Special Provisions on Herbicides and VEE Vaccination
Milam Bell and Williamson counties follow state rules for 2 4 D defoliation in cotton to control pasture weeds with dates varying by county. Dicamba ground spray limits apply to boom equipment under 24 inches nozzle height and 20 psi, with wind 5 10 mph. Banvel D aids brush control. Vaccination proclamation requires equine vaccination for VEE by August 6 1971 and public cooperation is urged. County agent notes retirement farewell ends these reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam, Bell
Williamson
REAP Program Focuses On Rural Environment
The Rural Environmental Assistance Program aims to improve life by cost sharing with farmers to abate agriculture pollution and conserve resources. The leaflet explains environmental problems on farms and how REAP addresses them, with non-farmers gaining insight into agriculture’s role in the environment.
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REAP
Milam County
ASCS
Milam 4-H Dairy Team Places Fifth at Brenham Show
Milam County 4-H Dairy Judging Team finished fifth in the South Texas District Jersey Show and judging contest at Brenham. Members Daniel Richardson Clyde Jistel and Donald Fleming judged four classes achieving a team score of 411 with Donald Fleming posting the top individual score of 160. Martin Mueck earns a trip to Phoenix as Western National Tractor Operators contest state winner. He will compete against state winners for the national title coached by Joe P. Mueck. The article notes the average American family of four eats over two and a half tons of food annually.
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Milam County
Brenham
Joe P. Mueck
Cameron
Western National Tractor Operators
Phoenix
Arizona
Martin
Joe Po Mueck
Franz Pittman Joins Local SCS Staff in Milam County
Franz T. Pittman becomes soil conservationist at Milam County Soil Conservation District. He and his wife relocated to Cameron where she will teach in the elementary school this year. Pittman, from Rising Star, is Tarleton State College graduate in general agriculture and previously trained as a soil conservationist in Hamilton.
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Franz T. Pittman
Milam County
Soil Conservation District
Cameron
Pittman
Rising Star
Tarleton State College
Hamilton
Geothermal power eyed from Imperial Valley hot springs region
UC scientists say underground hot springs in California near the Mexican border could power the southwest for decades. Geologists note deep, widespread geothermal deposits, with Imperial Valley farms yielding $257 million last year, while quake activity and land subsidence pose future challenges.
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University of California
Imperial Valley
United States
North American
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
el Centro
Imperial County
Wesley G. Bruer
California
Sacramento
San
Fertilizer Prices Seen Climbing for Farmers in 1971
USDA officials predict a 10 percent increase in fertilizer prices from 1970 due to higher wages material costs and transport charges. The piece notes 1970 exports and meat consumption trends, highlighting the U S role as a leading agricultural exporter and per capita meat intake rising to 185 pounds in 1970 with Canada the U K and France following in per person meat consumption.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Canada
United Kingdom
France
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Williamson County
State Department of Agriculture
Austin
Texas
H Q. Sibley
The
Texas Animal Health Commission
Preston Smith
State of
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASC
ASC County Committee
Acha
Rge
Leo Fuchs
Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms
Texas Poultry Federation
TPF
Dallas
Fuchs
By Danny Phillips
Daniel Richardson
Clyde Jistel
Donald Fleming
Mueck
Martin Mueck
Mr. and
Franz Pittman
SCS
Franz T, Pittman
EL Centro, Calif
Tsvi Meidav
Mexico
Cero Prieto Ar Mexicali
Baja California Peninsula
Farm News
Funk & Wagnalls
Lunfer
Vated
Punk
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