Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2010 Page: 12 of 18
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Page 2B Thursday, November 18, 2010
The Comanche Chief
Pecan Show. If you have any Tree seedlings
www.thecomanchechief.com
condition
At Whit’s End
B\ County Extension Agent
Wiiii H. Wr.i ms
CROP
REPORT
Time to Enter the Pecan Show
The Comanche County
Pecan Committee invites all
Comanche and Brown County
Pecan producers, as well as any
area homeowners with pecan
trees, to enter and participate
in the 2010 Comanche County
Pecan Show. It will take place
on Friday, December 3rd at
8:30 am. at the Comanche
Community Center, with
judging beginning as soon as
we complete the processing of
pecans
Entries will be accepted
from pecan growers in either
Comanche or Brown Counties,
but the pecans must have been
grown during this year, and
by the person entering. Pecan
entries need to be dropped
otT at the Comanche County
Extension Office by 5 00 p.m.
on December 2nd, or at the
Comanche Community Center
between 7:45 and 8:30 a.m. on
Friday, December 3rd, so that
we can begin processing the
pecan entries.
A pecan entry must have
a minimum of 45 nuts and be
labeled with a variety name,
exhibitor name, address, and
phone number. Growers are
limited to one entry of each
variety, but there is no limit on
numbers of entries of seedling
or native pecans
Pecan entries will be
processed starting at 8:30 a.m..
and judging will take place
as soon as we are finished
processing on December 3rd
at the Comanche Community
Center. Pecan exhibitors and
all others interested are invited
and encouraged to help with
this very important part of the
It's Show Season
and we have all your show needs!
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ROW CARRYING:
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Jacoby Showeoat Developer
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Coastal - Alfalfa
Livestock - Health Products,
Medicines, Vaccines & Wormers
All types of Feeds
Cattle, Horse, Sheep •> Coat S> Deer Corn
will be
questions, please contact Whit grown at the Texas Forest
at 325-356-2539. Service, West Texas Nursery
Here are some tips for and they have began taking
selecting the best pecans for orders for the trees that will
show: arrive in 2011. This year
Make selections from there is a limited supply of
young trees because they trees available so it is very
usually produce heavier important that you get your Rain slowed
and bigger nuts than older orders in early. The purpose cotton harvest ______
trees. Pick nuts from trees of the West Texas Nursery is Panhandle, South Plains and wefe stm looking for hay
with a light pecan crop to to provide locally adapted. Rolling Plains, but in most tQ RyCgrass, wheat and
ensure an above average affordable trees and shrubs cases there wasn't enough other cool-season forages had
kernel percentage. Harvest to conserve and enhance the rain to adversely affect ^ growth. Some wheat
immediately following nut environment, not to provide yields, according to Texas ^ oats p|antjng continued,
drop to prevent pecan kernels landscaping materials for AgriLife Extension Service pcraj b s remajned a major
from rotting when soils are residential lots. Plants have personnel. problem Rangeland and
wet and to preserve a light been selected for their value AgriLife Extension pasturcs were in poor to good
Sunlight darkens in establishing conservation district reporters compiled £ondjtjon
were in poor
due to overstocking and/
or overgrazing. Winter
pastures began to germinate.
Livestock, cattle, sheep and
goats were in good condition
going into the late fall and
early winter. Hay supplies
or halted were adequate, but not overly
,'n th,i abundant. Some producers
color.
kernel color. Do not alter nut projects to create windbreaks, the following summaries: WFST CENTRAL Days
appearance by polishing or reduce erosion, re-establish CENTRAL: The region coo,er and very windy
rubbing. Select nuts that are wildlife habitat, reforestation, remained very dry. Livestock .. moisturc |eve|s were
uniform in size because this wildfire rehabilitation, producers were providing b f short. Hie cotton
is a judging criterion. Keep restore declining windbreaks, heavy supplemental feed to ^ k’ oin„ stronK
your samples refrigerated enhance wetlands and riparian cattle. Cool temperatures n B 6 B
until the pecan show. Be sure areas. halted
your sample includes only Tree species available to warm-season grass pastures.
nuts of one variety. Submit pre-order include:
a minimum of 45 nuts. You
wouldn’t believe how many
samples are thrown out for
1. (Paper Wrapped, 28 cubic
inch root volume, 6-12
inch tops): Afghan Pine,
, . while the grain sorghum
hay production on harvesl was near|y complete.
Wheat planting was ongoing.
The peanut harvest was
Some counties reported good
pecan crops. complete. Rangeland and
Soil-moisture .......r_......„„
NORTH:
pasture were in fair condition
r . , , 'ncun /'^ndn levels were better thanks to . moisture Stock_
too few pecans to judge. It Arborvitae, Austrian Pine, • wh:ch rantied from s|1ort hut ntl-dtd m°lsture , ,
takes 40 for the countv, 30 Deodar Cedar, Eastern Red . . , Gonditinns were lank an^ Pond'water *eveds
for regional and state when Cedar. Italian Stone Pine. good ?or both planting and “"""“Id 'ilAan Vo's^d
you crack 10 for display. We Pinyon Pine, Baldcypress, * . „ „ ' ■ remained in lair to good
use the extra five locally just Crapemyrtle, Lacebark Elm ^ £ ,, • . condition. More producers
in case an eMy has a criked and l.ili *“od a\win,C beSan supplemental feeding
nut or a bad spot to send the 2. (PlasticTubes, lOcubicinch annua ^as u.r.cs’ „ouk mos of livestock The pecan
root volume. 6-12 inch tops): were Pla"te? Iate So"1(; areas harvest began, hut was not in
Afghan Pine, Austrian Pine, reported'tght frosts but not a fu|, svving
best samples on to regional.
