Texas Improvement Programs Expand Across State
Reagan Brown announces a broadened Community Improvement Program for all Texas through the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and local electric utilities. Prizes total 6800 dollars yearly across districts, plus state level awards of 500 400 and 300 dollars to top communities. Enrollment cards are available at county Extension offices.
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Reagan Brown
Extension Rural
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Plant Food Educational Society
Farm Questionnaires Mailed To Farmers
The 1960 Census of Agriculture questionnaires are mailed from Chicago to farmers to allow time for record checks before census takers visit. Field Director James W. Stroud announced to ensure accurate reporting and save time. About 100 questions cover farms size, crops, livestock, facilities, expenditures, values, and mortgage debt. The mailing precedes field canvass by a week.
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James W. Stroud
Census Bureau
Dallas
Chicago
Illinois
Carriers To Bring Stock Survey Cards To Rural Patrons
Postmaster John R Hayes announced rural carriers will distribute Livestock Survey cards on November 19. Patrons should complete and return them to their mailbox, with cards sent to the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service in Austin. Data helps estimate cattle hogs sheep and chickens on Texas farms and ranches. The annual survey, a joint effort of the Post Office and the Department of Agriculture since 1924, informs farmers through reports and media.
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John R. Hayes
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Austin
Texas
Post Office
Department of Agriculture
Hays
Tracy HD Club Hosts Florentine Demonstrations
Mrs Florence Spiegel and Miss Frances Hembree demonstrated shrub and rose care at the Tracy Duncan HD Club meeting in the Methodist educational building. Films showed insect damage while Mrs Berenice Charles reported on the National Home Demonstration Council in Portland. Hostesses were Mrs Otis Charles and Mrs George Young Sr, with a November 18 meeting planned with Mrs Loyd Offield.
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Florence Spiegel
Frances Hembree
Tracy Duncan HD Club
Methodist Educational Build
Berenice Charles
National Home Denistration Council
Portland, Ore
Otis Charles
George Young, Sr
Loyd Offield
Cameron Livestock Sale Report Summary
Cameron Livestock Auction reported 610 cattle 277 hogs 32 sheep and one horse sold Thursday. Officials said demand remained strong and prices were steady to higher despite rainy conditions earlier in the week. Steers lead the market with solid interest throughout the day.
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Cameron Livestock Auction
County Agent Warns Against Prussic Acid After Frost
County Agent W S Thompson warns that johnsongrass and sorghum can develop prussic acid after frost or exposure. Animals eating wilted plants may die quickly. nervousness and breathing difficulty are signs. Do not bale frosted grass. wait until completely dry before cutting or feeding.
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W. S. Thomp
Thompsons
Thompson
Successful Irrigation Takes Much Planning
Soil moisture is plentiful over most of Texas but planning is essential for successful irrigation. Wayne Reese notes irrigation is not a magic fix and stresses analyzing water supply and quality, soil characteristics, crop type, method, and equipment before starting. County agents and SCS technicians offer guidance and copies of the bulletin Thinking of Irrigation.
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College Station
Texas
Wayne Reese
Extension
Keese
Eese
SCS
Last Rites Held For A. J. Persky Former Countian
Funeral services for Arnold J Persky 74 of Sharp were held at Buckholts Lutheran Church with burial in Buckholts cemetery. He died in an Austin hospital Tuesday night after moving from Austin County to Sharp in 1995. Survivors include his wife Bertha Schroeder two sons Gilbert and William two daughters Leona Percher and Frances Fuchs five siblings five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers were Raymond Richter Emory Brokenbush Wilburn Beckhusen Marvin Petty Ralph Caffey and Lannis Petty.
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Florence Spiegel
Arnold J Persky
Sharp
Buckholts Lutheran Church
Buckholts Cemetery
Persky
Austin
Austin County
Bertha Schroeder
Buckholis Lutheran Church
Gilbert of
Bryan
William
Rogers
Leona Percher
Rosebud
Frances Fuchs
Carl
Houston
Herman
Holland
John
Buckholts
Edmond
Wharton
Lena Rinn
Raymond Richter
Emory Brokenbush
Wilburn Beckhusen
Marvin Petty
Ralph Caffey
Lannis Petty
Texas to receive large share of 1960 upland cotton acres
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson set a national marketing quota of 13 133 000 bales and a 16 million acre national allotment for 1960 upland cotton. Texas will hold 6 761 512 acres plus 55 965 acres in national reserve, with Choice B farm allotments 40 percent above the regular. Extra long staple cotton in Texas gets 22 243 acres. National quota 66 590 bales and 64 776 acre allotment.
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College Station
Ezra Taft Benson
Texas
Growers Set December Referendum On Cotton Quotas
The Cameron Texas Herald reports a December 15 referendum date on marketing quotas for upland and extra long staple cotton. Two thirds of voters must approve to keep quotas. If approved Choice A offers regular allotments at 75 percent parity and Choice B provides larger allotments tied to parity 15 percent below A. If quotas fail for upland, only Choice A remains with 50 percent parity for cooperatives.
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Benson
Federal Milk Marketing Orders Explained for Farmers
Extension dairy expert M. Meekma urges readers to study the U. S. Department guide Questions and Answers on Federal Milk Marketing Orders. The briefing notes how orders operate and the impact on farmers and others if quotas change, including potential support reductions to 50 percent of parity if extra long staple producers push quotas down.
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M. Meekma
Extension Dairy Husbandman
U. S
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