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Agricultural lime, also called aglime, agricultural limestone, garden lime or liming, is a soil additive made from pulverized limestone or chalk. The primary active component is calcium carbonate . Additional chemicals vary depending on the mineral source and may include calcium oxide .
Over the next 70 years, Texas Farm Bureau grew from 15,630 member families to more than 500,000 member families. [7] During its history, the organization has helped bring electricity and phone service to rural communities, establish a successful farm-to-market road system in Texas and enact effective national farm policy. [8]
Farm to Market Road 403 (FM 403) is located in Gaines and Terry counties in western Texas. The 17.2-mile (27.7 km) highway begins at an intersection with SH 83 and County Road 664 in northeastern Gaines County and travels north through the county for three miles (4.8 km) before making an S curve to the west where it enters Terry County.
Farm to Market Road 2698 (FM 2698) is located in Swisher County. FM 2698 begins at a junction with I-27 / US 87 in a rural part of the county. The highway travels in an eastern direction through rural, unincorporated areas of the county, passes the Wrangler Feedyards, ending at an intersection with FM 146 north of Tulia .
Farm to Market Road 900 (FM 900) is located in Hopkins and Franklin counties. FM 900 begins at an intersection with FM 115 near Lake Cypress Springs. The highway travels in a generally westward direction to the town of Purley, where it has a short overlap with SH 37. After the overlap, FM 900 continues to run west before turning north near ...
Farm to Market Road 368 (FM 368) is located in Wichita and Archer counties. It runs from SH 240 south, west, and north to US 287. It runs from SH 240 south, west, and north to US 287. FM 368 was designated on June 25, 1945, to run from US 82 in Holliday north to the Iowa Park Kamay Road (now FM 1206).
Texas leads the nation in number of cattle, usually exceeding 16 million head. The sprawling 320,000 deeded acres (130,000 ha) La Escalera Ranch, located 20 miles (32 km) south of Fort Stockton, is one of the largest cattle ranches in the Southwestern United States. [citation needed] Texas leads nationally in production of sheep and goat ...
Farm to Market Road 297 (FM 297) is located in Dallam and Sherman counties. It runs US 87 in Dalhart eastward to US 287. It runs US 87 in Dalhart eastward to US 287. FM 297 was designated on June 11, 1945, to run from US 87 in Dalhart east 8.0 miles (12.9 km).