapid expansion represents a rather phenominal growth. But to those mora sented, and they are about equally divided as either accredited or certified purebred Santa Gertrudis. Indi- closely associated with the beef cattle industry this progress is attributed to a beef animal that has the vidual inspection and classification of animals has been in effect jince the beginning of the SGBI and if ability to produce beef economically on grass under unfavorable conditions and as a result has been much the first step- toward eventual registration which is planned for the future. in demand. Santa Gertrudis cattle were developed primarily as a hardy breed of range cattle that would fatten The Santa Gerfrudis breed descended from the bull "Monkey", a bull that had the remarkable ability on grass with little or no supplemental feeding. However, as numbers of the breed grew, experiments wers to pass on to his offspring the many superb qualities that made him such an outstanding sire. Monkey made to determine their potential in the feed lot. Results of these tests indicate that Santa Gertrudis cat- produced more than 150 sons used on the King Ranch to establish a new breed of beef cattle, the first tle can mako profitable gains in the feed lots as well as on the range. Santa Gertrudis cattle are just be- breed of cattle to originate in the United States. ginning to be seen in the feed lots of the Corn Belt feeders, and predictions are that numbers on feed will continue to increase. Feeders in the Southwest and Western parts of the United States have found that When the King Ranch began to sell Santa Gertrudis in numbers, cattlemen from all over the world Santa Gertrudis cattle respond well to short feeding periods after they are taken off the range. Cattle off were anxious to buy them. Due to the limited number of animals offered, the demand was far greater grass and given a fattening ration for 60 to 120 days make excellent gains at various ages from calves to than the supply. This demand has continued throughout the years. Many purebred breeders are now sell- aged steers. Their increasing popularity in the feedlots of the South and Southwest is attributed to their ing animals to cattlemen that represent a strong and expanding market. ability to make normal gains during the long summer months when less heat-tolerant cattle often have a As was expected, cattlemen who aspired to be Santa Gertrudis breeders wanted to get into the busi- tendency to go off feed due to high summer temperatures. ness of producing purebreds as rapidly as possible. Purebred cattle were scarce and prices were high. This One indication of the growing demand for Santa Gertrudis cattle is the recent continued high pricei situation changed some in recent years, but top quality purebred cattle still command an excellent price paid for breeding stock at an increased number of auction sales being held throughout the country. Tha and are much in demand. King Ranch held the first of these in I960, selling 27 bulls for an average price of $3,684. From 1952 to With more good breeding bulls on the market at more favorable prices Santa Gertrudis blood is the present time many more sales have been held by various individual breeders and organizations and prices spreading rapidly in commercial cattle herds. Many ranchers have changed to Santa Gertrudis bulls and are paid for the cattle offered have continued high. An average price of $800 to $1,000 is the rule and not the using them exclusively on grade cows for the production of slaughter animals. Those bulls have proven exception in these auctions, and several have averaged more. These prices were paid during a period of de- themselves capable of adding extra pounds on calves, resulting in greater profits to the commercial opera- clining cattle prices and an extended drouth, indicating an unusual demand for top quality breeding stock. tor. A great many of the purebred breeding establishments are now concentrating on the production of Santa Gertrudis cattle made their initial debut into the competitive show ring at Longview, Texas, in top range bulls, realizing tdat the largest market potential lies in the direction of the commercial cowman the fall of 1953. Since that time many breeders have participated in most of the major livestock showi in the who needs bulls that can produce more pounds of beef at least cost. In many areas breeders have reported Southwest and Southern parts of the country. In 1954, the breed was exhibited for the first time at the a considerable increase in range bull sales, thus indicating that cowmen who have used Santa Gertrudis International Livestock Exposition at Chicago. During this brief period of show participation many thousands bulls are pleased with the result and have passed the word along to their neighbors. of people got their first look at the cherry red Santa Gertrudis.
Recent export figures show the Santa Gertrudis cattle are also getting along very well in foreign Many people familiar with the beef cattle industry consider the rapid expansion of the Santa Ger- countries. Estimates are that about 10,000 head of Santa Gertrudis cattle are found in more than 31 trudis to be very significant, considering the short period of time that has elapsed since their origin. Thosa foreign countries, imported or developed since the original exportation. Most of these cattle have gone to with the breed predict that the coming years will bring Santa Gertrudis to more places in greater Latin American countries and in many cases extensive purebred breeding operations have begun to func- numbers.
THE FOLLOWING BREEDERS OF SANTA GERTRUDIS CATTLE INVITE YOU TO SEE THE SANTA GERTRUDIS EXHIBIT AT THE SAN ANTONIO SHOW B. A. Lay T. N. Mauritz & Son George A. Ray. Jr. Dr. Z. T. Scott Raker ft Irctdtr of Brahmam, Beefmasters & Ganado, Texas Pettus, Texas Austin, Texas Santa ftwtrudi* Cattle Ranches located in Star & LaSall* Counties
Only purebred Santa Gertrudis Dr. & Mrs. J. K. Northway Albert Martin Breeding stock Breeders of Santa Gertrudis .Cattle Breeder of Santa Gertrudis Cattle since 1935 Los Jaboncillos Ranch Laredo, Texas Kingsville, Texas Breeders *f flnt Santa Gertrudis Cattle Laredo, Texas Charter member S. G. B. I. Fremont, Texas Lauro F. Cavazos T. J. Martin Middle Verde Ranch A Friend KhgsvtMeJexas Georgt West, Texas •andera & Medina Counties Monro« News*Star Friday» February 22, 1957 Heavy Entry Turnout Is Seen For District Livestock Show Delhi Scene Of Exposition
Opening Mon. L IN E U P OF LAMBS—Moments before judges cast evaluating glances at entries in last year’s junior fat lamb competition at Delhi, the teddy bear-like little -DELHI, Feb. 22 (Special) animals and their youthful owner.s moved into this formation. (Staff Photo) —With opening day only a weekend away, the 17th an nual Northeast Louisiana Livestock Show will draw its largest number of exhibi WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD tors in history. The show officially starts Mon day and ends Friday. OF Frequently callcd the “ largest little show in the South.” it will feature cattle from as far away VETERA N SHOW OFFICIALS—Two veteran officials BOTH THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR as South Dakota and from Kan SANTA GERTRUDIS KING—From Searcy, Ark., came the grand champion Santa Gertrudis bull of the of the Northeast Louisiana Livestock Show which will sas, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee open for a one-week run at Delhi next week, are, from and Georgia, last Delhi livestock show. Owned by Dr. Portér R. left, W. P. Martin, president, and W. H. Farmer, man DIVISIONS Neighboring states of Arkansas, Rogers, the bull is shown here by herd manager Joe Mississippi and Texas will be Webb. (Staff Photo) ager of the junior division. (Staff Photo) represented also, not to mention OF livestock coming from throughout Louisiana. NORTHEAST LOUISIANA LIVESTOCK SHOW A mile-long parade Monday at A BET T ER 2 p.m. will send the weeklong Stock Show Schedule activities off to a gala start with IN bands from Winnsboro, Columbia. DELHI, — Here is handy Wednesday — 8 a.m. Judg COTTONSEED Crowville, Lake Providence, Tal listing of events scheduled ing Aberdeen • Angus adult lulah. Mangham and Delhi setting during the week-long North division (judging Angus sale DELHI, LOUISIANA the pace. east Louisiana District Live cattle), judging adult division Herefords; 2 p.m. judging MEAL The Rayville and Oak Grove stock Show opening here Mon day, Feb. 25: adult division Shorthorns, Red bands are likely participnts, in Polls; 8 p.m. rodeo. Many Nulritionists and Experiment Sfafion Spe addition to numerous floats and Monday — 2 p.m. grand pa Thursday — 8 a.m. judging cialists are recommending Degossypolixed Cotton riding clubs. Nearly $1,000 will be rade; 8 p.m. rodeo. Santa Gertrudis, Brahman; offered in parade prizes. Tuesday — 8 a.m. judging seed Meal as a better meal. OUR HATS ARE OFF TO junior dairy (all breeds), 9 a.m. junior Judging contest Many lovlies from around the This meal that we make Is low In Gossypol ond very showmanship; 9 a.m. judging —4-H and FFA; 1:30 p.m. high in Soluble Frotein, area will compete for the queen’s adult dairy, junior poultry and THE honors to reign over the following swine; 10 a.m . judging junior Aberdeen Angus Association week’s events. market sheep; 11 a.m. judg fitted sale in auction arena. Some 794 head of livestock ing breeding sheep, showman Friday — 12:30 p.m. Awards T R Y U N IO N have been entered in the junior ship; 1:15 p.m. judging junior division, including 93 steers (all in show auction arena; 1 p.m. 4-H CLUBS fat steers; 3:30 p.m. judging junior livestock sale, sheep, breeds). 