Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1938 Page: 4 of 6
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PACK POUR
PALPURRI AS PACTS
FRIDAY, JUNE Ift,
OUR CREAM LINE
Every morning, every night, she’s your living,
treat her right!
Criticisms and contributions are very welcome. Please address
H. L Jones, care Falfurrias Creamwy Co.
WHAT NOW?
Last year we went through a period of drought that was
very hard on the dairymen and farmers and we all resolved to
never be caught in such a predicament again, but before we
have had a chance to make good that resolution we find we
are in the midst of another year with the drought still conti-
nuing.
Cane and other crops that have been planted will not make
sufficient tonnage to carry our cows for a very long period
and without rain the pastures are gone.
Ordinarily, it is mulch cheaper to grow feed than it is to buy
it but this year may be an exception. In most parts of the Unit-
ed States pastures are good, crops are reported to be excellent
and a bumper yield is expected. An enormous holdover of
grain from last year’s crop will probably keep prices rather
lo*w.
Last year, cotton seed hulls, hay and other roughages were
very high because of a great demand through the drought
stricken areas. This year we seem to be the only unfortunate
ones for lack of rain. Presumably, if this reasoritog is right,
roughage will be cheap because the demand will be less.
If we can cooperate in our feed buying we may be able to
find better prices and better freight rates without assuming
sulch a great financial burden at one time. Unqueslflonably it
is going to be necessary to buy a great deal of f^ed in this com-
munity if the drought persists, and it will be to our mutual ad-
vantage if we can help one another in tHJs way.
We have found that it is never profitable to let our cows be-
come poor and in a run-down condition, lit is better to keep
them in good condition than it is to try to build them up after
they are run-down. Maybe pieces of butterfat will get better
later in the summer, maybe it will rain but even if neither hap-
pens it behooves us to keep our cows so that they can be ready
to work for us when better times do come.
Data Shows Value
Of Testing Cows
For Improvement
Increase Of Production
At Lower Feeding
Cost Sought
Editor's Note: in a review of the
local, state and national dairy si-
tuation. County Agent J. W. Jack-
son outlined cause and effect of
price levels and urged a more
strict adherence to proven scien-
tific dairying methods. His discus-
sion is continued below.
A certain dairyman found 'when he had his skimmilk tested
that he was losing more than two poujids of butterfat daily.
Why not jcjih the D.H.I. Ass’n and be able to check these kind
of losses.
SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK
San Antonio, Texas June 6: Hogs
receipts 500. Market active and
fully steady with late last week.
Top $8.35 to local killers and ship-
pers for most good to choice 175 to
250-lb. butchers. Good to choice
100 to 175-llbs. mostly $8.00 to $*.35.
140 to 160-lbs. $7.50 to $8.0o, and
250 to 300-lbs. $8.00 to $*.25. Pack-
ing sows $7.00 down. Stocker pigs
around $7.25 down, few above.
Cattle, receipts 1,300; calves 1,-
700. Supplies continued liberal and
were about the same as last Mon-
day. Early trading was more active
than late Last week, but slowed
down on later rounds. Market was
uneven, but steady with late last
week on most classes, medium to
good cows and stocker
weak.
Truck lots of medim 966-lb.
grass steers $6.50, 928-lbs. $6.25,
load 862-lbs. $6.00, few out at $5.0o;
plain 778-lbs. at $5.35, few down to
$4.00. Common and medium yearl-
ings mostly $5.00 to $6.50, few a-
bove with good yearlings scarce.
Some thin cutter kinds down to
$4.00. Good calves scarce, few lots
$7.00 to $7.50, plain and medium
kinds $5.00 to $6.75. "rannies”
down arond $3.75 to $4.25. Low
cutter and cutter cows mostly $3.00
to $4.00, few $2.75, plain and me-
dium butcher kinds mostly $4.25
to $4.5o, two loads $4.65, 9 head out
at $4.25, odd head fat cows $5.00.
Bulls $4.00 to $5.25, odd head $5.35.
Holland Windstorm Insurance
Now is the time to protect yourself against the two
demons of the air. When you see that dark, green cloud
coming boiling over your property it will be too late.
Falfurrias Insurance
Agency
BARGAINS
A wide Range of Second Hand Ice
Boxes. Good condition
Ready for Use.
