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Q1►aG SoPP�.%E -5 ONE JIMP I t ' - \ 1 WHEN AHD ////// Yoe b$ Y HAvE o, YOU SHOP AT N E j 1, f 0 r R E IVY •I/ \ /H I LI TARr \ N3/ '/ ' \\ "For Thinking Men” 4 ,y n �'" �,,` 6-9,....,.., ....:,.. ,� D p " p : A q C 14 005 S C h o � � � \\ ° v O N f AP Rjara Gsit Clio. c .gym .� „ s 0 4. °o ®®°' 4° �°dvvco °° Across the IN THIS ISSUE PRECISION FARMING 2 Editor's Desk AUSTRALIA 5 Diversity is the by -word for QUAIL 8 this edition of the Agriculturist. PROFESSOR PROFILE 10 It contains everything from pre- cision planting to tracking cats AGRICULTURETTE 12 on the campus with radio trans- MILITARY SERVICE 11 mitters. CATS AT A &M 14 Beginning with this issue of the magazine a new idea is be- VIETNAMESE VISITORS 16 ing initiated. Whether many of PAKISTAN FARMING 18 us know or not, a large per- centage of the best minds in PERFECT GPR'S 19 progressive agriculture are con- AG BRIEFS 20 centrated right here on our cam- pus. Each issue of the magazine BORROWED BULL 22 will contain a story about one EDITOR'S COMMENTS 21 of the many outstanding re- searchers and professors at A &M. In this issue of the Agricul- TEXAS A &M turist, Dr. Page Morgan receives special recognition for his con- AGRICULTURIST tributions to agriculture. Australia and Texas have VOLUME XXV January 1968 NUMBER 2 many similarities — and differ- ences — in agriculture. Tom Curl's story about cattle raising EDITOR "down under" helps to show this Manuel Pina Jr. comparison. MANAGING EDITOR Pierce Key The rest of the articles and John McCarroll Collegiate FFA briefs found in the Agriculturist EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Don Vogel help carry out this theme of di- Tom Curl Dairy Science versity —at A &M, and through- Dan Batte out the state of Texas. BUSINESS MANAGER Agronomy Society Neal Cook Randell Ihms We are still looking for more Poultry Science Club ART EDITOR Bill Richardson staff writers for the magazine, Terry Maxwell Rec. and Parks Club and could use more story ideas FACULTY ADVISORS Ranza (Buddy) Adams like the ones presented to us for Dr. Z. L. Carpenter Saddle and Sirloin Club this issue. Dr. Otto R. Kunze Darrel Holt Taylor Fish and Game Club Hal Ta Thanks to all of those who y David Hernandez contributed to the Agriculturist STAFF WRITERS Sociology Club whether as story ideas, or as Kenneth Graeber Maria Esther Solis completed articles — and keep Ag. Economics Club Entomology Club them coming. Guy Bennet Paul Littleton Horticulture Club Ag. Engineering Club Managing Editor John McCarroll Member of Associated Collegiate Press and Agricultural College Magazines, Associated. Published during November, January, March and May by students in the School of Agriculture, Texas A&M University. Office is in Room 7, YMCA. Subscription rate is $1.50 per year. Second class postage paid at College Station, Texas. RESEARCH: Precision Planting T ,eaves No by Paul Littleton /'68 The high degree of efficiency in the production of field crops I - be fac- tors: can mechanization credited to two of field main op- t erations and increased yields. ` According to Lambert ' H. Wilkes, Associate Professor of _ . , . , W, - ;`. < Agricultural En �' as A &M, yields have been at Tex - in- ,. , ; ' mainly gineering through the II; t Q , �, development of new varieties, # e ' = il, irrigation, and ef- ► �- fective fert use ization of pesticides. ,,� ff Machin have contributed very little towards more efficient ., .� �� ` ma `' �, 4.°' ' -N. - ° --- , - 1 # , „-,,,....,,,,,.... 0 .-4 . -N. --- --, -. - .- Figure I. An over -all view 1, —, y of a 4 -row unit operating, ' on precision seedbeds. The ,i depth of seed placement is controlled by two semi i #: pne wheels operat- '''-'t-* _ ' - � � ing on the top of shaped. a " '* ` ; beds. �: v . .mc 4 - ' ' \ , , . . . - - ''; .,.:,"''' i 1 - f , figure 2. A close -up view of the precision -depth planter. A modified curved runner furrow opener acts as a sliding wedge and results in a minimum amount of soil disturbance. 2 Room For Error— or Underproduction ti plant production except by alter- Wilkes says that the use of non - uniformity of yields among ing the physical environment automated and computerized consecutive rows and individual through tillage practices. More mechanical systems in field crop plants within a field. efficient application techniques production has been visualized A new approach has been test - have improved the effectiveness and predicted by several authors ed to handle some of the prob- of many individual chemicals and artists. There are definite lems in our present system of and pesticides. However, this re- goals for which to strive, but farming. These problems include sulting increase in plant produc- they probably will not become a if our excessive disturbance of the tion has been credited to the reality present concepts seedbed, keeping a uniform row "practice" rather than the of production are continued. profile after planting, and uni- "machine." "There must be a forml guidance Y placing the seed in the The primary contribution of mechanism along with a high soil. machines used in agricultural degree of precision for automat- The first phase of testing was production is reducing man- ed systems to function properly," the establishment of uniform power requirements. "During Wilkes says. stands, which is essential not the past 15 years, crop yields onl in have been increased by 46 per The lack of a positive guidance Y plant productivity but system is shown by the fact that also in the efficiency of later cent; while the output per hour the tractor must b production practices. Cotton was of labor has increased by 145 guided by the operator and controlled used in the research, but other per cent," Wilkes says. field crops such as corn, Research by Wilkes , gr ain According to Wilkes, today we and Price Hobgood, Head of the sorghum, and soybeans have are still using practically the A &M Agricultural Engineering been planted by this test system. same principles and equipment Department, shows that lack of "A reference plane had to be for land preparation, planting, precision in operation results in established as the first step to- cultivation, and insect control that were used in the days of "animal power." Total energy requirements are much the same SEED FURROW OPENERS except we have substituted me- chanical power for much of the MODIFIED DOUBLE CHISEL manpower and all of the animal RUNNER D I S K power. The primary increase in efficiency gained through meth- I anized practices in the past five years has been in the use of larger, multiple row equipment, 1 III � � N.. — / I increased speed, and combing- `t 4' /2 � 2 tion of operations. �I i� ' � 1r �'� T f ` % 2h - 1.. SEED CONCENTRATION Figure 3. The modified runner IN TARGET ZONE furrow opener shows its superiority 79.2 % 64.5 % 33.3 in placing the seed evenly in the furrow. 3 Figure 4. Typical emergence patterns obtained with RATE OF EMERGENCE the precision planting system and conventional planter using ungraded machine delinted cottonseed. 