The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1984 Page: 4 of 12
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Page 4 HARPER HERALD Friday, Apr. 27,1984
Drought Continued from page 2
committee discussed how these figures
would change if no rain occurred in the
next 30 days.
Average wheat production in the
county was estimated at 20 bushels, and
at this time it’s considered to be around
. six bushels.
,^9htetiburg considered peaches to still
' be in good shape, though the drought
may affect them some.
Menries said, “The peach crop will be
a good money crop to have this year.
Peachy will bring a good price.”
s Usually^,000 acres of hay are grown
«^; mythe county, however it’s estimated that
v^dhly 3,000 acres have been planted thus
far.
With 33,982 acres of unproved
pastures normally producing 3,000
^ -^pounds of forage, this has now been
^^g^ced to 150 pounds.
Normal yield averages for oats are 32
bushels per acre; this has now been
estimated at two bushels per acre.
Usually 5400 acres of grain sorghum
and com are planted, but this year only
1.000 acres have been utilized.
Ohlenburg stated that if it would rain
soon sorghum could still be planted, but
the time for planting com is past.
Normally 2,000 acres of barley are
grown, but board members reported
that no barley was planted in the county
that they knew of this year.
There are 559,718 acres of rangeland in
the county which usually yields around
2.000 pounds of forage, but the drought
has reduced it to about 500 pounds of
forage.
Ohlenburg felt that ranchers were
slowly starting to prematurely reduce
their herds.
1983 records show that there are 57,000
cattle, 70,000 sheep, 31,000 goats, 13,500
hogs and 100,000 turkeys in Gillespie
County.
CEB members estimated that about 12
percent of cattle were being sold now as a
result of the drought, with an expected
increase of 15 percent by the end of May.
Board members felt that hogs, broilers,
layers and turkeys would not be affected
as much as the cattle industry. Sheep
and goat sales had increased, but they
would survive the drought better than
cattle would.
“What is a disaster at this time will get
worse as time goes by, if we don’t get any
rain,” said Loomis.
Loomis stated that the county judge
had to approve the USDA Natural
Disaster Damage Assessment Report,
and then it and a set of CEB minutes
would be sent to Governor White to
declare Gillespie County a disaster area.
It would then also be forwarded to the
USDA to be approved by the secretary of
agriculture before any financial relief
could be provided for qualifying ranchers
and farmers.
This process would take about 30 days.
“Our county does not have a lot of
benefits available for disasters,” stated
Loomis. The one available program is a
low cost com program which would give a
discount on com to ranchers that meet
qualification requirements. For more
information contact the ASC office at
997-3453.
Loomis stated, “There is still a chance
it could rain and we could have a good
year. If that happens my three-member
committee will act on applications
submitted by individuals for aid.
County Commissioners left the CEB
meeting and returned to the county
courthouse where Herber resided as
county judge pro-tem, while Judge Mark
Wieser is out of the county.
Commissioner McMahon made the
motion to accept the USDA Natural
Disaster Damage Assessment Report and
forward it to Governor White. Kusenber-
ger seconded the motion.
County commissioners also plan to
bring tiie matter to Representative
Gerald Geistweidt’s attention.
Donations
Heeded for July 4th
Do you remember last July 4? Do you
remember the excitement and enjoyment
you, and especially the children, received
from the fireworks display? Do you
remember hoping that this would be
another tradition for Fredericksburg?
Well, it is! But we need your help to
make it possible. Donation o zccJod
from individuals as well as organizations.
Every little dollar will help and won’t you
feel good July 4 night knowing you
helped make the fireworks possible?
Won’t you spread the word to everyone
that their donation is needed?
Contributions can be mde at any finan-
cial institution or dropped by Century 21
Sunset Realtors, Fredericksburg Post
or mailed to me.
DO IT TODAY! Fireworks need to be
ordered by April 30.
Karen Oestreich
204 W. Orchard
Fredericksburg
BRUCE CURRY
* EXPERIENCE
Former Assistant Attorney General,
State of Texas, Enforcement
Division
Judge, Municipal Court
Kerrville, Tx. 1977-84
Justice of Peace, Precinct No. 1
Kerr County, 1983-84
"TRAINING
University of Texas at Austin, B.A.
University of Texas School of Law, J.D.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Municipal Courts Association
Texas Justice of Peace Association
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
216th Judicial District
Gillespie, Bandera, Kerr and Kendall Counties
Republican Primary — May 5
Pol. sdv. paid fay CommlttM to EUct Bruco Curry, Jamas A vary, Traaaurar, P.O. Box 328, Kanvilla, TX 78028
"DEPENDABLE
Prosecuting Attorney since 1972
Past President, Kerr County
Bar Association
Civic Involvement — Little League
Board Vice President; Youth Soccer
Program; Director, Kerrville
Rotary Club.
Elderly targets for Scam
According to research con- own homes and the age of
ducted by the U.S. Senate the dwellings is especially at-
Spedal Committee on Aging, tractive to phony repairmen,
home repair and improve^ notes a specialist,
ment frauds were the jnost Senior citizens — or people
frequent type of fraudstom- of *8® — can avoid being
mitted against the ejderly. taken in by home improve-
Nationwide, 71 percent of
the elderly own their own
homes. The majority of these
homes were built before
1940. This combination of
ment scams,
a Texas
A&M University home
economist. Before agreeing;
to home repairs, call or write
the Better Business Bureau
. for information about un-
the number of elderly who known fimna or individuals.
You can ask the salesperson
for the names of local custo-
mers and then call them to
find out about their exper-
ience with the company. You
can check with the police,
mayor’s office or Chamber of
Commerce if any of those
agencies in your community
require door-to-door sales-
people to register.
Mpst importantly, never
sign a contract until you read
and understand it.
Fairness and Justice
for ALL
Shelby
Sharpe:
“I believe the Texas
Supreme Court be-
longs to all Texans,
not just the mil-
lionaire lawyers who
have given more
than half a million
dollars to my
opponent.”
Get the big-bucks judge, C. L. Ray, off the court
VOTE FOR SHELBY SHARPE,
Place 2, Texas Supreme Court,
in the Democratic Primary, May 5
Paid for Shelby Sharpe Committee, Kleber C. Miller, Treasurer
220 First City Bank Tower, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-3191
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Smith, Bruce. The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1984, newspaper, April 27, 1984; Harper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1035343/m1/4/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Harper Library.