Texas Hog Census and Wheat Prospects in 1973
Hog numbers in Texas total 1 264 000 a 10 percent drop from a year ago. Sows to farrow 124 000 in Texas through May, up 4 percent. Texas hog value 35 per head and inventory 44 240 000. Nationwide hogs total 61 500 000, breeding stock up 6 percent. Winter wheat seeding 4 400 000 acres, 9 percent above last year and 1971. Texas crop foresees 70 400 000 bushels. nationwide 1 278 000 000 bushels, up 8 percent from 1972. Crop condition mostly good to excellent. yield 29.9 bu/acre. Citrus blackfly surveys continue in Rio Grande Valley. new infestation in San Benito and Harlingen. Potential crop losses up to 50 percent. March 1 deadline for Packers and Stockyards Act changes comments. notices to submit to USDA offices.
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Texas
Rio Grande Valley
San Benito
Harlingens
Coke County Oil Finds Show Activity Upturn
Coke County oil exploration picks up as Dorchester Exploration, Inc. of Midland announces four Pennsylvanian wildcats to be drilled 16 miles west of Robert Lee and three miles southwest of Milleen West Field to 7 300 feet. Additional outposts and projects test the Harris land pay in the N 1 AJB multipay field near Robert Lee to 6 300 feet.
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Coke County
Dorchester Explaration, Inc
Midland
Dorchester Company
Robert Lee
Milleen West
Blanche Copeland
H&tc
Addie Augustine
Leo Baldde
Dorchester Exploration
Tawo
Harris
Foster
Helen Wilcockson
Wilcockson
Thomas D. Humphrey
Texas highway seal coat contract bids invited statewide
Sealed proposals for 153.572 miles of seal coat work across numerous Texas counties including Tom Green, Concho, Kimble, and Menard will be received by the Texas Highway Department in Austin until 9 00 A M January 24 1973 and publicly opened. Plans and specifications with minimum wage requirements are available from James R Evans Resident Engineer in San Angelo and the state department in Austin. Usual rights reserved.
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Mednard
Kimble County
Merizon
Concho
Kimble
Sterting
Tom Green
Runnels
Coke
Schleicher
Menard, Crockett
Irion Counties
Highway Department
Austin
James R. Evans
San Angelo
Texas
Texas Highway Department
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Armecast
Texas Department of Agriculture
John C. White
Cooperat
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Packers and Stockyaards Administration
USDA
Washington
D. C
THE
Bronte Enterprise
First National Bank
Bronte
Texas Highway Construction
Eden
Menard County
Kerr County
Sterling City
Avenue N
Randolph St
Ballinger
Benoit
Eidwards County
Tom Green County
Runnels County
N. of
FM 52
Ict
Millersview
U.S
Monitor
Christian Science Monitor
Astor Station
Boston
Massachusetts
Zisha
M. N. Lee Construction, Inc
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