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tension Service rangeland man-
agement specialist in Canyon.
until we find out for sure how
much rain we’ve got, and how
“I don’t care if he's a twin brother to Little Joe. If
you don’t keep him out of my flowers you can call
him Traveler!”
have some grass growing by
mid-June, it’s probably not go-
ram to take care of the grass.”
Steffens said keys to man-
Get something to cover up that
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There is a western song from my childhood
that was called “Tumbling Tumble Weeds.”
It was one of my favorites to listen to on our
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The City Council of die City of Tulia,
Texas, will hold a public hearing in the
Council Chambers at (.in Hall, 127
SAX' 2nd Street, Suite 300, at 6 30 p.m.
on Tuesday, \pnl 8, 2014, to consider
the following: An amendment to the
City’s Official Zoning Map from R-l
District to R-2 District for Block 103,
Lot 5 and die north 15’ of Ixit 6, locat-
ed nt 204 N. Fl Paso Avenue______
901 S Hwy 87
P.O Box 41
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501 SE 2nd St 2BR IBath ICar mt! roof, 1360sf $38,900
625 N Crosby Ave: 3BR IBath 946sf Own Fin $39,900
229 N Austin 2BRlBathlCar remodeled 1221sf $48,900
1002 NW 10th St. 3BR 1.75 Bath ICar 1218sf $54,900
624 N Gaines: 3BR 1.75bath ICar 2020sf $59,900
105 Caldwell St, Kress 3BR,1.75Bath 1392 sf $59,900
207 N Bowie Ave 5BR 1.75Bath, near school 2018sf $59,900
522 N. Crosby: 3BR 2Bath Cport, Nice Kit, cellar, $67,900
121 S El Paso3BR2Bath2Car,Carpet allow 5K 2914sf $69,900
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204 Buffalo Tri - 3BR 1.75Bath 2Car 1598sf $75,000
29 Crocket Dr 3BR 2.5Bath 2 Car 2LA’s 2034sf $83,900
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Lots With Slab, Hwy 87 & NW 6th St, $6,500
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leaves before cattle regraze a
driest falls. We’ve had one of the plant.
driest winters.
• - - - - 'll now know how it must have felt to be bom-
had to slow down because I couldn’t see the barded by cannon fire.
road due to the dirt blowing across the the
things just can’t be done when highway.
I just hoped and prayed no one came up
from behind and hit me from the back. It was record player. It actually had a soothing mel-
reported that the wind blew at least forty, ody and made it sound romantic to watch the
Tuesday, strong winds blew from the north with gusts up to sixty
on a cold day
It seems that we have one decent day to six going across the interstate Traffic
yucky ones I’ll swear I have seen the same
tumble weed blow by for weeks now. When
the wind is blowing from the south, it catch-
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in 1989,3,183 square feet on extra large lot. 2 car garage,
brick, 2 living areas and fireplace. $179,900. (806) 418-1249.
Kress domino tournament held
The recent Spring Domino Tournament hosted by the Kress Senior
Citizens was a successful day of competition.
Team winners were Edd McKinney and his partner, W.K. Ander-
son of Amarillo taking first place trophies and cash prizes (above).
Second place went to Curtis Carlisle and Charlie Huffman of Pla-
inview (above right) and third place prizes were won by Joe Jeffcoat
and Eddie Hughett from Ropesville
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The Swisher County Nets
P.O. BOX 542 • Tblla, Texas • 79088
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The Swisher Gountv I arm Service
Agency (I-'S A) is seeking applicants
for a I-ull-Tune, Temporary Program
Technician. All candidates must be U
S. citizens, high school graduates or
equivalent. Basic requirements include
general office clerical work, record
keeping, computer ability, organiza-
tional skills and good pubbe relation
skills are a must All appbeants must
undergo a background investigation.
Applications (ISA 6?S) mav be ob-
tained at the USD A/Swisher (.ountv
Service Center, 221 NAV 2nd St, Tuba,
Texas. Applications must be delivered
no later than close of business on
March 26, 2014. For more informa-
tion, contact Eddie Womack, County
Executive Director at 806 O'lS 4126,
ext 2. ISA is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
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2850 HWY 1075 West of Happy, 10 acres with 3 bedroom,
.brick, 3 baths, living, dining room. Kitchen with new double
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new 30 year roof, NEW MOTOR AND PUMP ON HOUSE
(WELL. $110,000.00.
