Milam County Ginners: 1968 Cotton Program Payments Due
Milam County cotton growers who joined the 1968 Cotton Program will receive final payments for diversion and price support. Diversion payments total 10.76 cents per pound on projected yield with 5 percent allotment, plus 6 cents for up to 30 percent additional diversion. Price support pays 12.24 cents per pound on 65 percent of the farm’s effective allotment. Large farms reduced plantings 5 to 35 percent. small farms receive 10.76 cents per pound on 3 percent of allotment unless 5 to 35 percent is diverted for extra 6 cents. Program participants also qualify for price support loans averaging 20.25 cents per pound for middling cotton. In Milam County, 1,035 growers signed up to divert 11.9 percent of upland cotton production under the 1968 program.
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Alva FE
Sanders Milam County
Milam County
Auction Report From Cameron Livestock Market
Auction barn officials reported 75 cattle and 300 hogs consigned at Cameron livestock sale on Thursday with prices paid noted.
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Cameron
Chemical May Allow Baling of Camp Hay
Texas A&M dairy scientists test a commercial chemical to bale hay at higher moisture. Dr. RF Leighton notes it could enable baling around 30 percent moisture, with weather affecting drying. Trials focus on Coastal Bermuda grass and forage sorghums, with cost implications and practical use in rainy periods.
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Texas Aam University
RF Leighton
A&m Dairy Science Section
Leighton
A&m
Cattle Grazing Associations Seen As Profit Boosters
Farmers and cattlemen organize grazing associations to acquire land and seasonal grazing for members' livestock. Henry N. Ivey of the Farmers Home Administration notes loans up to 40 years at 5 percent with aid from FHA and other agencies. Eligible families form steering committees in Cameron to pursue suitable acreage and expand land use and local purchasing power.
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Farmers Home Administration
Henry N. Ivey
Milam County
Ivey
Texas
FHA
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Extension Service
West 2Nd St
Cameron
Sediment pollution on lakes and rivers warned by officials
Conservationists urge action as sediment harms Texas lakes, rivers and fisheries. Wayne Mann of the Soil Conservation Service announces a new booklet Sediment Its Filling Harbors Lakes and Roadside Ditches available free. The report links erosion to fish kill costs, pollution spread, and loss of habitat, urging conservation practices to cut sediment by up to nine percent.
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Wayne Mann
The
Soil Conservation Service
Mann
SCS
Texas
Conservation District to Honor Congressmen Banquet Plans
Little River San Gabriel Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors plan a banquet to honor Congressmen WR Poage and J J Pickle with further details to follow after invitation approval A soil fertility clinic will be held in Taylor August 19 20 at 830 pm August declared Soil Fertility Month to attract a short course attendees Albert Steglich reports Klein grass success on his Bartlett farm since 1955 planted nine acres and yields three hay cuttings this year with fertilizer and grazing management urged for best results More info available at the local Soil Conservation office.
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Little River San Gabriel Soil and Water Conservation District
WR. Poage
J. J. Pickle
Taylor
Albert Steglich
Steglich
Bartlett
Klein Grass
Soil Conservation Office
New Rosebud Post Office Opens After Weekend Move
Rosebud postmaster Frerett Bierds says the current office will close at 2 p.m. Saturday August 24 and reopen at 3 p.m. in the new building. Mail will be dispensed Sunday morning from the new site and patrons should pick up lock box keys before August 23 at the money order window. An early September opening and dedication is planned.
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Rosebud
Frerett Bierds
Bierds
Rockdale Tigers Capture Cameron Little League Championship
The Rockdale Tigers defeated Rosebud 9 6 to win the Cameron Little League tournament with an undefeated record. Rockdale beat the Cameron Indians 4 0 in the semifinal as Randy Backhaus and John Backhaus starred on the mound and in catching duties. Kirk Brady hit the lone home run and Tim Sulak, Mark Tally, and Brady contributed multiple runs.
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Rockdale Tigers
Cameron
Rosebud
Rockdale
Cameron Indians
Indians
Randy Backhaus
John Backhaus
K. Brady
R. Stauffer
R. Gilliland
D. Cryer
Fred Rangel
Mike Mueck
Rosebud Rosebud
Kirk Brady
Tim Sulak
Mark Tally
Larry O'Conner
Ernie Cates
C. Timerman
Insect Protection For Stored Corn And Cotton Harvest Notes
County Agent J. D. Moore reports on storing corn with Malathion sprays and notes weevil presence before field harvest. He cites Nationwide practices, including Milam Grain Co. unloaders with spray nozzles and local use of arsenic acid. The article compares Paraquat plus D E F with arsenic acid for cotton desiccation and ginning costs, showing a $7.11 advantage for Paraquat D E F.
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J. D. Moore
Milam Grain Co
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Matula Super Mkt
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