100 - MUMFORD -1966 _ PLANTED APRIL 16 w 80 - _ ward precision. This was done a Shaped beds with a seedbed shaper designed u3 60 - _ and constructed by the Agricul- z a tural Engineering Department. a 40 - _ This shaper was designed to op- o Conventional erate in fields which had been ° 20 - prepared for planting by listers used in the conventional produc- 0 , , , tion system," Wilkes reports. 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 DAYS AFTER PLANTING "A planter was designed and constructed to utilize the top beds have shown an increase of creasing the efficiency of field surface of the shaped beds as a 35 per cent in plant growth over crop production. The purpose of reference plane for depth con- that of the conventional beds. the system is the establishment trol," (Fig. 5) Wilkes says. This "The new system of planting of a positive reference plane planter has two semi - pneumatic has resulted in a significant im- which can be used as a control wheels to obtain the desired provement in plant production. surface for both vertical and lat- depth of seed placement and a The increased precision and ac- eral movements of the imple- curved furrow opener, the only curacy obtainable with the pre- ments. Wilkes reports that, un- part that enters the soil. This cision seed beds are clearly illus- der the new system, "the effec- curved furrow opener has been trated by the improvement in tiveness of planting, cultivation, modified to form a sliding wedge the uniformity of production and pesticide applications were and has resulted in the least among consecutive rows. (Figure significantly improved." amount of soil disturbance and 8). Net increases have been from A significant increase in yield maximum concentration of seed 20 -35 per cent over conventional shows that crops respond favor - into the desired planting zone, production systems," W i 1 k e s ably to the new approach. Many (Fig. 6) he added. Two cone- says. shaped guide wheels that rest on growers in the humid areas of either side of the shaped bed Research by Hobgood and the Southwest are converting to keep the furrow in the center of Wilkes has shown that the ap- this system because of the in- the bed. plication of precision techniques creased yields achieved by this is a practical approach in in- system. During the past four years, numerous plantings have been compared directly with the con- YIELD AMONG ADJACENT ROWS ventional planting system. Sev- o 1966 eral soils and climatic conditions � were encountered with these p ROW LENGTHS - 675 ROW LENGTHS - 675 plantings and typical emergence ~ o 80 - - - - - - - - patterns for the two systems are 0 - - o shown in Figure 7. Plant re- w - w _ _ sponse after emergence has also N 60 - been used to evaluate the plant- o - - ing systems. Observations thirty z - days after planting the precision p 40 - - a 0 w 20- - Figure 5. More uniformity and )7 higher cotton yields per acre shown in this comparison of precision 0 ROWS ROWS formed beds and conventional beds. BED SHAPED CONVENTIONAL 4 1 4 t '4 ',' x ,,1u £ a '; fi s s , a � , , ., r - ' a .x P ' s 4.. 3 m " E ° I, 4 .gild: ro .' �. qg R__ , 3 x 8 Vi a,,, s i , v a - � Rey , , , 1 .....L , ' . *.,14',, - - ,,,..40.64....,-,1114* - ., . A ,, At ° , . ..",. ,,,N , . ,,,..- , , j '€ t Z . ,,,,,, o• -- , -„ - .;*, 2 -., , ..,, .:-'4.- •-•' --'4,4 ' it ', :44,-*, '- i i '' Ii , ' , „ •,...., ,. 4, -„.7:,„ -us , ,,. - - f.',' ,,,,' t,,,,-- , '"` 04.---.:,,,... - , ,-- , ° - 4'.7 L' ' ° l y 4' .t., ,v ,, , ,, . „,,,Art Cattle with good "rangeability" are well - suited for the changeable Australian climate. AUSTRALIA.... , A Look at all sn by Tom Curl /'70 Australia, the continent "down under," cattle on about 4.5 million acres belonging the land of kangaroos and aborigines, has to TLC but only a few of these cattle are great potential for raising beef cattle in confined by fences. The vast majority the northern part but is presently devel- roam wild on the huge stations. oped about like Texas was in the late Many problems are encountered in 1800's. such wild country as the Northern Terri - Two representatives of the Texas A &M tory, which is about twice the size of Texas Animal Science Department recently re- and has about 40,000 people (less than the turned from a six -week trip to Australia. population of the Bryan - College Station Dr. T. C. Cartwright and Prof. J. K. Riggs area.). Many of these problems and their were consultants to the Tipperary Land solutions are unique to Australia. Corp. (TLC) to inspect the company's land A major problem is the lack of effec- in Queensland and the Northern Territory tive and speedy communication. Radio is of Australia. the only practical method and most mes- The purpose of the trip was to study sages between cattle stations must be sent the company's cattle stations (ranches) to the northern coast and then relayed. and recommend improvements on them Internal communication within the for raising cattle. There are about 41,000 boundaries of a station are difficult and in 5 NI many places almost impossible. stemmy during the dry winter fall, the native grasses furnish Transportation between stations that many ranchers "burn off" abundant grazing during the is usually by airplane, and haul- huge tracts of native pasture summer months but provide only ing of livestock is done almost each winter to allow for a fresh coarse and low quality feed dur- exclusively by huge trucks that stand of grass in the spring. ing the long, dry winter. pull several trailers at once. He also reports that Australian Townesville Lucerne is an an- NUTRITYON agricultural specialists have par- nual legume that is bitter and Another important problem tially solved the nutrition prob- unpalatable during the summer hindering the development of lem with the development of a when it is green, but is palatable this area is lack of "effective new variety of legume. and nutritious during the winter rainfall." There is a range of 5 to The legume — Townesville Lu- when it matures and dries out. 55 inches of annual rainfall, but cerne — furnishes good quality The 1 e g u m e is propagated most of this moisture comes dur- grazing in Northern Australia through the manure of the ani- ing summer (the American win- during the dry winter. With the mals that eat the dry plant in ter). The winter months in large amounts of summer rain- the winter. Australia are usually dry, caus- ing cattle to move to water. But with the coming of fences, wells must be drilled to provide water during the dry months. This lack of water and the lack of year -round forage for the con- t y .. tt< fined cattle are two of the most - - .F ,, -.