Cotton leaders view operations during Washington visit
National Cotton Council third Leadership Class will tour Washington June 8 to 13 to observe legislative and regulatory work. They will hear from House and Senate agriculture committees, be briefed by USDA and industry groups, dine at the White House, tour the Senate, and meet leaders. Program funded by The Cotton Foundation via Du Pont grant. Candy Cottrell named Academic All American after educator nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cotton Council
Washington, D.C
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
U.S Department of Agriculture
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Cotton Council International
White House
Senate
Laverne Lemen
Council
Washington
Preuit Mauldin
Town Creek
Ala
Rick Parson
Vance
Miss
Steve Verett
Ralls
Tex
Steve Carl
Fresno
Calif
Michael Francis
Peoria
Ariz
Wick Dossett
Waco
Nancy J. Patton
Lubbock
Jack T. Walker
Casa Grande Ariz
Gale Wisehart
Imperial
Nancy Schrum
Malden
North Carolina
The
Cotton Foundation
du Pont Corporation
Cooling tips for mobile homes in hot Texas days
Texas A M University Extension recommends practical, low cost measures to improve comfort and reduce cooling costs for mobile homes. Shade with arbors and trellises on east and west walls, light colored roof coating, and reflective window treatments aid heat control. Use fans and limit appliance runs to cool periods. exhaust hoods and window fans help vent heat outside while opening bedroom windows at night boosts cooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A&m University Agriculture Extension Service
Susan Quiring
Quiring
Oddities and odds from history and lore
A quirky survey covers Maine lobster dominance, a 1961 chandelier canvas found in India bought for seven dollars and later valued at half a million, the London Bridge moved to Lake Havasu, Arizona, hamsters birthing up to 12 offspring monthly, and a coffee tree yielding one pound of roasted coffee yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Nesle
New York
India
Barky Cotton Task Force Beams On Barky Grade Reduction
The Barky Cotton Research Task Force issued a pamphlet titled You Can Reduce the Chances of Barky Grades Here s How. Formed last February by Plains Cotton Growers Inc Lubbock and Cotton Incorporated the group aims to identify practices that raise barky grades and how to avoid them. Task force chairman Don Bell of Wolfforth notes bark cost averages about $3 per bale in West Texas cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barky Cotton Research Task Force
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Lubbock, and Cotton Incorporated
PCG
Don Bell
Wolfforth
West Texas
Bell
Do’s
Don’t
Meadow Club Sets Biweekly Meetings After June Session
Meadow Quilting Club met on June 12 with 11 members present. President Wilma Wright led a short business meeting about the Sesqui centennial Celebration on July 12. The group voted to meet only on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, with the next gathering at 11 a.m. Friday July 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadow Quilting Club
Wilma Wright
Naomi Tongate
Jimmie Moorehead
Ruth Upton
Ann Renfro
Ruby Bowman
Leola Petty
Myrtle Nowlin
Hazel Williams
Beatrice Hester
Ruby Kempson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Candy Cottrell
Harvey
Sue Cottrell
D.A. Low
Herman Cottrell
Brownfield
S. Densmore
State of
Maine
United States
London Bridge
Lake Havasu
Arizona
Brownfield Aid Ambulance
Wes Brown
Mike Marks
MA Home Center
Prestique
Georgia Pacific Asphalt
Bob Noble
Jackie Cox
Zane Noble
Idalou
Cotton Research Task
Ms. Upton
Cl’s
Bill Lalor
William D. Mayfield
USDA
Extension Service
Bob Metzer
James Supak
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Myrl D. Mitchell
Lenorah
Keith Streety
Levelland
Donald Johnson
Wood
Hester Insurance
Agency
Tohoka Road
Jerry L. Hester
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