Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1984 Page: 4 of 8
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Landscape Plants
Suffer From Cold
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BY ENRIQUE PEREZ
County Extension Agent
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Landscape plants suffered damages in
varying degrees from the cold weather
that plagued Starr County in late De-
cember.
However, it's stifl to early to predict the
overall extent of damage Much of the
damage to broadleafed evergreens appear
to be foliage burn. These leaves will look
bad until new growth comes cut this
spring. Homeowners will probably have to
replace many of the more tender plants.
Examine the base of the canes or trunk. If
the bark is split or peeling, the plant
probably is not salvageable.
Delay any pruning of damaged wood
until late February or early March. Bubs
should be swelling and showing signs of
growth by then, making it easier to
distinguish damaged tissue.
Fertilizer any freeze damaged trees and
shrubs late in February or early March to
help promote new growth and healing of
damaged tissue. Broadcast a high-nitrogen
type fertilizer beneath the branch spread
of the plant and 3 to 6 feet beyond. Apply
at a rate of 2 pounds of actural nitrogen
per 1000 square feet and water in
thoroughly.
It is essential to provide adequate
moisture to cold damaged plants to
prevent moisture stress. So supplemental
irrigation will be needed during any day
period throughout the spring and summer.
By JIM HUGHES
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We
started 1984 with a good
market for over 1000 head.
Feeder calf prices were
steady with the market
before the holidays, but
packer cows and bulls were
weaker.
Feeder steers were
steady with 200 lbs. bring-
ing in the upper 80's, 300
lbs. upper 70's, 400 lbs. high
60's to low 70's, 500 lbs. mid
to upper 60's, and 600 lbs.
and heavier in the mid to
upper 50's.
Feeder heifers at 200 lbs.
were mid to upper 60's, 300
lbs. low 60's, 400 lbs. upper
50's to near 60 cents, 500
lbs. mid to upper 50's, and
600 lbs. low to mid 50's.
Packer cows were lower down today.
with prices from 30-38 and All area ranchers should
bulls showed weakness take advantage of an
ranging from 42-47.50. excellent opportunity next
Not many cow/calf pairs Saturday, Jan. 14. Rio
were available to test the Grande Livestock Sales will
market. host the Annual Border
The record cold weather Beefmaster Breeders
during December killed all Association Sale. Lunch will
of our grass and winter be at 12.00 with the sale
pasture, as a result of the starting at 1 p.m. 85 lots of
freeze many ranchers are bulls, cow/calf pairs, (Some
going to have to sell calves 3 in 1 packages), and Bred
and cows earlier than the> and Open Heifers. This will
had planned. be a real opportunity to get
The cold weather up north some new blood in your
has had an impact on all herd. Many of these sale
phases of the cattle in- animals will be on display
dustry. A short supply of fat at Rio Grande Livestock
cattle sent prices to around during the week prior to the
70 on choice steers the last sale.
of December. This week's
Panhandle sales closed at Please call for informa-
around 68.50 to 69. Cattle tion and/or assistance day
futures contracts closed or night at 487-5551.
Saving Irrigation
Water Vital
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Experts on etiquette suggest it's not polite to open house gifts in front of guests who
have not brought any.
Dr. Charles Beardsley
Optometrist
Announces
He will be here from
8:30 A.M. -12 Noon
Every Thursday
OPEN WEDNESDAY
For Adjustment and Delivery
from 8:00 to 12:00
Citrus Group Discusses
Freeze Recovery
507 E. Main Rio Grande City
487-5052
Texas Citrus Mutual is
sponsoring a mid-year
meeting on Feb. 1 and 2 at
the Holidome in McAllen.
The focus of the meeting
will be on the impact of the
recent freeze and the re-
covery process.
"This meeting has been
scheduled for several weeks
but the program is being
completely revised to
address issues related to
the freeze and the recov-
ery," said Ray Prewett,
executive vice president at
TCM.
Topics to be covered
include proper techniques
for hedging after a freeze,
application for low interest
loans from the Small Busi-
ness Administration and the
Farmers Home Ad-
ministration. and the role of
crop insurance in disaster
situations.
Chamber Of Commerce
Presents
WRESTLING
RIO GRANDE CITY
High School Gym
IAN. 14, 1984
7:30 p.m.
Main Event
SOUTHWEST TITLE
Ken Timbs Relampago Leon
VS
Eric Embry Buddy Moreno
|r Heavyweighl Champion
BobbyJaggers VS Adrian Street
with Miss Linda
Al Perez
VS Don Carson
PL US ONE OTHER MATCH
RHampjgo Lt-on
TICKETS PRESALE $6.00
DOOR $7.00
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Available at
Chamber of Commerce
203 B W. Main
487-3024
Southwell Tuk Team Cham
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"One of the original
purposes of this meeting
was to provide an opportu-
nity for non-resident
growers to receive current
inform a tion about key
production and marketing
decisions in citrus. A
number of non-resident
growers had already regis-
tered for the meeting but all
Growers are encouraged to
attend and will benefit from
the meeting. We are also
encouraging grove care
companies, chemical com-
panies. packing sheds, and
bankers to participate in
this meeting," noted Pre-
wett.
"We were tempted to
cancel the meeting in view
of the changing
circumstances and the
heavy demands on Texas
Citrus Mutual to assist with
matters related to the
freeze. However, the Texas
Citrus Mutual Board of
Directors felt we very much
needed to continue this
meeting but shift its em-
phasis to help this industry
during this current, difficult
period," stated Prewett.