-- important problems confronting' ° "" cattle raisers in Australia. Cartwright says that the na- tive grasses become so thick and ¢ ' °i °' -,:: 1.1 Transportation from the The only problem encountered `� sparsely populated inte- so far is that Townesville Lu- r of Australia is usu- cerne is a poor competitor with e. ,� �_ a � ally by "cattle train," native forage. This problem is • - , T several trailers pulled by solved by heavily stocking a pas- , ,; c one tractor ture in the early spring to graze 6 , back the native grass and allow °4;*".4.:1.4 *..qt Lucerne are to then get moved to other native grass pas - ta r , tures for turned to the the legume summer during and the re- , �, winter. When cattle are moved . � , to Townesville Lucerne from na- i` . tive pasture, the acreage needed • to hold the cattle is greatly re- ,, < k _ duced because the legume is so • " et ; . E concentrated. Proof of the effectiveness of this legume can be seen in the fact that in Northern Australia, cattle require 4 -5 years to reach market weight on native ,� r Many new varieties of grasses, but only 2 years to reach rrcarket weight forage are be in g studied. g on a pro - Some things grow very gram of rotation between native J ��m_ well. grasses and Townesville Lucerne. 6 , „ G fires arc c"17"n (luring the dry :� . �� r� � * Ai; „ , , ; �. win ter months. } Additional protein is furnished and putting a 4 -inch pipe frame molasses feed similar to the type Then begins the long trip back on pasture by the use of liquid e to ranch headquarters occupants. around th Two vehicle to protect men in the the used in Texas. F the high- Toyota pick a bull out of the wild Dr. Cartwright that the phosphorus mixture is economi- herd and the chase. The Australian ranchers don 't gather cal because there is a large sugar chase continues until the bull the cattle during the winter be- cane industry in Queensland. begins getting tired; then the cause of "nutritional stress” that Toyota moves up and bumps the is involved with the compara The only extensive farming ly rdling methods done in the Northern Territory bull in the side. Angered by the Toyota, the bull attacks his tor- and tive long ough distanc which the is with grain sorg h u ms. The cattle are hauled. He further TLC recently cleared several mentor but y dr- ing the himself even onl succee more. s i Wh en Pointed out that so little work large tracts of land for raising is done with cattle in the winter grain sorghum that will be bull is properly "fagged out," one of the riders jumps out, ho Da trucked to Darwin and then ex- ported by ship, win that close te packing down during huses that in time r - grabs the bull by the tail, and p the animal to the o year. ground. HANDLING While ulls the tired bull is lying stil Australia, with its unique the man ties the bull's legs with problems and millions of acres Labor and equipment are two leather straps. A cattle truck of unfenced and unimproved more problems because skilled then drives up nd the bull is land, is indeed one of the world's cowboys are scarce and cattle pulled up a ramp with a winch. last frontiers. corrals are so far apart. A cow- boy from Texas might have a hard time if he were suddenly* "r moved to the cattle country of " ''`� w x Northern Australia. The trained - � 4 cowhorse and the familiar barbed - wire fence are ur_co y - mon sights. �:,....a,,. ./..' a ..- s w i g ` As an example, co nsider the' r � round -up. In Texa i f a either cowboy 1 m 4 , Ili ,/ :1,1: 1 ' , f „ jj wants to catch a bull he .� . $ ' _ fi drives the bull to a corral or sim- _ .• : . .. ply ropes the animal. In Aus- ,, -5 �.. tralia, though, the procedure is �� � � � � � � � slightly different. Transports- "' • „ tion is not by a horse but by a �� ���,. - ... �� * four -wheel drive Toyota (Japa- „. ‘71, ,,,, 41 , 4 , :.., b ' a. Fg� i nese version of the American ,� � Jeep, only larger). This Toyota 7 ” . _ xxx � `•: - is modified by stripping the sides Cattle being moved to fresh pasture dur the recent drouth. 7 RESEARCH: QUAIL THAT MAY ADD 1 by Randall Ihms /'68 i YN Quail have been known for will be carried out to improve the ages as great game birds and value of this species. fine " gourmet food but did you The major part of these stud- know that these birds may also ! keep you from growing old? ies will be directed by Dr. Howes. g However, other members of the Research is now being con- poultry science staff will coop - y tfi '. ducted at Texas A &M University erate and supervise studies in e to find out about aging using genetics and nutrition. A quail as experimental animals. The aging study will involve v / : Both the Bobwhite and the biochemical and genetic investi- r Coturnix, a Japanese variety of gation associated with aging. pp,,.., t # quail, will be used in these ex- These studies may help discover ' „. :, periments directed by Dr. R. how aging affects metabolism in '°'' .. Howes, a new addition to the the body which is the first step .4 � °' Department of Poultry Science. toward the possible delaying of His studies here with quail will aging in man and other animals. be divided into two parts. The There are a number of reasons `.F first being a study of the use of why animals and man are . s quail for biomedical, game, and thought to age at this time. One °° food purposes. The second part of these is a theory that a trait, " is a study of aging as related to inherited directly, causes faster man using Coturnix as an ex- aging. Somatic mutation is also perimental animal. thought to be a reason by pro- ducing inferior tissues. Breeding Coturnix is a migratory bird, studies, well suited to the four or and is not considered suited for five generation per year Cotur- game purposes, however, it can nix, will be conducted to test be developed for meat and egg these two theories. production, and biomedical re- search. The Bobwhite makes a There is also a stress theory Dr. R. Howes prepares to place useful game bird and studies a n d a calcium metabolism Bobwhite eggs into the incubator at the Poultry Center. ,. , t, ' t , ' ..* ' ''''' ' s ,, , .,, - N. , *:. . # t i .%/ ' 7 4,.‘ 1 C : \ 1/4 ; 1 ::. * ort - < i° t� 2QQQ � t i 7 Ae � ? ., y .£�. fi« - °.""�'�._ 'f - 3 Bobwhite and Coturnix quail eggs a are placed in the incubator in this �� mixed batch. . 8 YEARS TO YOUR LIFE Aggieland theory. These and other ideas teach an environmental physi- and on the cause of aging will be in- ology course. vestigated to hopefully deter- mine the true cause or causes of Research will be conducted in Southside growing old. the area of environmental physi- ology using radio telemetry and Barber Shops Dr. Howes, who received his other modern techniques. Dr B.S. from the University of Lon- Howes has a grant from the Na- don and his Ph.D. from the Uni- tional Institute of Health to versity of Florida, came to A &M work on waste management North Gate from Auburn University where he was engaged in the same type (which includes recycling) and of work. He is editor of The disposal. Interactions between and Quail Quarterly and an officer environment and nutrition will Southside of The North American Game also be studied using both do- Breeders and Shooting Preserve mestic poultry and quail as ex- Association. perimental birds. Rubber Stamps Dr. Howes became known as Dr. Howes is a new addition Made `the quail man' while at Auburn to the Department of Poultry and will also be involved in other Science at Texas A &M Univer- Phone 846 -8949 research at Texas A &M Univer- sity and will surely be an asset to sity. Although he is on full re- both the teaching and research search now, Howes expects to programs. UNIVERSITY NATIONAL BANK "on the Side of Texas A &M University" COMPLETE BANKING FACILITIES 846 -8751 North Gate College Station, Texas 9 I Dedicated to Agriculture ' , , -,.., -, r , , _ 4:. ,.. 