Cotton Classing Moves to Lubbock as Harvest Presses On
Brownfield area harvest activity rises with 90 to 95 percent of crop out of fields. The USDA Brownfield classing office closed February 28 and remaining samples, 3200 bales, were processed at the Lubbock office. Total season classed reach 287000 bales, with grades and micronaire readings detailed. Cottonseed prices held steady at gins, from 47 to 56 dollars per ton.
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Brownfield
W. K. Palmer
Lubbock
USDA
ASCS Director Urges Sign Up by Friday for 1973 Payments
Terry County ASCS Director John Stockton warns area farmers must sign an Intention to Participate by Friday March 16 to be eligible for 1973 program payments in cotton wheat and feed grains. Sign up possible without 1972 cotton records and transfers pending. Also notes May 15 final date to request measuring service and outlines fees.
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John Stockton
Terry County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Stockton
Terry County
New National Agricultural Institute Formed To Bolster Image
Farmers and suppliers form the National Agricultural Institute and the National Agricultural Communications Board to coordinate nationwide agricultural communications. The groups will share staff and funding to provide research and promotional materials, backed by producers and suppliers.
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National Agricultural Institute
NAD
National Agricultural Communications Board
NACB
NAI
Six Causes Drop in Texas Egg Production in January
Texas January egg output fell 17 percent from a year earlier while national production decreased six percent. Producers received about 46 cents per dozen on February 15, down six cents from the previous month. Texas had 11.3 million layers, down 11 percent year over year, with daily eggs per 100 hens at 55.8 compared to 61.3 nationwide. Egg-type chicks hatched in Texas in January dropped 15 percent from last year.
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Texas
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