46 beef breeding calves, junior beef breeding animals RRAND 123 dairy calves, 389 hogs, 124 (all breeds), showmanship; 8 swinc and fat steers, climax AND fat Idmbs and 19 sheep. p.m. rodeo. ing show. The rodeo will start Monday night and run for three days and COTTONSEED the judging of the junior division FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA livestock will be held Tuesday. Best Wishes Judging in the adult division j will begin Wednesday. The adult: TO THE MEAL division Includes Hereford, Aber-| 1 deen Angus, Shorthorn and Red! Poll cattle. I Northeast Louisiana Livestock Show Thursday will be the last day{ THE UNION OIL of judging when the Eraham.j TENSAS STATE BANK Santa Gertrudis and Milking; Shorthorn go into the arena at; Standley Cattle Co. 1:15 p.m. M IL L , INC. s e l m a n f ie l d MEMBER F.D.I.C. The big club sale of calves, j Phone 3-6657 lambs and hogs will be held Fri-| MONROE LOUISIANA NEWELLTON, LOUISIANA day at 12:30 p.m. in the sale! West Monroe, Louisiana arena. I Northeast Louisiana Livestock Show 3 rd IN SHOW RODEO ARENA IN DELHI ANNUAL 3 BIG NITES RESERVED SEATS... Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday May Be Had By Calling 2141 or 2529, Delhi. FEB. 25-26-27 TICKETS $1125 UnHI 6 P.M. Feb. 25. — 7:30 P.M.— %r J $1.50 At Gate J i : ■ ATTEND FEATURING THE BIG LOUISIANA ABERDEEN ANGUS ASS'N SALE • Calf Roping, Brahman Bull Riding, Bull Dogging AT 1:15 p.m. Thursday Feb. 27th in the and Bareback Bronc Riding. SHOW AUCTION ARENA • Northeast Louisiana Livestock Show— "The Larg Selling 23 Bulls and 32 Females est Little Show in the South" BIG CLUB SALE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 12:30 P.M. IN SHOW AUCTION ARENA. • You Are Invited to participate in the Mile Long Opening date Parade 2 P.M. Feb. 25th IT’S YOUR SHOW • And be on hand for Judging in the Junior Division on Tuesday, Feb. 26th SO BE THERE Judging in Adult Division Wednesday & Thurs day, Feb. 26-27th RtPUBUL THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC Thursday, January 3,1957 THE STATE'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Page 25
Police Charge Robbery Attempted Negro Shot After Altercation On Southern Bus
NEW ORLEANS (UP)—A policeman yesterday shot, the Negro threatened Alexander with a knife and only deny he had wielded a knife* a Negro who allegedly hurled two segregation signs robbed him of his coin changer. Meanwhile, Negro leaders'in Talla.hassee, Fla. served from a crowded bus and threatened to stab the driver. The disturbance began in the rear of the bus, Alex- notice they will resume their drive for integrated seat- And in Montgomery, Ala., a curfew on night bus ander said, when a passenger boarded the bus and ing when the buses run again. Governor Leroy Collins operations was extended until Jan. 8. The city also reported someone had thrown out the wooden signs suspendediall bus service in the city to prevent violence. voted to hire 20 additional policemen to cope with designating which sections each race is to occupy. integration disorders which began two weeks ago when Alexander said he told Jones to "put those signs The Rev C K Steele, leader of the desegregation the U.S. Supreme Court ordered an end to segre- back," but the Negro instead whipped out a knife "and campaign,'said no plans have been formulated to try gated bus seating. to integrate other public facilities "but when the buses held it at, my throat." go back, we will be back riding them up front. There were conflicting reports as to just what Lovoi and Patrolman Lawrence Bayer were riding part the racial seating incident played in the New on a following bus when they noticed the disturbance The Nfgro inter-civic council met last night to urge Orleans shooting which sent Frank Jones, 24, to the on Alexander's bus. They' boarded the first bus and members with cars to pick up their friends when the hospital with a critical wound. Lovoi said the Negro slashed at Bayer with a-4-inch buses are idle. Jones, who was given a 50-50 chance to live, was knife. Steele said the council is not providing transporta- shot through the spine and the bullet lodged in his Lovoi said he hit the Negro 'on the head with his tion in view of court action declaring illegal a free back. He was booked with attempted murder of two revolver but Jones "kept on fighting" then abruptly "car pool" operated during a recent boycott of buses officers, including the one who shot him, and with tried to flee the bus. It was then he fired at him, the here. • attempted robbery of the bus driver, Lloyd Alex- officer said. Collins acted late Tuesday after a series of rock- ander, 56. throwing and shotgun incidents in Negro sections. Police said Patrolman Frank Lpvoi shot Jones after The Negro, almost incoherent, from his wound, would
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Sale Animals TO THE May Also Be Seen Here KINGSVILLE, Texas.—Nine breeders are showing more SAN ANTONIO ' than 38 top quality Santa Ger- trudis animals in the San An- tonio Livestock Exposition this year. It marks the fourth consecu- tive appearance for the large LIVESTOCK red beef breed. Santa Gertrudis was first shown in San Antonio in the spring of 1954. At all of the Santa Gertrudis displays in the Alamo City, the breed has drawn much favorable com- THESE ARE FOUR PRIZE SANTA GERTRUDIS FROM COMPETITION IN THE 1956 EXPOSITION ment. They represent ranches of Santa Gertmdis breeders at San Antonio, Lockhart, Ganado and Alice. Judging of the Santa Ger- trudis will be held on the morn- mals are from grand champion ing of Feb. 13 in the livestock bloodlines;. . while others are arena. rom families which led in rate- AND Two other Santa Gertrudis of-gain tests in 1956. activities will be held during the stock show period. The SOJIE WITH CALVES South Texas Santa Gertrudis Some of the heifers offered assn. will hold its annual pure- are. already bred to famous bred auction at Cotulla, Texas, bulls and others will have calves on Feb. 11 and the Alamo Santa at side. All animals at the show RODEO Gertrudis assn. will offer pure- are gentle, halter-broken and bred animals at auction in its fitted. All of the cattle which annual event Feb. 14 at the will be included in the sale may Exposition Fairgi ounds ?n San be seen today, or any time prior Antonio. to the holding of the auction as The Santa Gertrudis classifi- they will be on exhibit for the FOR cation system of judging will show. be used' in the San Antonio The Santa Gertrudis breed competition. Through this sys- has been acclaimed by many tem, the animals are judged Texas ranchmen as the best against the breed's standard of breed ever developed for this SUCCESFUL excellence and placed in excel- area. They point 'out that no lence (blue ribbon), very good other animal with the stamina, (red ribbons) and good (white disease and drougth resistance ribbon) categories, depending of this big red animal is in its on the degree to which they class in the production of beef. meet the standard. Beautiful Hardy foragers, Santa Gertrud- trophies have been selected as awards for the winning animals is cattle have consistently made of the show. amazing gains on drouth strick- Santa Gertrudis Breeders In- en pasture and have proven themselves quickly adaptable to •> ternational has erected its at- the most severe conditions. ; tractive booth at the ' show THIS IS '5(5 GRAND CHAMPION SANTA GERTRUDIS FEMALE AT SHOW ^.^ again. It will be manned by FOREIGN PURCHASES ' "Sis" Won as 2-year-oltl entry of'Dick Shelton, breeder from Tilden, Texas. *• For these same reasons, San- representatives of the associa- ; tion. ta Gertrudis have proven ex- shown ,were' by Cuban breeders, San Antonio will again be the ceptionally popular with buyers' dii'liand. to'watch proceedings Jones Serving South Texas Too center of Santa Gertrudis atten- from foreign countries. Numer- and lend moral support were a tion on April 12, \vhen the In- ous sales have been made of • In addition to his. duties aSj presidents, and Alfred McD, ternational association holds its foundation.stock to Mexico and large number of American secrctaiy-general manager of1 Gilliat, Boerne, secret ary-lreas ^ annual meeting at the Hilton all over South America, as well breeders, ' including- R. ..W. the San Antonio Livestock ex- urer. Mark Browne, vice hotel. R. P. Marshall. SGBI1 as to the'ministry of agriculture Briggs sr. of San Antonio, pres- • IRA in Spain. position, W. L. .Tonos has served dent of the San Anlonio Live executive secretary, has an- ident of the SGBI, Dr.' A.' O. as the president o£ the South .stock ' exposition, is honorary nounccd. Cuban breeders of Santa G'er- president of the association. the association's sale nextjlrudis recently held Rho;id of Kingsville, Dolph Bris- Texas Fairs and Stock Shows REFUGIO, TEXAS Thursday, 17 of the best known,'livestock exposition in Cama-coe nf Uvalde. Bill Maltsberger assn. during the past year. The board of directors is com most successful Santa Gertrudis guoy, the second largest com-jof Cotulla, Jeff Christian of Serving with Jones arc Lin- posed of presidents of 30 fairs breeders are offering 50 bullsipetilivc event in the history ofJGanado and R. P. Marshall of coln Borglum, Becville, and Bill stock shows and rodeos o. mid heifers. Some of these ani-tthe breed. All of the 100 cattle1 Kingsville. Petmecky, Fredpricksburg, vice south Texas. /3\VAWA»AW*W^ ISCOE RA FOUNDED By DOLPH BRISCOE, SR. r*
Heifers Raised on Blue Panic Grass to Be Sold at Cotulla Briscoe Ranch Santa Gertrudis Cattle Eating Burned Pear Sale, Monday, Feb. lltK on Native Pasture — Jan. 1955
Harvesting Blue Panic Seed on Briscoe Ranch Pasture. Root Plowed and Seeded Oct. 1956
On native pasture, on improved pasture, under any conditions, Santa Gertrudas cattle produce enough additional pounds to enable a drouth-stricken rancher to survive. WE HAVE A SELECTION OF BULLS AND HEIFERS FOR SALE Range raised for range use—Priced to fit a cowboy's pocketbook Ranch located 13 Mi. Southwest of Catarina LES BROWN DOLPH BRISCOE. JR. Phone 2804 Catarina Uvalde, Texas BR8-4585 i r~ ' -y^ " •wvwrtvwp'^
MELLOW MAN, left, and Busy Boy. 1956 Santa Gertrudis grand champs.