3' ' f+ ° y �n Dr. Morg an Researches Plant Hormones -a a by Judy Franklin/'68 Dr. Page Morgan is an agriculturist dedicated The professor used a simple approach in to students, research and projects connected with coaching the Corps students on achieving higher Texas A &M University and with the community. grades. As a researcher, the associate professor works "The solution lay in their attitudes. In coun- in the general field of plant hormones and the seling them, I tried to help the students develop leaf shedding process in the Department of Plant a positive attitude. Sure, I talked about good Sciences. Chiefly, his studies center around the study habits; but, I found that their basic atti- interaction of plant hormones. tudes and motivation were most important." Through his investigations, Morgan has con- His own motivation led him from a B.S. in tributed to making this an active field. Range and Forestry in 1955 to a M.S. in Range "Our department," he comments, "has pro- Management in 1958 and a Ph.D. in Plant Physi- vided the leadership in this particular area with ology in 1961. All three degrees were obtained releasing the initial publications on interactions from A &M. between hormone auxin and ethylene. The educator came to the university from the "Hormonal interactions that we have found include these: Auxin increases the synthesis of farm on which he was reared in Wichita County. "My career," he explains, "is due mostly to ethylene by the plant and ethylene reduces the the 4 -H club I was in. I got interested in grass transport by auxin. judging and conservation projects. This led to my The plant pathologist has received two Na- attending A &M." tional Science Foundation grants for $30,000 and As an undergraduate, the agriculturist was a $35,000 towards his investigations. Both were member of the Student Agricultural Council, awarded on the basis of competitive research pro- an officer in the Range and Forestry Club and posals presented and selected by the NSF. Alpha Zeta. The Distinguished Student also wrote Future plans call for stepping up his studies. for THE AGRICULTURIST. Morgan says, "Major research emphasis now He has since earned membership in Sigma XI, is all tied in with the mode of action of ethylene an honorary scientific society, and Phi Kappa Phi, and its use in controlling plant growth. Our a national honor society. research is to develop in the direction of more Under the Department of Plant Sciences, Mor- participation by graduate students and coopera- gan has worked with the State Fair Committee tion by staff members. in handling exhibits for the College of Agriculture. "There will probably be less and less personal He has also assisted with projects for Career Day studies. Plans are to develop projects with other on campus. staff members who are interested in working with The pathologist, in addition, parcels his time ethylene as cooperative research." among activities away from A &M and apart from Besides contact with students in class, Morgan agriculture. He serves as a deacon at the A &M works with graduate students on at least 30 grad- Church of Christ and teaches junior and senior uate student committees. Previously, he has spon- Aggies in Bible classes. sored Alpha Zeta and has served as an advisor His work with students even reaches the local to THE AGRICULTURIST and to a squadron in Little League Baseball Association, of which Mor- the Cadet Corps. gan is an officer. 10 What comes after graduation? For the ma- jority of Aggies the answer to this question is C TCi T �i )) "military service." Representatives of the Military Science De- A`+ "° t partment (Army) and the Air Science Department I r O (Air Force) report that opportunities for the � 1-. graduate with a degree in agriculture are very good. , —7� Lt. Col. Robert H. Baine of the Military \ 4 Science Department indicates that the agriculture ( .._ ( graduate is well suited to serve in one of the U combat branches of the Army. These include ( armor, artillery, and infantry. Lt. Col. Baine explained that agriculture graduates are sought for the combat arms because "they aren't afraid to get their hands dirty." He pointed out, however, that the Army has )43 other branches or services in which the agricul- //" ture graduate is qualified to serve. He referred to a chart published by The De- f partment of the Army which gives a list of differ- C k l() ent branches of the service which are open to graduates with various college degrees. Opportunities for Ag Students In The Military Service Lt. Col. Baine pointed out that Agricultural fill their military obligations as officers. In ad- Engineering graduates are needed by the Corps dition to more pay, service as an officer provides of Engineers and that Entomology graduates are leadership training which is highly sought by suited for the Chemical Corps or the Medical leaders in industry in their employees. Service Corps. Other specific degrees mentioned Opportunities in the Air Force closely parallel were Food Technology (Quartermaster Corps) and those in the Army, although of a different nature. Veterinary Medicine (Medical Service Corps). Lt. Col. G. P. Jones of the Air Science Department For graduates with a major in Physical said, "There are very few avenues in the Air Force Education combined with a degree in agriculture, that are closed to the ag major." service in the Adjutant General's Corps is recom- mended. Any college graduate is eligible to take the tests for Air Force Officer Training School and Agricultural Journalism graduates may be qualify used in the Adjutant General's Corps or in Mili- as a pilot or navigator. Admission to this tary Intelligence. It was noted that Eddie Joe training involves a four -year commitment after Davis, former Assistant Editor of THE AGRICUL- completion of flight school. TURIST and Cadet Colonel of the Corps, is Ares- Graduates may fulfill their military commit - ently serving as a Second Lieutenant in Military ment as either a commissioned or a non- commis- Intelligence. sioned officer in such areas as transportation, supply, intelligence, law enforcement, or several In referring to the use of agriculture gradu- ates in the Combat Arms, Lt. Col. Baine pointed other Air Force fields. Agricultural Journalism graduates may be used in the Air Force Informa- out that Col. J. L. McCoy, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets, is an agriculture graduate. Leroy tion Services. Shafer, last year's editor of THE AGRICUL- As Lt. Col. Jones remarked, "We're primarily TURIST, was commissioned in the Infantry. concerned whether a man