The Houston Herald from Houston, Missouri • Page 17

Houstor October 10. 1974 New Breed Thrives On Grass Refreshments were served during the social hour. Present were mesdames, Francis Willson, Homer Owen, Ed West, Tona Powell, H. W. Meusch.

Lytton Davis, O. Hobbs, Russell J. Moffatt, Edna Wood, Vern Ai-tls, George McNutt, Howard Bartch, Belle Johnson, EU don Ommert, Carl Casebeer, Frank Aldridge, Milburn Hays, rt'ilbuf Sears, Tom Murphy, er, Mra. Homer Owens. A committee was named by the president for a work shop to be held at the November meeting.

The president presented Mrs. Meusch, who gave a program on "trees," Hie began her topic by mentioning trees of the Bible, "The tree of life" and "The tree of knowledge," and reminded us that trees were the biggest plants on earth. 1 tion: whj'don'tcattlemenrBle Just buffalo? Basolohastried, but It didn't work out. "They're great, majestic animals," he says, "Butthey're dangerous to work with horses. They're dangerous, period," ber 1 at the Houston Bank Com- Reports on the South Cen- munity Room with Mrs.

tral District meeting of Fed- Milburn Hays hostess and Mra. erated Garden Clubs of Mla- Rhaa Lybyer co-hostess. souri at West Plains In Sept- President Willson opened ember were given by mes- the meeting by leading in the dames Hays, Aldridge, Pow- reading of the club collect ell, McNutt, Ommert, Sears and presided during the bust- and Willson. ness session. Officers for next year were Roll call was: "a house elected as follows: President plant I'd like to grow." Mrs.

George McNutt: 1st vice Mrs. Moffatt reported on the president, Mrs. Eno Sigman; September yard of the month 2nd vice president, Mrs. Frank (Ward 2) and chairman Sears Aldridge; 3rd vice president; named the judges to yards Mrs. Milburn Hays; secretary, in Ward 3 for October.

Mrs, Wilbur Sears; Treasur 9 Kalph Day and Rhea Lybyer. There are 1135 kinds of trees In the United States, 967-2000! PITT'S WELDING SHOP Summersville, Mo. PHONE: 932-4971 Mealing a problem: A new breed that thrives on grass Tyrone Women The Tyrone Women Club met Wednesday, Oct. 2 for the monthly birthday parry. Lucy Mae Sevcdge was the honor ee.

The birthday table was set up with he Jack 0' lantern and colorful autumn leaves in tradition of the Halloween month alung with a flower basket and money gifts. A delicious dinner was served at the noon hour. The day was spent quilting. Twenty members were pre- Gladys Grocan, reporter Garden Club The Houston Garden Club met Tuesday afternoon, Octo- With beef so expensive, Bat a beefs loburger anytime more people are wondering soon. But meat from the how they can occasionally bei-falo was marketed expcr- S5I0 worth of grain before they're slaughtered.

Thebeef-aU) is also hardier and matures mire quickly. iiasoln has raised a herd of beefalo to the 1, Will-pound market weight Arc, Oxyacetylene and Heli-Arc Welding Also a Portable D. C. Unit For On The Job Welding. LOCATED BEHIND HI -WAY DEPARTMENT) read) the sam i mentally last May ai a Stockton, delicatessen.

Demand was heavy and he store sold the meat from 30 carcasses in just two days. (Generally, reaction was favorable to the meat. Although some people found it pungent, others described it as having a rich, beefy flavor. There's no question that beefalo is nutritious as well as economical. A Safeway Stores lest showed that beefalo meat averages 18 to 19 per cent protein, the same as beef, but il contains far less All of which raises a ques- put steak on the table without going bankrupt.

One solution would be cheaper cattle, creatures that didn't eat large quantities of increasingly expensive feed. And some ranchers are trying to produce such ar animal. In fact, they're working on a new hybrid, a cross between cattle and, of all things, buffalo, which grow huge eating grass. The result, presumably, will be low-cost beefaloburger. Cattlemen have long dreamed of crossing cattle with buffalo, but experiments failed because the male offspring were invariably sterile.