ROUND-UP TIME on a Florida range presents a pretty picture, as cowboys herd throngs ahead of them. P. S. TROUBADOR, 995-lb. Shorthorn grand champ steer. FLORIDA'S IMPROVED CATTLE BREEDS
SHORTHORN cent last year, due to a growing sirable cross and fo, °d the New further promote the breed, and own purebred herd. The vigor- The quality of Shorthorns demand in commercial and farm American Brangut Breeders the first annual show and sale ous bloodline enables the breed- and Polled Shorthorns—Reds, ; herds in crossbreeding programs Association at Vinita, Okla. was held at Plant City in Janu- er to introduce a good Santa Whites and Roans—and their for choice registered foundation Brangus have.proved to be a ary, 1955. Gertrudis bull into his1 present stock. successful answer to the need value to ranchers in all sections Florida ranchers will find SANTA GERTRUDIS herd, later breed the resulting of the United States, is best ex- for improved breeds in this By HOWELL HOPSON heifers back to Santa Gertrudis Shorthorns and Polled Short- state, and the big black steers emplified by the records com- horns are natural grazers which Prtsidtnt, Flo. Santo G*rtrudis Assn. bulls for four generations and, piled by this breed in livestock are one of the reasons the no- for all practical purposes, he do well on the range, and make torious Florida "scrub cattle" It is here in Florida shows held annually through- that Santa Gertrudis, the first will then have a purebred Santa out the nation. profitable gains. The animal's are fading from the memory of Gertrudis herd. easy-fleshing qualities, the su- beef buyers. officially recognized new breed Last November, the grand perior ability to efficiently con- •af beef cattle to be developed in The rapid spread of Santa champion steer at the 1956 In- vert grass, roughage and grain This new breed fits well into the United States, has made its Gertrudis over this country and ternational Livestock Exposition into profit-making beef, make the Florida cattle picture, biggest gains outside of Texas, others can be attributed to the in Chicago was P. S. Troubador, it ideal for the average Florida answering beef production prob- where the breed originated. many advantages these cattle 995-pound Shorthorn shown by cattle rancher who wishes to lems as well as, or better than, This relatively new breed was have over other breeds. Size of Pennsylvania State University. establish herds for grazing and any other breed or cross. Bran- developed on King Ranch in calves, mature steers and cows, Bred at Acadia Farms, North- feeder programs. gus inherit the heat-resisting Texas. Extensive crossbreeding great resistance to heat and field, Ohio, the animal won over sweat glands, hardiness and over a period of 25 years to de- pests, hardiness, early maturity, all other breeds and was later BRANGUS much of the size of the Brahman, velop a better type of beef cattle and propensity to fatten on a featured attraction at numer- By J. ARDEN MAYS grass, are some of the assets of President, Eastern Slates Brangus Assn. and the quality of the Angus for the South Texas ranges, re- ous livestock shows. Shorthorns meat, and are considered to be sulted in the birth of "Monkey," this breed that make it econom- were named International grand The number of Brangus cat- the beefiest Brahman cross a magnificent cherry-red bull ical to raise in Florida, and prof- champion steers three years in tle and ranchers has grown fast- known. itable on the beef market. a row. calf, in 1920. The mother cow er here in Florida than in any Any rancher owning good was one-sixteenth Brahman and ABERDEEN-ANGUS Shorthorns and Polled Short- other section of the country, and Brahman and Aberdeen-Angus fifteen-sixteenths Shorthorn, By HARRY FRIFQI ANOER horns are practical, built-for- this new breed has kept pace cattle can produce these animals and the sire was seven-eighths President, Flo. Aberdeen-Angus Assn. profit cattle that thrive under the with the upsurge in the state's by making the right crosses, Brahman. A long period of close A strong demand for both feed, forage and climatic con- beef cattle production during but the trade name "Brangus" inbreeding followed. bulls and females of the pure- ditions found in all sections of the past few years. can be used only after the ani- After it was proved that the bred Angus herds developed on the United States. Outstanding Black in color and hornless, mals have been registered with big red cattle would continue to Florida ranches, has led to a attributes of scale, weight for Brangus is a crossbred beef the national association. Pro- breed true to type, and the dis- fantastic rise in the production age, wide adaptability and eco- animal (three-eighths Brahman viding the sire and the dam tinctive characteristics were of this breed during the past six nomical first cost make them a and five-eighths Aberdeen Angus) were approved by the appraisal firmly fixed, the breed was ac- years. As a result, there are now safe and profitable livestock developed through a quarter- committee of the Brangus As- investment. cepted and originally recognized 181 members enrolled in the century or more of crossbreed- sociation, and these crosses have by the U. S. Department of Florida Aberdeen-Angus Asso- The Florida breeder will find ing experimental practices of met required standards, they Agriculture. a dependable demand for Short- ciation, as'compared to only 60 government agencies and indi- can be registered as purebred An important advantage of in 1951. horn and Polled Shorthorn seed vidual cattlemen. This work was Brangus. the Santa Gertrudis breed is the stock. Registrations increased Much of this progress has climaxed in 1949, when over 50 The Eastern States Brangus opportunity for a Florida ranch- been accomplished through at the outstanding rate of 30 per breeders selected the most de- Association was formed to er, or any other, to develop his Page 6-AH Honda Uagazme-3.3-57 feeder calf sales promoted by 22-A SAN ANTONIO USHT FrWay, M. t, (19 Molasses Help in Cattle Diet The use of .three to live rounds of molasses per 1000 Briscoe Sees Santa Gertrudis, corn in the animal diet First fool and Mohair ot body weight per day . »•. ' • — oromotes the consumption ot Premiums in the second an- :oarse roughage that might nual Appaloosa Horse show at State Show Draws Interest jtherwise go to waste, says the the Livestock Exposition Blue Panic Grass Beating Drouth amount to $2300. The eighth San Antonio Live- nual San Antonio show explain USDA. It rates six and one-half stock Exposition and Rodeo, in that the rules and regulation Ranching is a practical, un- full swing from today through governing the wool and moha subsidized business on the Bris- Feb. 17, includes the first state- show were included in the 19E. coe ranch at Catarina where wide wool and mohair show, ac- premium list, which has bee :he late Dolph Briscoe sr. cording to exposition officials. available to all sheep and goa founded a program that will W. L. Jones, secretary-gen- raisers for the past,30 day succedd or fail on its own merit Spring Mountain eral manager of the eighth an Classes have been provided fo or lack of it. purebreed wool fleeces of th The evidence is strong, how- following: Rambouillet, Delain ever, that this 10,000-acre live- and Columbia; range fleeces fo stock "factory", under the man- RANCHES fine wool and one-half blood agement of Dolph Briscoe jr., There are also classes for th and possibly another generation best group of five fleeces from of Briscoes already growing up, WELCOME one breeder and the best count will continue to be the success Registered ; exhibit ul and pace-setting criterion of Stockmen Classes are provided for pure Texas ranching its founder pre- bred mohair fleece of Angor scribed. buck and buck kids. Rang Accepting the worst drouth n southwestern ranching his- Charollaise-Charbray c i Farmers fleece for mohair range exhib ory as just another hazard of its are the same as for pure- he business, young Briscoe, to 8rh Annual breds. The mohair division als with the help of his lifelong Stock Show contains classes for the bes friend and foreman, Les Brown, CATTLE group of five fleeces from on and the clearly designated route Breeder and the best county ex utlined by his late father, is Featuring: hibit. In both the wool and mo vcathering this adversity with hah* show, each exhibitor ha atisfactcry, if not spectacular, been limited to two entries in esults and even growth. any single class, both of which More than 2000 head of pure- Herb J. Hawthorne RANGER may place. Livestock officials red and cross bred breeding farther explain that while each ows- and more than 4000 head Jeece may be entered in only all together of trim, hardy OWNER FARM WAGONS one class for single fleece, the; anta Gertrudis cattle are coh- may also be shown in the bes ained in the present crop. How group of five fleeces from many animals will be produced DOLPH BRISCOE, LES BROWN SHOW TWO FACTORS IN BEATING DROUTH TRAILERS ireeders and in county groups ere in the future depends up- Santa Gertrudis, Blue Panic grass are the answer to southwest's problems. Total premium for this woo n the success of an all around ELECTRIC BRAKES and mohair show will amoun mprovement program which Meridian and Flynn to approximately $800 plus ban as already won the attention W. C. Windsor of Tyler has ner and ribbon awards. The San f the livestock and related in- been elected president of the Antonio show has prepared spe ustries all over the nation. Anxiety Hereford Breeders as- TEXAS ctflc housing fatalities, includ THE BEST BREED sociation, succeeding G. P. Mit- SouthwestWheel ing special lighting, exhibit plat The Briscoe ranch pins its chell of Kermit. forms and tables where fleeces TSt point of reliance to the in will be shown and exhibited omparably well adapted Santa throughout the show. lertrudis breed. 