The Annual Leon County Hay Show will be held on Wednesday, October 22,
2008 at the Buffalo Civic Center. The deadline for submitting samples
is Friday, September 26, 2008. Samples should not be taken from the
outer 4 to 6 inches of round bales. Samples from square bales should
come out of the middle of the bale. Most producers place their samples
in feed sacks, we need about half a sack of hay. Write your name, and
type of grass sampled (Bahia, Coastal, Tifton, Jiggs, Ryegrass, etc).
There will be a charge of $5.00 for each sample submitted after the
first free sample. Normal cost of samples is $10, hay show participants
will be receiving a $5 discount on each sample submitted. Hay samples
and checks, made payable to Ag Fund can be left at: Texas Agrilife
Extension Service in Leon County, Davis Feed Centerville-Buffalo, Cattle
Country, Centerville Feed and M&M Farm Supply.
The Leon County Beef and Forage Committee jointly with the
Freestone County Beef and Forage Committee and Texas Agrilife Extension
Service will host the Hay Show this year. The program will start with a
trade show then a meal which will be at 6:00 pm. The guest speaker for
this year’s hay show will be Vanessa Corriaer the new Forage
Specialist with The Texas Agrilife Extension Service. If you want to
learn how to get the most out of your winter grass, save money and
increase profits, you should attend. We will be offering two CEU’s
toward recertification of private, non commercial and commercial
applicator licenses for attending the evening program.
Local sponsors are Normangee State Bank, Oakwood State Bank,
Wells Fargo Centerville, First National Bank Buffalo, and Citizens State
Bank Buffalo- Centerville. The sponsors listed above have been a part
of the Leon County Hay Show for several years. These sponsors pay for
your meal and the plaques. During the selection process a Best of Show
and Reserve Best of Show will be selected and they will be awarded the
night of the Hay Show. All persons interested in attending should
Contact The Texas Cooperative Extension Office in Leon County by
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 903.536.2531 or by email at leon@ag.tamu.edu
to reserve your chili dinner.
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
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