For information, contact
Texas Citrus Mutual at
687-7158. The registration
fee will be $30 for TCM
members and $40 for
non-members.
A bright new note for
parties is to present a
hot dip, set in a chafing
dish or on a hot-tray.
By SILVESTRE GONZALEZ
District Conservationist
Conservation of irrigation water through
proper management is becoming more
andmore important as demands on our
water supplies increase. Water manage-
ment is equally important whether it is in
farm ditches, water systems or on the
land.
Irrigation water management is the
planned use and management of irrigation
water. It is the application of water at rate
and in such a manner that the crops can
use it efficiently and without causing
significant soil erosion.
The purpose of water management is to
accomplish efficient beneficial use of
irrigation water according to the moisture
needs of the crop to achieve optimum
production while minimizing losses of soil
and plant nutrients. These last two items
should be of serious concern to any
farmer.
In addition, irrigation farmers should be
concerned over the amount of water
applied during an irrigation because of the
investments made in seed, herbicides, and
in some cases insecticides. These are
expensive items.
If an irrigation farmer is to water
efficiently, they need their fields prepared
adequately for handling the irrigation
water. Assuming that the land is level,
they will need a good head of water at
delivery point, (2) deep furrows, or big
enough to take up the water (3) correct
row length for crop and sod type one is
dealing with.
Only when the above facilities are
achieved, and a good understanding of the
soil one is working with, can irrigation
water be applied efficiently.
Farmers don't irrigate cotton, vegeta
bles--they irrigate or water soils. There's
more to watering than running it over the
surface of the land. And sorry to say - 90
percent do not think this way.
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TEXAS
GARDENER
TIPS
Start Your Own
Seedlings and Save
\
Growing your own
transplants is the best way
to get the varieties you
want, when you want them,
at the lowest price. But the
typical sunny window does
not get enough light to grow
healthy tomato transplants.
How, then, can you grow
your own? ^ith an ordi-
nary shopli You don't
even havr buy those
expensive. .uiit lights.
You can get healthy,
stocky, dark green plants
using only the light from a
shoplight—the kind with
two 40-watt cool white fluo-
rescent tubes housed in a
white fixture which can be
suspended over a table by
chains from hooks in the
ceiling. (Be sure to use new
fluorescent tubes to assure
maximum light.)
There is a secret to get-
ting stocky transplants
using a shoplight, however.
The fluorescent tubes must
be kept very close to the
plants, with the tube sur-
face not more than 1 or 2
inches above the leaf sur-
the seed flat will prevent
drying of the mix by the
heat from the tube. Remove
the plastic film the instant
you see the tiny plants
breaking through the sur-
face.
two
face. To maintain this close 9ui_e
leaf-to-tube distance, you "C<NA1T
must raise the light fixture iwf-*
often (every few days) as , ^
the plants grow. Plants incxk
which are outside the area
covered by the reflector w ill
not get enough light.
To start with, hang the
light fixture so that the tube
surface is only an inch
above the surface of the
seedbed. The small amount
of heat coming from the
tube will hasten seed germi-
nation. A thin film of plas-
tic laid over the surface of
Try to place your grow-
ing operation where the
temperature will not fall
below 60 to 65 degrees at
night and w ill average 65 to
70 degrees during the day.
Turn the lights on w hen you
arise in the morning and
turn them off before going
to bed at night to give a
light period of 14 to 16
hours. Do not leave the
lights on all the time.
The same fixture can
be used to start several suc-
cessions of seedlings, start-
ing with early spring crops
like onions, lettuce, cab-
bage, and broccoli. Once
^ - those are set out in the gar-
den, the second set of trans-
plants, including tomatoes,
peppers, and okra, can be
started. Finally, sweet corn
and vine crops can be
started under the lights 2 to
3 weeks before they go out
into the garden.
S^bENER
P.O. Box 9005 Dept BR
Waco, TX 76710
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TEATRO ROMA
849-1849
GRANESTRENO
Viernes 13 al Lunes 16
Primera vez en esta region
Of LA INDIA MARIA
J~a iJndia
Una Producclon d. ANTONIO MATOIJK
con otra bonita pelicula
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Sugar Growers Start Over
Jack Nelson. President of
the Rio Grande Valley
Sugar Growers, reports that
"We are recovering approx-
imately 160 pounds of sugar
per gross ton of cane, which
means that the juice quality
has begun to drop because
of the freeze."
He added that "we are
working with various gov-
ernment officials to get the
region declared a disaster
area for agriculture
porducers, processors, and
workers Because of the
freeze the hazard of ac-
cidental grass fires has
increased " Farmers, as
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Interior Latex
Wall Paint
gallon
$5.25
ALL UGHT FIXTURES
SINK FAUCETS
SHOWER FAUCETS
15% off
15S off
10H off
LOTS FOR SALE
,100.0#Down
financial available
OPEN DAILY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
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and Editor
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Advertising Manager
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Circulation Manager
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well as the general public,
should be extremely careful
around sugar cane fields,
levees, drain ditches, and
roadsides
57,658 27 tons of cane
were processed in the week
ending Jan 1 with the
yearly total now 590,232.10
tons 47,594.57 tons of sugar
have been produced in the
year to date, with 4412.85
tons being produced in the
week ending Jan 1. 1457.42
acres were harvested in
that week, with the yearly
total reaching 15964.93
acres
New Jersey is the state with
the highest population den
sity —nearly 1000 people
per square mile.
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1984, newspaper, January 12, 1984; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194906/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.