1300-02 S. Alamo While the wool and mohair "No other breed could have San Antonio contest is labeled as a state- made our program work hrough these dry years," Eris- CA6-0301 wide show, entries from other tates are also'being shown. oe flatly pronounces. THE BEST SEED The second assurance is ained from an intensive pro- ram of root plowing and re- SEE OUR eeding with Blue Panic grass, fee again two vital points are PURINA nvolved. The first is Briscoe's ontention that even in drouth ears sufficient moisture is re- CATTLE CHOW eived if every precious drop EXHIBIT E it can be utilized to its full For Feed Lot or Range measure of value. Not only does dry, hard-packed, almost bare See Us For Drouth Feeds asture fail to capture approxi- AT THE mately three-fourth of the rain- ill; it actually causes a torrent f runoff which takes with it CHECK-R-BOARD FEED STORE ns of irreplaceable topsoil. In root plowing to a depth of LeRoy W. Smith, Manager to 12 inches, the hard-pan SAN ANTONIO Your Purina Dealer broken and millions of tiny ams thrown up to drink in al COW LOOKS GOOD EVEN ON DKY EANGE 327 Riverside Driv* LE3-T27I ost all of the moisture that Briscoe lauds Santa Gertrudis Resistance. ies fall. CHOOSE BLUE PANIC type pf rcseeding program am terms in 1932-33. His family In LIVESTOCK SHOW The second point involves the when it is done. On the Ens- eludes wife, Janey, 6-year-ol coe ranch, after many experi- daughter, Janey, 3-year-o] ments, Blue Panic grass is the 3olph III, and 6-month-o] "hands-down" choice and seed- daughter, Cele. ing is done at the same time as $ WE HAVE the plowing. Dr. J. C. Mffler of Texa There are numerous "before and after" scenes on the ranch A. & M. college has been name to serve as convincers for the .957 president of the American BEEN BREEDING most skeptical. Approximately Society of Animal production. 32,000 acres have already been root plowed and resecded. As nearly normal ranching as con- FINE ditions will permit is being car- ried on with pear burning and FUN'N supplemental feeding on native SANTA GERTRUDIS pasture. "We not only don't feed on the Blue Panic pastures, but MAGIC SHOP the cattle are in better shape," CATTLE says Foreman Brown. 1,500,399 One spectacular comparison of "before and after" may be tricks & jokes SINCE 1936 seen on a prominent hill with a reseeded pasture sloping off NOW LOCATED AT down one side and a native pas- OVER'IOOCARS iire spreading into the valley 214 jelow the other. E. Commerce St. CONVINCING PROOF 'I told Les that if he could 2 blks. from the Alamo & grow grass on this gravel hill across the street from BOX 271 I'd believe any claim he may ever make for Blue Panic," Joske's John Martin ALICE, TEXAS |NGiTHI$iW!iK Briscoe smiled, waving his hand Open 10 A. M, to over an arc in which a solid 6:30 P. M. cover of grass stood two and OHSTHEfFRISCO one-half to three and one-half feet tall. Turning, he pointed down the • stockman spend ever a half opposite slope. It was unneces- mlGtenjabllor* | annually to get sary for him to comment. Here and there a straggling tuft of tfMMtftWful FRISCO honcWna that grass could be seen if a close «R*am "delivery In top condition*" enough inspection was made. The Santa Gertrudis herd, for which all this pasture farm- i stocltmen ofjexst are shipping ing activity ia taking place, has been bred up tinder Les Brown's _ jS^mufMA yyoKke to fpeeify" personal supervision. This is FRISCO because yon have teamed the first year for Briscoe ranch entries in the San Antonio Live- oatilAfflful.stock'.handling/gentle / stock show because the owner aD^liesershipping and switching, has "had my hands too full" try- plus precision-plannel schedules all Ing to adjust to the drouth. Nevertheless, Briscoe and help to produce top prices at Brown ascribe heartily to the destination. proposition that herd improve- WUUtt TO SAN ANTONIO ment has become an underlying from the Frisco for the great principle of sound business contribution th» Sao Antonio Beef... oil... manufactured item management and must be en- » Uwitock Exposition it ... no matter what the product, couraged and fostered at any < nkteg ttnmd improving cost. teteecft-trxl Americt'i SffiPITON THE'FRISCO.'Let OTHER OPERATIONS "Everything thai the name implies" yow FRISCO Traffic Representative Other and separate acreages under Briscoe ownership in- *how you bow you can benefit by volve sheep and goat opera- M* preplanned shipping from Fort tions, hut that is another story and Brown gives the positive BEEF * VEAL * PORK * SAUSAGE PACKERS Worth and Dallas to points beyond. impression that the "more sep- arate" they are kept the better he, as a cattleman from the old school, will like it. Never failing to impress the fact that Dolph Briscoe sr. set "QUALITY PRODUCTS" the pattern that he is following, young Briscoe is proud of the ranch's past and present and optimistic about its future. Any- CHAS. HORN. PRES. J. C. tWtr, District Maneger-Sain one interested in Santa Ger- MW Majestic Bklg. trudis cattle or Blue Panic grass San Antonio S, Tex. Is always welcome for a visit. P. O. BOX 4224, STA. A Phone: CApitol6-384J Dolph jr. is a director of the Quality Packing Co. Santa Gcrtrudis Breeders in- SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ternational, and n member of MOOMUSUftVmOt the Texas and Southwestern 1500 TAMNCO STREET CA7-1436 TElMISSfE . UlSSISSIf H. JUtAMA •* tOltlftA Cattle Raisers assn., of which his father was president two A. ream of CKa mpaons
Beef cattlemen of the state look forward annually to securing better bulls for their program, at the S.E. Fat Stock Show and Sale, Ocala
ANY handsome, well-fed beef cattle will pa- manager of Swift & Com- M rade in Ocala's huge livestock arena this pany in Ocala, began By LOUIS GILBREATH Farmers' Market bought exhibited in 1956, and about 150 were sold at week. And judges, buyers and visiting cattlemen property north of Ocala auction. Many boys and girls from all parts of the ABOVE: Louis Gilbreath. manager studying a project to pro- on U. S. 301 as a site for S. E. Fat Stock Show and Sale is attending the 17th Annual Southeastern Fat mote the county's beef cattle industry. This state have earned enough money at the Ocala Stock Show and Sale between March 4 and 9, the present location of the Southeastern Fat shows and sales to pay a large share of their col-- general manager. Camp Ranch. Inc „„ project became the Southeastern Fat Stock Show Stock Show and Sale. The first livestock arena will study and admire their well-formed bodies, and Sale, Inc., and was held in facilities owned by lege expenses. More effort of the Southeastern's t THE FIRST LOCATION of the Southeastern Fat Stock Show, 1941. was a healthy-looking hides and high-termed breeding was sold to Swift & Company. planning is spent on this phase of the show than tent. Similar facilities were used by the exposition for three years. the Central Florida State Farmers' Market. papers. If this Central Florida show ring of cham- - Through assistance of the City of Ocala, Mar- W. E. Ellis guided the organization until 1951, any other, from an educational standpoint. pions could speak, it might have much to say ion County, State Agricultural Marketing Bureau, when he gave up the presidency, but has continued Something new at the 1957 Fat Stock Show is RIGHT ABOVE: Original director. about these cha'mpions and the prize animals it the efforts of the Hon. Nathan Mayo and the as a director. In January of that year, Clarence a meat judging and identification contest. Consid- Clarence "Mank" Camp II. elec- has housed in the past. Many a "blue-blooded" "Mank" Camp, II, succeeded him, and is still in ered one of the most important educational ac- ted association president in 1951 Federal Government's WPA Project, the Central that office. He has been a