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Lazy Ranch Farms At Post Growing 1,400 Acres Of Guar In Rotation Plan By JIM OOMFTON AvalMiohe-Joumal POST, Aug. 28. While mans South Plains farmers were wondering this spring If they should Initiate soil Improvement practices an official ol the Lazy Ranch, 5 miles south of here, wasnt he was busy that 1,400 acres of fiuar were planted on the ranch of John F. "Lett's fcllcf thlt guar is a good soil crop, It appears that tenants on the Lazy Ranch farms where the guar is planted will be richer by sizeable sums come harvest time. Lott is one of the Lazy partners and is manager of the entire ranch and its farm hold- Ings.

There are 5,600 acres cultivation on the 14 farms, and at least fourth of every farm now is planted in guar. Lott explained last week that guar has not been tried on the Lazy before and that it has been planted only in small acre- ages in recent years in Gnrza County'. He said he become interested in the possibilities ol gunr last year after observing a small patch planted on the nenr-by farm of Charles Morrow. He said that though the crop received little rain, it performed satisfactorily even on sandy land. Explniiird Program The 40-year-old ranch manager said he later contacted John Esser who helped initiate many of the first gunr plantings in Texas and who has established and controls a guar mill at Kencdy, Tex- and had him come to Post and meet with the Lazy farm tenants.

Esser explained how a gunr program could bo initiated in this area, and explained how it would benefit the tenants to start one. After discussing it with the Lott drew up contracts with each which provided that the tenant would start a four-year rotation this year, and that at least fourth of the land tenant farmed svould be planted to puar, "This was to insure that all the land will get the benefit oC having soil improving crop on it with Jn the next four years." Lott said. The tenants rent the land from the ranch on a -M and basis. share-crop GUAR BEIXG TRIED AS SOIL IMPROVING AND CASH CROP COMBINATION John F. Lott.

partner-manager ol the Lazy Ranch, near Post, now has acres ol guar growing on 34 of the ranch's tenant farms. Lott is trying the crop lor th first time nnd is hoping to receive two-fold benefits from improvement mid extra income from sale of seed. In the top picture above, guar is shown growing on one ot the 14 farms. At left, above. Lott is shown inspecting the seed pods on a row ol guar, and at right, his son, Jack, is shown inspocling a heavily loaded plant.

(Stall Photos.) Dickens Elects ASC Committees SPUR, Aug. 28. (Special) Fifteen Dickens Cbuirty farmers were elected last week to serve as Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service 'community committeemen for 1954-55, ACS Office Manager W. H. Eason, announced.

The farmers, selected from a slate of 30 candidates, will assume their positions Eason said the county convention, at which time county ASC committeemen will be elected, is scheduled for a. m. Tuesday In the ASC office here. The chairman of each of the three community committees will be convention delegates. He said approximately 600 votes were cast in the election of community committeemen.

iteming Listed FollowinR arc those who were elected in each community: Community H. Williams, chairman; F. L. Byars, vice chairman; Frank Ragland, member; Ralph Bennett, first alternate, and Dumond second alternate. Community Harvey, ichairman; Claude Atkinson, vice chairman; George Pierce, mcm- 'bcr; Clay Edwards first alternate, ard B.

Gage, second alternate, Community C. (Chap) Reese, chairman: Forrest Martin, vice chairman; Everett McAr- thru. member; Jesse Hagins, first alternate, and Fred Neaves, second alternate. PAGE FOUB. L.UBBOUK.

TEX. AUGUST MK NINE GIRLS ENTERED Alabamian Will Speak At Lamb Farm Bureau Queen Competition LITTLEFIE'LD, Aug. 28 (Special) Riley G. Arnold, Auburn. will be the principal speaker Thursday at the annual Lamb County Farm Bureau RILEV G.

ARNOLD AT LAMESA, LEVELLAND, FLOYDADA Area Towns Complete Plans, Start Preparations For County Fairs Set For Middle Of September Crops Parched In Lynn County TAHOKA, Aug. 11 (Special) Many crops over Lynn county are detonating because of a lack of moisture, and what or.cc looked like excellent prospects for a bumper crop has dwindled to only fnir, according to county agri- Queen contest, to be held 8 p. m. in the Spade schoolhouse, Jack Yarbrough, organization's president, said. Arnold is organizational director for the southern region of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and Is considered one of the most capable men on the AFBF's staff, Yarbrough said, Arnold has spoken at two district Farm Bureau meetings held in Lubbock in the last year.

