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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1975
Page
4
County notes warn that grain sorghum yields are slipping due to early physiological damage in the first 35 days and sugarcane aphid harm plus two frosts on young plants. In many seed heads the lower quarter to half are blank, reducing older grain sorghum yields by notable margins.
The column notes beef per capita consumption near 125 pounds in 1975 as supply and prices stabilize. It cites recovery in the cattle industry, with cow calf producers facing oversupply, while feeding sectors grow more optimistic about 1975.
Veterinarians remind horse owners to obtain official health certificates for Texas interior exhibitions and ensure vaccines for Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis. Some shows require a negative AGID EIA test. check show rules. Out-of-state shipments may require a federally approved lab test, available at the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory in College Station.
Texas summer brings lawn troubles from dry spots to nitrogen and iron deficiencies and pests. Dr. Richard Duble of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service outlines diagnosing issues, adjusting watering to four to six inches, mowing higher for drought tolerance, applying soluble nitrogen or iron, and using appropriate fungicides or insecticides. He notes St Augustine declines and a new Sod Floratum resistant to SAD as possible options.
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White said winter wheat projections for the Texas High Plains total 137.5 million bushels, down 2.5 million from April but still above the prior 116.9 million bushel record set in 1947. The decline largely hit dryland acreage though irrigated fields are developing well amid spring rain and wind.
Texas remains a top dairy state ranking ninth in milk production and calved cows. Hopkins County leads in milk output while West Texas shows rising pecan production with 401,900 trees on 7,520 acres. Farmers face rising costs with stable milk prices and seek efficiency gains as planting and harvest progress across crops.
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