has a degree as opposed After graduation, civilians may apply for ad- to what it is." He further stated that in the Air mission to Officer Candidate School but Lt. Col. Force "an ag major is definitely not discriminated Baine pointed out that the waiting list for ap- against." pointments to OCS, is 12 months long and the Lt. Col. Jones emphasized that training re- chances of not being drafted for 12 months after ceived in the Air Force may definitely help the graduation are very unlikely. graduate in civilian life. He said, "They will find Lt. Col. Baine highly recommended ROTC that the training they receive in the service gives training for college students so that they may ful- them training they can use after they get out." 11 MI , TURI ;TTY OUR \G1IC.l.TI : 0u,„ Most Len9tIt, Feature Our Agrieulturette for this A . issue is a 19- year -old College Station resident who is at- v off `� i tending Sam Houston State , College. Karen Thompson is a home economics major who loves to dance —and is partial to West -'.' ern music. She makes all of s.. Agok her own clothes and teaches swimming during the sum - mer at Wof ford Cain to the ,- ►' younger Aggies, (three to twelve years old). She has grown up around AdrH and has been an avid fan of the Aggies for as long as she can remember. ° ' One picture is worth a,s, thousand words— here's a 5000 . word essay on two pages.... ,< f it i - cw.t,' °:aW+' wit tt . Photos by Winston Green and Penny Scalone la . k • t t E # - ° a , : ® .k;,, :;41k,,..*1$, s ., ., , .., ..... «em-- ,w_.� P � ,,, .-- . -°- ' -.- '„. "-'',:t'..;,. , 0 � ' a, s fit' . ' � �" �. �i r s Yl a qY' - ° ro �w ffi } s y ea a �, ' 13 �et Beep, beep, beep, beep—You Got Him? Beep beep "Ou JC oweri Say beep, —I Think So! Beep beep beep —There he is! . nQ �, 1 .gor You Sound like a spy trackdown? lessly pursued, day and night, to Two lunatics? Well, would you learn of wild (feral) housecats' on any occasion believe two Texas A &M Univer- activities and habits. sity wildlife students are doing some field research? A trailbike was utilized to save some footwear and caused a stir As strange as it may sound the when first encountered by the HALLMARK GREETING little dialogue above was repeat- KK's at 2 a.m., who thought they CARD HEADQUARTERS ed over and over this fall by J. B. were meeting up with men Sylvester of Brownsville, and from Mars. W. R. Johnson of Little River, who spent the semester radio- Antennas were of the direc- Unusual G ifts tracking a wild housecat on the tional type and had a range of A &M campus. from 50 to 500 feet. A stronger AGGIELAND or weaker signal indicated prox- "The @ # ? # ! ! # cat" as he was imity of the feline foe. 0 FLOWER & GIFT not -so- affectionately called was captured early last fall and a The cat was found to be par - SHOPPE tiny radio - transmitter built into tial to the Biological Sciences North Gate - 209 University Drive a collar was put on him. He was building, as it was there that he then released to wander about as was first found, and it was there tomcats will do. that he stayed during the day- , , light hours. The study, which was the sub - ject of a Wildlife Sciences De- "Ole Tom" was found to be a er and he seemed regular scavenger partmental problems course was g g g under the direction of Dr. Jack to punch a time clock pretty M. Inglis, assistant professor. regular too! Every evening a cALll wEtus . , The radio gear, including the few minutes after 5 p.m. he was collar- transmitter, receiver box out of his "house" and stealthily and assortment of antennas were moving towards the new library constructed by the d e p a r t - building. Jewelers ment's electronics technician, Upon reaching the library he Jeff Kirby. w o u l d scavenge around for The main object of concern, workmen's discarded lunch • DIAMONDS "the @# ?# ! !# cat," was relent- scraps, unaware of the silent • WATCHES _; • SILVER r ii, " 115 N. Main 822 -2435 ° 1 ,. Bryan, Texas "Ole Tom" awaiting the arrival of his captors sits contemplating the food that put him in such an embarrassing position. 14 . INC i . ; 4 A &M PHOTO �._ , SHOP J. B. Sylvester, Browns- 1 11 ville Wildlife Science major, readies his � � � Cameras , equipment to begin ,.- tracking the released` ) cat by radio trans - . _ � and rnitter. Supplies Portraits "beep,beep" his collar was send- from the picture for several days ing out. After the appetizer he and it was wondered if he met Kodak Finishing would head for the Floriculture an untimely end. He finally greenhouses where his hunting showed up again and went back North Gate 846 - 6119 instincts paid off in mice. to his regular schedule. Time after time, the trackers After a month of pursuit the would confront him around a trackers found "Ole Tom" had One final obstacle lay ahead corner, and he would take to his disappeared again. Armed with to be overcome by the trackers. heels. earphones, antennas, and main- GET BACK THE COLLAR!!! taining a constant vigil "the WELL, this was not done quite climb He was seen to cmb trees ■ after birds and raid li bde trees @ # ? # ! ! # cat" was again seen as easily as it was said. "Ole but not heard. How could this Tom" had seen the inside of one f sey dumpsters." His nightly or- be? sey carried him to G. nightly i be. There he was, yet no sig- too many traps and was not White Coliseum, the MSC and nal! ! ! about to relive that experience. back towards "home" in the wee It was finally concluded that Much to the chagrin of our hours of the morn. the batteries powering the tiny intrepid pursuers, "the @! ! ? #! transmitter had conked out. The cat" still stalks the campus — Under pressure f r o m the project was then drawing to a still sporting his fancy red and trackers, "Ole Tom" disappeared close. black collar. • • NAME PLATES Q LC i inc• • • NAME TAGS North Gate College Station, Texas [ • NAME TAPES A &M Since 1891 I • DESK PLATES CUSTOM BOOTMAKERS i WESTERN AND ENGLISH STYLING 1 • RUBBER STAMPS SHOE REPAIRING r • LAMINATING SERVICE SHOE CORRECTIONS — Cards, Photos, Etc. BOOTS & SHOES IN STOCK On Books, Etc. • IDENTIFICATION SERVICE 15 � Nguyen Van Hanhx (with black tie), a recent visitor to A &M, takes a Vietnamese officer on a tour of his high school in Hue. VIETNAMESE AGRICLILTRISTS IMPRESSED WITH ABM ON RECENT TOUR OF CAMPUS by Mike Gayle/'66 Educational progress, even in Vietnamese educator delegation graduate assistant in the Agri - a war -torn country such as on November 6 -15. cultural Education Department, South Vietnam, must continue. says. The team's purpose in com- With this objective in mind, ing to A &M was to observe the "They came to study our the Texas A &M University Agri- methods and techniques used in teaching and research facilities, cultural Education Department the agricultural education pro- which included shops, labora- hosted a six - member South grams in Texas," Ross Alsup, tories, and materials, and were very, very impressed," he points /,� / / / out. 7// /an, that .Sh // h e th' a er as verc� [rtj. The trip which encompassed the National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, an orien- (; • COMPLETE PHONOGRAPH REC- tation program in Washington, ORD SELECTION D. C., and visits to Florida State, Louisiana State, and Texas A &M • TEXTBOOKS —BEST SELLERS— Universities was sponsored by -- BIBLES the office of Association for In `.