LAWN MOWERS, WATER HOSE
AND SPRINRLERS
Here are a few news items from
over the state; taken from a re-
port on the April activities of dairy
herd improvement associations.
Chester Elliff, a member of the
Central Plains Dairy Herd Im-
provement Association, had sever-
al head of cattle at the Tulia Dairy
Day. Mr. Elliff also showed a four
year old cow. Gamboge Mas term an
Sue, at the Panhandle Plains Dai-
ry Show and placed first In a
strong class. This cow had just
completed a record of 552 pounds
of butterfat In 283 days. This is
more proof of the fact that type
and production usually go hand in
- hand. Chester Elliff started in 4-H
yearlings Club work with Gamboge Master-
man Sue as his dairy heifer.
Testing Shows Increase
The Jersey herd of H. W. Cham-
pion, Route 1, Waco, Texas, has
completed Its second year of test-
ting, averaging 7,249 pounds of
milk and 349.3 pounds of butterfat
on 68.15 cow years. This Is an in-
crease of 40.6 pounds of butterfat
over last year’s record. Most of this
increase is credited to better feed-
ing and management.
The purebred Jersey herd of W.
H. Prather, Waxahachle, Texas, a
member of the Dallas County Herd
Improvement Association, aver-
aged 8,343 pounds of milk and 426-
.5 pounds of butterfat on 5.46 cow
years. This is the first year that
Mr. Prather has tested his herd.
One feature of this year’s Pan-
handle Plains Dairy Show was an
exhibit prepared by the Central
Plains Dairy Herd Improvement
Association. Two cows were select-
ed from the same herd for the ex-
hibit. Although these cows had
been fed and managed alike, one
| cow had made ..ver three times as
much income above feed cost as
the other cow. A third cow was in-
, elded in the exhibit for a guess-
ing contest. A ten gallon cre»am
can was awarded to the person
guessing nearest to the actual pro-
duction of the cow. Needless to say
! there was a wide range of guesses.
Feeding Question
Do you have questions on feed-
ing problems? Each month your
list several feed questions on his
monthly report that comes t o
the Extension Service. These ques-
tions will be answered by the Ex-
tension Dairyman and a copy of
all questions and answers sent to
each fieldman. Please see that
your fieldman takes advantage of
this opportunity. There should be
several questions from each asso-
ciation every month. The following
comparison brings out the value of
having good Sudan grass pasture:
Average milk—Ma/ch: 373; April,
542; Average fat—March: 18.2;
Aril, 25.2. During March three
herds on test in the Kleberg Dairy
Herd Improvement Association av-
eraged 373 pounds of milk and 18.2
pounds of butterfat. During April
these herds averaged 542 pounds
of milk and 25.2 pounds of butter-
fat, an Increase of 169 pounds of
milk and 7 pounds of butterfat per
month.
At the time Edwin Crass Joined
the Central Plains Dairy Herd Im-
provement Assoication in Febru-
ary the average butterfat prduc-
tion of the five cows was 29.7
pounds per month. The average
feed cost was $6.45 per month.
Better Mai$agement
By the time the herd was tested
in March Mr. Crass had increased
the protein content of the ration
4.2%. Pasture conditions were
greatly improved. Milking was
dune at regular hours. Individual
stanchions and feed troughs were
built in the barn. A daily milk rec-
ord ws^p kept on each Individual
cow fed'accordlng to production.
As a result of the above changes
the average butterfat production in
March increased to 36.8 pounds
while the average feed cost de-
creased to $4.56 per cow. On five
^cow8 the income above feed cost
was $17.95 more than for Febru-
ary.
Several members of the Harris
cohnty D. H. I. A. have culled out
some of their low producing cows
during April. One member has
started culling out all of his cows
that did not produce above 200
pounds of fat during the past
twelve months. He expects to cull
out more of his low producers In
the next few months and alms to
build up a herd that will average
around two and one half to three
galli ng of milk per head daily.
Bang’s testing is being continued
on four of the herds In the Asso-
ciation. Out of 300 head signed up
for this test by Association mem-
bers, only four were found to re-
act to the test the past month.
Warren Bros, of the McLennan
D. H. I. A. recently installed an
electric fence at their new dairy
on Bullhide Creek. They have
found this method of fencing
cheaper than ordinary fencing and
that it is very effective. They also
installed the electric fence at their
main farm around a small pasture
used as a calf pasture and also for
several young pigs. The wire plac-
ed about six Inches from the
ground has proved sucessful in
holding the pigs where they be-
long.