Thursday he will address the audience while judges are making their decisions on the queen candidates. Contestants include Tarn Pointer, Spade; Betty Wheeler, Hart Camp; Lavelle Kesey, Spade; Judy Christian, Jackye Hill, Leta Merle Roberts and Karen Williams, ali of Littlefield; Texann Holdeman, Pleasant Valley, and Yvonne Peterson, Olton, Yorbrough will crown the winner. Master of ceremonies will be Gene Leach, Lubbock, field representative of Farm Bureau District 2. Each contestant will be presented with a gift from the Farm Bureau, and the winner will be given a bouquet of red roses, I Yarbrough said. Cotton Dreues Required The contestants are single, between 16 and 22, and are daughters or sisters of Lamb County Farm Bureau members.

They will make their appearances in cotton dresses, a stipulation of the local contest committee. Headed bv Mrs. i Cotton, Grain lests Recorded Two Texas Agricultural Experiment Station reports on High Plains fertilizer 'trials recently were released and revealed that fertilizer as applied on a particular cotton variety did not show any significant increase in yield, Stephens, manager of the County LAMESA, Aug. 28 (Spcciall- I LEVELLAND, Aug. 2S (Speci-ul); A record number of livestock en.

12th annual Hockley County tries will be shown at the Dniv- rind Jamboree bo held Lott obtained planting seed for J10 per 100 pounds. Most of it was planted in May. after cotton planting was finished. Now, nl- most three months later, nlmost every farm hns good stand of Buar, even though rainfall has been limited. None of the suar is irrigated, The ranch manager said the Lazy contains 150 sections, of which only the 5,600 acres arc in cultivation.

Cotton and grain sorghums are the main crops or. the 4,200 acres not planted In gunr. has "hit the Jackpot" with Lott said he started the suar program because he wanted legume which would build soil, protect the land and withstand the hot, dry summers. He thinks he has "hit the Jackpot" with guar. "I almost went the Madrid clover route nt one time, before I found out about guar." he said.

The tenants planted from two to four pounds ot seed per acre, and put down an average of 100 i pounds of -(0 per cent superphos- phate per acre. The only ready market for guar teed at this time is nt Kenedy, where a top price of $4 per 100 pounds is being paid. Lott says he may be able to sell much of the seed is not readily available. Also guar is being grown, but where seed Is not raidly available. Also, Ac explained, tests at Woodward, have favorably shown that guard seed is palatable to cattle If rolled, and possibly are as nutritious a feed as cottonseed meal and soybean meal.

Possibilities of selling guar as a cattle feed are Rood, he said, Lott said the legume has potential of being able to increase cotton yields, where cotton fol- 23, 2-1 and 25. officials announced here today. FLOYDADA, Aug. 28, (Special) Coynty residenls wore busy last week thumbing through the Floyd County Fair book and eagerly surveying a list of pos- son County Fair Sept. 16, 17 and IS.

County Agricultural Agent Lcc Members of the Hockley County sible entries and premiums bc- Roy Coigan, the fairs co-gonernl I Association u'hn will be in fore to enter jn this year's fair, 16, 17 and IS. set for cultural officials, Cotton in parls of he county, however, especially in the west and southwest portions, reacted well to the recent, showers said Lynn County Agent Bill Griffin. Most seriously injured cotton, byIhe drouth, is that in the south- but that fertilizer applied on a particular grain sorghum did significantly increase the grain yield. The trials were conducted in 1953, by John Box, irrigation Don L. Jones, superintendent, boDi of Substation 8, cast, of Lubbock, and at the farm, 8 miles southeast of Tulia.

