The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 5, 1972 Page: 2 of 10
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The first medical school In the
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delphia in 1765.
Damascus, capital of Syria, has
been inhabited continuously sirtce
2,000 B.C.
Chemicals, Used Right,
Good Weed Controllers
2—THE MINEOLA MONITOR, Mineola, Texas April 5, 1972. J^xaS
vested, they are replaced by a
new growth of young trees.
It is interesting to note, Wood
stated, that at current levels,
less than two-tenth,s of one per
.cent of the total private forest
land in East Texas is clear-cut
annually. The acreage involved
is less than the area planted to
onions in Texas.
Even age management has sc-
ientific support and is particular-
ly applicable to larger forest
land ownerships, he concluded.
by Johnny Cates,
Wood County Agricultural Agent
Mahy changes have occurred
in agriculture in the past few
years. One of the most signifi-
cant has been chemical weed
control.
Weeds rob the farmer and the
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Milton and.Florence (Mr. and
Mrs. L. M.) Gore ha v e been
named Conservation Farmers for
the month of April in Wood
County, says N. A. Bryson of the
local Soil Conservation Service
office.
balanced pasture program.
He has a planting of Coast-
cross bermuda that is doing well
at the beginning of its second
year. This is a fast - growing,
wide-bladed bermudagrass that
is in its trial period in this
area..
In order to extend the grazing
period for his cattle he is trying
Ermelo lovegrass. This is an im-
proved lovegrass that can be used
at times of stress oh pastures.
It alsp cures well, and can be
used as dry forage during De-
cember and January.
Gore has been a supporter for
the Annual Hay Show in Mineola.
He exhibits top quality hay, and
has also purchased hay to sup-
port the activity.
“The Wood Soil and Water
Conservation District and person-
nel of the Soil Conservation Ser-
vice take pride in saying Thanks’
to the Gores for a job well done,”
says Wood SWCD director Carll.
SHARPS 45 Years In Mineola
Grew, pirector of the Texas Re-
search' League; and Dr. Charles
W. Jarvis. .
Six new directors were elected
to serve ron the TSCRA board
of directors. These include W. R.
(Bob) Watt Jr. of Fort Worth,
Donald D. Quncan of Burnet,
Preston Stofer of Port Lavaca,
Ed Harrell of Claude, Doyle Mc-
Adams of Huntsville, and A.M.G.
(Swede) Swenson of Stamford.
' The board of directors also
elected W. R. Watt Sr. as q n
honorary vice president of. the
TSCRA.
President Donnell announced
that the 1973 TSCRA convention
will be held in San Antonio on
March 18-21.
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Gores Named For First
‘Conservation’ Award
lars each year. I see varyme
degrees of acceptance to herbi-
cides in our county. A few are
afraid of using them but mainly
it is a lack of equipment and the
knowledge of what and how to
use chemical weed control.
Shredding weeds works fine —
but this is only a temporary
. measure and has to be done sev-
eral times a year. Using herbi:
cides won’t eliminate shredding
altogether, but you will shred to
equalize the grass in vour pas
ture. Whether weeds are tall or
cut off, they are still taking up
valuable water, fertilizer, and
space. Chemical weed control Is
almost a must in newly-s£rigged
coastal bermuda.
We need more spraying equip
ment Every rancher needs r
PTO pump and sprayer for his
cattle. With some adjustments Ir
can build a pasture spray rig.
We have information in the of
flee? on spray equipment and on
chemical use. Whether you want
to spray pastures, lawns or crops
there are chemicals available.
Now is a good time to spray
pastures while the weeds are
small. Sour dock (red sorrel) |nd
bitter weeds can be controller
much better while they are
young. Be sure to use a spreader
sticker (surfactant) or soap with
most contact herbicides. A quart
of 2,4-D per acre at this time is
usually adequate.
Read and follow the instruc-
tions before using chemicals. Do
not use 2,4-D on bahia until it is
in the third year or has made
a good stand of established grass.
Do not use on crimson clover,
though you can use up to three-
feurths quart per acre on white
clover.
If you have any questions, call
us or drop by. Chemicals are
just like fire — when they are
used RIGHT, there’s nothing like
it; used wrong, they can cause
problems.
Decide the size you want, maybe
add a Beautyrest foundation
Jim'Carll, a director of the
Wood Soil and Water Conserva-
tion District, announced the sel-
ection of the Gores..th is week,
as the beginning of an effort to
recognize good conservation work
being done in the district which
encompasses the county.
The Gores, who live in the
Golden community on the north
shore of Lake Holbrook, have
been active for many years i n
the field of conservation and im-
proved farming practices, in ad-
dition to other work for their
community.
