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Area Counties Maintain Positions in State's Milk Production
By Tanner ShawIn March 2011, Erath County remained number
one throughout the state in wholesale milk produc-
tion. Its 97.3 million pound total for the month is
almost 25 million pounds greater than Castro Coun-
ty, the state's number two producer. Comanche
County moved to number seven in Texas' milk
producing counties with 46.1 million pounds in the
month of March.
MILK PRODUCTION
Area Counties, January - March
Millions of Pounds350
300
250
200
150
100
50
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Erath
Source: Market Administrator's ReportM2009 02010 02011
Production in Erath County stood at 310.5 million
pounds in the first three months of 2011. This fig-
ure represents a 0.7 percent increase over 2010 but
a 4.2 percent decrease from 2009. The number of
dairies in Erath County continued to decline, down
to only 81 in 2011 compared to 147 in 2000.
First-quarter milk production for Comanche
County totaled 128.6 million pounds, a 12.9 percent
increase over 2010, but a 5.8 percent decrease from
2009. Comanche County supported 19 milk pro-
ducers in March 2011. This figure is down from 47
it 2000.
Overall milk production in the state of Texas
stood at 2,348.6 million pounds in 2011's first
quarter. This figure represents gains of 7.6 percent
and 3.7 percent over 2010 and 2009 levels.
Tanner Shaw is a junior majoring in economics
at Tarleton State University. He is a Dublin native
and grew up around the dairy industry.Comanche
Special Report from the College of Business:
Blended Learning Positive for Students
By Valerie StevensRecently, Dr. Joanna Shaw from Tarleton's
College of Business Administration presented a
study on students' perceptions of blended learning
environments in a state-supported postsecondary
institution. Blended learning is the combination of
face-to-face classes with on-line class work. Shaw
based her research on surveys from 656 Tarleton
State University students regarding their perception
of blended learning classes. The students
represented three generations: baby-boomers, born
between 1946 and 1960; generation X, born in the
1960s and 1970s; and generation Y, products of the
1980s to 2000s. According to her data, students
from all three generations reported positive results
from the blended learning courses.
Dr. Shaw concluded that using blended learn-
ing courses relieves students' concerns regarding
their technological skills. Students also felt that the
losses of community and personal contact in on-line
courses were minimized in blended learning
classes. Dr. Shaw concluded the convenience of on-line courses combined with the stability of face-to-
face classes makes blended learning a positive ex-
perience for students of all ages.
Dr. Shaw recommended blending learning
should continue at Tarleton, and instructors should
be offered training in blended course designs to
help students adjust to this teaching innovation.
Valerie Stevens will graduate in August with a de-
gree in economics and a minor in accounting at
Tarleton State University.
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