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Lee County Weekly
Farm/Ranch
September 7. 1989 - Page 3
Fexas Agricultural Extension Service
Wade Hibler, County Agent
People Hecoing People--------------------
Afraid to use pesticides?
75,000 to be added to two new
Thoroughbred Races in Texas
Many concerns come up when
you hear someone say, "Should I
spray an insecticide on my garden?"
Well, these concerns arc well
warranted and we need to look at
alternatives to continued use of bug
killers. i
Many cultural practices can be
used to reduce the potential for, or
actual damage of, garden plants
caused by insects:
PLOWING
AND
CULTIVATING a garden exposes
soil insects to adverse weather
conditions, birds and other
predators. In addition, deep
plowing will bury some insects and
prevent their emergence.
CROP ROTATION can be
effective against insects that
develop on a narrow range of food
plants and also against insects with
short migration ranges. Movement
of crops to different sites will
isolate such pests from their food
source. If an alternate site is not
available, then change the sequence
of plants grown in the garden plot.
Do not plant members of the same
plant family in the same location in
consecutive seasons. For example,
do not follow melons with
cucumbers or squash.
PROPER USE
OF
FERTILIZERS and water will
reduce plant damage or keep insect
pests separated for susceptible
stages of the host plant. Delayed
planting until the soil is warm
enough for corn and bean seeds to
germinate quickly reduces seed
maggot damage. Hot caps (milk
cartons, paper sacks or similar
materials placed over plants) used
during the early season not only
will preserve heat, but also will
protect plants from damaging wind,
Ag lenders require
better records, planning
The days of farmers walking into
their banker's office and borrowing
thousands of dollars on their
signatures alone arc becoming a
thing of the past'
Fewer bankers are basing their
loan decisions solely on their
knowledge of the borrower's past
repayment record, financial position
and the adequacy of collateral, said
Dr. Danny A. Klinefelter and Dr.
Gerald C. Cornforth, management
economist with the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service.
In the past, the formal loan
policies of lending institutions were
often much tougher than those
actually followed in practice.
Recent experience and stricter
regulation are accelerating the
movement toward commercial
business standards, the two
economists said.
The ex mplc, as the trend in
agriculture moves toward many
part-time farming operations and a
few large-scale commercial farms,
agricultural lending policies reflect
these charges.
"Farms relying primarily on off-
farm income for repayment ability
will have loan requests treated like
consumer loans with a standard set
of rules based on percent of income
devoted to debt servicing, overall
dcbl-to-assct ratios and specific
collateral margins," Klinefelter said.
Commercial farms will be treated
like agribusinesses and will be
subject to more information and
documentation requirements with
increased emphasis on repayment
ability, longer-run economic
outlook and specific enterprise
analysis.
Lending is becoming more
complex as the commercial
operations become vertically
integrated, Cornforth said.
"A premium will be placed on
risk management by both lender and
borrower with more controls and
performance monitoring required
after the loans are made," Cornforth
said.
One of these changes is the move
toward consistently prepared
information based on generally
accepted accounting priciples. In
too many past cases, agricultural
credit analysis has been based on
hail and insects. In some situations
a healthy transplant will overcome
insect damage more easily than a
small plant developing from seed in
the field.
REMOVING CROP RESIDUES
arid disposing of weeks and other
volunteer plants eliminates food and
shelter for many insect pests such
as cutworms, webworms, aphids,
white grubs, millipedes and spider
mites. When garden plants stop
producing, spade them into the soil
or take them to the compost pile.
COMPANION PLANTING (an
orderly mixing of crop plants) is a
Cultural practice aimed at
diversifying insect populations.
Numberous claims have been made
about the ability of certain plants to
protect certain other plants from
insect damage. However, NO
DATA from scientific studies arc
available to prove the value of
companion plantings. Following
is a partial list of suggested
companion plantings which have
been recommended at various times:
Intcrplant tomatoes with basil to
deter tomato hornworms.
Intcrplant cucumbers with
radishes or nasturtiums to control
cucumber beetles.
Interplant eggplants with catnip
to repel flea beetles.
Intcrplant cabbages with thyme
to control imported cabbageworms.
Intcrplant carrots with onions or
chives to control rust flics and
some nematodes.
