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THE CROSS SECTION
January, 1978
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SECTiOI4A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE HIGH
PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT NO. 1
2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock, Texas 79405
Telephone 762-0181
D. D. SMITH, Editor
MISS KATHY REDEKER, Assistant Editor
Second Class Postage Paid at Lubbock, Texas
District Office at Lubbock
Don Smith Geologist
Don McReynolds __-----Geologist
Tony Schertz - _ ___Draftsman
Obbie Goolsby Field Representative
J. Dan Seale . Field Representative
Oscar Riemer Field Representative
Butch Bates------Field Representative
Clifford Thompson - -- Head, Permit Section
Kenneth Carver Asst., Permit Section
Mrs. Norma Fite Secretary-Bookkeeper
Miss Pennye Newberry .-------- - Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Precinct 1
(CROSBY, LUBBOCK and LYNN COUNTIES)
James P. Mitchell, Vice President .--. Wolfforth
Precinct 2
(COCHRAN, HOCKLEY and LAMB COUNTIES)
Selmer H. Schoenrock, Secy.-Treas. - Levelland
Precinct 3
(BAILEY, CASTRO and PARMER COUNTIES)
A. W. Gober, President -- . ----------- Farwell
Precinct 4
(ARMSTRONG, DEAF SMITH. POTTER and
RANDALL COUNTIESi
Ray Gerk _-- ._.--- Hereford
Precinct 5
(FLOYD and HALE COUNTIES)
Malvin A. Jarboe -__ .---------_------ Floydada
COUNTY COMMITTEEMEN
Armstrong County
Carroll Rogers, Secretary
Wayside, Texas
Cordell Mahler, 1979 ------_------- Wayside
James Bible, 1979 - --------------- Wayside
Guy Watson, 1981 ------------------------ Wayside
Bill Heisler, 1981 ----_ -------_---- Wayside
Leslie Adams, 1981 _._.-- _------------ Wayside
Bailey County
Doris Wedel, Secretary
H&R Block, 224 W. 2nd, Muleshoe
Marshall Head, 1979 -_______ Rt. 3, Muleshoe
Harold Layton, 1979 __--------- Rt. 2, Morton
Eugene Shaw, 1981 ---------- --Rt. 2, Muleshoe
David Stovall, 1981 ------------ ---Rt. 2, Muleshoe
Ernest Ramm, 1981 _---- -__ Rt. 2, Muleshoe
Castro County
Garnett Holland, Secretary
City Hall, 120 Jones St., Dimmitt
Anthony Acker, 1979 --_------- Rt. D, Nazareth
Glenn Odom, 1979 ---- Rt. 4, Box 135, Dimmitt
Jackie Clark, 1981 -.__. Rt. 1, Box 33, Dimmitt
W. A. Baldridge, 1981 608 W. Grant, DimmittJ* " : ". 1rI.
BOUNDARY OF HIGH PLAINS UNDERGROUND
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT NO. I
Hale County
J. B. Mayo, Secretary
Mayo Ins., 1617 Main, Petersburg
Henry Kveton, 1978 __-_-_ - Route 2, Petersburg
Gaylord Groce, 1978 ._--__--- RFD, Petersburg
Clint Gregory, Jr., 1980 Box 98, Petersburg
Homer Roberson, 1980 _____ Box 250, Petersburg
Henry Scarborough, 1980 Route 2, Petersburg
Hockley County
Jim Montgomery, Secretary
609 Austin Street, Levelland
J. E. Wade, 1978 ___-- _____--_ Route 2, Littlefield
Jimmy Price, 1978 ---------- Route 3, Levelland
Billy Ray Carter, 1980 0. - Route 5, Levelland
Leon Young, 1980 Route 1, Ropesville
Robert Phillips, 1980 __ 218 Redwood, Levelland
Lamb County
Robert Richards, Secretary
509 Phelps Avenue, Littlefield
Billy J. Langford, 1978 _------- Box 381, Olton
Edward Fisher, 1978 -------------- Box 67, Sudan
P. A. Washington, 1980 Box 124, Springlake
Jack Stubblefield, 1980 -----______- Box 397, Spade
Larry Lockwood, 1980 Star Rt. 2, Littlefield
Lubbock County
Clifford Thompson, Secretary
2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock
Dan Young, 1978 ---- 4607 W. 14th St., Lubbock
Clifford Hilbers, 1978 ---- ---- RFD, Idalou
Don Bell, 1980 __--___-__ Box 114, WolfforthVt6--Are We Prepared?
