Harvesting continues as Brownfield area cotton totals rise
K Palmer of the USDA Lubbock Cotton Classing Office reports about 95 percent of the crop out of fields. From Brownfield, 6,300 bales were classed bringing season total to 299,000. Grades show Low Middling and Spotted spans. micromaire readings largely steady. Prices on the Labbeck market varied with quality. cottonseed sold at $47 to $56 per ton.
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K. Palmer
Lubbock
USDA
Brownfield
Agricultural Marketing Service
Labbeck
Brownfield Youth Places 14th In Lubbock Show
Timmy Hancock son of Mr and Mrs Donald Hancock of Brownfield finished 14th with his lamb in the heavy weight fine wool division at the Southwest Junior Livestock Show held recently in Lubbock. Eight lambs competed in the division.
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Timmy Hancock
Donald Hancock
Brownfield
Lubbock
Timmy
Foy Advises Soil Pest Control for Home Gardens
County Extension Agent Jim Foy suggests a soil pest control program as spring begins. He warns that wireworms white grubs rootworms cut worms mole crickets and stalk borers threaten garden plants and recommends insecticides Chiordane and Diazinon applied two to three weeks before planting.
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Jim Foy
Foy
Hints for Cattle Lice Control Emphasized by Tex A and M
Beef Cattle Specialist Litterst urges ranchers to start a spring lice control program. Five lice types affect cattle in Texas with four bloodsucking species and one that lives in the hair coat. A suitable spray effective against lice and thorough head-to-tail application are advised, plus good nutrition to reduce parasite impact.
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Texas A&m University
Litterst
Texas
Insecticide Guidance for Home Gardens Highlighted
Diazinon may be banded at one pound per acre and applied in spray or granular form. Both options should be worked into the top three to five inches of soil. Further pest control details are available at the county Extension Office.
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