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THE ALTO HKRALD. ALTO. TEXAS. NOVEMBER 3. 1966
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THE ALTO HERALD
A Leader tn South Cherokee County Siuce ttM'i
Mrs. F. L. Weimar and Frank Ed Weimar, Owners
Published every Thursday by The Alto Herald, P. O. Box 637,
Phone 8-4141. Entered as second class matter in 1896 at the
Post Office in Alto, Cherokee County, Texas, under act of Con-
gress of March 3, 1887.
Second Class Postage Paid at Alto, Texas 75925
Any erroneous rejection upon the character, standing or reputa-
tion of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in the
columns of the Herald wiil be gladly corrected upon its being
brought to the attention of the Publishers.
SUBSCK!PT!ON KATE:
!n Cherokee County, per year $3.00
Outside Cherokee County, per year $4.00
In Cherokee County, six months $1.50
Outside Cherokee County, six months $2.00
County's Farms Now
Total 1,584, U. S.
Census Bureau Reports
A total of 1,584 farms was
counted in Cherokee County
during the 1964 Census of Agri-
culture, the U. S. Department of
Commerce's Bureau of the Cen-
sus reports.
In the last previous Census of
Agriculture (1958). the tota!
counted in the county was i.922
farms.
Thel964 totalispublishedina
preliminary report on thecounty
just issued. The report also
shows that average farm size in
the county was 180.7 acres and
MeetssecondMondits
'light in each month
Sptoi-il nt'-t't:- , ic'
Monday utght fot
work in the fust three
All members should attead
Visiting brothers invited
J. S. Chapman, Sec y
that the average value of the
county's farms (land and buiid-
ings) in 1964 was $22,104.
Other important county statis-
tics in the report are:
1. Vaiue of all farm products
sold by farms in the county in
1964. $4,928,647; in 1959. $7,175.-
100.
2. Value of all crops solo by
county farms in 1964, $960,627;
in 1959. $1,473,238.
3. Value of aii iivestock and
livestock products sold by coun-
ty farms in 1964. $3,965,023; in
1959. $5,701,862.
Information obtained for the
first time in an agricultural
census included the amount of
income received by the county's
farmers ($2,997) from recrea-
tionai services as weii as data on
the use of pest controi chemicals
inthe county in 1964.
A Census of Agriculture is tak-
en every five years in years end-
ingin"4"and"9"togatherin-
i formation on the nation's agri-
j culturai resources and produc-
j tion. The data are needed to
make decisions affecting many
segments of the U. S. economy.
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prices during the rest of the year.
Another factor influencing fed
beef prices wiii be the increaee
in the pork supply tor the re-
mainder of the year. Pro-
duction later in the year will be
well above a year ago and poul-
tmu. above
the economist $3^ ! 1
suppiies (,f tht,„. ^ "
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fed beef pricey J
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FILL OUT AND MAiL THIS COUPON
The 1964 farm census was the
18th in a series that began in
1840.
The preliminary report for the
county contains more than 500
facts about agriculture inthe
county. Among additional facts
it contains are the number of
farms by size, type, and econ-
omic class; the number of farm
operators by method of tenure,
age, color, off-farm work, and
number of school years complet-
ed; iand in farms by use and by
land-use practices; data on
equipment and facilities; farm
expenditures; number of hired
workers; and number of farms
reporting poultry and livestock
production and those reporting
crop production by acres and
quantities as well as sales.
me cost at u<)M Keeps 6oiW! ])n
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But TUc Overage Cost Per Kilowatt-Hour
B! Etectric!]]! Mens Eoinp [town!
YOUR COST OF LiVING \
MM
1945 1950 1955 1960 1965
YOUR PER UNIT COST OF ELECTRtCtTY
1945 1950 MM
tt's a fact — the per-unit cost of your residentia) etectricity
today is [ess than half of what it was 20 years ago! Besides
being kind to your family budget, electricity is a tireless
worker for you. Dependable, low-cost electricity can coot,
heat and light your home, cook and refrigerate and freeze
your foods, wash and dry your clothes, and perform count-
tess other tasks. Be vatue-minded... be convenience-
minded ... use more electricity!
Southwestern Electric Service Company
//VfESrOK-OWWED - SERy/ZVG GROW//VC CEMrR<4L.E<4Sr TEXAS
Landowners Urged
To Construct
Fuelbreaks
Henderson — The Texas Forest
Service urges aii landowners to
construct fuelbreaks around pine
piantations and improved prop-
erty.