How long does a farmer keep farm-
ing during an extended drought? Will
the dust ever blow again during future
droughts, as it did in the dirty '30's?
Do farmers have enough know-how
about dryland farming? What is the
economics of dryland farming?
These are important questions in
assessing the impacts of f u t u r e
droughts and the answers may come
from why and what happened during
earlier droughts and what agriculturists
have learned from past experience, ac-
cording to Dr. Harold E. Dregne, Direc-
tor of Texas Tech University's interna-
tional Center for Arid and Semi-Arid
Land Studies (ICASALS).
A representative of ICASALS con-
tacted area farmers, bankers, real estate
dealers, agronomists and agricultural
engineers to find out what happened
in the past and what the future holds.
Area farmers obviously did not wel-
come the idea of an extended drought,
but were willing to say that they will
stay in the business as long as the
'banker keeps banking'. That may seem
to be a simple relationship but it in-
volves the entire gamut of economics.
"In the dust bowl days of the '30's
this country had not recovered from
the depression. Farmers abandoned
their land in disgust and moved to
areas where there was relief of any
sort. During the drought of the '50's,
however, the war was over and the
national economy was already on the
upswing which enabled farmers to
keep their land and yet find jobs out-
side the agricultural sector", said Dub
Rushing, a Lubbock real estate devel-
oper.
The drought during the '50's lasted
for about seven years, four more than
the drought of the '30's. But stronger
economies during the '50's certainly
helped reduce the impact, Rushing
emphasized. The development of irri-gation also played an important role
during the '50's.
Rushing distinguishes between finan-
cial bankruptcy during a drought andmeno bankruptcy. The drought of the
'30's. he said, produced so much
miser- in the semi-arid Southwest "that
farmers could not even think straight".
That unfortunate state of mind resulted.
in a lot of farmers becoming mentally
bankrupt long before they declared
that (iancial state.
"A Future drought in the semi-arid
Southwest", according to a Lubbock
farmer, "will result in a majority of the
farmers having to switch from irrigated
farming to dryland agriculture."
H. G. Barrette, an area farmer, said
that producers will have to accept the
idea of reduced yields "although more
difficult than that would be the mental
adjustment required to stop irrigation
pumps".
According to an agricultural engineer
at Texas Tech, the switch to dryland
farming may indicate that the South-
west is likely to see the Dust Bowl
days again. That is speculative,
though, as long as the drought does
not l.st for more than two or three
years. After that, without any signifi-
cant plant residue from previous years,
soil erosion may start. "The drought
of the '30's lasted only for three years,
but back then it was almost impossible
to stop the dust from blowing once it
started. Today there is equipment that
can ever the land faster and help pre-
vent excessive soil erosion", said Mar-
vin I. )voracek of Texas Tech.
'"v: there is a trade off there. In
some cases, in order to prevent the top
soil from blowing away, the farmer will
have to alter his land in such a way
that Ik will affect yield", according to
Dr. I. D. Bilbro, an agronomist at the
USDA Agriculture Research Center in
Lubbo-ck. "But it is better to alter the
land .'nd grow something than to allow
the top soil to blow away and not grow
almost anything at all", he explained.