Intcrplant potatoes with
deedneetle to repel Colorado potato
beetles.
Intcrplant potatoes with
horseradish to control potato bugs.
Intcrplant roses with chives or
mangolds to repel aphids.
data that can be fairly described as
"garbage in-garbage out," Comforth
said.
According to Klinefelter, another
change needed in the system are
standards for evaluating key
financial position and performance
indicators for different types of
farms.
The two economists point to
another, more subtle shift in
lending practices that has occurred
in response to legislation providing
for more borrowers' rights.
Liberalized bankruptcy laws and
the rising threat of lender liability
lawsuits are forcing lenders to be
more selective in who they finance.
This Week's
Livestock
Report
Cattle and calves estimated 1,200.. Last week 1,600. Feeder steers and bulls s1.00
higher. Feeder heifers steady Rep cows steeady. Slaughter Cows & Bulls 2.00-3.0 0
higher About 10-15% Slaughter cows and Bulls 5-7% yearling Cattle. Balance mainly
Feeder Cattle
FEEDER STEERS 1 BULLS
M &LF #1
250-300
300 400
400-500
500-650
MALE #2
400 600
FEEDER HEIFERS
M&LF #1
250-300
300 400
400-500
500 600
S&MF#2
350-550
110.00-128.00
97.00-121100
87 50-105.00
82.50-88.00
75 00-83 00
90 00 97 00
85 00 92 00
81.00-89.00
77.00-85.00
72.00-81 00
BARROWS I GILTS
US 1-3
210-250
US 2-4
225-275
40.50-42.00
40.00-41 00
BOARS
All weights
27.25-30.00
This information is brought to you as a public service by Lee County Weekly and the
Texas Department of Agriculture's Federal-State Market News Service.
AGRICULTURAL
MILE STONE S
Tourism, one of the three largest state industries including
oil and agriculture, is a growing sector of our economy. In
19X6, travelers spent an estimated $17 billion in Texas, gene-
rating 300,000 jobs and producing $942 million in state and
local tax revenue.
A vast potential exists to expand tourism and recreational
opportunities in urban and rural areas, as well as coastal waters.
An aggressive marketing campaign is being planned to expand
the share of both domestic and foreign travelers. We are not
yet fully exploiting the "Texas mystique" even though the state
name is recognized widely in other states and countries,
including those behind the Iron Curtain.
In the past, Texas has had little research to develop tourism
resources in rural areas where economic opportunities are
diverse. Recently, however, the Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station developed a rural recreation and tourism initiative in
cooperation with the Institute of Renewable Resources.
Texas’ rural areas have a wealth of natural resources such
as wildlife, agricultural production and scenic beauty, that could
be used more effectively to support increased recreation and
tourism.
In 1986, Texas tourism receipts in rural counties amounted
to over $4.4 billion. For each percentage increase in the Texas
share of the United States travel market, estimates indicate an
additional $699 million for the rural economy could be
produced.
The recreation and tourism industry is an especially impor-
tant growth sector of the Texas economy. Station research has
helped develop this growing industry in the past and will play
a large role in its future growth. Careful planning based on
scientific research is needed to make tourism a permanent part
of the diverse state economy.
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Beef cattle policy symposium
A statewide beef cattle policy
symposium whose theme is
"Potential Impacts of the 1990
Fann Bill" has been set for October
9 at the College Station Hilton Inn. .
Wade Hibler, Lee County
Extension Agent, said the
symposium will feature a wide
array of speakers who will present
policy viewpoints and express
opinions on how the 1990 Farm
Bill will impact cattlemen and
consumers.
"The program is designed for beef
cattle producers, consumers,
agricultural lenders and other
associated agribusiness groups",
Hibler said.
U.S. Representative Charles
Stenholm of Stamford, chairman of
the Agriculture Subcommittee for
Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, will
present a politician's view on the
direction . the 1990 Farm Bill is
taking.
Mrs. JoAnn Smith, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture, Marketing
and Inspection Service with the
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
will discuss an administrator's
viewpoint on proposed policies.
Mrs. Smith also is a past
president of the National
Cattlemen's Association and has
been a major influence in attuning
cattlemen's attention to consumer
needs.
Subjects to be addressed by key
speakers will include mandatory
meat price reporting, animal welfare
and patents, food safety and feed
grain and dairy policy.