Landowners interested in con-
structing fuelbreaks and do not
have Mo necessary equipment
shouid contact the Texas Forest
Service district headquarters in
Henderson or their nearest Texas
Forest Service representative.
This service is availabie at S10.00
per hour and approximate!)' one
(1) mile of fuelbreak can be con-
structed by this equipment per
hour.
Recent rains have produced an
abundance of vegetation that wiil
create a severe fire hazard foi-
lowing the first kiiiing frost.
Remember it is better to take
precautions before a fire tlian to
be sorry later. Fueibreaks are the
cheapest insurance a landowner
can have.
SPECIAL NOTICE
The State Hospital in Rusk is
asking you for your broken or
discarded toys—tricycles, bicycies,
wagons, doiis, trains, or any other
toys large or small. That through
their Rehabiiitation Program, the
patients in the Maximum Security
Ward may repair and paint them,
so they may be used to bring joy
to many littte girls and boys at
Christmas Time. If you will take
the time to do this, you wiii be
helping these patients in this very
important program. Piease bring
your toys to the back room of
the Southwestern Electric Office
Buiiding.
CATTLE OUTLOOK
CONTINUES GOOD
I Texttscattif prices wiiiremnin
favorabit' for the remainder of
! 1966 and into 1967. especially for
:the efficient producer, a Texas
A&-M University agricultural
economist predicts.
JohnG. McHnncy, Extension
economist, said continued
strength in the general economy
wouid insure an increasing price I
trend for beef cattie. beginning
very late in 1966. Aii of 1967. he
added.shouldbcfavorabieifour
economy continues to grow and
range conditions remain good.
MeHaney said feed lot opera-
tors at the present were more
eiuctant than usual to bid up
feeder cattie prices. Their feed
costsarerisingandwiiibehigh-
er in the months ahead than in
the first haif of 1966 and fed' cat'
tie prices have declined to nar-
row their margins, he said. But
taking aii factors into considera-
tion. feeder prices are expected
to remain near current levels
which are much better than for
the same period a year ago.
As for fed cattie prices, he
} said they should hold during the
October - December period to
average near the year-ago ieveis.
Marketings of fed cattie arc ex-
pected to continue large but the
increase over a year ago prob-
acy wiii be iess than that which
took ptace in the summer of 1966.
Downward price pressure can
j develop if range conditions over
] the nation deteriorate; thus,
i forcing large movements of
grass cattle to slaughter at a
[time when fed cattie marketings
j are already heavy. Too, feeoing
to heavier weights could put con^
tinued pressure on fed cattle
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
DALLAS. TEXAS 75222
Please start my subtcription to The Dalla: Morntnq Nmxtp,
! understand that the price is $2.25 a month.
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Thousands of ownm!
warmly praise the Miwt!
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Dearborn Deluxe Gas Am !
Heater. Tops In qualityMj!
performance. Famous M ]
Safety Cabinet.
SPECIAL NOTICE
This is to advise the pubiic that
all of our land in Cherokee and
Houston Counties is posted ac-
cording to law against any kind of
hunting and will be dealt with if
caught doing said offense.
Cates and Cates. 26-e.
Posted Notice
This is to advise the public that
all of my property has been leased
for hunting rights and is posted
according to law against
trespassing and hunting.
Tracie Pearman.
Posted Notice
This is to advise the public
that all of my property has been
posted according to law against
all trespassing and hunting.
Joe Sam Jones. 23-p
LYONS BUTANE GAS CO
Alto, Texas
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GEISERT'S
ELECTRIC SERVICE
House Wiring
Appliance Repairs
North of Wells on
Highway 69
WELLS, TEXAS
Cooler weather is here,
just the right time to
paint up for winter.
White and 3,000 colors
Outside or Inside
Antiqueing Kits and
Varnishes
Alto Paint Store
REGARDLESS Of THE HAT
YOU WEAR, YOU RECEDE
PERSONAL SERVME WHE"
YOU BELONG TO
Farm BMMM
A comptote inturance
signed BY and FOR the farmer ^
rancher ONLY FARM BURE*
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LELDON DOVER, Agent
Home Phone 569-7263 -
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The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 1966, newspaper, November 3, 1966; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215956/m1/2/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.