Growers Association Elects Directors
New officers for the Texas Pecan Growers Association were reelected at their final meeting in New Braunfels. Taleb Harrell, Austin, remains president. Ray Peeler Jr., Bonham, vice president. Dr. J. Benton Storey, College Station, secretary treasurer. District directors named include Alfred Hulbert El Paso and Ray Barrett Jr. Midkiff in District 1. Worth L. Matteson III DeKalb and Robert Force Jr. Dallas in District 2. L. D. Romberg Brownwood and Swain Rodgers Lubbock in District 3. Fred F. Weyrich Eagle Pass and Bennie Urbanovsky Wharton in District 4. El Paso hosts the 1974 meeting set for the third week of July. The conference featured the Texas State Pecan Show with 460 entries, equipment exhibits, and an educational field tour. Forty-six pecan varieties were shown. main categories were in-shell, shelled, and native pecans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Braunfels
Texas Pecan Growers Association
Taleb Harrell
Austin
Ray Peeler
Alfred Hulbert
el Paso
Ray Barrett, Jr
Midkiff
Worth L. Matteson III
DeKalb
Robert Force, Jr
Dallas
L. D. Romberg
Brownwood
Swain Rodgers
Lubbock
Fred F. Weyrich
Eagle Pass
Bennie E. Urbanovsky
Wharton
George Ray McEarchern
McEachern
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Cotton Division Advisory Committee Named by Texas Farm Bureau
Darrell Cobb of Rogers in Bell County elected chairman of a seven member Cotton Division Advisory Committee. Members are Ervin Baumann Midland Dan Griffith Haskell Herman Henry Weslaco Ralph Petersen Danevang Ray Sawyer Hillsboro and Doyce Turner Muleshoe. Committee to develop work program for the Cotton Division with recommendations advisory to the Texas Farm Bureau Board of Directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Farm Bureau
J. T
Red) Woodson
TFB
Darrell Cobb
Rogers
Bell County
Ervin Baumann
Midland
Dan Griffith
Haskell
Herman Henry
Weslaco
Ralph Petersen
Danevang
Ray Sawyer
Hillsboro
Doyce Turner
Muleshoe
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Division
Woodson
Texas Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Horse Show Set August 11 by Mix-Tex Quarter Horse Club
The Mix-Tex Quarter Horse Breeders Association sponsors its fifth annual Registered Quarter Horse Show on Saturday, August 11 at the Belton Rodeo Arena with AAQHA approval. The program includes 21 halter classes, four Youth Activity events, four Wearling and Yearling Halter Futurity classes, ten registered performance classes, and an open jackpot barrel race, drawing entrants from as far away as Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mix-Tex Quarter Horse Breeders Association
Belton Rodeo Arena
American Quarter Horse Association
Hattiesburg
Miss
Central
Texas
County Agent Reports Baling Wire Shortage and Winter Pastures
An extended note warns farmers of baling wire shortages affecting hay harvests and urges planning for winter pastures. It covers seedbeds, Gulf Ryegrass, fertilizer mixes, and timing, plus cautions on armyworms. Milk and egg production trends, citrus plantings in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and cattle feeding data for Texas and the nation are summarized with figures and forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Integrated Cattle Feeding Could Boost Farm Income
Texas A&M researchers Dr. Donald Farris and Ed Williams outline an integrated system from calf to slaughter that lowers marketing costs and stress. They estimate 1986 70 savings of 9 to 11 dollars per head, with about half from reduced marketing costs, noting light weight calves gain the most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Donald Farris
Ed Williams
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas A&m University System
Farris
Williams
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
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of Cotton Group
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Seagrams VO
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Boones Farm
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Kentucky Tavern
Gilbey
Evan Williams
Heaven Hill
Schenley
Cutty Sark
Tvarscki
Seagrams
IL Florentino
Alpino Bianco
Alpino Rosso
Tom Moore
Lee
Franzia Champagnes
A. T. Ball Lumber Co
Bryan
Taylor, Meiers
Christian Bros
Bon-Sol
Almaden, & Paul Masson
Harveys
Buckholts
Texas Department of Agriculture
John C. White
Gtion
Cameron Livestock Auction Co
Cameron, Texas
In. F. Lawhon
Floyd Lawhon
Wally Eldred
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