director since the origin member of the beef cattle industry has been led Florida State Farmers' Market was built just tivities for the livestock industry, the contest will before its auction block, since construction of this north of Ocala. These facilities are now owned of the Southeastern Fat Stock Show and Sale, be featured the final day of the five-day event. modern livestock pavilion'in 1944. and operated by Swift & Company. and at various times has served as manager for The contest is sponsored by the Florida Power The Fat Stock Sho%v and Sale has earned many the cattle show. Mr. Camp heads several enter- Corporation of St. Petersburg. RIGHT: W. E. Ellis, director, as prises, one of which is Camp Ranch, Inc., oper- distinctions since its organization in 1940. It is Mrr.. Ellis was named first president of the new Of course, the Southeastern livestock pavilion first president of Southeastern, the only livestock show in the state that con- ated on the fabulously productive property known sees more than food animals. Many gospel sings organization. Throughout the 10 years he served as Payne's Prairie, near Gainesville. Also in 1951, served for 10 successive years. tinued operations throughout World War II. in office, he concentrated efforts on bringing rec- have been held in the arena, which seats 5,000 Breeders' association-sponsored sales, held here the author was employed as general manager of people. The Lions Club uses the grounds for an ognition to the beef industry in Florida and Mar- the organization. at the- invitation of the Fat Stock Show, draw ion County. In order to make the Southeastern's annual boat and automobile show. cattlemen from all over the state to buy new In the past few years, the Southeastern Fat Truly an Arena of Champions, the livestock first stock show a success, Mr. Ellis and Mr. Jolly Stock Show has taken on a new look. It has bulls to improve their herds. The Junior Show traveled to Alabama and Mississippi to purchase pavilion could tell many things about the award- SCHEDULE OF EVENTS held each fall for 4-H Clubs and Future Farmers opened its cattle show to the world and provided winners that have been housed beneath its roof. MONDAY, MARCH 4-9 a.m., Deadline for receiving a carload of feeder steers, backed by financing of classes for all breeds. Polled Shorthorn breeders of America, also draws buyers from all over Ocala banks and the Bank of Newberry. They But it would agree that tops can be seen at the and weighing; 9:15, sifting steers; 10, judg- Florida. have held their National Congress Show and Sale Southeastern Fat Stock Show and Sale, which is ing Aberdeen-Angus; 2 p.m., judging steers; Southeastern's arena was used for the Ail- placed these steers in the care of 4-H and FFA here and have enjoyed one of the highest sales members in the Ocala area. The animals were then doing a.grand job of showing off Florida's bur- 7 p.m., Aberdeen-Angus sale. Breed Bull Sale held in January by the Marion price averages obtained anywhere in the South. geoning beef industry. TUESDAY, MARCH 5-10 a.m., 4-H and FFA judging County Cattlemen's Association. This event drew entered in the first Fat Stock Show held in Feb- The National Brangus Show was held in Ocala contest; 10, judging Shorthorn cattle; 2 p.m., the largest number of cattlemen yet seen in ruary, 1941, under a tent on the grounds of the in conjunction with the Stock Show in 1956. The Brangus show; 7 p.m., junior awards pro- Ocala, and 106 bulls were sold for a total of State Farmers' Market. showing of this new and popular breed was one gram—Southeastern Judging Ring After three years, Ocala having assumed even ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Louis r-i!breath. manager of the §41,225. The grounds were transformed into a of the brightest spots in last year's program. Southeastern Fat Stock Show, is internationally known WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6-9 a.m.. Judging Hereford greater importance as a livestock center, plans cattle; 2 p.m., judging Santa Gertrudis cat- spectacular beauty spot for the State Flower as a beef cattle judge. Born in Texas, he attended Texas tle. were laid to move the Southeastern Show into -TV Junior Show held each fall was another inno- Show which was held there in the spring of 1955. permanent quarters. A 60x200-foot steel building A. & M. College and moved to Florida in 1950. He is THURSDAY, MARCH 7-10 a.m., Judging Brahman History of the Southeastern Fat Stock Show vation for 4-H and FFA groups. At this show, general manager of Camp Ranch, Inc. Mr. Gilbreath cattle; 6 p.m., Cattlemen's Barbecue—Stock was erected in 1943, but the show that year was both beef and dairy cattle are shown and judged. and Sale goes back to 1940, when W. E. Ellis, so large a tent was still needed to house some of has judged cattle in South America, Cuba, Dominican Show Grounds; 6:30, parade of champions; THE PRESENT BUILDINGS, north of Ocala on 301. known as Southeas- chairman of the Agricultural Committee of the the exhibits! Swine are shown by the junior exhibitors, and a Republic, West Indies—and among many in the States, 9, Cattlemen's Ball—City Auditorium tern Fat Stock Show and Sales. Inc. headquarters, were erected in 1944 Marion County Chamber of Commerce, and his sale of fat barrows is conducted. One of $he fast- State Fair, Tampa; Houston Fat Stock Show, Texas; FRIDAY, MARCH 8-10 a.m., Sale of fat steers; 5 p.m., The next year, officials decided the location est-growing departments among Southeastern's release all cattle. committee, working with Suggs Jolly, who wa~ was undesirable, so the Central Florida State Kentucky State Fair, Louisville; State Fair of Texas, youth activities is poultry. Some 250 birds were Dallas; San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Texas.
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Champion Brahman cow A 1956 Hereford cham- Angus cow above was GRAND CHAMP 1956 STEER of L. T. Langford. Plant City, shown at Ocala. shown in Ocala. in 1955. 1956 Ocala Shorthorn Santa Gertrudis champ pion cow. shown at Ocala National champ Brangus judged champion in 1956 shown by R. G. Heine Page S-AII Florida M3giizine-.3-3.57 cow at 1956 Ocala show. cow. 1956. Ocala show This big. intelligent-looking animal is a purebred Charollaise bull. Page 9-AII Florida M.i^jiine-3 3-57 6B Corpus Chrfrti Caller-TimeB, Sun., M«r. 10. 1957;Agriculture v MEETING Retired Cotton Land t GRAE Ranks Third SCHEDULED TODAY In Priority Grain men from all sections of the Coastal Bend To Get New Crops and Rio Grande Valley are expected to be in Corpus Municipalities, Christi Monday for a meeting sponsored jointly by Farmers who have placed land! town, has offered suggestions: Guar will probably give better Industry Get First the Producers Grain Corp. and the Houston Bank in the acreage reserve of the i about the type of crops farmers' results on very heavy black land for Cooperatives. Soil Bank are faced with the ne-| „, find suitable for acreage re.i Frankenhausep said. Crack at Lake Water Lloyd Neumann of Sinton, president of the Pro- cessity of deciding what type ofi ' i Q"'«* Deterioration j ducers Grain Corp., said the meeting will get under crop they will plant on the land! ser"e landSl ' .. i "Cowpeas are very good on Agriculture's claim to water 1 way at 10:30 o'clock on the Deck of the Plaza Hotel. removed'from cotton production. He said that a high residue- sandy, mixed, and loamy soils,' from the enlarged Lake Corpus It i.s probable (hat approximate- 'producing crop of sudan, redtop'Frankenhauser advised. "Tlie Christi for irrigation purposes will He will preside at the meeting. 