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In many instances, he adds, counties which have tried the bounty system, for several years have had to go to a government trapping program, a cheaper and more effective control method. Another real disavantage of the bounty system, explains the specialist is the dishonesty that inevitably gets into it. If the county bounty price is high enough to stimulate predator hunting, it will also be high enough to interest people who have killed predators in another area to bring in the identification required for a bounty payment. Klussmann emphasizes that land use is a major contributing factor to the predator problem. On continuously over-grazed ranges where the natural foods of predators, such as rabbits and rodents, are eliminated, predators are ported to find other food sources and often these include some form of livestock or poultry. The conservationist believes the use of good range management practices will go a long ways toward eliminating losses from predators. But, Klussmann says, occasionally a predator becomes a killer of domestic livestock and must be taken. He suggests when a control program is needed, the one offered by the Predator and Rodent Control Division, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service be investigated. Pay Your Poll Tax by Jan. 31st!
BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER BITE CAN CAUSE PAIN
The brown recluse spider, in addition to the black widow, is another spider to watch out for around the house, yard and outbuildings. Although the brown recluse's bite is not as potent as that of the black widow, it can still cause pain and sickness in man. Classified entomologically as Loxosceles reclusa, it is shy nonaggressive and wants to be left alone to catch file and other insects. Knowledge about the recluse has been sketchy up until the past few years. Two Texas A&M University Extension Service entomologists, in addition to a few medical researchers, have bee nstudying its habits. The entomologists, Phillip J. Hamman and Weldon H. Newton, have turn ed out Leafliet 623 — "The Brown Recluse and Black Widow Spiders" which is available at local county agricultural agents' offices or from the Agricultural Information Department at College Station,
Hamman and Newton emphasize that brown recluse bites in man are rare. About the worst the venom can do is to produce a slow-to-heal sore. The spiders are common around houses and yards, especially when debris and litter pile up as web sites. Size is small — three-tenths to a half-inch in length. Color varies from orange-yellow to dark brown to almost black, and the body and legs are short haired For identification, Hamman says to look for three pairs of eyes in a semicircle on the front of the head. A dark guitar- shaped marking is just behind the eyes, with a short groove forming the guitar's neck. In case of bite, the entomologists advise the victim to get to a doctor in a hurry, bringing along the spider in a bottle, if possible, for identification. The spider can be controlled by cleaning up the premises and spraying or dusting with lindane, dieldrin or chlordane insecticides. Attend lodge meetings in 1965!
CANNED FOODS PROVIDE. ECONOMICAL MENU IDEAS
There are plenty of good ways to stretch that post-holiday budget of yours into well-balanced, guick-to-fix meals, says Mrs. Gwen Clyatt, Texas ASzl\I University Extension consumer marketing specialist. "You'll find some of the best maneystretching items on the grocers' shelves are convenient-to-use canned foods. Just check the canned foods divisions for ecenornical recipe ideas," she advises. The wide assortment of convenient canned foods fits into every part of the menu. There are all sorts of recipes for first course soups cr cocktails, salads, hot or cold meats, seafood and poultry platters, as well as vegetable dishes, hearty oven-baked casseroles and topof-the-range skillet meals. Dessert possibinties include simple-to-prepare compotes, molded gelatin confections and a good selection of pies, cookies and cakes. Canned foods team with other ingredients to serve straight from the can. For extra "meal appeal," add a touch of garnish, or a sprinkling of a favorite herb or spice. So for economical and flavorful results in eating, check the many items available in your store's canned goods section. They'll be few specials found in meat departments this week. However, some good valus may be found of beef counters on chuck cuts, shoulder steaks,
Wednesday, January 12, 1966 ground beef and variety meats, reports Mrs. Clyatt. Egg prices are a little higher than a year ago, due to seasonal demand and the fact that there are fewer hens. But eggs remain among the economical food purchases. Bananas continue as one of the best values at fruit counters, due to continuing heavy imports. Citrus fruit is growing less expensive as bigger crops start to market. Adverse weather is slowing the produce harvests in some areas, but cooking greens in good supply at moderate costs include collards, mustard and turnip tops. Be An Active member!
COAST LAD BAGS PRIZE RAM
The unforgettable hunting experience of a Texas father and son, residents of the sombre seashore countryside, in the jagged wastelands of the Texas Panhandle is related by Roy Elwann, outdoor editor of the Corpus Christi CALLER TIMES. The 15-year-old boy, a junior high school student, by diligent stalking bagged a huge aoudad sheep ram that, said Swann, will likely be scored as one of the 12 best such trophies recorded. The youngster is Bob Wallace, Jr., who made the historic trek with his father, Bob Wallace, Sr. Now, according to Swann, young Wallace "finds himself right up there with such gunners as Herb Klein of Dallas and Alex Cox and Charlie Hass, amoung Corpus Christi record holders." "Father and son," Swann relates, "hunted a full day without seeing a thing. They rimmed the canyons and didn't score. "The second day they hunted until 2 p.m. by walking the canyons, scoping the walls and tops 'without seeing anything. Some of their companions quit about 4:20 p.m., Wallace said, but he and Bob, Jr., decided to look at two more canyons. `Bob spotted these sheep in the second canyon just as we started toward them,' Wallace explained, 'so the rest of the time we spent etting above them.' "They eventually worked into shooting position and, just before coming up over the ridge to start shooting down at the game, they decided merely that one would take the ram on the left and the other would shoot the one on the right. "Bob, Jr., got the lucky draw. Bob, Sr., dawned his animal first, a good one at that, and Bob, Jr.'s huge ram took a hunk of shooting to even aneh-