The Mexia Daily News from Mexia, Texas • Page 2

MEXIA DAILY NEWS. MEXIA, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13, 1956 Our County Agent Says BY M. H. BROWKt.

JR. Perhaps the thing thai" concerns Limestone County farmers most thif: week insect situation, tt fSppears that 1958 is drained to become almost as bad insect year as 1955. Right now 'tt insect that is doing (he most damage is the fleahopper. This little bug can and dnes Jrernen- dous amount of damage when he hits cotton like he is doing this fAsrm RELIEF (or Headache year. Normally the Crotan or Goat weed is his favorite food.

Early in the spring he lives on horscmint until the goat weeds (are large enough for him. This jyear the dry weather early in the season prevented a normal development of horsemint. so the lleahoppcr has moved into the irottonfields eailier than usual. The damage they do is not very noticeable at the time. They sting the little squares when they are about the size of a pin-head: Unless a person looks very close he will not notice the loss of squares of this small size.

By the time Iheii' loss is noticed, the damage has been done. It requires 3 weeks for a square to develop in- 1955 Ford 4 Door Heater, Turn Indicator Two-Tone 1954 Custom 2 Door Fordomnlic Radio, Hoater, Power Steer intf Power BttbJM; Wall Tires. Two-Tone Maroon and Beige, low mileage, 1954 Ford V-8 Victoria, Radio, Turn Indicators, Heater, Whilownlls, two-tone green and white, a beauty 1952 Chevrolet Hardtop, Powerglide Radio, Heater, green finish 1445 1295 1295 695 USED CARS PRICED TO SELL to a white bloom. If the cottor is to produce a normal amount of blooms three weeks from now the little squares must be allowed to develop. In most of the fields I have checked, the fleahoppers are doing a pretty good job of preventing these squares from developing.

Another insect that is getting set for a good year is the boll- weevil. They arc not at all difficult to find early in ApriJ Cotton. Right now theip numbers are low and they are doing little actual damage, but their numbers will build up rapidly when the second generation emerges in about three weeks. To further complicate tile cotton insect picture. Hoy Strong came by the office Thursday morning to report that he had found the first pink boll worm in the field in Limestone County in 1950.

He found this insect in a cotton bloom on the farm of Louis Lightsey near Point Enterprise. This cotton Was planted on April 3 and has been poisoned several times for the control of early season insects. Mr. Strong reports that he found iibout 10 blooms in the field. With the flea situation bad and expected to continue for some time; together with a heavy weevil population possible; it appears that the early season insect con-' trol program will be most im-.

portant this year. I would rec commend that farmers ly check their cotton the week of June 18 to be sure that there are not sufficient fleas present to vent the development of a normal; crop of squares. Monday, June 18, will also see the start of another program. This will be the beginning of the 1956 Peach Tree Inspection, for the Control of Phony Peach and Moaisic disease control. The inspectors will be from the State Department of Agriculture and from the U.

S. Department of Agriculture. This week 1 received a little additional information about the- Federal Gasoline Tax This information was secured (from the Internal Revenue Service by the Economics Department at Texas In effect it means that when a custom oper-. ator such as a hay baler or com-f bine works on another farmers farm, the farmer hiring him is 1 entitled to the Federal Tax refund on the gasoline used working on his farm. The way this is figured is that the custom operator charges the farmer for the cost of doing 1 the job.

These, charges also include'the cost ofj gasoline he burns. Whert the mer hiros the custom work he pays all these costs; therefore he is the one who is entitled recover the tax. While this is 1 small item on most- farms, it? could add up to ti bit over; the course of a year on those farms where considerable hay baling, combining, or other wfirk is done on a custom basis. The farmer hiring the wotk done should request from the operator a statement he completes his work as to.how tnucH Sasolifte he used while on his farm. Incidentally one farmer has already submitted a request for a return of this tax.

The Internal Revenue Service sent his request hack and would not honor It be- £ause this request cannot be made before July 1. The forms for making this request are available here in my oVfice but they are not to be sent in before July 1, They cover the period January 1 to July 1. After this year, they may be sent in annually on July 1 to. cover the year July 1 to July 1, With the weather beginning to warm up, cattle and calves need a little spcciai attention if they are to.return the maximum profit. While some breeds of cattle are able to withstand more heat than others, none of them are able to take our extreme temperatures without slacking up on their milk production irregardless of the quality of the pasture.