1 rank third in priority behind mu- ' Bruno Schroeder of Austin, executive secretary ly 200,000 acres of land is going cano or sorghum /ay be planted Brabham, iron or clay peas do of the Texas Federation of Cooperatives, will be the into the acreage reserve program on f|,fi ialld ' j better on heavier blackland soils nicipalities and -industry, Dr. this year. , -error*: the seed heads begin' than the Chinese red variety. V. M. Karris fold the agriculture first speaker on the morning, program. committee of the Corpus Christi Add Organic Matter ! to mature this crop should be Fanners have added, a great J. Frank Triplett of Amarillo, general manager 1 Chamber of Commerce at the Since any crop or crops planted c,,t and disked and the stubbles amount of humus with the reseed- of Producers Grain Corp., is also scheduled to speak present committee's final meet~j on acreage reserve land may not ,.oolpd 011(t- Frankenhauser said.! '"3 varieties such as Chinese red on the morning program. : h ing Friday. j be grazed or harvested, farmers -j^e stubh|e should be loft on the ^ P'nntmg (hem in rows, letting p Bob Cooper, Extension Service specialist on co- are seeking a crop that will add,sur face during the letnaindcr of: '» e^P mature seed, and then Dr. Harris, along with Jim| op marketing and organization, will lead a discussion organic matter and fertility to the the summer to protect the soil:riis!c "ienl '"• Price and Col. E. B. Neiswanger, j 1 The cl n W1 tllen on co-op education. land while it is not in production [rom intense heat It is advis, ' P " volunteer-a] had been named to a sub-com- On the afternoon program, two speakers are of harveslahle crops. ablc to add nitrogen fertilizer atl second growth and by the latej mittee to obtain information rela- faU scheduled. They are John Ryan, vice president and Reuben Frankenhauser. SCS the time the land will t*? workedj months will add this amountj tive to the possibility of irriga- of rcsifil| |s work unit conservationist at Robs- jn the fall to aid in rotting the] e a °- Farmers 'who tion water for Coastal Bend farms secretary, Houston Bank for Cooperatives, and C. H. • organic matter and' to replace have ««d cowpeas find them being available when the new Mosely, director of the Dallas off ice of the Commod- A w^ nitrogen tied up in the decaying very easy to handle when plow- dam is completed. ity Credit Corporation. action of the crop There is no e u e pea vines The committee conferred with, Following these two talks, U. E. Ray of Sinton Ant-Rat ACP assistance in- carrying ou t—-deteriorat-- e~-"-» japidly.' both municiipal and water dis- •will conduct an open discussion on some of the prob- this method." It was pointed out that where trict officials. lems facing the grain industry. Best Legume Crops planting rates on cowpeas (non- First Claim Frankenhauser said that Since edible varieties), guar, and ses- JOINS SCS STAFF AT ALICE—John Roberts (left) It was told that municipalities Campaign bania are met and the fertilizer thi1.5s 1i0 s II'-no- I tL I IVth, e(,!> I tVtim. •_•» e MIVo. f ,7 th«,••**e yeart . *-T« "!t has been assigned to the San Diego-Agua Duke Soil will have first claim to water for clovers and winter peas to be requirement is met, the ACP wil av Conservation District as work unit conservationist at stored behind the dam, and in- planted, the best legume crops P approximately aO percent of Alice. He is shown with W. F. Botard, chairman of dustry will have second claim. Readied for the warm season are guar, cost of seed and fertilizer. Any water available for agricult- A the district's board of supervisors. «esbania. and cowpeas. ! minimum amount of 30 pounds ural irrigation must be te excess FARM NEWS Ten Nueces County cummuni- He said spsbania will make a: & available phosphate must be. of the water needed by municipal- ties will set up stations to handle; n)Tat amount of quick residue on! put out with the legume to qual-i ities and industry. that the new dam should impound lf for later, it was, for the purpose of rat and red ant hail in the forth-; irrigated land, and. with adequate! V payment. A miximum of| The new lake, it was stated, 40 SCS Staff Member illustration, explained that if 80 sufficient water to mainfain a coming countywide rodent and moisture, will produce more resi-j pounds of available phosphate, will have a capacity of 302,000 j 2 t n ds of itrog n surplus above municipal and in- red ant control program, officials due than any other summer le- a"^.} P° J , _" f ]!.. j feet were set as the dependable r u acres feet, which is just about dustrial needs until 1980. After of the program have announced, i gume on drv land. half • the total volume of water level, then when the lake is above that date, no water for irrigation ! that flows down the Nueces River Roberts Moved that level, water will be avail- purposes will be available in the *rr^r=rst:^?"cS.r;s ,rp,a c<,:« ..***. «• * ^ annually on an average. able for irrigation; when it is be- mKtas-ed March "530 and the edu-^in late March or earlMy April, it! to assist you in working out your .•»-•• y~V A/»* The committee was advised lake. low, then no water may be taken Last Friday's meeting of the staged ... , p .y Ai|jig Office i that farmers along the lake from proyjdeanpxcellentcover lertiuzerand]egume iantings : agriculture committee was the fi- sta-ted the soil. Although guar pro-| Frankenhouser said. "They rec- whom land was purchased to ac- from the lake for irrigation. ' a with nal one for the committee's mem- nn i duces seed commercial! ommend strongly the inoculation commodate the expanded lake -The agriculture committee at Mrs William Naumann of Rob*-: value, the'crop, when planted oni of all legume seed planted, wheth- will be able to purchase irriga- an earlier meeting had been bership during the past year. The committee, before disband- town 'Mrs Arthur Merritt Jr.,i acreage reserve land, must be; er under th?( government pro-. John Roberts, who has been ai project—which is ndw moving for- tion water, when it is available, asked to obtain information re- turned under when it is in bloom. I gram or not. member.of the Soil Conservation ward rapidly. A special survey at $6.50 an acre foot. The charge garding the availability of water ing, prepared a recommendation of West Oso and Mrs. Paul Wend- to be submitted to chamber of land of Violet are serving on the; Service staff at Kenedy for the crew is at work in the area. The to others has- not yet been set. for irrigation from the expanded 1 past three years, has been trans- lake; and R. F. Hartman, chair- commerce officials, revesting a public information committee: project is sponsored by the San full-time or part-time professional which mailed letters to county; ESTEBAN GARCIA ferred to Alice, where he will be Authorities will set up what is! man of the committee,, named a _ 'stationed as work unit conserva- Diego-San Fernando-Agua Dulce considered a dependable yield! sub-committee to confer with city agricultural worker be added to farm residents during the past se-j Creek Watershed Association, or- ; tionist for the San Diego-Agua fofor th*e lake, the committee was and water district officials. the permanent staff of the veral days. Farmers were reuest-j headed bv James A. Hill, Jr., of ed to complete a post card order! j Dulce Soil Conservation District. told. Although this is to be done The sub-committee was toldlganization. New PAZA President Roberts succeeds J. V. McDon- Alice; while the San Diego-Agua blank and return it to Nueces: County Rorirnt Control Officer. aid, Jr., as SCS work unit conser-j Dulce Soil Conservation District, W. E. Veselka. at -Robstown. i i*,vationist at Alice. j through its board of supervisors, Farmers were asked to indi-j Famous Zebu Breeder For Knur Years I will supervise work on the project. Roberts has been with the SoiljLivpd at Ingleside cafe the bait station nearestj Est(5bair Garcia, newly Conservation Service for the pastj Roberts grew up in Ingleside, "insinjc*- preside"1 of tlie Pan Amrrirfiri! foui- years. He spent a year with'where his father was employed tions. for handling the poisons Zebu Association, ix pronably one j the work unit assigned to thejat the Humble Oil Refinery. He will be included with the bait. The| of N'nrth America's hest known; Karnes County Soil Conservation j is a graduate of Southwest Texas District and located at Goliad, and [State Teachers College at San county advisory committee has'.^^,,,.,; of zebu cattle, 1 recommended the use offumarin.) was then transferred to the work Marcos, Gavda wjth hjs brother> E1JE:JO unit at Kenedy. j J. V. McDonald. Jr., whom an anticoagulant poison which can;^^ ^ ^ internationally be mixed with materials «iat| . In his duties at Kenedy, Rob- Roberts succeeds, has resigned to Garda Brothere Zebu cat erts got considerable experience take a position with the National rats usually feed on; and hepta- n . ... r,nchet; chior will be used in the red ant: ^ ,|*j»^ . in pilot watershed work. The Es-|Farm Life Insurance Co. He will j<; ]ocafed Encjno jn Brook condido Creek Watershed was [maintain headquarters in Alice. Control work. County, and it is here that somejt. McDonald played an important Bait stations in the Corpus among the first undertaken in of the top Zebu cattle in the part in gathering preliminary in- Christi area will include the Gulf Texas. It calls for the construc- United States can be seen. formation on the watershed pro- Tractor Co. on Highway 44, the tion of some 11 retarding dams in ject that has been launched in Corpus Christi Implement Co. on Only New'Zeba Blood the watershed for flood preven- Agn'es Street and the South Texas The Garcia Brothers were in- tion and soil conservation. Rob- the San Diego-San Fernando-Agua Tractor & Implement Co. on;s'trumental in 1946 in importing erts worked closely with SCS en- Dulce creek watershed. Ayers. (a number of Brazilian Zebu bulls gineers on this project. Both the Karnes County Soil ESTEBAJV GARCIA In his new assignment, he will Conservation District and