Town and Country Church Conference plan announced
Town and Country Church Conference at Texas A and M College October 17 19 features changes to date and scope. The program broadens to include social and Christian development for all citizens with leaders from Texas A and M departments Texas Youth Council and city courts. A separate USDA pilot diverts low quality cotton into bagging material for cotton bales.
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College Station
Texas A & M College
Tom Prater
Prater
Department of Agricultural Economics and Sociology
Texas Youth Council
Texas Department of Corrections
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cotton Division
Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA
Washington
Texas dairymen shift to selling more whole milk to plants
Texas dairy farmers report rising whole milk sales to plants and dealers while farm skimmed cream and on-farm use decline. Meekma notes 1961 wholesales reached 2,610 million pounds versus 1,870 million in 1960. farm skimmed cream and on-farm use drop sharply amid fewer farms and cows but higher per cow output. Births and visits also noted: Michalka announce daughter Susan Angie born May 4. Balhorn family hosted Mother’s Day weekend guests from Tucson, Arizona.
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College Station
Texas
A. M. Meekma
Extension Dairy
Meekman
New Officers For Rogers FFA
Rogers High School FFA announced its 1962-63 officers at the Parent-Student banquet in the high school gym. President Jerry Wright leads a slate that includes vice president Steve Castillio reporter Kenny Waits secretary L. P. Collier treasurer Ronald Dubcak sentinel Tino Gloria and advisor Willie Quintero. After a banquet film of last year’s camping highlights plans were shared for a four day trip to the Lower Colorado Youth Camp near Marble Falls from June 4 to 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Rogers High School
The
Future Farmers of America
Theiannual
Maxie Morgan
Jerry Wright
Steve Castillio
Kenny Waits
L. P. Collier
Ronald Dubcak
Tino Gloria
Willie Quintero
Lower
Colorado
Marble Falls
Cotton Report Shows Rapid Planting Progress and Weather Impacts
Warm dry weather dominated with thunderstorms in western Texas and hail causing crop damage. Planting and replanting advanced across central west and Texas regions as stands and cultivation stayed strong. Markets improved with shippers buying in near term grades as supplies were reduced.
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West
Texas
Coastal Bend
Milam County Sees Shifts In Truck Farm Crops And Acreage
County Agents note small vegetable crops look good with no more than 200 acres of tomatoes expected in Milam in 1962. Producers recall 2 000 acre tomato belts, but prices and public work demand push many toward truck farming on small acreages. Rockdale and Milano see profits in watermelons. livestock fits public job schedules. Lon A Speer and family visit James Kahier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Milano
Rockdale
Auction Report From Last Thursday Livestock Sale Prices
Cattle numbers 576 and hogs 212 at the sale. Steers good to yearling prices 22.00 24.00, common to medium 19.00 21.00. Cows fat 14.00 16.00, cutters 10.00 13.50, stocker cows 14.00 17.00. Bulls 16.00 18.50. Calves good 43.50 64.00, common 22.00 24.00, culls 18.50 down. Heifers 24.50 down, stocker steers 19.00 23.00. Cows and calves good 200.00 225.00. Hogs Nos. 1–3 tops 200 250 lbs 15.10 16.30, heavy butchers 260 345 lbs 12.10 15.20, light butchers.
Milam ASCS Details 1962 Wheat Penalties Under Quota
Milam County ASCS notes a 1962 crop penalty of 1.59 per bushel for excess wheat, up from 1.08 in 1961, set at 65 percent of May parity 2.44 per bushel. Penalties depend on excess bushels and parity, with excess yield basis double normal yield. penalties may be cash or avoided by bond storage or delivery to the Secretary of Agriculture. Milam County reports 15 measles and 16 strep throat cases for week ending May 19 1962 per Dr E Crump health director.
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Milam County
ASCS
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Alva E. Sanders
Secretary of Agriculture
Sanders
E. Crump
Miam County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joseph Michalka
Lubbock, Texas
Susan Angie
W. W. Balhorn
Bob Balhorn
R. J
Tuscon, Arizona
Niagara Chemical Division
FMC Corporatio
Niagara
Lating
Ennis
Deliv
Niagara Dealer
Rogers Ffa
J. H. Merka
FFA
Cotton Report
Hefley
N. Houston
America
Stedman Motor CO
Cameron, Texas
FORD
Lon A. Speer
Denton
James Kahiers
J. D. Moore
Milam Ascs
SEVIN
Union Carbide Corporation
Union Carbide Chemicals Company
Park Avenue
New York
N.Y
Union Carbide
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