Dust storms and soil erosion threaten West Texas crops
A government study warns wind erosion remains severe across West Texas and six other states, with four years of drought and the 1955 outlook depending on spring winds and rainfall. More than 4 million acres damaged. conservation programs urged as rains come and crops like corn and citrus show mixed results.
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Texas
South Texas
West Texas
Kansas
Nebraka
Department of Agriculture
Drouth
South Plains
Beef briefs highlight record Texas cotton yields and mesquite test
Texas farmers push to reach 800 pounds of lint per acre as government programs shrink cotton acreage. Mesquite chip trials at Spur involve fattening calves with cottonseed meal grain and molasses. Insect damage persists in grain fields with oat mite and green bug, and control uses Parthion Malathion and TEPP. Texas Beef Council to report six month progress at the Texas Cattle Raisers in Dallas in March.
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Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Spur
Texas Beef Council
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Dallas
City Election Candidates Listed for City Marshal Race
The Standard announces the official slate for the City Marshal election on April 5, 1955. Candidates include Golden Jones James Elvin Underwood George Puckett Pop Ainsley Thomas James S Hobbs E M Eitel Hahn Jack Spiller.
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Golden Jones James Elvin Underwood
George Puckett Pop Ainsley Thomas James S. Hobbs
E. M. (Eitel) Hahn Jack Spiller
Hospital Admissions List Names Local Residents
Admitted to Brady Hospital on Wednesday were Mrs. John Rodríguez, Coleman. Mrs. Frank Ramsey, Salt Gap. Bob Smith, Rochelle. and Mrs. J. P. Batchelor, Eden.
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Brady Hospital
John Rodriquiz
Coleman
Frank Ramsey
Salt Gap
Bob Smith
Rochelle
J. P. Batchelor
Eden
Rainfall reports and farm income rise in Texas January 1955
Weather notes describe scattered showers across the Mercury country and nearby areas with amounts from .28 to .7 inch, while Brown County saw heavy drenching in Winchell. Separate Texas Bureau estimates show January 1955 farm cash income at 153.26 million, up 10 percent from 1954, with cattle and sheep leading gains and peanuts the biggest drop. The Texas farm population fell to 1,126,000 in April 1954, down 18.8 percent since 1950, as urban population rose to 8.2 million.
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Texas
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
USDA
Brady Hospital admits six in Brady area names
Mrs. Ben Peterson Miss Reta Ann Jay and Mrs. M A Burns gardner all of Brady Mrs B R R Faulkner Pear Valley Mrs W H Nobles Menard and Mrs Pauli ne Bowden Brownwood were admitted to Brady Hospital Tuesday.
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Ben Peterson
Reta Ann Jay
M. A. Bumsgardner
Brady
B. RR. Faulkner
Pear Valley
W. H. Nobles
Menard
Pauliine Bowden
Brownwood
Brady Hospital
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Jerry” Griffith
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Lohn Cross Road
Channel Cat
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