the San At Robstown, bait may be ; The bulls arrived in this_ country. ...new PAZA president picked up at the county commis- j just before the Texas-Mexican bor- have occasion to cooperate with Diego-Agua Dulce Soil Conserva- sioner's office. Hill Hardware Co./ dcr was closed to cattle move- Eligio Garcia, Encino; Charles engineers assi^ to another tion District are in the area super- Robstown Hardware Co.,anid.mend t because of the outbreak of|p, , „ , . . T H][ watershed project—the San Diego- GlueA bart M T m area Wrigh\VriC1t implemenImplement <~u.Co., , Grovuiuvuium«e j footi amanid mi/uimoutnh uic,v<..diseas^e in Mexico. ,i-m-th ' rrtllBirorwiri"° ' "'' T " *™\ Agua Dulce - San Fernando Creek Hardware Co. at Agua Dulce williThey are said to represent the "<>rth. Collegepoit, J. W. Mar- serve the western section of the1 only now Zebu blood to enter the (tin, Jr., Fowlerton; Jess McNeel. • , county as a bait center. .United States in more than 20:San Antonio; J. S. Parker, En-| V QY*|f>f "\T Bait Stations years. Through management by dnal Six(een Directors were re-! * *** ^ J In Bishop, bait stations will be the Garcia Brothers, these bulls tajnod on thp board Thcy arc;TT -, 1 located at Hartgraves Hardware:have done much to change the frorn such widely scattered areas, l-| £i,|fl Co.. .McCormick Farm Equipment North American Zebu cattle >n-ja«; Texas. Louisiana, Illinois, Mex-J.JLC1W Farms in Store, White Tractor Co. and the'dustry. i ] Cnlombia. COi anr County Agricultural Agent R. E.'town yesterday. Included in the chaniVior of commerce office. ! ]\ \. rppnrlrd that Garcia Rr"- Among events brine planned (Bud) Nolan, in cooperation with tost were some 2.1 varieties and Other bait stations will include: tnp|-s today hold thp distinction of' for in.'i" hy the Pan American Zo- PLANTING TIME—Planters have been going at full speed in the Coastal Bend n several Nuoce.s County farmers, strains of grain sorghums, DriFrnll Lumber Co.. Driscoll; pi-oduring and srllin;: morp herd n!i Association are: A serins f during the past two weeks, as farmers take advantage of moisture conditions to Fanquetp Co-op Banqiirtc; Sch-'i-mi],; for MSP on purohrrd Zehn; stocker-feedrr salrc jn Snn An- will he operating th. r equivalen... t A forage test will be planted 1 a n this «ir!lirh F>N ,t Srnri Co.. Anns- nnd Rrnhni.i rnttle hrrds than tonio; partiripalion in HIP fall" si/rahle expcrimpnt station nn ,|le ,lnn Pmchaska qet. their seed in the ground. In the picture, J. W. Callaway, one of the area's n lhp p; HIP county huildins at Flour y oiher on? brrrder. Istorker-frorirr salr a! the Chi- ' variety trsts that are sche-;yrar, which will include some of FarRosl. farmers, is shown supervising a worker on a farm near Pelronila. It is an dulod for the county. i the npwer, as well as standard. Fluff: LaRose's Siorr at River- Thp Pnn American 7,rhu As- cago market: participation in estimated -that well over half of the grain sorghum acreage has been planted in side,. ajiri the community store of SfV.jStjftn will navp fm,r vice pres-jnumerous livestock shows, includ-i Nolan was scheduled to plant.j varieties of forage crops. the Leona-Schroerter area. idents this year, each represent-1 ing thp International Livestock | the grain sorghurn variety teuton The grass variety test pint is: the Coastal Bend. Cotton planting is under way on some farms also. Rat bait will be priced at 25;jng an American'rppublic in which Exposition at Chicago. 'ijac' k Willoughby'—---^u..,.s ,farm near Robs- planted on the'Studer farm nearj' cents a pound, with a four-pound j Zebu cat{]e are utiiized extensive- Robstown. e Grass Seed Delivery crder for an average farm r -j]y. The vice presidents are L. Four farmers will conduct tests commended. The red ant poison,Qt,:s Cox of cotuiia; Alberto Be- ithis year to determine the effec- VocAg Cotton Classing Date Is Extended cost 45 cents a pound^ and j g11jrjstain Sagua La Grande, Winrock Santa Gertrudis tiveness of systemic poisoning on one pound in 12*2 gallons of water Cuba; Luis Robledo, Bogota, Co- cotton. The tests, using thimet, Supervisors of the Dos Rios Soil will treat 25 hills for the initial lombia: and Guillermo Hubner, will be conducted by Joe Charba, Clinic Is Scheduled Conservation District have extend- application. Sufficient material Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico. George Britten, Cecil Hickman, ed the date tor the delivery of Wins at LSU Stock Show will continue on to Mercedes the for two or more treatments peri R G Marfj f Cotu]]a and Jerry Burkhardt. A cotton classing clinic for voca- V grass seed purchased from the hil»->l. shouli 1d1 tb e ordered3 3, AVth—e adviA J.T!- ~ J following day to attend t3ie Rio serve as secretary-treasurer. Winrock Farm of Morrilton, Farm, owned by Winthrop Rocke- The Nueces County Cotton Va- tional agriculture teachers of the district. They have asked all co- sory committee has announced. |, j)j tors Grande Valley Livestock Show.
SHOP MONDAY Q AM ,„ 730 ?« $247 Average THRU FRIDAY il • J Thirty-five head sold for total of $8660 at the annual Sa: SATURDAY It's GUARANTEED! Antonio sale of the Texas Polle Hereford assn, on the coliseum grounds Wednesday afternoon Just arrived! NEW Top price was $500, paid b> Dulick stock farms, Morgan Come Casual! • for the sale champion bui: Spring short-sleeve Bonny B Mischief 60, calve Park at the Nov. 5, 1955, and consigned bj E. E. Volgt, San Antonio. Front Door $400 FOR FEMALE Sport Shirts G. B. Coleman, Houston, i lop female price of $400 fo RRW Dulcie Mischief 126 All guaranteed washable. Many with two pockets. Choost calved March 11,19515, consignei •from a colorful selection of chambrayj, polished cottons, by R. n. Woodward, Sabinal. cotton and colaperm blench. In solid colors, stripes and Bull buyers and prices paii prints. for individual animals were Dulick slock farms, Morgan $500: Wlllarcl Allen, Santa Anna, 5320; A. C. Calmbach Wetmore, $395; Frank Sllvey Dcvine, $395; N. M. Barnelt and Melvln. S325; James E. Vader Brackel tvillc, S265; R o b n r Mcischner, Y o r k t o w n, $280 Royce Salmon, Stockdale, $215 Texas A. & M. college, $355 jus Krausn, New Braunfels S340; Jodie Goodwin, Stockdale 5175. Jerry Howard, Devine, 5245 Irvin Lloyd, College Station FEMALE CHAMP— Ii A. Nor dan, champion female of the Santa Gertrudis 5275; R. L. Barnes, Cheapside breeding cat.tle show at exposition, Nor- 5210; Donald Jordan, Millett San Antonio, and Herdsman Albert 5150, $150; Chester Krause, New Dress Shirts Blankenship (C) pose with Gata 265, dan's bull, Duke 20, also won honors. Braunfels, $200; See-Bar Cattle co., San Antonio, $150, $200 "Superforf 1170; Theo Rogers, Bigfoot S19s; H. B. Anderson, San An- Wings famous Airplane cloth collar that is Plain or French cuffs and collars are mads Eagle Pass onio, S270; R. E. Meadows, of airplane cloth and has Wings famous p guaranteed to outlast the shirt. White in entress, 5155; Walter Kosub, plain or French -cuffs. guarantee. LaVernia, $150. . Farm Repeats 127,137,683 BUYERS OF FEMALES The grand champion female Here are results of Wednes- Buyers of females were: IQ95 day night's rodeo competition /Vindsweep farms, Thomastown, of the milking Shorthorn judg- at the San Antonio Livestock Ga., $375; G. B. Coleman, Hous> 3 ing at the San Antonio Live- Gallons of Beer stock exposition was Queen Au- exposition: on, $400; Jerry Howard, De- The Texas liquor control board Bareback bronc riding: Bill Law- /ine, $295; Willard Allen, Santa gusta exhibited by the Weyrich rence, TWissnnla, Mont., and Don Wil- farms, Eagle Pas's. Thursday reported Texans con- son, IJoulrlPi-, Colo., tier! for first: Anna, $250; Irvin Lloyd, College Tatcr. £>eckpr, Clayton, Okla.; Dude llation, $200; J. A. Kritscher, The grand champion winner sumed 127,137,683 gallons of 3milh, Burkburnetl. Cowboy (Fii-sl. Kn-rounr| \VJIMIPIS: Boh Cnl- zander, $155; A. C. Calmbach, was also senior champion fe- beer during 1956. i.son Hyattvillc, Wyo.; L.-nvrrnre: Vetrnore, S175, $200; Arledge NEW Spring Weight male. A board spokesman said that Ir;i Ak"rs. San Antonio, and Wilson anch, Seymour, $160; H. C. I for Ililrcl.) iV'i"""' ,""•" Junior champion female was averages out to 1G.4S gallons hor.'ir f\: Riiinnr-r w..'A k r i d g e, Troy. S200; Kred J. C. Jiianifa. shown by James Kfuirr. Virlorin. ancl Hnrnnv nlnc l III, Uvalcle, $165. Hats for each person in the state. nli y MilKli: If.iyal Klne " Ross, Bij: Fool. 1 1 nrl rifltlrn hy Dalf HAGGAR He said 8.297,957 Rallnns of.'^ , ,",; Walter Britten was auction- Earlier, Woyrirb farms won r -ni-: Sli<-ri,.r riunway. eer. the grand champion hull banner di.stillcd spirits, . ).201,TO gal-j,,»-iK.i . Riinlin. Bnnte, and $]_98 1 1 with Weyrich Chess, who was Ions of wine and 432.150 of: '"^', •HT lirilHan. Tafl. also the '.junior champion bull. mall: liquors were consumed in.i:i.i' ,«lirnvl: R>'S Hcrk. Slacks the stale during 1356. ali'l-a. lli.1: li' c KppriTon. Chcro- Senior champion bull was Crest •,•. 