Some farmers are concerned thoughthat it does not help for them to pro-
tect their land if their neighbor does
not protect his; however, farmers
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Frank Wise, 1981-- _... Rt. 4, Box 10, Dimmitt
Cochran County
W. M. Butler, Jr., Secretary
Western Abstract Co., 108 N. Main Ave., Morton
Jessie Clayton, 1978 -.-.... 706 S. Main, Morton
Robert Yeary, 1978 Route 2, Morton
Hershel M. Tanner, 1980, Route 2, Box 36, Morton
Danny Key 1980 ...__ Star Route 2, Morton
H. H. Rosson, 1980 -____ Star Route 2, Morton
Crosby County
Clifford Thompson, Secretary
2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock
Donald Aycock, 1978 .__..__ - ----.Lorenzo
Alvin Morrison, 1978 .__--_._... Box 6, Lorenzo
Tommy McCallister, 1980 _-. 209 N. Van Buren,
Lorenzo
Edward S. Smith, 1980 _. 102 N. Van Buren,
Lorenzo
Pat Yoakum, 1980 Box 146, Lorenzo
Deaf Smith County
B. F. Cain, Secretary
County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Hereford
George Ritter, 1979 - ----. Rt. 5, Hereford
Bill Cleavinger, 1979 _------- Route 1, Wildorado
James E. Higgins, 1981 _. 200 Star St., Hereford
Garland Solomon, 1981 _ 303 Sunset Dr., Hereford
Tom Robinson, 1981 -- 211 Cherokee Dr., Hereford
Floyd County
Verna Lynne Stewart, Secretary
Floyd Co. Abstract, 215 W. California, Floydada
Joe Cunyus, 1978 ._ . . Lockney
Gilbert L. Fawver, 1978 ------------ Rt. 4, Floydada
C. O. Lyles, 1980 - Route 4, Floydada
Connie Bearden, 1980 - - Route 1, Floydada
M. M. Smitherman, 1980 Silverton Star Rt.,
FloydadaRonald Schilling, 1980 .. -Route 1, Slaton
Granville Igo, 1980 Route 1, Shallowater
Lynn County
Clifford Thompson, Secretary
2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock
Orville Maeker, 1978 ---------______ Route 1, Wilson
Freddie Kieth, 1978 ----_-...-- -- New Home
S. B. Rice, 1980 .__.._.-_ Route 1, Wilson
W. R. Steen, 1980 -._-__ Route 2, Wilson
Wendell Morrow, 1980 Route 1, Wilson
Parmer County
Ken Horn, Secretary
Horn Insurance Agency, Bovina
Floyd Reeve, 1979 _.....---------------- Box 876, Friona
Ralph Roming, 1979 ---- 809 Ridglea Dr., Bovina
Troy Christian, 1981 --------- Rt. 1, Farwell
Dalton Caffey, 1981 ._-----..___- 15th St., Friona
Ronald Elliott, 1981 __... . Rt. 3, Muleshoe
Potter County
F. G. Collard, III, 1979 _. Rt. 1, Box 433, Amarillo
W. J. Hill, 1979 __- ._.-..... 5503 Emil, Amarillo
Jim Line, 1981 _____-- __-. Box 87, Bushland
Albert Nichols, 1981 -..- Rt. 1, Box 491, Amarillo
Weldon Rea, 1981 .__..._. .___. Bushland
Randall County
Mrs. Louise Tompkins, Secretary
Farm Bureau, 1714 Fifth Ave., Canyon
John F. Robinson, 1979 ___. 1002 7th St., Canyon
Bill Dugan, 1979 ------. Rt. 2, Box 30, Happy
Harry LeGrand, 1981 4700 S. Bowie, Amarillo
Joe Albracht, 1981 -__-.._-- P.O. Box 81, Bushland
Jack Brandt, 1981 -._. Rt. 1, Box 280, CanyonNOTICE: Information regarding times and places of the monthly County Committee meeting can be
secured from the respective County Secretaries.
Applications for well permits can be secured at the address shown below the respective
County Secretary's name, except for Potter County; in this county contact W. J. Hill.mv-
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UGLY REMINDER-Repeated droughts, dust storm;, and crop failures in the Southwest
reduced this once productive farm to a barren land mass during the drought of the
'30's. This may happen again during future drouvtirs, especially if preparations are not
made in advance. (USDA-SCS photo)
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