Wrapping up the policy
presentations will be an industry
viewpoint by Bob Josscrand,
President of the National
Cattleman's Association
headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Zerle L. Carpenter, Extension
Service Director, will welcome
symposium participants and
REP cows
M&LF #1-2
3 6 year old
800-1200
450.00-600.00
par head
COW & CALF PAIRS
M&LF# 1-2
3-7 year old cows with 150-250 lb
alves 560.00-790.00 per pr.
boning utility 2-3
cutter 1-2
canner & Low cutter
49.00-53.00
45 00 49 50
41 .00-45.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS
yield grade 1-2
1200-1850
Few indicating a low boning % 55.00-59.00
Hogs this week 142 Last week 101
Barrows & Gilts 1 00 2 00 lower
Sows 1.00 lower
59 00-65 00
Addi
City
SOWS
US 1-3
385 550
450-670
32 00-34 00
28.00-32.00
Please Return Form to:
CITY UTILITY DEPARTMENT
118 E. RICHMOND
GIDDDINGS, TEXAS 78924
moderate the morning program.
Dr. O.D. Butler, Associate
Deputy Chancellor for Agriculture,
Emeritus with the Texas A&M
University System, will moderate
the second part of the program
which gets underway at 11:15 A.M.
and continues through the
afternoon.
The program is being coordinated
by the South Central Texas Beef
Herd Improvement Association in
cooperation with the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service,
A&M‘s Department of Agricultural
Economics and Texas A&M
University.
For more information, contact
Wade Hibler at 409/542-2753.
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The Texas Thoroughbred
Breeders' Association (TTBA) has
announced its sponsorship of two
new Thoroughbred futurities to be
held at Texas tracks in 1990. These
races are the $25,000-added TTBA
Sale Futurity slated for Lubbock
Downs on June 3, 1990 and the
$50,000-added Texas Breeders'
Stakes in the fall of 1990 at Trinity
Meadows (located just west of
Forth Worth). Added money for
each of these races is being supplied
by the respective host tracks.
"We arc extremely pleased to
offer these races through joint-
efforts between the TTBA and the
host tracks," commented TTBA
President Stanley Beard. "These
races will offer horsemen the
opportunity to race for nice purses
in Texas as early as next spring,
and both of these races offer
opportunity for Accredited Texas-
Breds, as well as horses foaled
throughout the country.”
The TTBA Sale Futurity is open
to each yearling passing through
the ring at the 1989 TTBA Fall
Mixed Sale with Selected Yearling
Session, scheduled for October 21-
22, 1989 at the Will Rogers
Equestrian Center in Fort Worth.
Nearly 200 yearlings have been
consigned to the sale. Plus, each
consignor and purchaser of a
yearling at the TTBA Sale will
receive an additional "berth" into
the 1990 TTBA Sale Futurity.
Any yearling, regardless of state
foaled, can be sold through the sale
and nominated to the futurity.
Consignor and purchaser berths are
required to be filled with an
Strunk Brothers
409-725-6279
BASTROP COUNTY
LIVESTOCK COMMISSION, INC.
SMITHVILLE, TEXAS 78957
512-237-3235
SALE EVERY
MONDAY
AT 12:30
Glenn Miles
409-992-3878
Zip
Accredited Texas-Bred.
The Texas Breeders' Stakes will
be split into a $25,000-added filly
division. Nominations for the race
arc available to persons who have
accredited any Thoroughbred
(weanling, yearling, horse of racing
age, marc or stallion) in the TTBA
-coordinated Accredited Texas-Bred
Program. One nomination is
available for each horse an
individual has accredited.
Nominations are open to any
yearling of 1989, regardless of the
stae where foaled.
"Our projections call for a purse
in the TTBA Sale Futurity of
approximately $150,000," Beard
said, "while each division of the
Texas Breeders' Stakes should carry
a purse of approximately
$125,000."
For further information on these
races, or the 1989 TTBA Fall
Mixed Sale, please contact: TTBA,
P.O. Box 14967, Austin, Texas,
78761, (512)458-6133.
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Freeman, Susie. Lee County Weekly (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 1989, newspaper, September 7, 1989; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1665793/m1/3/: accessed May 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center.