Cameron Teachers Attend Workshop in San Antonio
Cameron Yee High teachers Cornelius Titsworth and Vernon Wilfert join about 1600 vocational agriculture educators for a four day in service conference in San Antonio. The Texas Education Agency hosts sessions July 30 to August 3 at the Municipal Auditorium with keynote speaker Dr. Harry Olson Jr. and officials from Austin and San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Agriculture Education Department
Texas Education Agency
Cameron Yee High
Cornelius Titsworth
Vernon Wilfert
J. A. Marshall
Agriculture Education
Austin
Texas
Municipal Auditorium
George C. Guthrie
State Board of Education
Harry E. Olson, Jr
Fargo
N. Dakota
Mark White
Harry Olson, Jr
James Blakely
Wharton
Michael R. Morrow
Churchill High School
James M. Binion
Abilene
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas
Sidney J. Long
Gail
Armyworm and Cotton Insect Updates From Milam County
July reports note Armyworms in home yards and pastures due to summer rains. Cotton fields show heavy bollworm egg lay July 15 17 with beneficial insects helping control pests. Screwworm cases declined from last year. livestock producers urged to monitor and submit suspected cases to Mission laboratory.
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Texas
Bermuda
Charles Cole
Milam County
Mission Laboratory
Market Report from Cameron Livestock Auction Prices Rise Across Categories
745 cattle and calves sold at Cameron Livestock Auction with gains across slaughter cows and bulls, feeders, and stock cows. Cattle prices rise in utility, with hog receipts totaling 526 and pig prices up. USDA 1972 budget notes Agriculture spending of $3.47 billion on food programs, about one third of the department's budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Slaugher
U.S
USDA
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Phase IV Counts Out Farmers Says Naman
Texas Farmers Union President Jay Naman of Waco denounces Nixon Phase IV as anti farmer citing relief for cattle producers and continued embargoes on soybeans and cottonseed. He criticizes Treasury Secretary Schultz remarks on farm profits as misleading and urges economic incentives for abundant production.
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Nixon
Texas Farmers Union
Jay Naman
Waco
Scurry
Naman
Treasury
Schultz
Price Index Rises Weekly in Meat Costs
Mrs. Gwendolyne Clyatt of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes weekly price increases with meat. Beef value picks include chuck cuts round steaks and ground beef while soy protein substitutes offer cheaper ground beef options. Fryer chicken egg prices stay similar to last week with large eggs in good supply and turkey prices up slightly.
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Gwendolyne Clyatt
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Texas Crop Report Shows Broad Increases Across Key Crops
Texas crops show acreage gains across cereals and cotton. Upland cotton rises to 5.7 million acres with most growth in the High and Low Plains and Edwards Plateau, while grain sorghum climbs to 8.1 million acres. Wheat and oats exceed 1972, corn and soybeans expand, and milk output in June rises five percent amid a nationwide drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
High
Low Plains
Edwards Plateau
High Plains
Farmers now feed 51 others from one farm output
A farmer in America today yields enough food to feed 51 people, up from 15 twenty years ago. The rise reflects increased productivity and farming efficiency across the sector.
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America
Santa Fe Reports Record Revenues and Earnings in 1973 First Half
Santa Fe Industries Inc reports record six month and second quarter 1973 results. Revenue rises 22 percent to 570.4 million with net income up 20 percent to 43.9 million and earnings per share at 1.72. Q2 earnings reach 23.6 million or 0.92 per share, aided by Robert E. McKee acquisition. Public note: Dr Elizabeth R Turpin joins Texas A&M as assistant editor for Agricultural Extension Service publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Industries, Inc
John S. Reed
Robert E. McKee, Inc
Elizabeth R. Turpin
Bryan
Department of Agricultural Communications
Texas A&m University
Texas Agricultural Extension Service Publications
Ann Cole
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Herald
A. T. Ball Lumber Co
O. Box
Market Report
Frost
the Electric Cooperatives
Belfalls Electric Cooperative, Incorporated
Rosebud, Texas
Gotton
Rockdale Mobile Homes Inc
Rockdale
Armecast
Texas Department of Agriculture
John C. White
Santa Fe
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