The Crosbyton Review (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1962 Page: 3 of 8
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Wake News
WMU Workshop, Meeting of REA
< Dy BENA BABNETT
Saturday efternoon guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Weldoit Seigler and
Dale were Mrs. Lily Parkulll of
Crosbyton, Mrs. Jim Seigler and
Mr. and Mrs. Holiis McKenny of
lort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ratheal,
Mrs. Fred McOouglJ* Charles and
Sharon, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Havens and children were a-
rrong those attending the an-
nual REA me.'ting at Floydada
on Saturday.
. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Nels in and
children spent Satur lay ri^ht
with Mrs. Ne'ton's mother. Mrs.
Vivi Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mayes and
Mrs. W. T. Barnett attended the
ceramic show in Dallas on Fri-
day and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.
Mayes visited on Saturday night
and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
E. Lawson, Jr. in Ft. Worth. Mrs.
Barnett visited in the Jimmy
IIv'm; home Saturday night.
Mr. and Mis. George Griffin
rnd girls visited Mr. and Mrs.
Drew Cumbie and Earl Saturday
night at Cone.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Jones w. re
Sunday guests of Mr. Hilton
Jones and children in Lubbock.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Maze
and girls were Sunday guests of
his mother, Mrs. Ethel Maze, in
Roaring Springs.
Bill Fewell of Lockney visited
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Feweli on
Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Truil ami'
family visited Mr. an Mrs. F. E.
Trull in Slaton on Sunday.
A. R. Marley visited the John
Webbs in Lubbock Sunday.
and Mrs. Weldon Seigler and
Dale.
Mrs. Harold Trull attended a
District WMU workshop in Ralls
on Friday.
Friday night supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Trull and
family were Rev. and Mrs. L. E.
White and Karen and Mr. and
Mrs. Jody Joplin. They were
celebrating Kathy's and Al-
ton's birthday.
SUnday night visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Barnett and child-
ren were Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ray and Vickie of Cro3byton.
Mr. and Mrs. Will D. Griffin
and Tim were Sunday night
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Seigler and
boys were Sunday quests of Mr.
TINE!
BRAKE SPECIAL
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condition.
Crosbyton Automotive
Service Company
Galen Whitchurch
Henry Higginbotham
Stanford Surveys
Moisture For Wheat
in Crosbyton Area
Wheat reaches its critical wa-
ter demand period during boot,
bloom, and early head stages.
During this period, wheat -will
use between 22 and .35 inches
of water per day if the needed
moisture is available. Of <iourse.
humidity and temperature fluc-
tuations will cause variations in
the amount of moisture used.
George L. Stanford, Soil Con-
servationist, with the Soil Con-
servation Service at Crosbyton,
found the following interesting
facts while making comparati/e
moisture checks in wheat fielas
the last two weeks: One field
checked before the early April
rain had 2640-foot furrows with
a total fall of 3 feet—an average
fall of .15 per 100 feet showed
the following moisture pattern
variations: 400 feet from the ir-
rigation ditch- 0 to 6" dry; 6 to
9", 60% available moisture pre-
sent; 9 to 12" about 65%; 12 to
24", 75%; 24 to 36, 80%; 36 to
48", 85%; and at 48 to 72", 85%
^00% available moisture—is
left. Roots were found to be 40"
deep with the top growth about
18 inches high.
The moisture pattern 400 feet
from the distant end of the fur-
rows showed 0 to 6 inches, dry;
6 to 9", 50% available moisture;
9 to 24" 50% available moisture;
24 to 36" about 60% available
moisture; 36 to 72",^about 60%
available moisture. Roots were
found at 40 inches.
In field No. 2, furrows were
1200 feet with total fall of *4
foot. After the rain, the mois-
ture pattern was checked on
April 10. At a location 100
feet from the ditch 0 to 12" had
free water. 12 to 18", 100%
moisture, 18 to 24"* 75%; 24' tar
48", 75 to 85% available mois-
ture present; 48 to 72", 85 to
100% available moisture. Roots
were found to be 4Mi feet deep
and the wheat had a top growth
■of 2 feet. At a location 200 feet
Good Seed Means
Good Yield Says
Crosby Co. Agent
"Top crop yields are depen-
dent upon several factors but a-
mong the most important is the
selection of planting seed," says
County Agent Lee Suther. "Ma-
jor emphasis must be placed on
the selection of an adaptable
variety or hybrid- of the best
possible quality.