17.11. Iowa Bull 1 View Jan 3f)lh, exhibited by Tim board Ji.sls (i210 hard C.-iK Ki-ramhlf: Ki'imil V>-llrr. NV\v •.-iniiri'ln: Wayni' Liilic-r. Klm-rsvillr: Boys Western You can't beat HASGAR C. L. Huddleslon & Son, Alba. liquor permits and 28.326 beer iEi'1' Willni.-in. KiliKshitry; Plilllin permits issued during the year. ix. Klin Alilonici: .lann's Clamor, slacks for beauty and com- i Vrnin: .lark rirls. I'lin-i'svlllp: Cops Honors In I.iirn.'Unnll Jr.. Marlnn: WHlry fi. fort! They hold their shape ir.4rll. San ATilniilo: Wrr^ltin fl^oiTC. W. L. Consort VJf, owned Shirts . . . resist spots and wrinkles. Jersey Bull Mtc.n-illr\ anil V i r L o r Willnian. Sheep Awards by W. C. Anderson and son, Sizes: 2 to 1C In latest spring shades. s7ili||p'lir"iir riililiE: Marly WnoH. •oivnt'sH. C:anaila: .Hnb RnlihiKon. West. Liberty, In., won the $Q95 Champ Chosen For Oldahomans 'fil'ppi-' li'i-PKll'liiB: Willard Ombs. grand champion hull honors in • Rayon Flannels CliPi-nliili. Olila.. niirt C. r. AValson. I lie Shorthorn breeding cal.tle I.M.-O Okla.. lifil for firm. 7..'!: Rill In lolids and paHflrni Grand champion Jersey bull Henry Mrmhle & Sons", Enid, Mmlpnnntl. Walla Walla. Wnph.. H.fP: .judging ;il Ihe San Antonio at. Ihe Han Antonio Livestock Okla., wrapped up mosl. top Torlil Whallpy. llucn. Ohla.. lfi.2. Livestock exposition. Boys' "Right Fittin'" exposition is Chief's Son of Wild bull ritlinc: D.-IITPH r.llfillinil. Thr rranrl champion also ivon tlir • Gabardines awards Kc'nl Fil Etta, entered by Hearthstone Shropshire sherp .iiininr rliiiinpion awaj-,1. Just wash «nd WHAT Ihe San Anlonio Klifrman fliainpkui honor* wni In farm, Mykranlz brothers, M. L judging HoilMon. tlPll for ! no third. . Virilr. pltnwn by MaLhrrs Tex-n-Jeans Baird and Chester Folck anc Lixesotck exposition, taking; the hrnthrrs, Mason Cily. III. Thn nnl- •hampion and reserve champion RKGISTRATION DOWN mmf-iras'aiso'7enio~r "champion'buli'o'l Huskies 8 O 98 Sizes 28 thru 42 sons, all of Springfield, 0. ewe awards The animal was also scnioi HOUSTON. Fob. U.. -I/P)—"'"-'••"Rpnrrvn ::i-nlur phamnion hull Tva.s Waist sizes 24 lo 36
T e ertS L E S{hE?^ £S| " ^ °"" ' iS±LT bVin^Sd in agents of the Valley attended atrent and L E Brandes countv Mack Taplan - Ed Raymond.!and girls' 4-"H records i a training school on 4-H record lege. ' | ' agent. , , iV11KMissj Wilsford,,ililoru,, aalt heerr meenmeetingg ! P^P^f™ at Edinburg, and IS San Patricio County: Louis Thirteen Santa Gertrudis heif-j Ronnie Nix-Dick Shelton and {with agents and leaders of the leaders were on hand for a similar Owen, Simon; Mrs. R. E. lijakin, ers, representing some of the top j Son. Coasta''l ~Bend ', stresse" d" tha" "t stan- school at Kingsville. Attending the Sinton; Mrs. Floyd Culbertson, dard 4-H reports should include Kingsville meeting were persons Gregory Club; and D. P. Pawlik, herds in South Texas, will be'of-J Leon Nix-Worth Wright Ranch from Brooks. Jim Hogg and Kie- *"-feiredJ :i-n "thi" s year's sale'- . Kingsville. activities and projexts, exhibits, county agent, and Leota White, project demonstrations, • judging berg Counties, while the Valley HD agent. Cooperative Project Bill Graddick — Chester Brit- meeting was attended by persons ten, Taft. and showmanship, and 4-H leader- Duval: H. B. Haegelin, county The Santa Gertrudis heifer pro- from Willacy, Hidalgo, Starr and agent. - gram in Kieberg County is a co- JackjBurchers Dave Odem, Hidalgo Counties. operative project in which 4-H Sinton; Autopsy Ordered Miss Wilsford concluded her se- and FFA boys and Santa Ger- Jimmy Lukor —-Dave Odem. j ries of training meetings in' Dis- 5 Extension Service trudis breeders cooperate. i Tommy West—John Dinn, Bru- In Worker's Death trict 12 'by holding a meeting in A breeder, wishing to participate ni. Uvalde Friday for approximately Agents To Go to Clinic Buddy Schonefeld—Payne Bris- HOUSTON, April 6 (AP)—An n the program, makes available a! autoosy was ordered today in the 30 leaders of Medina,. LaSalle, Five Extension Service agents PLANTING SESAME— Field plantings of Renner No. 15 sesame were made Fri- heifer which is assigned by lot to coe, Dilley. . - • Frio, Zavala, Uvalde, Maverick At.the 1355 heifer sale, 24 head death of a 25-year-old chemical of District 12 are to altered a live- day on the Weber Pool farm in San Patricio County and the P. C. Callaway a dub boy. The club boy, under plant laborer. and Dimmit counties. stock market study clinic -today supervision of * his agricultural were offered. They brought an av- Attend Schools farm in Nueces County. In the group above on the Pool farm are (left to right) erage price of |753 a head. The The body of Morris Lowery was through Thursday in Fort Worth. agent or vocational agriculture found last night between two tanks Miss Beulah Blackweli, District Swift 6 Co. officials will conduct Charles True, Alice; Weber Pool; Dr. Earl Collister and Charlie Julian of 'the :eacher, feeds the heifer, grooms top price in the safe was §1,525, 12 home demonstration agent, and . Southwest Research Foundation's Renner Station; and (on the tractor) Robert paid to Dick Shelton and Son by at the Index Chemical Co. the clinic in cooperation with the her, and exhibits her at the time T, B. Pludsort/ plant superinten- Joe H. Rothe, district county ag- Texas A&M Extension SerVice. Tice. -.'-.-•' . , ' • of the sale. Winthrop Rockefeller. Top in the ricultural agent situated at'Wes- boy's division was §1,425, paid to dent, said Lowery may have in- Attending will be R. E. (Bud) Money receiyed for a heifer 'at haled a- poisonous gas, methyl laco, attended the training Nolan, Nueces, Dan Pawlik, San the sale is divided equally be- Charles Marchall by Robert J. schools. Kieberg, Jr. mercoptan H-W sulphite. Patricio, and Kenneth E. Jack- tween the breeder and the boy af- Leaders and agents at each of son, Hidalgo, county agricultural Field Plantings of Renner ter the initial market value of the the schools presented a number agents; and Buford W. Dobie, Jim heifer and feed costs are deduct- of questions concerning procedure Wells, "and Nad Granger, Hidalgo, ed. , in filling out record books. [assistan!---••-*--'t• count 5 agricultural Widespread Attention Attending the 'Coastal Bend.agents. esame The program' has attracted meeting at Alice were the fol-' — '. widespread attention. lofting persons: ] . . Field plantings of Renner No. tier.-, and Charles True of Alice, Charlie True, who Boys who will place heifers in Nueces County: Mrs. Joe KoJJuilior Livestock supervises curek, St. John's 4-H Club of Robs-' 15, a variety of sesame developed supervised the plantings. the Taft Station, said that some Wednesday's sale, are: Committees To Meet at the Southwest Research Insti- Ten acres of sesame were Gay Cumberland, with a heifer town; Mrs. R. E. Menn,' Bishop 450 strains o£ sesame have been from the J. I. Hailey Ranch, Club; Mrs. Johnny Wilson, Cardi- tute's Renner Station, were made planted' on the Weber Pool planted on the Station this year. Committees of the Nueces Coun- fann in the West Sinton Commu George West. nal 4-H Club; Mrs.. Emil Guettler, ty Junior Livestock Association on two Janus in the Coastal Bend nity of San Patricio County; and Robstown Club; Mrs. Lee Herr- will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Friday. , , • an eight-acre plot was planted on mann, Banquete Club; R. E. Robstpwn to set dates for the 1958 Dr. Earl CcIIister and Charlie the P. C. Callawdy larra in Nue- AT ROBSTOWN Menn, Bishop Club; Neil W. show, Chairman Lynn Dugger-nas 'Julian, both of the Renner Sta- ces County. • Wrighjt, Agua Dulce Club; and announced. The.meeting will--be Mrs. Nellie Nichols and A, H. The field tests will be in addi- held at the county sho\ybam -T % tior> to those on the Station near Karcher, Jr., associate county Ex- The countywide-show is Wld Population Increasing ,Taft, and will be used to contri- Sewing Machine Clinic tension agents; Warren B. Woods, each January. _, . bute to.an increase of the seed Reuters supp]y LONDON. April 6 — Israel's! Sesame is a crop that shows Held for HD Leaders population increased by 83,000 last I some promise-in this area as a year to a total of 1,872,000, ac-jcompanion crop to cotton. In tests Uses of standard attachments stration clothing leaders ^ridav and cording to the government bureau i last year on the Station near newly-designed zigzag attach- in T>nh<.tnum - of. statistics quoted last night by;Taft, Renner No. 15 yielded 43ljmen{s f°r sewing machines were J"JO"luwn- IN HEIFER SALE — Gay Cumberland, Kleberg" £srael radio. ipounds an acre. [demonstrated at a sewing clinic. Miss Lori~~s J~.' Welhausen•—•",'
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