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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1959
Page
3
Milam County reports Cecil Parker says linear programming lets farms pick the best crop and livestock mix. The Texas A&M Extension Service is using the college computer for farm result demonstrations, predicting broader use in management decisions soon. Computers cost about two million dollars.
County Agent notes explore profitable grain sorghum marketing amid shifting cotton acreages. Analysis from C A Moore shows August low prices with March to May peaks, storage and loan factors, and breakeven estimates. Livestock feeding options favor cattle over hogs given future price projections. cotton root rot guidance advised.
The Internal Revenue Service requires farmers using farm labor crews to keep records of each crew leader. A crew leader is the employer of crew members if he furnishes them to the farmer and is paid, unless there is a written agreement making the farmer the crew leader’s employer. If so, the farmer must report wages and pay Social Security taxes on the crew and its leader. Copies of Circular A and further details are available from IRS or SSA offices.
The week of fair weather aids harvesting with maize 90 percent complete and late maize due by August end. In Thorndale-San Gabriel area cotton and corn harvests quicken as migratory labor routes prep in Milam County. The Employment Office in Taylor plans local leadership to coordinate crews by late August.
W J Gilchrist in Ellison Ridge applied 125 lb acre ammonium sulfate to maize residue in fall 1957 and again in 1959. The 1959 maize yield reached 3590 lb acre vs 2900 lb acre on unfertilized plots, a 690 lb acre gain. Nitrogen aids residue decomposition and humus formation, improving soil water retention.
4 H members interested in entering livestock in the Heart O Texas Fair in Waco should file entries by September 1 with the county agents office. Breeding hogs require cooling during heat to maximize swine production.
Summer rainfall held on the land can boost crop and pasture yields says Jack Barton extension soil and water conservation specialist. Terraces contour farming and mulches help hold rain where it falls with cover on the land aiding moisture retention.
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