� ternational Development (AID). • GIFT DEPARTMENT — COLLEGE EMBLEM JEWELRY The team was composed of five of the top educators in their �\ fields from their country and their interpreter. They were S�(L cN j Nguyen Van Hanh, a high school principal from Hue; Nguyen Van UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE Kiem, the head of teaching terials distribution from Saigon; on; and three agricultural teachers, 16 1 Nguyen Tan Phue from Saigon Another aspect of interest to and Do Binh Xen and Bui Sanh the group was the cooperation of Baw from the Mekong Delta Re- the Agricultural Education De- gions. Miss Duong Thi Nghia partment at A &M with the Of- was the Vietnamese - English, fice of International Programs university English- Vietnamese interpreter. in cooperative work and back - "We are truly honored and stopping activities. ('� glad to have had these people "One of the most impressive studio here," Dr. Herman D. Brown, as- things to the group," Alsup says, sociate professor in the Agricul- "was the cleanliness of the res- tural Education Department who taurants and the efficiency of Official coordinated their A &M visit, shopping facilities, "but what says, "We gave them an insight was even more impressive was Photographer to our agricultural education the positive expression of con- 1968 Aggieland programs organization here in cern for their country by A &M Texas. We feel like this is the students." best one existing and therefore Telephone would profit more by observing Upon departure from A &M, us." Miss Nghia, speaking for the 846 -8019 group, said, "Your students are According to Alsup, the team very lucky to have the oppor- visited research facilities in the tunity to enjoy attending this 115 North Main Agronomy, Horticulture, Swine, university. We only wish we Poultry, a n d Dairy Centers. were fully capable of expressing College Station, Texas They also visited several class- our thanks to the American peo- rooms and laboratories to ob- ple f o r their committment. serve teaching methods. Thank you." "The South Vietnamese agri- cultural potential is tremen- dous," Brown says, "and this is one of the reasons for them com- ing here. We tried to show them, in the short time they were here, how we train young men to be- come better farmers and lead- ers." The team visited several places YOUR PROFESSIONAL LAUNDERER in the surrounding area. The AND DRY CLEANER Brenham, College Station, and Bryan FFA Chapters were ob- served. Their main interests here were the supervised farm- ing and the cooperative part- Alterations - Repairs - Insignia (patch) Sewing time training programs of young men in the high schools. 201 Main North Gate College Station Roland Dansby '31 — 846 -5115 a.n1. G. HENS CLOTHING SINCE 1896 NORTH GATE, COLLEGE MAIN STREET, BRYAN 17 Farming for money and farming to keep from He also praised the cooperation he received going hungry is the broad difference between agri- from all departments at Texas A &M in his quest culture in the United States and East Pakistan. for ideas and knowledge. The Department of Exaggeration? Not according to a person who Agricultural Economics and Sociology, headed by should know —Dr. M. Shamsul Islam. Dr. Tyrus R. Timm, was particularly helpful. Islam is dean of the faculty of agricultural The Pakistani said he noted that more and economics and rural sociology at East Pakistan more Americans are becoming increasingly con - Agricultural University in the city of Mymensingh. cerned about helping other countries, such as East He recently finished a five -month stay in the Pakistan. However, he saw a certain unawareness Texas A &M University Agricultural Economics and even indifference among some U. S. citizens and Sociology Department. about conditions in other lands. The educator came here last September to The dean absorbed this opinion from a good study a typical land -grant university system with cross section of American life. In addition to its three broad facets of teaching, research and Texas A &M, he visited many areas of the U. S., extension. He will attempt to adapt ideas he including Washington, D. C., Harvard University, picked up to his home university. Cornell University, Oklahoma State University, The East Pakistan Agricultural University, es- Louisiana State University and Michigan State tablished in 1961, is being modeled along land- University. On his way out of this country, he grant institution lines. stopped by the University of California. But the ever - present problem, Islam empha- Dean Islam said he left many friends behind sized, is how to make American agricultural prin- when he departed from College Station. But he ciples work in a land where subsistence farming was homesick for his wife and three children, and is practiced. anxious to get back to his colleagues and his work. FARMING TO STAY ALIVE Farmers in the United States and those in • East Pakistan strive toward different goals, the dean explained. And there is always the problem JOHN DEERE of trying to get the Pakistani farmer to change �J from those practices of his ancestors. NEW HOLLAND "Our farmers recognize that changes are needed, but they want to be convinced that those changes will work because it can be a matter of The Choice Of A &M University, life and death —of getting food or starving. In the U. S., it is a matter of getting more or less The Finest In Farm Equipment. money," Islam said. This is why close communication between Extension Service workers and farmer is essential Outstanding Service in East Pakistan if agricultural improvement changes are to be made, he added. Complete Parts The dean has put considerable study into the land -grant system philosophy. "Too often, a university becomes an ivory tower and loses touch with the common man," he said. "I will try to see that this university of T & T COMPANY mine orients itself to the real problems of society." Islam said he was especially impressed with 3110 Highway 21, W. Bryan the way American researchers and Extension per- Authorized John Deere Dealer sonnel "rub elbows" with farmers and ranchers. Similar rapport is needed in his homeland. 18 THE PIZZA HUT 822 -1441 Open: 7 Days Y 11:30 a. m. — 12:00 p. m. "Perfect "Eat In" or "Take Out" SMALL LARGE Ag Students Green Pepper Cheese 1.05 1.70 peer 1.35 1.95 Onion 1.35 1.95 Sausage 1.45 2.20 Mushroom 1.45 2.20 Pepperoni 1.45 2.20 Anchovy 1.45 2.20 Proving that it can be done, 16 students in Pizza Supreme 1.60 2.70 Texas A &M University's College of Agriculture 1 /9 Cheese - 1 / z Sausage 1.25 1.95 posted a 3.0 or higher grade point ratio for the Hamburger 1.45 2.20 fall semester of 1967 -68. Added Ingredients .10 .20 Out of 1551 undergraduates enrolled in the college last fall, these 16 students posted an "A" average in from 14 to 22 hours of courses putting them in the upper 99 percent for the semester. There were two freshmen, Larry Beerwinkle an animal science major from Temple and Toby H. Co4e k Jambers, Jr. an agricultural economics major from Whitsett majoring in agricultural education in Designed only for and offered only the elite group along with 14 upperclassmen. College Men The upperclassmen included Jess O. 