Texas Feedyards
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The flag was adopted as the state flag when Texas became the 28th state in 1845. As with the flag of the United States, the blue stands for loyalty, the white represents strength, and the red is for bravery.

Flower: Bluebonnet Lupins texensis

Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies

Geographic Center: McCulloch, 15 miles northeast of Brady

Governor: Rick Perry (R)

Highest Point: Guadalupe Peak; 8,749 feet, 14th

Highway Markers: Texas Resource Manual

Historic Landmarks: Search Texas

History: Historical

Largest Cities: Houston Dallas San Antonio Austin El Paso Fort Worth Arlington Corpus Christi Plano Garland

Library: TCU

License Plates: Texas

Lottery: Texas Lottery

Maps: Map

Media: Radio TV

Motto: Friendship

Museums: The Virtual Library

National Forest: Texas

National Park: Texas

Newspapers: Texas

Nickname: Lone Star State

Origin of state's name: Based on a word used by Caddo Indians meaning "friends"

Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com

Permanent Residents: Find A Grave

Population: Quick facts Census

Presidental Birthplace:

Dwight David Eisenhower 1953-1961 {34th}

Born: October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas

Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963-1969 {36th}

Born: August 27, 1908, near Johnson City, Texas

Public Records: Texas

Real Estate: Ired.com - Texas

Representatives:

Texas House: Members

Texas Senate: Members

Road Side America: Texas

Soil: Texas - Houston Black

Song: Texas, Our Texas

Sports: Texas Teams

State Parks: Texas

Symbols: Geobop's Texas Symbols

Topography: Image Gulf Coast Plain in the south and southeast; North Central Plains slope upward with some hills; Great Plains extend over the Panhandle, are broken by low mountains; Trans-Pecos are southern extention of the Rocky Mountains.

Tourism: Tour Texas

Tree: Pecan Carya illinoensis

Unclaimed Funds: Texas

Vital Records: Texas

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Looking into the future has always been somewhat tricky in the beef business. Far sighted visions or crystal ball predictions stemming around what next year's calf crop is going to look like or where future prices will be are often put on hold by more immediate tasks at hand. Planning ahead can often be tied to the immediacy of Mother Nature.
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TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT SCOURS IN CALVES
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Lonnie Johnson had plenty of phobias if you paid close attention, or if you'd known him since he was a kid like Hooter and the gang had.
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IT'S THE PITTS -- FROM LEEUARY TO PITTSTOBER
Whenever I get the much-appreciated free calendars at the start of every year there are a few months I'd like to tear out right then and there and be done with them. Sadly, I have to go through the process of living through these much-dreaded months.
PROPER NUTRITION REQUIRES RESEARCH AND PLANNING
This article is the fifth and final installment of a series discussing supplementation options, considerations and strategies. Given the challenges that 2011 “enjoyed” every producer is looking for a bit of breathing room in the coming year.
HUNTIN' DAYLIGHT -- TIME TO PATCH THE ROOF
By all reckoning, 2012 is going to be one of those years when cow-calf producers will have the economic opportunity to fix what needs fixing, be it genetics, management, facilities and whatnot.
BLACK INK -- COMMON GROUND
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