FRANCES HODGES @ HODGES REAL ESTATE 806-1
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“Get cattle out of abused areas
and to areas that still have feed,”
he said. “If you have to continue
to feed cattle, I suggest getting
them into a pen and feeding them
- Provide adequate regrowth there, where they won’t be over-
professor, spoke at the recent grazing, which means letting the for heavily defoliated plants, and grazing plants.”
Panhandle Ranch Management plants get a full complement of do that every year, if possible He said “planting fence posts
event. “We’ve had one of the leaves before cattle regraze a - Improve distribution - get and pipe” or dividing up pastures
the animals away from the places and allowing periods of rest for
A grazing “system” that does they are overusing and get them the grass may be more cost effec-
“So this coming year, don’t be not provide adequate recovery to places they are underusing.
in any hurry to increase numbers following grazing won’t do much
good, he said. Whatever manage- for recruitment of new plants,
ment strategy a rancher chooses, Most plants in pastures repro-
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(By (Mary Strange
Plainview, I watched as the sky began turn- time. I sure was glad to get home and finally
mg brown in the north. The northeast wind pull into my garage where it was safe. I think
We have strong winds, brown days and hit just before I got to Finney Some places I
cold temperatures one day and warm the
next. It is hard to plan anything outside be-
cause some
hurricane strength winds are blowing.
Take last Monday for instance, strong
winds blew from the south on a warm day.
tumble weeds blowing in the wind. I have to
A constant stream of tumble weeds were believe the writer of that song never actually
was heavy had a tumble weed come toward him at six-
due to school being turned out for spring ty miles an hour Only a drugstore cowboy
break that day Everyone was dodging the would present tumble weeds as a wonder of
tumble weeds. If a car was passing you, and nature to enjoy.
cs on the north fence, the next day, when it you couldn’t swerve, you just had to watch
is blowing from the north, it catches on the to see if a tumble weed was going to blow
south side fence m the pasture west of my into your car. I was lucky, only one made a
house. It is huge! <
A real cowboy knows how to dodge them
so his horse doesn’t get hit. It takes a real
man dedicated to his cattle to be on a horse
direct hit. I really felt sorry for one car that in weather like Friday. He is what you call “a
Last Friday, as I was driving back from was in front of me, tliree hit him at the same real man’s man.”
Rangeland management key to surviving drought
Improved management adapt- spring to get things started and are not good. there’s always something there
ed to changing rangeland con- have some grass growing by “Right now, I am not wor- to respond to rain.
ditions will be a key to surviv- mid-June, it’s probably not go- tied about weeds,” he said. “If it Steffens said feeding hay on
mg three back-to-back years of mg to be a good year So by early will grow. I’m tickled to death, rangeland does not stop over-
grazing, because if any grass
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“Right now, I am not wor-
ried about weeds,” he said. “If it
three back-to-back years of mg to be a good year So by early will grow. I’m tickled to death,
drought, according to Tim Stef- July, you need to assess the con-
fens, Texas A&M AgnLife Ex- ditions and make decisions then ground, provide some shade, does grow, the cattle will go to it
Then look again in the fall and protect it from the wind, keep it before eating the hay.
determine if you have enough from eroding and provide some
“We have just had three of grass and if you have had enough cover so that something can
the driest growing seasons in ram to take care of the grass.” grow later.”
recorded history in a row,” said Steffens said keys to man- A few other items on his man-
Steffens, who is also a West agement include providing ade- agement list include-
Texas A&M University assistant quate recovery for grass before
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much grass we’re going to have adequate recovery for severely duce vegetatively; they don’t
that can respond to further rain defoliated plants and leaving have to come up from seed But
showers later tn the year." enough residue after a grazing some areas may need more seed
Steffens warned that if grass period “is what is going to get “If you have to have the seed, try
starts in bad shape from last year, you where you want to go.” to get some. But I wouldn’t ad-
Steffens said grazing decisions vise going out there and wasting
can prepare resources to respond money now trying to plant.”
favorably m the good times or - Maintain stocking rate with-
“If we don't get ram m the not go down so far when things in carrying capacity “If you are
overstocked, 1 don’t care what I
you do, you are a numerical fail- I
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- Maintain or improve resil-
ience of the plant community
A variety of plants in unstable |
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