Warren Bros, in the past have
had a high 'cream loss in their
skimmilk. During April they put a
new bowl on their cream separa-
tor and thereby cut the fat in the
skimmilk from .15% to .02% which
is a very great saving.
Neale Farms have put their al-
falfa and also some barley in their
upright silos. Dave Termin, man-
ager, reports that he is well pleas-
ed with this method of saving
crops that woukl otherwise be lost
as a result of adverse weather at
having time.
(Continued Next Week)
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Mrs. E. W. Renner and children
are spending the week in Bryan,
Texas.
* CHURCH
CALENDAR
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School at 10: a. m. Geo.
Collins 8upt.
Morning Preaching service at 11:00
Young People’s Services 6:30 P. M.
Evening preaching service at 7:00
Board of Stewards each Mrst Mon-
day evening at 7:30, Clyde Rupp,
Chairman.
Woman’s Missionary Society each
First and Third Thursdays at
2:30, Mrs. Herbert Puckey, Pres.
A cordial Invitation Is extended
to all to come Worship with us.
A. T. White. Pastor
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BAPTIST CHURCH
G. Carroll Griffith, Pastor
E. W. McKeary—S. S. Supt.
Sunday School _________ 10 A. M.
Preaching Service______11 A. M.
and (evening) ______7:30 P. M
P. Y. P. U. ___________ 6:30 P. M.
(Seniors, intermediate and Juniors)
Prayer Service each Wednesday
7:30 P. M.
Business Meeting Wednesday
after first Sunday. Held at church
7 30 P. M.
W. M. U. meets each Thursday at
church ______________ 3:30 P. M.
Mrs. D. A. Padgett. Pres.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
James E. Moore, Pastor
Robert R. Scott, Superintendent
Sunday School - 10 a. m.
Preaching Service - 11 a. m.
Vesper Service - 6:00 p. m.
(Intermediate and Senior)
Preaching Service____7:00 p. m.
Women’s Auxiliary meets first and
third Thursday at I P. M.
Mrs. T. R. Bennett, Pres.
A Welcome AwalU You.
MEXICAN PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
J. A. Hernandez, Pastor
Nicolas Gonzalez, Superintendente
Sunday Sch< ol 10 A. M
Preaching Service 7:30 P. M
i Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:30 P. M
Children’s Spanish Class — Wed. Sc
Frl — 3 to 5 P M.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES
“Ood the Preserver of Man” is
the subject of the Lesson-Sermon
which will be read in all church-
es of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday,
June 12.
The Golden Text Is: “As birds
flying, so will the Lord of hoots de-
fend Jerusalem: defending also he
will deliver it; and passing over he
will preserve it” (Isaiah 31:5).
Among the citations which com-
prise the Lesson-Sermon is the
following from the Bible; “And the
Spirit and the bride say, Come.
And let him that heareth say.
Come. And let him that is athirst
come. And whosoever will, let him
take the water of life freely” (Re-
velation 22:17).
The Lesson-Sermon also includes
the following parage from the
Christian Science textbook, ‘‘Sci-
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy:
“Whatever inspires with wisdom,
Truth, or Love—be it song, sermon,
or Science—blesses the human fa-
mily with crumbs of comfort from
Christ’s table, feeding the hungry
and giving living waters to the
thirsty (page 234).
J. C. THOMAS
BEAL ESTATE and LOANS
FALFURRIAS.TEXAS
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FALFURRIAS. TEXAS
Stocker $7 25 few to $7.50. few plain
calves down to $5.00, some yearl-
ings below.
8heep, receipts 50; goats BO.
Market slow and weak. Few shorn
matured wethers $3.25 down. An-
gora goal* $2.00.
WE ARE NOW
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PRODUCTS
Why not use the beat, it
coata no more?
H. T. McKOWN
FALFURRIXS
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IV-
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Phone.......122
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Come m and let us talk over your feed problems.
It is our business to make a study of well bal-
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Mixed Feeds Make A Short Crop Go A Long Way
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OF SPEED
EVERYBODY— *
seems to be imbued with the necessity of it. There
are times when speed is most commendable but
there are other times when you should make haste
cautiously.
The very mania for speed haa induced many of
us to deviate from the carefifl lines of accumulat-
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