Color Difference Noted Nitrogen, plwsphorus and potash were applied singly and in combinations on the Stormcastcr cotton plots. At. Lubbock, there superintendent, said more live- chargo of the event this year nro: stock entries in swine, cnttlc nnd i Clarence Matthews. president; poultry will be exhibited this year Jack Cnroihers. Pnt 0 tlmn at any previous fnir held in Ryan, sucretary-ti-ensurer, mailed by the Hoyd Couniy pi-oximstcly 250 000 acres of maize 'Farm Bureau in cooperation with js i )adly damaged or "burned up" cast par: of 1hc county, and spots was no significant difference in I.H.3U vi UJL; t.uui.ij anu arc suffering in other sections.

Miil yield for any fertilizer combina- i lion used, nnd at The only the county. Eligible for livestock and ngri- I ir.trnclonr. cultural exhibits ni'c Andrews, i Horace D. Gilmorc, general supernrr: H. M.

Woods. Martin, Bordcn. Terry. Caincs, Srnyrr; Tom E. Johnson, Pcttlt: Howard, Garza, Lynn nnd Dnw the Fair Association nnd the Sixty to 75 per cent the ap-1 diffcnces noted were in leaf color and plant height.

The grain sorghum trials also the" dry wenthor. Williams. Fairview; Earl son counties. i Cunningham. Sundown; B.

Hflrd- Thc fair gates will open 9 Sundown; Fowler, Ropes- a. m. each day with judging RCI-I vilic- Schlottman Pep; ments of merchants of worms nnd lenlwor-ms over ting underway at 10 tv. m. Sept.

ran Locke, Petlit; Clifford' Chamber of Commerce, contains 'The county 'has about 200,000 rules and regulntions, fees, prem- i acres of coton. of which 30,000 to itims, and divisions of entries in i acres is irrigated. the various departments, ns well The county agent snid there is ns about 75 display i a light infestation of both i 16. Dairy cattle, agriculture ex- Whithnrral; hibits and indies exhibits will open i once Matthews, Anion; P. H.

Ap- the Judging. At 1 p. beef cat- i Hal Joplln -and Pete Loms tie will be judged nnd at 3 p. m. all of Lcveiland nnd Kelly Tcnff, poultry and rabbits will be judg- Ropcsvillc.

ed. Swine judging will begin at 9 vinR on llu cnterlainmcnt m. Sept. 17 with sheep judging comm itice with Chairman Matto start at 1 m. A spccinl thews arc: 0.

W. Marcom, Bill Lockncy, Petersburg, Plainvicw, Lubbock, Lone Star, Hereford nnd Amarillo, tire county, except in cotion that plflns for the fnir Is K. Cook, manager, ol Lockney. Other members of the board of directors include E. L.

Turner, chairman; Denn Walls nnd Olin Bryant, department of live- lows guar, much as two-thirda. When returned to the soil, it adds huge amounts of organic matter. Kolnctant He laid some of the tennats were reluctant to plant guar when the idea of such an extensive program first was discussed. "Since planting It, however, most of them seem highly pleased," he said. "This has been an excellent year in which to start such a rotation plan as the one we have going," he said.

"Allotments reduced cotton acreages and made the time an optimum, one for the events program will begin nt 3 i Cunningham Harry Mnnn and Hu- stock; Chester Mitchell nnd Chcs- p. m. Sept. 18, Ihcrt Whatlcy, For the enjoyment i tor Cnrthrl, agriculture division; Special awards in the Jersey "small try" ntiundinjj. fair! Mrs M.

McNclll nnd Mrs. R. and Guernsey cattle divisions 0 i a have ompiovod the HiU, H. Tinslcy, women's department; vide rosettes and ribbons in nd- Brothers Greater for the Watson and dition to other prizes. Special Junior dairy awards provide a S25 commercial exhibits; Bill Nor, dairy female belt buckle throe days commercial cxniuns; BUI IN or- Plans for'an opening parade a 0 0 1 "being made by Harry Matthcws.N^ i D.

Mnyo II McCUts- chalrman ot thal committee, and set to the junior reserve cham- 0 hsT mc mbcrs Lindscy Dyeus and pion dairy female, given by the Wheeler Berkshire, Duroc. Chester White, and Spotted Poland China junior divisions will be given. The junior grand champion swine female and junior reserve champion swine female are eligible for $25 war bond given by the Farm Bureau and the belt buckle set presented by the chamber. ky, and Howard Cooper, premium catalogue, and 0. Wataon sccrctavy.

