COUNTY LIFE
Hay clinic, show planned Oct. 2
If you have cattle, then hay feeding time is just around the corner. When supplementing cattle with hay it is important to know the quality of the hay you are feeding and the nutritional requirements of the livestock consuming the hay.
Protein levels and TDN, total digestible nutrients, are some important numbers to look at. This year’s hay could be lacking in both areas. So why not have it tested?
If you are interested in having your hay tested and entering the Montague County Hay Clinic and Show, come to the meeting at 10 a.m. on Oct. 2 at Pullen Angus Ranch, 17516 Hwy. 82 South in Bellevue.
If you want to enter the hay show you will need to have your samples, and a submission turn into the extension office at the courthouse in Montague by Sept. 25.
The office has a hay probe (for round bales) and forage testing information. The Clay and Montague County hay show is open to producers who have produced hay in those counties.
Plaques will be awarded to winner in each of the following categories.
Round and/or
square bale
• Warm season perennial grass (Bermuda, native)
• Warm season annual grass (crabgrass, Sudan type)
• Cool season annual grass (Ryegrass, small grain)
• Warm/cool season legumes (clovers, vetch, alfalfa)
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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