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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1951
Page
2
The Agriculture Department estimates the fall pig crop at 42,000,990 head and the 1951 spring and fall crop at 105,218,090 head, signaling higher pork supplies in 1952. Spring crop is seen at 63,818,090 head, the second largest ever, with potential earlier hog marketing due to tight feed supplies.
In the district contest at Canton Belty iayogs Bartley Woods will represent Fannin county in the 4-H dress revue. Carol Ann Rigsby placed first in the county but was ineligible to participate in more than one event and chose the dairy foods contest. Miss Mays placed second in the county dress revue and was named to represent the county. The girls arrive in College Station this afternoon for contests starting Monday morning.
Texas farmers used 72,723 tons of fertilizer in 1950 up 14 percent from 1949 as part of a national rise to 18,346,132 tons. Prices averaged 49.04 per ton, with total expenditures around 750 million dollars.
The article notes livestock feeding drives lower corn reserves as this year’s crop heavily dictates future feeding operations and supplies.
Cotton farmers in the Lower Valley appear willing to meet Mexico's demand for a $2 per hundred wage scale for cotton pickers. The Texas Employment Commission Office at Edinburg says about half of the farmers who applied or workers at less than the Mexican figure have asked that their applications be changed to provide for the higher wages.
Officials from Mexico and the United States met on Thursday to consider allowing a bracero program. They debated wages and whether a rate below two dollars per hundred pounds of cotton would be accepted or if the prevailing local wage would apply.
In Austin, 200 commercial hatcheries produced 1,900,000 chicks in May, about 15 percent more than May last year but USDA notes overall production for the month fell roughly 15 percent from April.
Alyte Smith of Ladonia Texas pens a homemaker idea featured in a July issue of a national magazine. The concept centers on practical picnic planning and storage tips for outdoor gatherings.
United Press reports Iran faces widening upheaval over oil controls linking Abadan port and European markets. British and Anglo-Iranian interests clash as Tehran fends off transfer and payment disputes amid Soviet and Czech involvement.
Fragmented OCR text reports the return of a boy's body from Honey Grove. The piece references wartime events and negotiations involving the United Nations and various locations. Specifics are unclear due to damage, but it notes a first move by a coalition and ongoing efforts to secure guarantees.
In Austin in December 93 figures from the State Officer George show June ending totals at 293 caves, far below 717 for the previous period. For the week ending, 41 cases of ported activity were recorded in Texas.
A State Department briefing notes a key difference between Soviet and American plans for ending the Korean War. The United States demands UN led talks with guarantees that a communist attack will be stopped, while the Soviet offer emphasizes direct talks between opposing forces in Korea.
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