Exhibit year has quit growing. The first generation of leaf- worms is now maturing, and it Farm Bureau, a committee of Ted Hutching, Short, Field ton; Spade; Bobby Doyle Turner, Pleasant Valley, and Skipper Smith, of Littlefield, have made the plans for the 'contest. The girls are to be judged on grace, ooise, charm, vivaciousness and other qualities characteristic of winsome Texas future homemakers. Each contestant will make a brief talk on "Why I Am Glad My Family Is In The Farm Bureau." Group Sin Ring Planned Three out of county judges will make the decision. Sta.

ing of the contest will be handled by Mrs, Hazel Hickman, County home demonstration agent; Mrs. Emory Blume, Amherst, nd were conducted at the station and iMrs. Jack Wattenbarger, wife of at the Ewen farm. Fertilizer was LOYAN H. WALKER Walker Named Beef Director FORT WORTH, Aug.

28. (Special) Loyan H. Walker of Abilene, manager ol the agriculture and livestock department of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, has been named executive director of the newly-formed Texas Beel Council, according to Roy Parks, president of the organization. Walker, who has been active in agricultural organization activities for'the past 15 years, has been granted six roonth'3 leave of absence by the West Texas Chamber to accept the position. Headquarters for the council will be opened Wednesday on the second floor of the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum at Fort Worth.

A year ago when drouth caused See WALKER Page 5 is the future generations that will pren alone, the report snid. was bcnr watching, Griffin continued. I significant at a 19:1 level but not Texas Tech Cow Completes Stale Championship Record PETERSBOROUGH, Aug. 28. (Special) Texas Tech is the owner of a purebred Guernsey cow that recently completed a state championship production record.

The cow. Repelmar H. I. Marty, produced 10,650 pounds ot milk and 503 pounds of butterfat in 365 days. It is the highest herd improvement record in Texas.

The time for securing space for The cow is 6 years old, and was slstnnt superintendent, Robert Conway; manager superintendent, Jack Cat-others: assistant mana-1 gcr, Lcroy Coufnl: general live- stock superintendent, J. B. Harbin dairy cattle superintendent, Drennam; beef cattle superintend ont, Tom Arnc-U sheep super intendcnt, L. S. "Dunk" Duncan community exhibits is running out, as Wednesday has been set us the last day for community The Lamcsa Kiwanis Club will give a showmanship award to the most deserving FFA member or 4-H Club member the exhibits ani- qunrler horse, James Uittimorc; poultry, John Russell; genera' nsricuitural exhibits, Robert Con way; agriculture conim unity mals In the Junior division These boml Harvio Pool a(Jl icuUul in awards will be presented in beef divldlml cxnlbl(Si IU Whitfield; cattle, dairy cattle nnd swine divisions.

Officers and committees for the instigation program." of diversification The Lazy farms have 14 xets of on them, and what Lott terms "above average tenants." In previous years, the Lazy hai required the tenants to plant at least a fourth of the land on each farm to bundle feed, so a plentiful supply of feed would always be accessible for the 2,000 head of Hereford cattle on the ranch. "Thlg year, we still have bundle feed and a toll improving crop well which If grins to mean lome extra caih," Lott said. Peculiar Plant A drive to each of the 14 farms Iwt week revealed, that RUM is a peculiar plant. During dry weather. It will turn brown near the bottom of the stalk and in many cases will appear to be "burned up." The top of the plant remains Kwen almost all the time, how' ever, and with a good rain, the entire plnnt leema come alive and, with adequate moisture, will icmetimcs grow to 5 feet high, Auo, Ruar produces a long tap.

root which is capable of breaking up a hardpan, thus allowing for fttt circulation of air and water. Though the Lazy crop has never had a "good rain" the italki we loaded with pods, almost assuring a high yield upon harveft. The ranchman explained that the tenants will use ordinary BM GUAR Page 6 FFA and 4-H Club department, Ed White and Bill R. Lee; rinfTsuper intendcnt, Burnett B. Roberts; fair this year are Charles Lusk snow ring clcrks Jnnlcs Hcad general chairman; Coigan and 8trcam an( oc Buc community demon Montgomery, co-general i cxhlblts Uarm implements), j.

o. superintendents, and DcWnync; Garrett and Gene Lorarr corn- Davis, clerk. The grounds com- i exhibits (household ap- mittoc Is composed of C. A. Eil-ipiianccs).

