Milam County farmers hear price freeze pressures at B I G meeting
A Milam County delegation attended the B I G area meeting in Wa co on January 15 where Dr Ty Timm of Texas A M warned of mounting pressure for a price freeze on agricultural commodities. Gene Klein urged futures market use to lock in prices. The event followed the Milam cotton meeting, co sponsored by the Farm Bureau, with cotton specialist Fred Elliott stressing seed quality and careful herbicide use.
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Milam County
B.I.G
Waco
Ty Timm
Agricultural Economics
Texas A&m
Timm
Gene Klein
Burlington
B.I.G. Economics and Marketing Committee
Gene
John A. Smith
John Snell
Assoc. Caa
Myself
CAA
Frank Kratochvil
Joe Mueck
Cameron Vocational Agriculture Building
Milam County Farm Bureau
Fred Elliott
Elliott
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Milam 4 H Members Highlight at Houston Livestock Show
Milam County 4 H'ers will compete at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo with entries in Junior Lamb Dairy and Breeding Beef shows. Contestants seek $200 certificates and will participate in Junior Dairy Judging. the Milam event runs March 18 at Simon George Hall in Cameron with a Foods Show at 6 p.m. and demonstrations at 7 30 p.m. A 4 H demonstration recruitment drive and details are available at the Extension office. The 21st annual Swine Short Course at Texas A M University is set for March 27 28 with out of state speakers and a producer panel.
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Texas
Houston
Wynona Scroggins
Thorndale
Milam County
Mark Clark
Gary Cobb
David Ehler
Gary Hollas
Brian Cobb
Gary Gadison
Simon George Hall
Cameron
Texas A&m University
FFA Boys Win In LA Show
Kenneth Dusek Sonny Cochran and Ricky Rich earned top placements at the San Antonio Livestock Show with advisor C Titsworth. Ricky Rich won first place in the light weight Duroc class among 63 barrows while Sonny Cochran placed seventh in the light weight cross bred class of 72.
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Ricky Richter
Cameron
San Antonio
FFA
Kenneth Dusek
Sonny Cochran
Yoe Ffa
Ricky
Sonny
Market Report From Cameron Livestock Auction Sees Mixed Cattle
About 600 cattle and calves sold at Cameron Livestock Auction with 6 percent slaughter cows 2 percent slaughter bulls and calves and the rest feeders. Slaughter cows 23 to 25.70, bulls 29.25 to 32.40, steers and heifers 35.25 to 38.50, feeder steers 60 to 72.50, feeders 43 to 47, stock cows 27 to 32, cow and calf pairs 285 to 335. Hog receipts 603 with barrows and gilts down 1.25 to 1.50, sows steady, US 1-2 hogs 24.70 to 25.20, boars 13 to 16, sows US 1-2 21 to 23. Demand good and quality mostly good and choice feeders. Comparable to last week and year.
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Cameron
How To Plant Roses
Steps for planting roses emphasize healthy stock and a well prepared, well drained bed. Ensure the planting site receives at least a half day of sunshine for best results.
Zajiceks and Davids Attend Cooperative Convention
Mr and Mrs Joe Zajicek of Buckholts and Mr and Mrs Allen David of Taylor attended the Twentieth Annual Cooperative convention February 13 to 15 at the Statler Hilton in Dallas. Zajicek, Buckholts Farmers Gin Co manager, was elected to the Texas Cooperative Ginners Association board. David, Thorndale Cottonseed Mill manager, serves on the Houston Bank of Cooperatives advisory committee.
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Joe Zajicek
Buckholts
Allen David
Taylor
Statler Hilton
Dallas
Zajicek
Buckholts Farmers Gin Co
Texas Cooperative Ginners Association
David
Thorndale Cottonseed
Houston Bank of Cooperatives
New Cotton Board Adds Texas Members
The 20 member Cotton Board adds Jack Funk of Harlingen as the newest member with Charles Mayfield of Taft as his alternate. Other Texans on the board include Roy B. Davis of Lubbock J. B. Cooper Jr. of Roscoe John W. Nigliazzo of Hearne and George Lee Smith of Prairie View. The board represents each cotton producing state and promotes practices to curb disease losses in corn and grain sorghum through crop rotation variety selection Johnson grass control and disease knowledge. Variety selection is highlighted as a key practice.
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Cotton Board
United States
Jack Funk
Harlingen
Charles Mayfield
Taft
Roy B. Davis
Lubbock
J. B. Cooper, Jr
Roscoe
John W. Nigliazzo
Hearne
George Lee Smith
Prairie View
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Cotton
Able
Clifford E. Hoelscher
Temik
Hoelscher
Extension Services
Robert Lee Bounds
SCS
Olen McLerran
Cam
Eron
Bounds
Market Report
Farm News
Belfalls
Cooperative
Brazos System
Rosebud, Texas
Funk
Marvin Finch
Mertens
Louis Janda, JR
Abbott
Ray Loveless
Milford
Bobby Armstrong
Barry
Ronnie Loveless
Aiuate
Bers
Funk Bros. Seed Co. International
Bloomington
Edmund Sebesta, JR
Somerville
W . Batte
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