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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1971
Page
4
Farm workers still receive 1.30 per hour since February 1 1969 per Texas A&M extension service specialist James I Mallett. He notes many occupations rose February 1 but agricultural rates need new legislation.
Douglas Buck Milam County Executive Director will hold five meetings in Burlington Buckholts Thorndale Cameron and Gause to explain the new 1971 farm programs Slides will illustrate the set aside programs and a question and answer session will follow Farmers new to the programs or with questions are urged to attend All farmers regardless of past participation are invited to attend one meeting
A civic appeal urges members to consider adopting a child overseas through Foster Parents Plan. It encourages hostess courtesy and timely responses. It notes 3,250,000 Girl Scouts in the U.S.A. and asks readers to contribute hours weekly to supervise activities.
County agents advise pruning roses in late February or March by variety. Hybrid teas are cut to 6 to 8 inches above the bud union or 18 to 24 inches for landscape massing. Floribundas to 18 inches. climbers pruned after spring bloom with older canes removed. Also covers tree planting, soil prep, wrapping trunks, staking, fertilizer timing, and live oaks shedding leaves each spring.
Farmers signing up for the 1971 programs must set aside 20 percent of feed grain base, 75 percent of wheat allotment, and 20 percent of upland cotton allotment. Set asides determine payments while allowing flexible cropping choices. Signup runs March 1 to April 9 at the Milam County ASCS Office with varying payment structures and base interactions.
Texas producers can soon use a new futures market for grain sorghum with trading cleared starting March 2. Delivery points are Hereford Plainview and Amarillo providing hedging and price structure tools for growers elevators feeders and shippers with ongoing market information.
A fall survey shows more than 2.3 million acres of crop and rangeland, mainly on the High and Rolling Plains in Texas, may suffer grasshopper infestations this spring. Extension plant pathologist Jerral Johnson says diseases affect peach trees in orchards and backyards, with county agents offering control guidance. It’s time to start control programs where blooming is underway.
Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin announced that US farm product exports reached a record 7.2 billion dollars in calendar year 1970 and expressed optimism that the upward trend would continue.
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