County Agent Reports On Crops and Sorghum Conditions
Milam County sees first good grain sorghum start in three years amid mild Easter weather. Chinch bugs threaten some fields. producers urged to monitor and treat at 1–2 adults per 5 plants under 6 inches height. Also notes about Leon Noack’s Doughnut Day cattle gathering and Hereford bulls, swine short course highlights, and fire blight risks to pear trees with control steps and spray schedules.
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Frank Kratochvil
Frank
Milam County
Thorndale
Milam
Leon Noack
Rt. 2
Rockdale
Leon
Cen Tex
Navarro Junior College
Coastal Bermuda Grass Remains Key Texas Pasture Feed
Coastal bermuda grass remains a high yielding, good quality perennial in Texas says Dr. Neal Pratt Texas A&M Extension agronomist. About two million acres are planted from sprigs with more acreage planned. Coastal tolerates drought well with deep roots and responds to fertilization improving protein and grazing. A pilot 4 H project starts this fall in two counties to engage youth in community development.
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Texas
Neal Pratt
Texas A&m University
Pratt
Coastal
Agronomist
Lanny Bullard
Open Letter: Texas Attorney General Race and Call for Change
A Texas candidate declares it's time for a change as Crawford Martin seeks a fourth term. The letter cites a book alleging a link between Martin and Frank Sharp and mentions stock tips and Sharpstown litigation. The writer, John Hill, highlights his Texas roots and public service as context for support.
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Texas
Crawford Martin
Frank Sharp
Martin
Sharp
Agen
Houston
National Bankers Life
Sharpstown
NBL
Sharpstown State Bank
SEC
Atty
Beef Cattle Field Day Set at McGregor Texas A&M Center
The 1972 Beef Cattle Field Day at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research Center in McGregor features a Charolais herd auction beginning at 1 p.m. marking a shift to crossbred dams. The event includes tours at 9 a.m. of research areas, no formal program, Dutch-treat lunch, and sales of Charolais bulls and other breeds, plus crossbred heifers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Texas A&m University Agricultural Research Center
Texas
Hearings Set On High Beef Prices
The Livestock and Grains Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee will hold three days of hearings on beef price structure and levels. The sessions are April 10, 11, and 13 with public witnesses on the 10th and 11th and Department officials on the 13th.
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House Committee On Agriculture
The
Price Commission
House
Department
Subcommittee
Graham Prucell
Congress
New England
Brucellosis Eradication Stressed in Texas
Dr James Armstrong of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service urges beefing up brucellosis testing as 127 counties remain Modified Certified Brucellosis Free but have delinquent herds. Quarantine and retesting rules are outlined with a 120 day window for follow up. The Texas Animal Health Commission is expanding staff to support recertification and the USDA aims to eradicate the disease nationwide by 1975.
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College Station
Texas
James Armstrong
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Armstrong
Texas Animal Health Commission
Austin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas Egg Clinic Highlights March Event at A&M
The 17th Annual Texas Commercial Egg Clinic will be held at Texas A&M University on March 29 with sessions on Exotic Newcastle disease feed restriction for laying hens pesticide residue monitoring and egg quality control programs. Dr. James Armstrong reports hog cholera improves but urges continued vigilance and warns against feeding uncooked garbage to hogs and to report all sick animals promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A&m University
Newcastle
James Armstrong
SCS to Convene Texas Rare Species Conference in Austin
The April 5 interagency meeting in Austin will discuss rare plants and animals including Attwater prairie chicken and Texas pistachio tree. Clyde W. Graham of SCS says the forum will help prepare a coordinated Texas watchlist and plan monitoring to alert for threats and guide protective actions across state and federal agencies universities and groups.
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Austin
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Texas
Clyde W. Graham
SCS
Temple
Graham
Secretary of Interior
United States
Houston
Devils River
Amistad Reservoir
SCS Plant Materials Center
Knox City
Texas Forest Service
Texas Ornithological Society
Agency
Hearings Planned on Predator Indemnity Bill
Poage of the U S House Agriculture Committee announced hearings starting April 25 on a bill to compensate ranchers and farmers for livestock and poultry killed by coyotes and other predators. He urged quick passage after federal bans on cyanide strychnine and 1080 in predatory control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Fort Hood Military Reservation
Killeen
Environmental Protection Agency
Aluminum Framing Expansion Aims at 1985 Market Share
Alcoa projects aluminum framing to reach 10 percent of new residential building by 1985 based on early market response to the Alumiframe system. Introductory 1971 sales totaled 651000 dollars, about 629 house frames, with goals of 100 million dollars annually at 5 percent market share. The system uses aluminum extrusions for structural framing and has been tested by 60 builders nationwide and in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Australia, and Japan. Also notes record 83,112 participants in Texas Agricultural Extension Service off campus programs and a separate line about mature trees declining to decay.
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Pittsburgh
Alcoa
Thomas J. Taylor
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Australia
Japan
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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Houston Cameron
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