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Minzen Your Earnings Increase mayer agronomy major from Winters, John Wayne Phillip an agricultural education major from FIDELITY UNION Boerne, James Olin Sanders in animal science LIFE INSURANCE CO. from Beeville, Susan Mae Simonson a sociology major from Bryan and Leland Neal Williams an Aggieland Agency agricultural education major from Gouldbusk. 846 - 8228 303 College Main ( North Gate) by Neal Cook /'67 19 News of Texas A &M in BRIEF The A &M Dairy Judging Team, coached by Mr. Andrew W. (Andy) Scott, Jr. freshman from J. W. Davis and assisted by Dr. Gary Lane par- Childress was selected as the first recipient of the ticipated in the Annual Southwestern Judging $200 James Fears Rosborough Scholarship Award. Contest in Fort Worth on January 29, 1968. Mem- He is studying the science option in horticulture. bers were Al Janak of Weimar, Jeff Quinn of La Grange, Paul Castenson of Bryan and Melvin James Olin Sanders of Beeville, senior animal Ashorn from Brenham. The A &M team won top science major, received a $300 Borden Award for honors in the Holstein division and secured the earning the highest grade point ratio in the Col - first place Holstein trophy. In addition Paul lege of Agriculture, a 2.77. Castenson took high individual in Holstein judg- ing while Jeff Quinn won second. Al Janak was David H. Eade of Cuero, a senior dairy science the high man on the team and sixth high indi- major, has received a framed certificate honoring vidual in the contest. his $500 Ralston Purina Award. He has been ac- tive in many extra - curricular activities. Keith Ragland of Wills Point, a senior agri- cultural education major, has been elected presi- Gary McElvaney of Channelview has been dent of the Collegiate Chapter of the Future elected president of the Student Agronomy So- Farmers of America at A &M. Other officers in- ciety. Other officers for the spring semester are elude Dennis Templeton of LaPryor, Bill Young- Michael Deike of Winters, David E. Schoenvogel kin of Gilmer, Frank King of Pittsburg, Texas, of Moulton, Billy Ray Schuette of Moody and Lonnie McGaughy of Bowie, Bob Carter of Lamesa Charles R. Tischler of Pilot Point. and Ray Chouikh of Tunisia. Also Ken Ragle of Kilgore, Larry Pierce of Lorena, Ed Martinez of The Junior Wool Judging Team won fourth Hebbronville and Archie Abrameit of Goliad. place in the National Western Intercollegiate Wool Judging Contest in Denver, Colo. The team, Abdcluader (Ray) Chouikh, of Tunisia became coached by Jim Bassett of the Animal Science the first international student to be an officer in Department, was made up of John E. Morris of the 125 - member A &M Collegiate Future Farmers Sonora, Curtis Osbourn of Llano, James Sanders of America Chapter. Elected as sentinel, Ray is of Beeville and Pete Adams of Fredericksburg. a sophomore in Company C -2. The Senior Livestock Judging Team brought L. D. Wythe Jr. of the Animal Science Depart- home the famous 70 pound Bronze Bull challenge ment has been elected president of the Interna- trophy from the Chicago International Livestock tional Intercollegiate Livestock Coaches Associa- Exposition after winning first place for the third tion. time. The Aggie team was made up of Roy Birk of Llano, Spencer Tanksley of Bryan, Jim Sanders Dr. Howard E. Joham, of the Plant Sciences and David Wolfe of Beeville, John McNeill of Department, has been appointed to a special Happy and Larry Boleman of Waco. They were USDA Joint Task Force On Cotton Research coached by L. D. Wythe of the Animal Science authorized by Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Department. Freeman. He was the only Texan appointed to the Task Force. The Senior Poultry Judging Team placed fifth in the Senior National Poultry Judging Contest Three Dairy Science Club members attended at the University of Arkansas. The team, coached the Southern Agricultural Workers Conference by Dr. C. B. Ryan of the Poultry Science Depart - during February 4 -7, at Louisville, Kentucky. ment, consisted of Willie Milberger, Jr. of Bryan, These members were Ron L. Richter, Paul Talla- Elvis Stulting of Waelder, Randall Ihms of Lake my (both graduate students), and Bill Armstrong Buchanan and Jim Burdett of Falfurrias. (club president). These members heard some of the outstanding dairy scientists of the Southern Dr. Perry L. Adkisson, acting head of the En- Association. Each of the club members presented tomology Department, received the J. Everett Bus - % his research papers which he had prepared during sart Memorial Award for 1967. The national the past semester and summer. award was a $1,000 check and an engraved plaque. 20 The Soil Judging Team won second place at Twelve members of the Texas A &M University the regional contest in Baton Rouge, La. in Octo- Entomology Department participated in south - ber. This made them eligible for the national western branch meetings of the Entomological contest in May at Kansas State University. Society of America in Oklahoma City. Coached by J. F. Mills, associate professor in the They were Dr. P. L. Adkisson, acting head of Soil and Crop Sciences Department, the team was the department; N. M. Randolph, M. A. Price, Dr. made up of Thomas Lee, Billy Schuette, Dan Batte, R. L. Hanna and Dr. H. W. Dorough, associate and Mike Stewart. professors; and J. K. Walker, assistant professor. Others were Billy W. Hicks, Stephen J. Harp, Dr. David Mellor of the Poultry Science De- David L. Bruce, George L. Teetes, Jimmy J. Welch partment was a participant in the Institute of and L. R. Green, research associates and assist - American Poultry Industries Conference in Kan- ants. sas City. Dr. W. B. Davis Texas A &M University presented five of the p rofessor emeritus in the 18 dairy manufacturing research papers being Wildlife Science Department, and his wife Pearl given at Kentucky. Dr. C. W. Dill (club advisor) recently returned to A &M after a two -month and Dr. H. E. Randolph both of the Dairy Science expedition to Central America to collect bats for Section presented their research projects at this the department. The 300 specimens they collected meeting and aided the club members with theirs. were added to the over 15,000 on hand in the col- lection which is one of the top inventories in the Edgar Ohlendorf of Lockhart has been elected nation. president of the Agricultural Economics Club. Other officers include, Edward Fehler of Crawford, The Poultry Science Association will have its Bill Carter of Decatur, Jimmy Mudd of Yoakum, 57th annual meeting at A &M July 8 -12. The PSA Clifford Graft of Vernon, David Hollscher