Texas Farm Outlook 1976 Crops Acreage Shifts and Citrus Boosts
The April 1 planting intentions report shows Texas cotton acreage up 7 percent to 4,650,000 and sorghum down 12 percent to 7,000,000. Corn up 13 percent. soybeans down 11 percent. rice down 6 percent. wheat hay oats and flax varying. Nationwide cotton at 11.3 million. beef supplies remain ample but cattle on feed rise, signaling tighter summer supply. Citrus crop in Lower Rio Grande Valley forecast at 17.1 million boxes, up 44 percent, with grapefruit at 11.0 million and Valencia oranges at 2.3 million.
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Devastating Drought Shrinks Texas 1976 Wheat Crop
A mid-season Texas wheat report forecasts a 40 percent drop from 1975’s 131.1 million bushels to about 66.3 million. Dry weather since last fall and high Plains topsoil loss by winds damaged dryland fields, with spring rains offering limited relief. The five-state estimate including Colorado Kansas New Mexico and Oklahoma falls to 32.7 million bushels from December’s 69.7 million forecast.
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High Plains
John C. White
White
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklishoma
Efficient Fertilizer Use Critical For Profitable Forage
Texas A&M soil chemist Dr. Charles Welch says profitability hinges on two rules: each nutrient must raise production above its cost and yield must convert to marketable product. He warns against including non productive nutrients and notes phosphorus benefits may appear later.
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Charles Welch
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Welch
Texas A&m University System
Gulf Coast Ear Tick Spreading Beyond Its传统 Range
Long thought confined to a 150 mile Gulf Coast zone evidence grows that Amblyomma maculatum the Gulf Coast Ear Tick has moved to Oklahoma and drier Texas counties Ground feeding birds especially Bobwhite quail meadowlarks and sparrows drive spread Meadorlark hosts ticks on surveys show up to 80 immature Gulf Coast ticks per bird Dr Hair Oklahoma State University notes birds maintain local tick populations The bagpipe sounds contrast with the hard rock music cited as a humorous aside
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Oklahoma
Texas
Williamson
Milam
J. A. Hair
Oklahoma State University
Hair
Manage Farm Pond For Fish Production
Texas experts say half a million acres of farm ponds underperform. Channel or blue catfish can yield up to 1000 pounds per acre annually with proper management including March to May weed control and fertilizer or feed. Publications and county agents assist with pond weed control catfish farming and pond management.
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Texas
Texas A&m University System
Steinback
Topdress Sorghum to Offset Nitrogen Loss from Wet Fields
County Agent advises grain sorghum growers to apply an extra topdress of nitrogen in extremely wet areas to counteract leaching and denitrification after heavy rains. Benefits may appear within five weeks of emergence, as late applications yield little gain once seedheads form.
Texas Meat Industry Sees Down 1975 Production and Value
Texas meat animal production fell about eight percent in 1975 from 1974, totaling 5.5 billion pounds, while overall value dropped 16 percent to 1.6987 million dollars. Cattle and calves declined eight percent. hogs dropped 21 percent. sheep rose 34 percent. Prices varied with cattle at 30.30 per 100 pounds live, calves 24.80, hogs 43.70, sheep 15.90, and lambs 41.20, while 1974 figures were generally higher for cattle and calves.
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Austin
Texas
John C. White
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