Texas farmers report mixed rain relief and continuing drought
Across Texas heavy showers slowed harvests in South Texas while Far West remains dry and at risk for fires. Cotton and grain sorghum harvesting slows in southern areas, rice harvest delayed, onions and potatoes picked up on the High Plains, and vegetable planting continues in the Rio Grande Valley. Livestock generally in good condition but ranges below average in several counties.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
John E. Hutchinson
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Uvalde
High Plains
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
South Plains
North Central
Bell County
Upper
Gulf Coast
South Central
Frio
Great Plains
Low Plains
Blacklands
East
Mexico
VEE Vaccination Emphasized As Extra Protection
College Station officials urge revaccination of horses, mules, and donkeys against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. Dr James Armstrong of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service says revaccination boosts immunity beyond a year. The Texas Veterinary Medical Association and Texas Animal Health Commission back the precaution.
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College Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Armstrong
Texas Veterinary Medical Association
Texas Animal Health Commission
Wheat Sale to Russia Promises Benefit to All U.S. Crops
Utah official Howard J. Clegg says the $750 million wheat sale to Russia will raise U.S. grain exports about 17 percent for three years. Russia may buy wheat corn barley sorghum rye and oats via private traders with CCC credit terms. The report also notes crop conditions across regions and ongoing pest and rainfall issues.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Russia
U.S
Howard J. Clegg
The
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Clegg
Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corp
County 4-H Junior Rodeo Draws Local and Area Talent
The Childress County 4-H Horse Club invites the public to Friday or Saturday night rodeo events starting at 8 p.m. Grand entry and a concession stand will accompany community participation. volunteers will staff food services. Codex herbicide advances toward full commercial labeling with trials showing effective weed control and compatibility with fall planting.
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Childress County
Lubbock
Cotton pest scouting program to cover over three million acres
The Agriculture Department reports more than three million cotton acres will be surveyed by trained scouts this summer to count insects and guide insecticide timing. The program, funded at 2.3 million dollars for three years, involves 1,363 scouts and aims to cut costs and reduce environmental impact.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
John Thomas
Cattlemen Push Range Tech as Grass Limits Herd Growth
A Texas A&M study by Calvin C. Boykin finds South and Far West Texas ranchers expanding herds mainly by sowing grass on worn croplands. Returns rose with cattle prices, but no one in the survey was getting rich. the top ROI was 16,000 acres at best.
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College Station
Tex
West Texas
Calvin C. Boykin
U. S. Agriculture Department
Texas A&m University
Texas
Boykin
Growth of 4-H Reaches Urban and Rural Youth Nationwide
The 4-H program now involves five million young people from farms rural towns cities and suburbs with over 500 000 volunteers guiding activities. The National 4-H Service Committee Chicago budgets nearly 3 million dollars for member incentives leader training and education, plus 245 scholarships totaling about 172 000 to be awarded at the 1972 National 4-H Congress in Chicago November 26-30 with about 1 600 teens expected to attend. Major long time donors include International Harvester Montgomery Ward Kerr Glass Armour and Co. railway supporters Burlington Northern Chicago and North Western Milwaukee Road Santa Fe Westinghouse Coats Clark Hilton General Motors Carnation American Oil Firestone Ford Allis-Chalmers Simplicity. For information contact county extension offices.
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America
Chicago
National Committee
International Harvester Company
Montgomery Ward
Wilson & Co., Inc
Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp
Armour and Company
Burlington Northern
Chicago and North Western
Milwaukee Road
Santa Fe
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Coats & Clark Inc
Conrad Hilton
General Motors
Carnation Company
American Oil Foundation
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Ford Motor Company Fund
Allis-Chalmers
Simplicity Pattern Co. Inc
Purcell Praises Rural Development Bill Amid Price Clash
Rep. Graham Purcell hailed House passage of a comprehensive rural development program as a new era for countryside USA while criticizing Bob Price for backing an amendment to strip USDA of rural duties. Purcell called enactment a boost to jobs and services in Northwest Texas.
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Washington, D.C
Graham Purcell
D-Tex
House
Countryside USA
Bob Price
Price
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Purcell
USDA
Department of Community Development
Senate
Texas
USA
Dallas 4-H Dogs Set Aug 12 Show With 350 Entries
Dallas hosts the second annual State 4-H Dog Show in Dallas Memorial Auditorium with about 350 entries. Judges will study eight groups and 20 breeds under American Kennel Club rules. Open to Texas 4-H members, prizes include trophies and ribbons, with best in show awards for conformation obedience and showmanship.
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Dallas
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
American Kennel Club
Texas
Funny Business operation in Presidio County yields high return
In Presidio County the operation earned 4.85 dollars for every 100 invested, while the rest of the region saw 2.27 to 4.18 per 100. Boykin noted typical seven percent returns and suggested savers might do better, yet locals stay in business to keep land value rising and retained ownership.
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Presidio County
Boykin
Calf Crop Highest Since 1924 In Texas Outlook
Texas herd projections show a calf crop of 5 444 000 this year, the highest since 1924, with 48 445 000 nationwide. Sheep and lambs on feed down 18 percent. screwworms persist. wind erosion declines. Crops progress well across the state with cotton, corn, grain sorghum and soybeans advancing. Vaccinate horses now for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis as cases rise nearby.
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Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Service
Missouri
Oklahoma
Farm prices reach new highs on beef and hogs
The July farm price index rose 13 percent from a year ago, with beef cattle averaging a record 34.60 dollars per 100 pounds and hogs at 27.50 dollars per 100 pounds tying a February 1970 high. Costs as measured by the prices paid index rose 1 percent, and net farm income is expected to total a record 18 billion dollars this year, driven by higher livestock prices and government payments.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Exploration Increased For Oil In 1972 Budget
Lone Star Producing Co plans more than 29 million dollars for its 1972 exploration budget an increase of 13 million. Most funds go to Texas and Oklahoma for seismic leasing and drilling. Through 1972 the company has drilled 51 wells surpassing 1971 output and expects another 50 wells this year.
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Dallas
Lone Star Producing Co
W. C. McCord
Lone Star Gas Reports
Texas
Oklahoma
Lone Star
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