from is an international organization of scientists work- Alice. Also Art Smith of Rogers, Ken Graeber of ing in poultry research, teaching and the Exten- Brenham and Steve Maddox of Pampa. sion Service. There are an estimated 1,700 mem- bers of the association and 1,200 are expected to attend the campus meeting. Rep. Olin E. Teague of College Station has THE announced the opening of bids for construction of two USDA laboratories at A &M on March 21. BARBEQUE BARN The $3.25 million in facilities will be the South- western Veterinary Toxicology and Livestock In- sect Research Laboratory and the National Cotton 4613 Texas Ave. 846 -3901 Disease Research Laboratory. Next Door to A &W Root Beer Dr. A. B. Wooten, of the Agricultural Eco- WE SPECIALIZE IN nomics and Sociology Department, was a principal • Barbequed Beef •Smoked Turkey speaker at the Southern Farm Forum in Memphis, • Barbequed Pork • Smoked Ham Tenn. • Pork Ribs • Chicken * The Range and Forestry Club sent a team to * AGGIE SPECIALS the National Plant Judging Contest in Albuquer- CHOPPED BEEF que, N.M. The team was coached by Jack Boemer SANDWICHES 2 For QQ 38c and Bib Lonard of the Range Science Department. CHOPPED BEEF PLATE 93c The members of the four man team was required with two vegetables O to identify 100 plants. BARBEQUE BEEF PLATE Choice of 2: Beans, Slaw or Potato Salad i 5 The Range and Forestry Club is working on With Texas Toast "The Waterhole," a student publication with news WE CATER TO PARTIES of past and present club members and research FOOD TO GO — DRIVE -IN WINDOW being conducted in the Range and Forestry De- OPEN 11:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. partment. Steve Sebring, a senior from Houston, (Closed Tuesdays) is heading the publication. 21 1:3 r r r r j j j) WELCOME AGGIES f f COME BY AND SEE US FOR A young man about town took a glamorous girl out on a date. They were driving down a • Aggie Sweat and T- Shirts in moonlit country lane when the motor suddenly Assorted Types coughed and the car came to a halt. "That's funny," said the young man. "I • Gifts For Your Girl Friend wonder what that knocking was ?" • Hallmark Greeting Cards "Well, I can tell you one thing for sure." the girl answered icily. "It wasn't opportunity." • Aggie Decals There's a deodorant out called "Vanish." • Notions & Personal After you rub it on, you disappear and everyone Supplies wonders where the smell comes from. Come In Or Order by Mail Her lips clung tenaciously to his . . . once more she had forgotten to remove her chewing eLJavi s Grampus Store gum. //J� (Formerly Taylor's) "This college turns out some great men." "When did you graduate ?" North Gate P. O. Box 127 "I didn't graduate. I was turned out." College Station, Texas 77840 A new bunch of enlisted men got seasick over the rail. Soon one of the old salts joined them and sarcastically inquired, "What's the matter, Jones? Got a weak stomach ?" "Hell no," gasped Jones. "I'm throwing it as far as the others." E. W. METZER A. J. YEAGER LLOYD JOYCE Locker Manager General Manager Assistant Manager Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? PRODUCERS With Silver Bells, Cockleshells, And all those damn weeds. COOPERATIVE rabbits were being chased by a pack of ASSOCIATION dogs. One yelled to the other, "What are we run - ning for? Let's stop and outnumber them." The other rabbit yelled back, "Keep running you fool, we're brothers." FEED, SEED, FERTILIZER, LOCKER AND Do you know we've had news censorship every PROCESSING since Adam and Eve? Or do you really believe Eve tempted Adam with an apple? FEED DIVISION PHONE 822 -3761 OR 822 -1991 And then there was the rather forlorn Aggie, who, on seeing a pigeon flying directly overhead, exclaimed, "Go ahead, everyone else does." ... LOCKER DIVISION PHONE 822 -1918 "I can't marry him Mother, he's an atheist P. O. BOX 1108 BRYAN, TEXAS and doesn't believe there is a hell." "Marry him, my dear, and between us, we'll convince him that he's wrong." 22 31)1 , The height of bad luck: Sea - sickness and 'tIE rr v v o l l 5 lock -jaw. 'Twas the night before Christmas and all Corner through the house, not a creature was stirring . . . everyone was drinking it straight. The only thing worse than being a bachelor is being a bachelor's son. Housing Office: "How do you like your room Free Dorm Delivery as a whole ?" Aggie: "As a hole, it's fine; as a room, it's After 5 terrible." There are only three reasons why girls wear Minimum $2.00 sweaters — first, it keeps them warm. The other two are obvious. "Oh dear! I've missed you so much." —then she raised the revolver and tried again. North Gate 846 -3663 First Englishman: "Sorry to hear that you buried your wife, old man." Second Englishman: "Had to —dead you know." One Aggie: "Was her father surprised when you said you wanted to marry her ?" BILLIARDS Another Aggie: "Surprised? The gun nearly fell out of his hand." First Aggie: "Is PIN BALL your roommate broad- minded?" Second Aggie: "I'll say. That's all he thinks of." 7 DAYS A WEEK The difference between amnesia and mag- 8 A. M. — MIDNIGHT nesia is that the fellow with amnesia can't remem- ber where he is going. I call my girl flour because she's been through the mill. AGGIE DEN Visitor: "Why does Grandma just sit there The Home Of The A leS" and read the Bible all day ?" gg Little Boy: "I think she's cramming for the Next to Lou's final." North Gate College Station First Coed: "Do you know what good clean fun is ?" Second Coed: "No, what good is it ?" 23 The Editor Comments: Most of the stories and ideas for the stories in this issue have been through the efforts of the AGRICULTURIST staff writers. These staff writers who are direct representatives and reporters from the technical clubs in the Student Ag Council have certainly been an asset and have contributed immensely to this magazine. We urge all members of the technical clubs who have anything that should be publicized to contact their representative. In appreciation for their time and efforts the AGRICULTURIST salutes them. Manuel Pina, Jr. — Editor 1 Pierce Key, Class of '68 —Col- Buddy Adams, Class of '68— legiate FFA Representative Saddle and Sirloin Reporter from Webster, Texas from Fredericksburg, Texas Guy Bennet, Class of '68— Horticulture Club Reporter from Miami, Florida Maria Ester Solis, Class of '68 — Entomology Club Reporter from Brownsville, Texas Darrell Holt, Class of '68— Wildlife Science Club Repre- sentative from Cisco, Texas 24 ,. 1 P .tip Ken Graeber, Class of '70— Ag. Eco. Club Representative from Brenham, Texas , # Randall Ihms, Class of '68— . I Poultry Science Club Reporter from Lake Buchanan, Texas R Kent Mills, Class of '70— Range Science Club Repre- sentative from Richardson, Texas. Q . „A i ,; ,--.... k Dan Batte, Class of '68— ,� Agronomy Society Representa- = f tine from Italy, Texas � , . ` _..n om . �, Bill Richardson, Class of '69— Recreation and Parks Club Representative from San An- °. tonio, Texas Paul Littleton, Class of '68— Ag. 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