Gco. C. Soagici 1 Boy and and Guy Weeks- finance. W. i scouts, Hal Joplln and Cliff Epps.

K. Crawley, C. Hollingsworth and Connally Baldwin. Publicity chairman are Colgan, Montgomery. Davis and Bob Bradbury.

Concessions will be handled by Skect Noret, Sidney Randnl, Moss Woodson, and Edwin Matthews. Superintendents for the livestock show are Byron Pierce, general superintendent; F. Youngblood, superintendent ot beef cattle; Milton Weaver, dairy cattle; George Scaly, swine; Stut Griffin, junior livestock; James W. Reed, joultry; Robert Becker, sheep and Clyde Privett, bantams. General superintendent ot ag- is F.

J. McCauley; senor exhibits, Bobby 3ray; Junior agriculture exhibits, Andrew Essary; educational and commercial agriculture exhibits, A. H. Smith, and community exhibits, Waylnnd Cox. In the women's division, Miss Clara Redman and Mrs, Bob Wade are co-general superintcnd- entf, Mrs.

Lynn Corbin is superintendent of educational booths; Mrs, L. B. Jones, Mrs. Welton George Blair, Hart, culinary; art; Mrs. Mrs.

Otis Green G. Rig Junior superintendent of the fair will be selected from Hockley County FFA members, In the women's division the superintendents are; General superintendent, Mrs. Hugh Ellcclgc; assistant superintendent, Mrs. J. W.

Hofackct; girls' division, Mrs. Phillip Gillcsplc; 4-H nnd FHA, Mrs. Martha Cuba; cullmu-y superintendent, Mrs, Gco, Wliittcnburg and Mrs. Jim Turner; flowers, Mrs. R.

Broulhorton, nnd textiles, Mrs. James Prof Cnsh awards totaling more than J6.000 will be given in the divisions. Supcnintendenls nnd assistants for various divisions of the women's department have been chosen and are now being released by Mrs, McNeill, director of the department. These include Mrs. A.

H. Kreis and Mrs, A. D. Schaffncr. textiles; Mrs.

Quintcn Adams. Kirs, Carrick Snodgrass and Mrs, Raymond Teeple, canned fruits and vegetables; Mrs. F. Jackson nnd Mrs, Raymond Watson, youth department; Mrs. A.

P. Barker Mrs. Dean Walls and Mrs, Woodrow art fopcn to both men and women), and Mrs. 0, G. Glassmoycr, flower division.

According to the directors of entertainment, many features arc being arranged, with bands a parade, roping nnd riding exhibi-! lions being planned, as well as 16 rirles and 50 concessions of the midway to be furnished by Hill's "reater Shows. An appearance of 15 tumblers from the Amarillo i VTnverick Club also is scheduled, Sept, 16 has been named "Kid's at which time children will I jc given reduced prices on earn- 'val rides until 6 p.m. The fair, Ihe first for Floyd County in many years, is open to live in any county hat touches Floyd County. milked two times daily. The sire of this cow, Gayhead's His Idol, owned by C.

D. Mario of Versailles. has 37 Is it possible, in these drouth times, to hold that much moisture in every acre of your Definitely yes! Three tons of composted gin waste per acre will not only fertilize the soil, but will also absorb and hold up to 24,000 pounds (3,000 ftallons) of water in the soil. This humus fertilizer, plus imc'Ui- Kent soil conservation practices will pay bis: dividends to the lamer. Soil erosion and dust storms are the direct result of not enough humus in the soil.