Forest Service Trees
Offered Once Again
Texas AgriLife Extension
Service in Comanche County
Eastern Redcedar, Pinyon
Pine, Crapemyrtle, Lacebark
Elm and Fourwing Saltbush.
killing frost. Many pastures
will again make available to 3. (Bareroot): Bur Oak,
homeowners and landowners Chinkapin Oak, Green Ash,
a chance to purchase Shumard Oak and Pecan.
Texas Forest Service tree 4. (Wildlife Packets) Deer,
seedlings for establishment Quail & Pheasant, Squirrel,
on your property. You can Turkey and Songbird,
purchase either evergreens or Paper Container Trees are
hardwoods to dress up your sold in bundles of 30. Each
landscape, improve your bundle will cost $70.00.
property value or improve Plastic Tubes are also sold in
wildlife cover and food.
bundles of 30. Each bundle
of plastic tube trees will cost
$55.00 each. Bareroot trees
are being offered in bundles of
$25.00 this year and will cost
$35.00 per bundle. Wildlife
packets will cost $105.00 each
with exception to the Songbird
package which will sell for
$70.00.
The Deer Packet includes
Bur Oaks, Hackberry,
COMANCHE
LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
Market Report
Saturday; November 13,2011)
Total Buyers: 52
Total Sellers: 98
Total Cattle & Calves: 585
Last Week: 649
Steers and heifers were
steady while packer cows and Fourwing and Sumac frees.
hulls were 2-4 lower. The Quail and Pheasant Packet
Compared To Last Week: includes Nanking Cherry,
Feeder Steers & Heifers Mixed American Plum Sandcherry
Steady. Slaughter Cows 2-4 and Sumac. The Squirrel
Lower. Slaughter Bulls 2-4 packet includes Shumard
Lower. Oaks, Chinkapin Oaks, Black
Bulk Supply Of Sale: Cherry and Sawtooth Oaks.
Feeder steers & heifers. Feeder Hie I urkey Packet includes
Cattle Accounted For 70% Of Shumard Oaks, Lacebark
The Sale. Slaughter Cows & ^lms, Hackberry and
Bulls Accounted For 30% Of Sawtooth Oaks. The Songbird
The Sale. In The Feeder Sup- Packet im;ludes Lilacs and
ply: Steers 60% and Heifers Crapemyrtles.
4Q0/o Many of the tree varieties
Cows: Utility: 45-50; Few fercd *is ycar wiM sale,out
High Dressing: 52; Cutters: 44- fast 80 >°11 are m eres ,n«
Scanners: 38-42; Old Shell: .purchasing trees to plant
this spring 1 highly encourage
Custom
Slaughtering.
%.
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Beef * Pork * Deer
* Fully State Inspected Facility .
* All meats vaccum packed.
mmmmm On FM 2861 North (Lake
VISA Proctor Dam Rd.) Only 1/4
miles off US Hwy 377/67
254-879-3313
COMANCHE LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
SALE EVERY SATURDAY AT NOON
Serving the Livestock Marketing
Needs of Central Texas!
Hauling Is Mbit Ask For Details!
Hwy 67/377 East - Comanche, Texas. Phone 325-356-5231
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Proudly Announces
CONCRETE WORK
and
SEPTIC SYSTEMS
in addition to
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m onto obnq <n» roup m
Tanmn flftinwwrt! - An j
30-35; Stockers: 55-61.
Bulls: Bologna: 55-58;
Few High Dressing: 62;
Stockers:70-75; Utility: 45-
52.
Cow & Calf Pairs: Good:
950-1080; Plain: 750-850
Bred Cows: Good: 750-
800; Plain: 550-650
Steers: Med, & Large #1:
300# & Under 160-165; 300
- 400 # 145-160; 400-500 #
130-147; 500-600# 115-122;
600 - 700 # 98-102; 700# & Up
95-100
Steers: Med. & Large #2:
300# & Under 130-140; 300
- 400 # 110-115; 400 - 500 #
105-110; 500 - 600 #95-100;
600 - 700 # 85-90; 700# & Up
75-80
Steers: Med. & Large #3:
300# & Under 110-120; 300
- 400 # 100-105; 400 - 500
# 95-100; 500 - 600 # 90-95;
600 - 700 # 80-85; 700# & Up
70-75
Heifers: Med. & Large
#1: 300# & Under 110-117;
300-400# 110-117; 400-500#
108-113; 500-600# 100-104;
600 - 700 # 95-99; 700# & Up
85-89
Heifers: Med. & Large
01: 300# & Under 100-105;
300 - 400 # 95-100; 400-500
# 90-95; 500 - 600 # 85-90;
600 - 700 # 80-85; 700# & Up
75-80
Heifers: Med. & Large #3:
300# & Under 95-100; 300 -
400 # 90-95; 400 - 500 # 85-90;
500 - 600 # 80-85; 600 - 700 #
75-80; 700# & Up 70-75
you to get your orders into
our office as soon as possible.
All trees will be sold on a first
come first served basis. The
trees will arrive in the spring
of 2011 for you to plant. If you
have any questions, please call
the Extension office at 325-
356-2539 or stop by the office
in the courthouse basement.
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Road Base, Sand, Brick Sand, Any Kind Of Fill Dirt
Bulldozer and Dumptruck Services
Brush Removal, Fence Row Clearing. Mesquite Clearing
Dirt Work, Pad Sites
♦ Custom Blade Work ♦
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Wilkerson, James C., III. Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2010, newspaper, November 18, 2010; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1107723/m1/12/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.