The Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 200, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1960 Page: 5 of 8
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FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1960
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RELIGION PLAYS A big role in the lives of the Aubrey Kirbys. In fact, they not wily read the Bible, they listen to It in a series of records con-
taining scriptural readings and hymns. Cheryl reaches for a record from her mother, while Mikel waits in his father’s lap for the lesson to start.
CHERYL SHOWS HER mother the
Brownie dress which she has nearly com-
pleted. The eight-year-old is following in
her mother’s footsteps in this respect, for
sewing is one of Mrs. Kirby’s favorite
hobbies.
Youthful farmer is really
serious about business
FARMING is serious business
for Aubrey Kirby, a young ener-
getic Hockley County native who
farms five labors west of Level-
land in an efficient manner.
A diversified cropping plan, plus
several head of registered Here-
ford* and hogs make up a foil farm-
ing slate for Kirby.
Manwhile. his wife — also a
Hockley native — has plenty of ac-
tivity of her own, much of it pro-
vided by two active youngsters.
She also is president of the West
View Home Demonstration Club.
The children are eight-year-old
Cheryl, a second grader, and Mik-
el, a five-year-dd who helps his
father in all his farming activities.
THE KIRBYS have been living
at their present home, two and one
half miles east of Levelland on the
Mortprt Highway, since 1954.
The five labors Kirby works are
Post - Montgomery Estate land.
THE YOUNG farmer has cotton,
grain sorghum, grass and alfalfa
in his cropping system.
HE CURRENTLY is doing some
experimentation work on a bench
leveling system on part of the land.
Kirby says the bench system was
set up to hold rainfall on the land
in a water conservation effort.
Kirby says that four tons of
burrs per acre and about 50 pounds.
Of nitrogen per acre have been ap-
plied on the bench leveled toil.
"We’re trying to bring our yields
up to see if it will out - produce
normal land,” Kirby declares.
He is maintaining a check plot
on the acreage, in conjunction with
county extension service workers.
A FEW ACRES OF the land is
growing rye this spring. The crop
will build the soil, and also will
yield some grain, Kirby points
out.
In addition, two large water-
ways have been constructed on
part of the acreage to prevent wa-
ter erosion. The waterways take
some acres out of production, but
Kirby says he feels such usage of
the land is essential to prevent
gullying and washing.
| just - completed season. Sewing it
He also worxs with various other
new methods and ideas to try and
improve his farming practices.
But Kirby points out that he has
not done all the work alone. He
attributes much of his experimen-
tation and success to the willing-
ness of his landlords to cooperate
Approximately one-half of the
acreage worked by Kirby is irri-
gated, part from a ditch and part
from pipe.
THE HEREFORD** are Kirby s
"pride and joy.” He has been n-ru
ning the cattle fo several months.
Included in the herd currently are
13 cows, a bull and six calves.
He runs the cattle on alfalfa,
ahead of several head of hogs,
which he raises for meat sales.
He also has ample grain for live-
stock feeding purposes.
MRS. KIRBY is quite active in
her clubwork, participating in all
activities of the organization.
She also was a member of a
city volleyball team during the
one of her major hcfcbies, as she
makes many of the clothes for her
family.
CHERYL takes an
the Brownie program,
her biggest interest
completion of a Brownie
has enlisted some aid from her
mother on the project.
She also is taking piano lessons.
Mikel is anxious to get started
to school, but he’s still a little ap-
prehensive about leaving his father
and the farm throughout most of
the day.
He nas a model tractor which he
rides much of the time in his
•farming" operation. Cheryl also
enjoys her bicycle.
BOTH KIRBY and his wife come
from Whitharral. Her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. V. Matthews, still live
there.
The Kirbys are members of Ifit
Levelland First Baptist Church.
PHOTO FEATURE BY DALE JOHNSON
KIRBY AND MIKEL check the growth of grass which
has been planted in a broad waterway on one of the
labors. Kirby says the waterway has taken a few acres
out of production, but he feels the loss is worth the pre-
vention of erosion.
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HEREFORD CATTLE mre his “pride and joy.” He currently is running 20 head on an alfalfa patch near his house. Here, he and Mikel
a oaif while cows watch nearby.
CHERYL AND MIKEL pause for a mom-
ent to chat outside the yard fence after
he has dona some “plowing.” Mikel goes
with his father much of the time as Kirby
works on the five labors he farms.
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Brewer, Orlin. The Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 200, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1960, newspaper, April 29, 1960; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1132043/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.