★Well here we are about to take a dive into June, and it’s liable to be hot. Everybody knows that there is a shortage of water about to hit us, so we’re sure that you’re water troughs are squared away and your floats are working good, but if you like seeing the deer prancing around, you want to put out something a little more substantial, like some of the best cottonseed available, grown right here in South Texas. We’ve got more bags of golf Coast Cooperative Cotton seed then we know what to do with, so head on in and load up with this fine product.

★We’ve got you squared away for taking care of the deer, now let’s look after the birds. We’ve got a wonderful variety of birdfeeders from small garden size all the way up to 25 pound capacity feeders made by All Seasons, just down the road toward China Grove. And we’re trying to stay ahead of any cost increase that might come with birdseed, too. Come in and have a look around at our bird seed running from budget to Cadillac, but still good quality no matter which you choose to make available to the wild birds that bring a pretty good distraction from the heat that sure will be coming soon.

★But what do we have here? We got a few more distractions that like to do a little aerial acrobatics along with the mockingbirds and finches. That’s right, you guessed it, the flies and skeeters are back, and they’re back in force. Everybody we’ve talked to, not to mention the troubles we’ve had at our own places, have had a lot to say about the downright aerial bombardment that’s going in absolute earnest. But we’ve got solutions like you wouldn’t believe, we got bags, traps, bait, sticky traps, nearly any configuration of fly and mosquito solutions they’re going to make your life a lot easier, and the June a little bit more civilized.

★And speaking of civilization, we’ve also gone out of our way to bring you the absolute best in potting soil fertilizer and all organic additives for your potted plants and garden. We carry the core of Foxfarm products, all organic, ready to go, and virtually guaranteed to give you a good outcome whether you’re growing plants for looks or food. With these products you can grow all kinds of things, and get some real satisfaction out of seeing all that color and freshness coming along while the thermometer gets higher and higher.

★Some of the folks may have noticed that we have what looks like just a few General store items, well, this is only half right. The next time you come in, you’ll see it we have some general store items, but you’ll be surprised at how many we actually have when you look. Most of these items are Texas made, by families just like yours, with the quality in mind that you would have if you were making the same thing for your neighbors.

To name just a few items, there’s Holdman’s Wildflower Honey, made by busy bees in six close in South Texas counties, as well as Hillcountry Homestyle – Squarehead pickled goods. Squarehead offers pickles and okra in different flavors, from plane dill, to garlic, to hot dill, to habanero varieties as well. These wonderful products are made in Fredericksburg, Texas, by Texas Germans, so you know the quality is absolutely awesome. We also have a big variety of Texas wild products, specifically, a great lineup of salsas and Southern style chowchow. All of this is just to name a few, so take care of some of your grocery list right here at Jupe Mills Bracken.

★And for those of you that taking interest in horse racing, the training facility at Retama will be reopening at the beginning of this month, pen as a training facility in the middle of month, and at the end of this month Retama will have the all important quarter horse live meet.