Cotton Sets Pace For Farming Year
Cotton crops look good with little insect damage and fast growth. Flea beetles are expected in two weeks and farmers should apply insecticides before damage. Corn prospects are favorable with good moisture and stage progression. Maize varies due to cold, damp soil and pest impact, with June rains needed for improvement. Pecans show a good crop with minimal damage from worms. vigilance advised for late-emerging casebearers. Chinch bugs were controlled in maize via spray. field tours and insect meetings helped farmers identify pests and control methods.
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Temple Experiment Station
Milam
Clifford Angell
TP and L Closes Offices Saturdays
The Texas Power and Light Company will close its Came ron business office on Saturdays starting May 30. Emergency service remains available with staff on duty and electric connections continuing. Customers may pay bills at the front door pay-box. Previously the office stayed open until noon on Saturdays.
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Texas Power and Light Company
Cameron
Henry Liebman
Factors in Low Egg Prices Highlighted by McHaney
College Station extension economist John G. McHaney cites eight factors affecting low egg prices including total production, number of layers, rate of lay, hatchery output, weather, replacements bought, storage stocks and long term market changes. U.S. January-March production rose six percent from 1958, Texas up fourteen. first quarter Texas prices averaged 11 percent below 1958, April down 24 percent.
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College Station
John G. McHaney
Texas
McHaney
Lone Star Gas Announces Saturday Office Closures
Lone Star Gas lists new hours with the local commercial office closing Saturdays starting May 30. Manager C. M. Burke says service to customers remains unchanged and can be initiated by telephone, with the policy applying across the Lone Star distribution system.
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Lone Star Gas Company
C. M. Burke
Burke
Lone Star Distribution
Cameron Livestock Report Highlights Strong Sale
Cameron Livestock Auction held a steady to strong sale last Thursday with 611 cattle and 23 hogs. A total of 162 sellers and 52 buyers participated, with top prices posted for various steers cows bulls calves and hogs including 200 to 245 pound hogs at 15.75 and stocker and feeder classes in the 24 to 37.50 range.
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Cameron
Margaret Helpert to Receive Degree at TWU
Miss Margaret Helpert of Burlington is a candidate for graduation at Texas Woman's University Denton. She will receive a Bachelor of Science in upper elementary education in graduation exercises on May 31. Helpert has been active in clubs and campus activities during her college life.
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Margaret Helphert
Burlington
Texas Woman's University
Denton
Miss Helpert
McHaney predicts risk factors shape future egg industry
Former extension economist John G. McHaney says steady growth and widespread use of risk ers will influence egg production and marketing practices in coming years. He notes the degree of impact will determine industry changes ahead.
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John G. McHaney
Insecticides Raise Cotton Yields Across Trials at Waco
U S cotton growers could gain about one pound of seed cotton per thirty pounds produced without modern insecticides. ARS researchers with Texas A&M and the Cotton Insects Laboratory in Waco report yields on treated plots averaging 53 percent higher than untreated plots, with 1955 showing the largest gain.
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College Station
U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Texas Agriculture Experiment Station
ARS Cotton Insects Research Laboratory
Waco
Cotton Insects Laboratory
Knights of Columbus Plan Family Picnic
Cameron Knights of Columbus Council 2338 met for a regular meeting and planned a basket style family picnic on June 7 with recreation for children. Members attended Sunday Mass at 7 30 and a breakfast for families followed. The next meeting will be tonight.
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Knights of Columbus
Cameron
Grasshoppers Infest Texas Rangeland and Crops
Entomologists note yearly grasshopper damage across Texas Panhandle with about five million dollars lost on infested land. Only one million of five million acres sprayed. four million acres left uncontrolled. A new leaflet Grasshoppers Common to Texas explains species, life cycle, and control, available from county agents or Agricultural Information Office, College Station.
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College Station
Panhandle
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Information Office
Dairy Industry Cites June Dairy Month Theme
The U S Department of Agriculture supports June Dairy Month with a galaxy themed campaign to boost milk cream and cheese sales in Texas. The Texas Extension Service says the effort aims to place more dairy foods in consumers hands during this major national observance.
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The
Texas Extension Service
Texas
Red Bug Control Information from Local County Agents
Local county agents provide guidance on controlling red bugs in homes and offer L-311 Texas Guide for Controlling Household Insects. Request a copy from the extension service for detailed steps and safety tips.
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Texas
Infra-red Drying Promises Faster Cheaper Crop Processing
Infra-red heat could shorten crop drying time and cut costs compared with current methods. Researchers note faster moisture removal and potential energy savings, signaling a shift in agricultural post harvest processing.
Grasshoppers Common to Texas Extension Service Publication
Texas Agricultural Extension Service releases a bulletin noting grasshoppers common to Texas. Copies available from county agents offices or the Agricultural Information Office in College Station. June is Dairy Month with the theme Look to the Milky Way.
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U.S Department of Agriculture
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Information Office
College Station
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