★Hard to believe it’s time to get ready ahead of summer again, especially after all the cool breezy kite flying weather in March and watching all the weather coming in April. Those of you that enjoy seeing deer prancing around here and there might want to give them a little bit of a treat or some downright good nutrition in the form of our Jupe Mills 20% deer protein and Spear-Ag brand Cottonseed, made by Texans and specially formulated for keeping this particular aspect of wildlife scenery happy and well fed.

★Your chickens will be coming along very nicely by now, so you’ll want to make sure to stock up on our first rate layer pellets to assure that your egg production keeps up in good order. All those wonderful songbirds that you’ve been looking after in the first part of spring now have little ones, too, that are growing up fast, and your bird feeder fill up chores are going to be on the uptick, so why not pick up a larger scale feeder, made by All Seasons, made right here in South Texas, that will accommodate up to 25 pounds of the bird seed of your choice? And you do have quite a choice here at Jupe Mills Bracken, especially the Mr. Bird feeds, formulated for all the varieties of birds that call this part of Central and South Texas home.

★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. And while we don’t sell pots or other containers to put your plants in, we do have a special enriched soil package from Fox Farm called Koko Bop, that with its top removed, and a few holes poked in the bottom, is ready to use as a complete planter right away. With this product you can start up the wonderful container garden in just a few minutes, with almost no mess, no real effort, and lots of enjoyment when you’re done.

★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.

That’s about all for May in Texas and even a little into June. We can’t tell you how much we love to see y’all come in, and seeing to it that you have the things you want most right here in one place.