The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1958 Page: 5 of 12
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FARM PAGE
LA GRANGE JOURNAL
THUR8DAY, DEC. 4, 1*58
Our Changing Agriculture
by Jake Frttacb
The need for leaders, both in
agriculture and industry, is
greater today than it has ever
been. Leaders are necessary to
guide the destiny of our agricul-
tural industry as well as our Na-
tion.
Schools have a definite respon-
sibility for training leaders. It is
in school that students first dis-
cover their potential leadership
abilities. Too, it is here that stu-
dents are afforded an opportuni-
ty to use and perfect these abili-
ties of leadership. . .
In vocational agriculture, the
organization of Future Farmers
Of America affords students with
opportunities to learn and use
parliamentary procedure, public
speaking, techniques and many
other abilities necessary for one
to become a leader in society.
Each year members of the La
Grange FFA Chapter form par-
liamentary teams for the purpose
of learning parliamentary proce-
dure. Skill gained in such prac-
tice enables them to conduct
meetings in « orderly and demo-
cratic manner regardless of whe-
ther the meeting is an FFA meet-
ing, student council meeting, or
Learning parliamentary
dedure also enables the
a farm meeting.
pro-
m
Grange FFA Chapter to partici-
pate in Chapter Conducting Con-
tests where FFA parliamentary
teams compete to see who can
conduct a meeting with the high-
est degree of skill and perfection.
Just last week the La Grange
Chapter of Future Farmers par-
ticipated in the District Leader-
ship Contests that were held at
Columbus, Texas in which six-
teen school were represented.
The La Grange Leadership
Teams won 4th place in Junior
Farm Skill, 5th place in Senior
Farm Skill, 7th in FFA Quiz, 8th
in Green hand Chapter Conduct-
ing and 8th in Chapter Farmer
Conducting. The experience and
training the boys received was
well worth the time and effort
spent in preparation for the con-
test.
Opportunities ore afforded,
too, for student to develop their
public speaking ability. Also,
judging teams in livestock, poul-
try, dairy, land Judging and
meats are available for the boys
to participate in which .gives
them much experience of the
cooperation.
County Agent’s Column
By JOE C. JOHNSON, Fayette Conaty Agrteultui si Afeat
How Mach To Pay For Feeders^ $28 is going to have to buy his
How much drop in price can
we take between feeder calves
and finished beef and still make
a profit? Midwestern cattle feed-
ers have used as a rule of thumb
the following guide: If slaughter
beef prices are $28 per hundred,
then you can afford to pay $30
for feeder calves weighing 500
pounds or less and expeet to
make a reasonable profit. If
slaughter prices are $28, you
cannot pay more than $28 for
feeder steers weighing 500 lbs.
and up. This rule of thumb is
used during years when feed
prices are about normal in rela
tion to meat prices. During per-
iods like the present when feed
prices are relatively low in rela-
tion to meat prices, then you can
afford to pay a little more for the
feeder animal. However, the
feeder who pays $34 for calves,
900 pounds and under, and has
to sell when they are finished at
FOR...
PRESCRIPTIONS
Ask Your
DOCTOR to Call
These, and many other activi-
ties, are .ways by which the La
Grange High School and the La
Grange FFA Chapter are meet-
ing their obligation to students
and people of the community in
providing training that will de-
velop competent leaders and cit-
izens of tomorrow.
White Elephants
around your
home?
Don’t keep pushing unwanted
furniture out of the way . . .
sell it with a Want Ad.
Journal Classifieds Get Results!
Silence is silly when selling is
so easy. Shout about your offer
through the classified ads of the
Journal. Phone 42.
PHONE 405 « 103 NORTH MXlN « LA GRANGE, TEXAS
VITAMINS
TO? QUALITY VITAMINS AND DIETARY
SUPPLEMENTS AT TREMENDOUSLY
REDUCED PRICES
NORTHWEST SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CO.
TACOMA I. WASHINGTON
Set Your Druggist
Hermes Drug Store
La Grange Drug Store
L. J. Schroeder >
grain cheap and do an extra
good Job of feeding in order to
realize a profit. To summarize,
when feeder prices are high,
there is less risk in light calves,
more risk in heavy calves.
Agri-Notes
The supply of feed grain for
1958-59 is the largest on record-
Small grain postures contain as
much as 20 percent protein st
tiieir peak grazing stage. Provide
access to dry hay for stock graz-
ing lush winter pastures. Plan
for rotation grazing and nitrogen
topdressing after a pasture is
grazed down. Then rest the pas-
ture until it makes good re-
growth—If leaves of fruit trees
show evidence of disease, rake
and burn; if free of diseases, con-
sider composting—The eradica-
tion of one disease, brucellosis,
would save the livestock industry
of Texas an estimated ten mil-
lion dollars annually—There is
no advantage in purchasing
foundation and registered seed
instead of certified seed for the
production of feed grain. Only
those individuals who are going
to produce certified seed should
use registered or foundation
seed—There is an abundant sup-
ply of grass over most of th^
County. With the coming of the
first frost, much of the forage
will be in danger of destruction
by fire. Maintain fire lanes to
conserve seed, wildlife, livestock
feed, soil and water—Store na-
tive grass seed in a cool, dry
place 1° maintain good germina-
tion until they can be sold or
seeded next spring—The Expe-
riment Station has officially
changed the name of Perennial
Sweet Sudan to Perennial Sweet
Sorgrass. The crop is really not
a Sundan and is quite different
from Johnsongrass—Texas 32
hybrid corn has not performed as
well as other yellow Texas hy-
brids and It will be dropped. No
new corn hybrids will be releas-
ed next year—The season for ef-
fective control of undesirable a-
quatic plants and fertilization of
fkrm fish ponds has passed. Plan
for both practices next spring
and early summer.
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. all during the Christinas
fun . . . pause often for the
cold crisp taste, the cheerful
lift of Coca-Cola. STOCK UP
WITH CARTON8 OF KING
SIZE COKE TODAY.
SIGN Of GOOD TASTE
arthwtty of 1*. Co*HCt»o a*&«r by
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COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. af CAMERON, TEXAS
water's 6f this fast-growing area.
“We are very pleated that Go-
vernor Deniei raw fit to piaoo
this confidence in the Lower Co-
lorado River Authority by nomi-
nating our general manager to
this important pod tion,” Morris
Hodges of Columbus, chairman
of the LCRA board of directors,
said today.
way. has, and i
concerned with
fullest Ml
mendatton
Named to Texas
Rivers Commission
Sim Gideon, general manager
of the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Monday was named
by Governor Price Daniel to rep-
resent the entire Colorado River
basin on the new Texas 'Rivers
Commission.
The Commission, which is em-
powered by an Act of Congress
to develop a comprehensive wa-
ter development plan for Texas,
will consist of 15 members, of
which seven represent the river
basins of Texas, another seven
will represent federal agencies
with interests in water develop-
ment, and a chairman. This la-
test approach to Texas’ water
problems is a result of a bill
passed by the last session of Con-
gress under the sponsorship of
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Commission is assigned
the task to make comprehensive
basin-wide studies to obtain the
ultimate in the development of
Texas’ rivers, including new
dams, the utilization of the wa-
ters of the basin for agriculture,
municipal uses, industry and na-
vigation.
Gideon will be concerned with
representing the entire Colorado
River basin from West Texas to
the Gulf and will be in a position
to influence the various pending
programs of development all a-
long the river which will result
in the fullest utilization of the
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THE LA GRANGE JOURNAL
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Fuchs, Durwood L. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1958, newspaper, December 4, 1958; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth998221/m1/5/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.