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GROESBECK AUCTION & LIVESTOCK COMPANY
      The Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Company held its weekly livestock auction sale on Thursday, August 27. The sale is held each Thursday beginning at 12 noon. There were 1572 head sold.
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WEEKLY OIL & GAS NEWS
      Oil & Gas News Location Reports EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) is drilling a field development well in Leon County. Well #1, Shannon lease is in the Hilltop Resort field and Viesca, J.M. A30 survey. The well has a total depth of 20,000 ft. and located 3.4 miles NE of Wealthy. There are 943 acres in the lease.
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Submit hay for Leon show by Oct. 2
      Hay Samples are being accepted for the 2009 Leon County Hay Show. The annual event will be Monday, Oct. 26 at the Buffalo Civic Center. The deadline for submitting samples is Friday, Oct. 2. 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.
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Neyland leads 4-H training
      The Limestone County office of Texas AgriLife Extension Service hosted a 4-H Adult Leaders and Parents training at the Limestone County Courthouse. Tommy Neyland, County Extension Agent-Agriculture/ Natural Resources for Leon County, spoke to the group. He lead the group through a Web site called 4-H Club Tool Box to help manage 4-H club meetings and policies.
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BUFFALO LIVESTOCK & MARKETING REPORT
      The Buffalo Livestock Auction held its weekly livestock auction on Saturday, August 29. Total head sold were 2643; total head last sale was 1920. There were 337 sellers and 56 buyers. The sale is held every Saturday.
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FCGBA to hold Great Goat Gather Open Pen Sale
      The Freestone County Goat Breeders Association would like to invite all goat breeders to participate in the Great Goat Gather Open Pen Sale. The sale will be held at the Ike Carden Show Arena at the Fairgrounds in Fairfield, Texas on Saturday, September 26th from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m.
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AG EVENTS
      4-H HOT Entry Deadline Sept. 6, 2009 All 4-H members thinking of entering any livestock or other 4-H projects into the HOT Fair in Waco need to have their entries into Limestone County Extension Office no later than Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. For more information please call the extension office at 254-729-5314.
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State awards $46.2 million to 173 rural communities throughout Texas
      AUSTIN—The Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) has announced it will award $46,280,195 to 173 rural communities throughout Texas for community and economic development projects. Grants for $250,000 each will go to six rural communities in the Central Texas area, including Cameron, Copperas Cove, Gatesville, Hamilton, Rockdale, Rogers.
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Hubbard City Hay Show Saturday, September 19
      The Texas AgriLife Extension Services in Limestone and Hill Counties have joined up to host the annual Hubbard City Hay Show. The show will be Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Hubbard Livestock Auction Barn. Judging will begin at 10 a.m. with lunch at 11:30 followed by a program at 12:15 p.m.
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