Composted cin wastes can conserve scarce moisture, and rebuild humus content in the land. the state convention, and the' This high value, but low priced, State Farm Bureau qtwen will humus fertilizer-will be available at a 99:1 level. Potash had a de-1 receive a trip to the American at your local sin. Ask your gin- pressing effect on yieWs Farm Bureau Federation conven- ner for literature and informa- used in certain combinations with, tion in New York in December, tion. (Adv.) nitrogen or phosphorus, or both, At Tulia, on the grain sor- Rljums, the rate of 80 pounds of available nitroKOn per acre pave a significant increase in yield.

The maximum increase, however, was only 470 pounds over the check plot, which yielded about 5,000 pounds of grain per acre. Copies of the two reports, numbers 1700 and 1701, can be obtained at the Lubbock substation or at the main station in College Station. applicd under the same conditions and same amounts to Red- bine 66 as it was to the cotton. The report said significant differences were obtained from the various treatments. The greatest increase nfc Lubbock due to a element was from phosphorus at an SO-pound rate.

N'itro- the Lamb County service agent. Homer Garrison will lead the group in community singing to open the program. The Lamb County queen will compete in a district contest to bo held at 2 p. m. Sept 18, in the ballroom of the Lubbock Hotel, in Lubbock, The district winner will receive an ejfpense paid trip to NEW GIN WASTE COMPOST RETAINS 3,000 EXTRA GALLONS OF WATER PER SALE! sons and tested daughters in 1hc Performance Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club.

Lubbock County Farm Bureau To Stage Membership Drive The Lubbock County Farm Bureau will map its plans Monday night for un annual 'mymbcrship, clean-up drive which will begin Tuesday. To assist the board of directors in making the plans will be Riley Arnold, Auburn, organizational director for the American Farm Bureau Federation; 0. K. Hoyle, Texas Farm Bureau state field representative from Seymour, NOW SNOW GATES VALVES PARKERIZED THE IDEAL TIME IS NOW For Planting Grass and Perennial Flowers A NEW SHIPMENT OF SCOTT'S LAWN SEED- The Nation's Finest AT Fancy Hulled Bermuda Seed gan, leather and metal crafts, Ificldman. coneead ubboc telrict and Jonos, 4-H nnd FHA Glrli' DJvlilon.

JudRCs ore Dr, Cecil Ayers, agriculture exhibits; M. Har- Kravtt, iheep and twine, and T. Leach, beef and dairy cattle. The judges are from Texas Tech. President of the Dawion County Fair Ajioclatlon Is Tim O.

Cook, Alton Youngblood Is vice preiident and W. B. Osborne Is jccretary and treasurer. Thc-mcetinc will bcRln at 8 p.m. in Ihe Farm Bureau office.

Arnold plans to spond this week In Lubbock and surrounding counties aiding various Farm Bureau organizations i membership and other activities, Hold the Lub-1 bock County Farm Bureau presi- dont, Klatt, About 50 Farm Bureau members will try to contact each farmer in the county ihjs week, Klatt said, Volvoi Hint do not RUST, do not LEAK. Bccauno PARKEWZINC prevent! RUST and (topi packing KOT, S.NOIV ROUND HUBBCHIZEU PAUKINO Die against ICnks, Only Snow Gftlci unrt Vtlvrl Imvo IhJia Ptr Pound For all Lawn Nwdt, COME TO POP'S FARM AND RANCH STORE Cotton Poison SALE! WAREHOUSE SALE OF FRESH 1954 COTTON POISONS In keeping with our policy of continuous FRESH MIR- CHANDISI, wo on liquidating our present stock of cotton poisons. WE ARE SELLING 5 CAR. LOADS TO THE PUBLIC AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES: DDT EMULSION CONCENTRATE 40 7OXAPHENE EMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATE 6 Lb 25 Gal. Gal.

COTTON SPRAY 40-20 (2-1) (4 Ib. ft 2 Ib. DDT per 90!) COTTON SPRAY 9-15-0 (0.1 Ib. IHC 1.34 Ib. DDT ptr gal.) See Your Uoiltr SHOW IRRIGATION SUPPLY Loi Anrolei'M.

dm. COTTON SPRAY 1-2 (1 Ib. ft. DDT SUPER PARATHION CONCENTRATE 220 1330 $525 Gol. Gal.

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