Milam County Cotton Defoliation Struggles and Pecan Prospects
Central Texas reports note difficult defoliation and broken burrs in cotton due to moisture and late growth. Joe Mueck discusses Lankart 3840 and 571 yields, preferring SP varieties for earlier harvest. Pecans show strong income potential with proper grove management, selective thinning, and improved varieties like Desirable, Choc taw, Caddo, and Sioux to support year round production.
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Texas
Joe Mueck
Rt. 1
Cameron
Joe
Milam County
Fred Brison
Texas A&m
Bell County
E. J. Provasek
Final Wheat Program Payments Total $231 Million mailed
The Agriculture Department said December 6 1971 checks totaling about 231 million were mailed to roughly 1 012 000 participating farms under the 1971 Set Aside Wheat Program. Final payments cover the difference between 1.63 per bushel final face value and preliminaries of 1.20 per bushel.
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Washington
U.S Department of Agriculture
Soil testing urged to start 1972 crop year early
Charles Welch urges producers to have soils tested now as an early start for 1972. Extension soil chemist notes soils should be tested every two to five years due to shifting fertility levels. An equipment and products show will highlight the Texas Plant Food and Equipment Exposition January 4-6 in Fort Worth. Fire safety emphasized during Christmas with focus on combustible trees decorations and faulty lighting.
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Bermuda
Charles Welch
Sheraton
Christmas party and farm planning notes in Cameron
Cameron 4-H Club held a Christmas party at the Community Center with about 55 parents and youth enjoying games carols and gifts. The report then shifts to winter farm planning stressing seed beds soil tests fertilizer result demonstrations and planning for next year including dairy and hog cholera eradication milestones in Texas.
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Cameron
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Travis Street
WL Angell
Robert Jungmann
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Shep McClaren
Edwin Lehmann
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Ascs News
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J. W. Davis
Extension
Dairy
Culpeppers
W. Main
Culpeppper Furniture & Hardware
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