Rains Boost Texas Agriculture Amid Mixed Harvest Outlook
Rains across the state improve prospects for cotton corn sorghum and soybeans though wheat lags amid hail and flood damage. Texas remains second in cattle on feed with 1 848 000 head while wheat output rises 24 percent to 38 850 000 bushels. Milk output up 3 percent and peaches surge to 542 000 bushels.
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Texas
High Plains
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coast
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa
Mission
Mission Plant
Milam County Agents Warn On Fire Blight And Cotton Pests
Fire blight has damaged Milam County pears with blossom blight and possible limb loss if untreated. Varieties vary in susceptibility, with Keiffer and Orient tolerant while Bartlett is highly vulnerable. Chemical control is difficult and blooms timing passed. sprays may still be warranted if blight progresses. Thrips and fleahoppers threaten cotton, with fields needing check for fruit set and potential spot spraying. Weevil traps show reduced overwintered weevils but local populations remain. overview covers labor program aid figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam
Keiffer
Orient
Bartlett
Cotton Rally Tops Hart Notes On Yield and Market Demand
Hart leaders rally support for the USDA National Cotton Council campaign Better Yields of Quality Cotton for Profit. They cite rising textile demand, cotton’s lead in casual wear, and need adequate supplies to meet market needs and maintain farmer confidence.
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Hart
Usda-National Cotton Council
Mar- Ray Joe Riley
Riley
John E. Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Maysfield Notes Family Travel After Funeral
Ralph White of Dallas visited Maysfield on Saturday with his sister Miss Mary White who has stayed since their mother's funeral. Another sister Mrs Doris Gleason returned to Freeport. The baby daughter of Mr and Mrs Mike Rogers was in Hearne hospital since Friday night and is improving. Several relatives from San Marcos Sequin and San Antonio visited the Yagers and Morgans Saturday.
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Texas Junior Hereford Association
Britten Trust
TJHA
James Steen
Marfa
AHA
Hereford Ecology
Hereford
Brittens
College Station
Ralph White
Dallas
Maysfield
Mary White
Doris Gleason
Freeport
Mike Rogers
Hearne Hospital
Rogers
Oleda Rogers
Abielen
O. E. Balch
San Antonio
Billy Yager
San Marcos
Malcom Marion
Charles
Seguin
E. B. Yager
Production Noted On Texas Crops
Texas crop results for 1971 show a one third rise in citrus output and sharp drops in peach and pecan production. Pecans fell to fifth nationwide after a 23 million pound crop, while citrus totaled 16.3 million boxes and Hidalgo County produced 84 percent of Texas citrus. Peach harvest dropped to 104000 bushels due to mild winter conditions.
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Austin
Texas
John C. White
Rio Grande Valley
Hidalgo County
Cameron County
Local visits and social notes from Jones Prairie area
Community briefs list visits among residents including Willie Phipps in Waco Donnie Childers in Baytown and Mrs Doris Gleason and Mary White in Thorndale Mrs Lillie Belle Brown in Spring hosts at least two Sunday dinners and recovery news for Hope Jamison after Torbett Hospital stay Also nine percent rise in lumber production across twelve western states in 1971 reaching 20.6 billion board feet, two thirds of US total.
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Armecast
Texas Department of Agriculture
Charles L. Cole
Extension
A&m
Cotton
SCS News
Europe
Hereford Association
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation District Director
J. P. Wise
W. Houston
Belfalls
Cooperative
Rosebud, Texas
Jones Prairie
Mrs
Bill Thweatt
Willie Phipps
Waco
Donnie Childers
Baytown
T. W. Gates
Thorndale
Mrs. Coy
Coy Shuffield
Carlton
Eula Davis
Lillie Belle Brown
Spring
Mrs. Kindrick
Jack Pond
Luther Todd
Carlton Crook
Elvin Harwell
Mrs. Coy Shuffield
Mrs. Davis Beard
Hope Jamison
Torbett Hospital
Marlin
Mildred Martin
Wilburn Beckhusens
Buckholts
Beckhusens
A. T. Ball Lumber Co
P. O
Bryan
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