No longer. After fifteen years of work, a Tracy, rancher, DomenithC. Bas-olo, has developed animals which are part cattle, part 9 buffalo and which, moreover. LONG'S CLOVER FARM GROCERY fat 7 per cent Raymondville, Mo. Prices subject to availability of product GOLD BOND CHILI 75c Basolo estimates that beefalo meat will cost 25 to -HI per cent less than other beef because of the ammal's eating habits.

The beefalo, like its ancestral buflalo. erows on reproduce. Basolo won't say and weds feed Lm. atile consume about how he solved the sterility problem, but he has already built MRS. TUCKERS (life BACON 2 Lb.

Pkg. $189 Chunk Pol ROAST Center Cut Chuck ROAST Arm ROAST American Sliced CHEESE CHEESE $5 69 SHORTENING 5 a herd of 5,000 "beefalos," which are three-eighths buffalo, three-eighths Charolais and one-quarter Hereford. The beefalo, in turn, is used to impregnate still more cows, and firm, Texas Meats Brokerage. nasal-ready sold thousands of vials of beefalo semen to U.S. ranchers, Basolo optimistically estimates that there will be of the new animals by next spring.

Experiment It will take time to build up the herds, so consumers shouldn't expect to Foremost or Hiland 145 Gal. FOODLAND BLUE Medal 09 MILK EDNA MORGAN Edna Myrtle Morgan, ti6, daughter of the late Jeremiah and Julia Johnson was born July 20, 1908 in the community, and died October 2, 1974 in Birch Tree, Mo. She spent her youngeryears in the Solo community, attended the Green Hill School and was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. She was uniied in marriage to Charles Doyle Morgan November 13, 1928 and to this union one daughter was born. She is survived by her husband, Charles of the home; one daughter, Mr s.

Julia Lam-born of St. Louis, Mo; two sisters, Bessie Flowers and Mable Odle, Houston. After her marriage to Charles Mnrnan, their early yeara together were spent in Pierce City, later they resided FLOUR FLOUR AMERICAN BEAUTY ELBOW hawing available in' 00 ELLIS TAMALES Meal 3 $1 49c MACARONI Inspection Meal Sales Ranch Operations fete ol Opealions Packing House Managemertl ARMOUR BEEF STEW SUNSHINE KRISPY CRACKERS 7 40 CANNING SUPPLIES I with Purchase at Lids Regular or Wide Mouth Approved lor Velerans Training While Supply Lasts ROOT BEER LnSri PILLSBURY FOODLAND SOFT 1 Vj GAL. 59' MARGARINE in Pittsburg, Wans, and VVebb City, Mo. Lipon retirement I they moved to the Bucyrus Funeral services were held I Saturday, Oct, 5, at the Fv- ans-Elliott Chapel, Bra, Bill Groff officiating.

Burial was I in the Pinelawn Cemetery, STOKELY W.K. or C.S. GOLDEN CORN CAKE MIX (. L.79WlfrMr 7 FOLGER'S QQc tjCOFFEE iwiTH PURCHAit OF CHICKEN or MEAT Kf.LLOGG STUF A tcLIS "CHILI BEANS 5b.U0 UM MURE FOODLAND SLICEO CHEESE KC Grapefruit LIQUID PALMOLIVE 10c OFF LABEL 59 GeJbgetfrer wfth financial house and get your house together. YouTI enjoy your home more when you make it just the way you want it.

If it's money that's holding you hack, let's GeTogether. Borrow a little or a lot, up to $2,000 or more. For a new kitchen, or playroom, or just for a decorative face-lift, get your home improvement money at financial house. GcJbgether with 5 69 PETER PAN SMOOTH or CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER 79 CORN GREENBEANS PEAS BROCCOLI -MIXED VEGETABLES WEST PAC VEGETABLES 2oz pkg 4Qc t00 MERICO CINNAMON Tokay Red Grapes 391 ROLLS Onions 15. ORE IDA HASH BROWN POTATOES 2 LB BAG RON SPARKS, Branch Monoger 204 W.

4th, Solem, Phone 729-6693 mum LONG'S CLOVER FARM SPIN BLEND if GEN MILLS tk KC CHEERIOS I SALAD DRESSING CLOROX II It i oz 49 io tin 59 C9 RAYMONDVILLE, M0. Hours: 7 a. 6 p. m. Mon, thru Sat OWNED BY LARRY RE9A LONG Prices good October 10 thru 14.

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