Of course cows on. good pastures give more milk than those on dry grass, but when the temperatures, go up, the milk flow goes down. To off-set this decrease in milk- flow, the smart cattlemen provide extra feed for their calves in creep feeders. It makes little difference, what kind of feed is put out so long as it is extra good quality. Calves simply will not eat low grade feed in a creep feeder.

Fresh oats, shelled corn, or a commercial creep feed corn, or a comemi'ciul creep feed are all very good. A good job of creeping can add 100 pounds to the ealf at weaning time. It can also make a. slaughter, calf EMEMBERj KIPPER' TRULY FINE SHIRT Wtar gopl no-iron in 8 whole new crop of colorful vat prints nnpy price that's hard to resist. Urge.

3 Styles Sizes S-M-L Combed Lend Mesh SOLID WHITE, PASTEL BLUE, TAN, GREEN, MAIZE NO IRON PLIS8E IN BRIGHT COLORS COTTON SLUBS IN COLORFUL PRINTS ON SOLID WHITE GROUND. i I Shelton Family Holds Reunion At Jacks Creek Seventy eight relatives and friends $fc Shelton family met at Creek 'Reunion Giounds, for the second annual reunion. "Those present included J. W. Shelton, Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dossey and Mrs. Mjitlie Hand, all of Groesbeek; Mr.

and Mvfc. James Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. Tyler and daughter, Jtrid Mr. and Mrs.

Jake Storey and daughter, Barbara, all of Houston. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Daley and Thad, Tommie, Margaret, and Polly, of New Mr. and Mrs.

Ike Gossett and Toga Shipp of Sweetwater; Mrs. Tobe Shipp and daughters, and Nan, of Nolan; afttf Mts. Bertha Boy kin of gers and Ann Car- Jhelview; Mr. and jms and children, ferry, and Mr. and jfhelton of Midland; H.

Shelton, fe Sandra and Mitzi, and Mr. and grey and daughter, -PAGE TWO Griffith and children, eoi Ann and Leon, Mrs. Howard Yarber and children, Myrna, Patricia, J. 1. and Gregory, all of Dallas: and Mr.

and Mrs. Curtis Griffith of Otto. Richard and Charles Griffith of Waco; Mrs. C. W.

Airsworth and children, C. W. Jr. and Linda, of Cisco; Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Redmond of Fcrt Woith; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shelton and children, Steve, Brenda and Donna of Gladewater; and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Folsy and sons, Curtis and Mr.

and Mrs." M. M. Seay and Mr. and Mrs. J.

L. McCoslin. Also Jo roll of Mrs. PaUt Fonda ajld Mrs. and and of Hubb Mrs.

C. Sandra, Mrs. Hu dren, BartJa of flltiSchek and chil- and John Paul, and Mrs. Sam out of UVat would otherwise go as a stpckibr. FightirtRi, 'giraffes swing their long necks like baseball bats in an effort -to each other off balance.

Hyden, Little Families Meet for Reunion At Fort Parker Park The family of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hyden met for a reunion Sunday, at Fort Parker State Park.

During the noon hour a picnic lunch was served at which time they were joined by the children of Mrs. Ox.ella Little and the late Bmney Little, who were also holding a reunion at the park. Those present for the Hyden reunion included O. L. Hyden of Baytown; Mrs.

Nell Walker and Herman Walker of Gladewatcr; THE WAREHOUSE Fine Wines Champagne Beer Malt Liquor NORTH HIGHWAY 14 Phone GY6-3550 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Little and daughter of Athens; Mr. and Mrs. G.

A. Hyden of San Antonio; Mis. Naomi Harris, and, Mr. and Mrs. B.

J. of Dallas. Also, Mr. and Mrs. J.

D. Graham and Mrs. Willie Hobbs of Groesbeek; Mr. and Mrs. J.

A- Hyden of Waco; Mrs. Annie Miller of Alice: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bryan, of Garland; Mr. and Mrs.

Archie Hyden and son and Mr. and Hyden" and children of Corsicana; and Mr. and Mrs. N. B.

Hyden, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Atkinson and Ethel and Mrs.

D. H. Gantt of Mtxia. The Little family reunion included Mrs. Ozella Little of Houston' Mrs.

Iris Williams and children, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pittman, and children and Mr. --id Mrs. Jimmy Hyden of Ua'ilas; and Mr.

and Mi" Elijah Black and sons and Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Archibald and children of Mexia.

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