"The Texas -Seed Act requires
that all seed sold in Texas must
meet certain standards. The one
exemption is the farmer who
sells seed to his neighbor; hence,
the seed does not enter the chan-
nels of trade."
All other sellers of seed must
have a Texas Tested Seed Label
attached to the seed container.
This seed label must list the
kind of crop, the variety if it is
known, germination^ number of
noxious weed seed per pound
percentage of pure - seed, inert
matter and weed seed.
The information carried on the
seed analysis tag is important.
No -farmer, would knowingly
buy weed seed, especially the
noxious kinds, in planting seed.
Neither would he buy seed
containing other crop seed and
inert matter when hig.i-gerrni-
nating, weed-free seed of high
purity are available at very lit-
tle extra cost. The percentage of
from the distant end of the fur-
rows the moisture pattern show-
ed free water from 0 to 18"; 18
to 24", 75% available moisture
present ; 24 to 48", 75 to 85%; 43
to 72", 85 to 100% available
moisture. Wheat roots wore
found to be 4% feet deep and
top growth 2 feet.
- Field number 2 with the shor-
er furrows on lard with less
slope gave a much better mois-
ture pattern. Each farmer used
^rt2iiour water set in irrigation.
Another check was made in a
dry-land wheat fie'i' on the
East Piains. The rvj'stur/? pat-
tern in this field after the. rain
showed 0 to 6", 75% available
moisture; 6 to 1:'", ~5is£o 50%
available moisture: 12 to 4S".
50% available mo'sture: 48 to
60 inches, 50 to 85%. The* wheat
on this field was 13" hi,-.,' and
roots were found deep This
field was in wheat last year.
Sweep-type plows we-e used in
tillage oper«iion. M'.lt of the
residue f.om the pre ceding crop
was maintained on the surface
of the soil until the present crop
v.as drilled.
weed seed shawm Is frequently
important, but the fanner may
not realize tt from reading the
tag. "For example, if the tag
states there is .11 percent (elev-
en hundredths) weed seed in
some grass or forage crop, this
could mean several thousand
seed because weed seed are fre-
quently small and weigh very
little", Suther says. "Farmers
should not only read the analvs
is tag but they should under-
stand the information it carries.
County agents can supply idii-
tionak information on the adapt-
ability of both varieties and hy-
brids."
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Fertilize Ponds
For Fish Right
Now. Says Krai
Now is the time to begin fer-
tilizing fish ponds for increased
fish production and weed con-
trol, according to Bob Krai, SCS
technician at Crosbyton. Many
district cooperators have farm
ponds that are presentlyjstockeil
with fish or will be stocked this
spring, Krai said.
He added that many of these
ponds *re badly choked with
weeds and moss. This contri-
butes to an improper balanpe of
fish population, which usually
ends up in a pond being full of
little fish and Just a few big
ones.
Fertilizing rates should be a-
bout 200 lbs. per surface acre of
water. Nitrogen and phosphorus
should be applied in about equal
amounts. A high fertility level
boosts growth of - microscopic
plant life, giving a murky or
foggy appearance to the water
known as "bloom", Krai ex-
plained. This cuts off sunlight
from the objectionable weeds
and "moss", thus limiting their
growth.
"These troublesome weeds
died back during the winter, but
with warmer ^veather are start-
ing to grow again", Krai com-
mented. "To get the jump on
this problem, a pond fertilizing
program should be started im-.
mediately."
Persons desiring more infor-
mation on details of fish -pond
management are welcome tD
call at the SCS office in Crosby-
ton.
CrMbyton (Tex.) Bartow
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Bennett, Patrick. The Crosbyton Review (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1962, newspaper, April 19, 1962; Crosbyton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth281838/m1/3/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Crosby County Public Library.