They have completed a s o i I
and water conservation plan on
their 349 acres which includes
Coastal and Common bermuda-
grass, Kleingrass 75. Coastcross
bermudagrass, and Ermelo Love-
grass. All of their pastures have
been over-seeded to Crimson or
Arrowleaf Clover.
Proper use of all grasses is
practiced. Pastures go through
the winter months with enough
protective cover to start growing
early in the spring and to pre-
vent soil erosion (see photo).
Gore has helped many of his
neighbors get started with their
grass programs by giving -them
roots and helping to get them
planted correctly. He was one of
the first to plant coastal bermu-
dagrass in this area. In 1955 he
planted a trial planting of Klein-
grass 75 on land now covered by
Lake Holbrook. This- was a new
grass at that time and showed
promise of working well in a
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Dee Jarman Has
Biggest Bass In
March’s Contest
Complete Pharmacy in Mineola
has reported that Dee Jarman of
Route 2, Mineola, was winner of
the Bass Fishing Contest sponsor-
I ed by the Mineola drug store for
March.
Jarman had a catch of 7
pounds, 14 ounces, to take first
place in the March contest.
Second place went to Walter
H.nson, who had a 6 pound, 14
ounce catch. Other entries in last
month’s Contest ranged from
Mrs. Underwood’s 6 pound, 11
ounce, bass, down to a 3 pound,
Vi ounce entry caught by Bob
Shields.
Another contest, for the month
of April, is now under way.
According to pharmacist—own-
er Bill Kennedy, the
officially entered bass caught in
April will earn a cash prize of
$5 for the lucky person who
catches It (and that was the
prize which Dee Jarman won for
March).
The catch should be taken by
Lewis Grocery & Market fbr
weighing; James (or Henrietta)
Lewis should validate the catch
by recording the fisherman’s
name, address, phone number,
date, and weight of the fish on
a slip of paper. The slip is taken
to Complete Pharmacy to deposit
as an entry in the April contest.
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William C. Donnell of Marath- in Washington D. C.; James Me-
on was elected president of one’
of the world’s largest regional
cattie organizations when the
I Texas anq Southwestern Cattle
Raisers Association held its 95th
annual convention in Houston
March 13-15. The West Texas
I Rancher succeeds Frank H. Le-
wis of Bay City, who has been
president of the TSCRA for the
past two years.
With more than 900 cattlemen
and their wives from s i x states
and Mexico attending the conven-
tion, Lewis called it one of the
I most successful in the 95 y e a r
i history of the organization. Hil-
mer G. Moore of Richmond was
elected first vice president of the
TSCRA, while J. A Whittenburg
[ III of Amarillo was chosen as
the second vice president. Don
C. King of Fort Worth was re-
appointed Secretary - General
Manager and will begin his sixth
^year in that position-
Amid some of the best cattle
prices in 20 years, the cattlemen
gathered in Houston to hear the
United States Secretary of Agri-
culture, Earl L Butz, voice hi»
approval of the good cattle mar-
ket and his willingness to work
for the livestock industry.
The agriculture secretary spoke
out strongly against the imposi-
tion of price controls on any
food product and he promised .the
cattlemen to work for t h e m in
insuring a continuing fair price
for beef. He emphasized there
must be a profit in agriculture
and consumers will have to pay
for this profit, if they expect
production of food and fiber to
continue as abundantly as now.
He said the increase of aboutj ture crop, When stands are har-
J per cent in imports (80 million
pounds of beef) in 1972 as negli-
gible in effects on cattle and
beef prices. Butz assured the
cattlemen he has no intention of
letting import gates down.
Other notable speakers who
addressed the TSCRA convention
during the three-day meeting in-
cluded U. S. Senator John Tower
of Texas; Governor Preston
Smith; Robert S. Overton, assis-
tant director of the U.S.DA Crop
and Livestock Reporting Service
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‘Clear-Cutting’
Validity Upheld
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During the year 1971, an esti-
mated 18,000 acres of private
forest land in East Texas was
clearcut under an even age sys-
tem of management, John R.
Wood, head, Forest Manage -
ment Department, Texas Forest
Service reported today.
While clear-cutting has receiv-
ed a bad name by a few indi-
viduals, primarily due to its
visual impact, Wood said, it is
a system of growing, harvesting
and reproducing, timber in stands
of trees of essentially the. same
age. Those who practice this
form of management, he contin*
ued, reforest areas that are har-
vested. It is similar to the remo-
val and planting of an agricul -
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Peacock, Dan. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 5, 1972, newspaper, April 5, 1972; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1212327/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.