Fade-Out Cause Behind Lawn Dead Spots
Texas A&M Extension Service experts say fade-out from improper turf management, not insects, causes yellowing patches in lawns. Overwatering, shallow roots, imbalanced fertilization, soil compaction, and thick tree canopies contribute. proper watering, balanced NPK fertilization, aeration, and mowing to preserve leaf area help prevent fade-out.
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College Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Farm Programs Seek Ideas From Cotton Growers
The Blackland Cotton and Grain Producers Association invites members to propose changes to the 1968 cotton program. A Dallas meeting on August 29 with USDA officials will hear suggestions, as USDA schedules 14 belt meetings. Chairman Dan Pustejovsky notes changes are certain, but who benefits remains debated.
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Blackland Cotton and Grain Producers Association
Dallas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dan Pustejovsky
Hillsboro
BCGPA
USDA
Cotton Belt
Orville Freeman
Blacklands
Blackland
Pustejovsky
Taylor
Texas
Secretary of Agriculture
Ke Johnson
Hutto
Dennis Johnson
John Nigliazzo
Robertson County
Ray
Farmers to Elect ASC Committee in Milam County
Milam County farmers will vote by mail on September 20 to elect ASC county committee members. The group comprises a chairman, a vice chairman, a regular member, and two alternates, with delegates to a county convention.
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ASC
Ted Ford
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Milam County
ASCS
Future of the Industry theme for 1967 Institute
The 1967 Institute at College Station Ramada Inn on September 21 and 22 will address all levels of the livestock and meat industry. Featured speaker will be Congressman Graham Purcell of Wichita Falls.
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College Station
Ramada Inn
Graham Purcell
Wichita Falls
Farmer may substitute wheat for barley in barley base acres
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that a farmer wishing to grow wheat instead of barley for the 1968 harvest may substitute wheat for barley within the barley base acres established for his farm.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Poage to Receive Baylor Honorary Law Degree
Waco Congressman W R Poage a longtime Baylor alumnus and chair of the House agriculture committee will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws at Baylor University's summer commencement August 25 at Waco Hall. The degree follows faculty recommendation and board approval. Poage earned Baylor BA in 1921 and LLB in 1924. The ceremony starts at 10 a m.
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Poage
Waco
W. R. Poage
House Agriculture Committee
Baylor University
Cong. Poage
Congress
Texas
Abner V. McCall
Baylor
Baylor Board of Trustees
Waco Hall
Peace Corps Tests Saturday at Temple Post Office
Cameron area residents urged to take the Peace Corps Placement Test at 1 30 p.m. Saturday August 19 in Temple at the Main Post Office Building. The test measures general aptitude and language learning potential, lasts about ninety minutes, and is non competitive with no pass or fail. Applicants must submit forms available at local post offices or from the Peace Corps in Washington DC 20525.
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Cameron Area
Peace Corps
Temple
Washington, D.C
Cameron Livestock Auction Totals 675 Cattle 200 Hogs
Sawyer Hill County and Kenneth Johnson report the Cameron sale saw 675 cattle and 200 hogs consigned. Prices ranged from steers 22 to 26 dollars, fat cows 14 to 18.50, stocker calves 26 to 30, heifers 23 to 26, and hogs up to 21.50 per hundredweight.
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Cameron
Sawyer
Hill County
Kenneth Johnson
Comparison of dessicants and wheat varieties in Texas tests
County Agent J D Moore reports 1966 tests show Paraquat plus D E F yields a $7.11 advantage over arsenic acid in bale production with less ginning cost. Malathion spraying guidance for stored corn is given. Notes on variety choice for dryland and irrigated fields, rust resistance, and winter wheat performance in central Texas.
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D.E.F
Fred Elliott
A&m
Milam Grain Co
Texas A& M
Texas
Denton Station
Atlas
Florida
Houston
Florida 500
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Milam County Farm Bureau
Carolyn Yakesch
Milano
Dennis Hengst
Thorndale
Carol Sue Lucko
BPA
Acme
Levis and Lee's
Vy Price
Zarosky
Temple Post Office
Tré&D
Reddy
Texas Power & Light Company
J. D. Moore
Bison
Warrior
Scott
Crockett
Triumph Wheats
Parker and Guide
Bones
Noble Foundation
Gulf Coast
Gator
Explorer
Weser
Emory
Butane & Propane Service
Tappan Ranges
Central Butane CO
N. Travis Cameron
Miniature Creative
Ben Franklin
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