Cotton Division Formed in Childress County
Texas Farm Bureau President J. T. Woodson announces a seven member Cotton Division Advisory Committee. Rogers farmer Darrell Cobb of Bell County is named chairman.
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WACO
Texas Farm Bureau
J. T
Red) Woodson
TFB
Darrell Cobb
Rogers
Bell County
Ervin Baumann
Midland
Dan Griffith
Haskell
Herman Henry
Weslace
Ralph Petersen
Danevang
Ray Sawyer
Hillsboro
Doyce Turner
Muleshoe
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Division
Woodson
Texas Farm Bureau Board of Directors
County Farm Bureau
Texas
Farm Bureau
Austin
Bailey
Bell
Brazoria
Brazos
Calhoun
Cameron
Childress
Cochran
Collin
Collingsworth
Concho
Coryell
Crosby
Dawson
Deaf Smith
Delta
Dickens
Ellis
Fannin
Fisher
Floyd
Fort Bend
Gaines
Hall
Hidalgo
Hill
Hunt
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Knox
Lamb
Lubbock
Lynn
McLennan
Milam
Motley
Nolan
Nueces
Palmer
Runnels
San Patricio
Scurry
Stonewall
Swisher
Terry
Throckmorton
Tom Green
Victoria
Wharton
Wilbarger
Willacy
Williamson
Yoakum
Young
Motley County Leads Screwworm Upturn in Texas
Five Texas counties Motley Blanco Coleman Cameron and Atascosa join 59 counties with screwworm outbreaks this year totaling 126 cases since July 23. Officials warn the threat remains high with peak season starting this month and advise spraying wounds, mailing samples to Mission Lab, and vigilance through November.
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College Station
Texas
Rio Grande River
Oklahoma
Motley
Blanco
Coleman
Cameron
Atascosa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
M. E. Meadows
Motley County
Mission Lab
Mission
Tex
Cotton Producers Get Largest Checks For 1973 Program
Gene Frisbie of the ASCS Office notes Cotton producers will receive the largest share of more than two million dollars distributed to Childress County farmers under the 1973 farm program. Cotton payments total 1 751 335 and reflect the yield, 15 cent per pound rate, and acreage allotments. Wheat and feed grain payments fell due to higher prices and set-aside changes. no set-aside required for 1974.
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Childress County
Gene Frisbie
ASCS
USDA
Tower seeks 10 lift freeze on beef
Senator John Tower urges lifting the Phase IV price freeze on beef products after an 84 to 5 Senate vote to allow pass through of raw production costs. He cites plant closures and possible shortages this fall if controls remain, arguing slight today costs may prevent bigger shortages later.
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Washington
John Tower
Texas
Cost of Living Council
Senate
Tower
Phase TV
Texas Agricultural Stocks and Lamb Crop Dip in 1973
Texas grain stocks as of July 1 show declines across corn, oats, barley and sorghum with only oats above year ago levels. Wheat, rye and soybeans remain down. old crop wheat carryover falls sharply. Lamb crop down nine percent nationwide. Texas lambs born Oct 1 1972 to Jun 30 1973 reach 1,964,000. Sheep and lambs on feed in Texas rise 13 percent from a year ago but remain 28 percent below March. Marketings of fed sheep from March to June drop slightly from last year.
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Texas
Cotton Buyers Seek Contracts Across Western Region
Agricultural Marketing Service reports heavy contracting activity for the 1973 and 1974 crops in the Western Region. Demand from foreign buyers supported forward delivery with Lubbock Abilene Texas showing strong volumes and prices from 21.00 to 26.00 cents above loan rates for high quality cotton, while Arizona California focus on the 1974 crop with San Joaquin Valley deals around 56.50 to 57.00 cents per pound basis Middling 35.
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South Texas
Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA
Lubbock
Abilene
Texas
Arizona
California
San Joaquin Valley
Weather and crop progress across the Texas Plains region
Rain showers and below normal temperatures affected the Texas Plains Oklahoma New Mexico and Far West Texas with adequate moisture. Hot dry weather remains beneficial for maturing late crops. Defoliation rising near Corpus Christi and Harlingen. Heavy harvesting not expected for two to three weeks. Western Region crop progress described as good with insect infestations increasing and growers applying controls.
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Texas Plains
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Corpus Christi
Harlingen
Rolling Laboratory Probes Vienna Air and Noise
A rolling laboratory in Vienna uses modern devices to test air and water samples and monitor construction noise. It also checks bus emissions from the city fleet using a nonpolluting fuel mix and measures noise from garbage trucks.
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Vienna
Beef price controls threaten U S beef industry and jobs
John Tower warns Phase Four strict ceilings push beef producers toward closures and heavy losses. He cites plant shutdowns, layoffs, and looming shortages as administration plans gradually lift controls on other foods but leave beef restrained, risking higher prices and empty shelves this fall.
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Butz
Texas
Amarillo
Screwworm Cases Expected To Increase In Texas
In Texas by late July more than 600 screwworm cases were reported for 1973 with a likely rise through autumn. Dr. M E Meadows warns hot weather and rains spread the pest in South and Southwest Texas, urging livestock owners to inspect and treat animals. Spraying and sterile fly drops are under way in cooperation with state and federal agencies, with kits available through extension offices and vets.
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College Station
Texas
M. E. Meadows
Mission
Meadows
el Paso
Hudspeth
Texas Animal Health Commission
USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Mission Lab
Short Course Examines Forage Use In Beef Cattle
Dr. W C McCormick of Tifton Georgia will lead Texas A M University Beef Cattle and Pasture Forage Short Course in August 2021. The program covers bermuda grasses Coastal Coastcross and Alicia, grazing and harvesting for feeding value, and winter pastures improving reproductive efficiency and finishing cattle profitability. County Extension agents can provide details.
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College Station
W. C. McCormick
Tifton
Georgia
Texas A&m University
McCormick
Bermuda
Alicia
Dennis Herd
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Roosevelt on conservation echoed in 1909 Almanac
The 1909 World Almanac reprints President Theodore Roosevelt’s plea for natural resource conservation. It emphasizes tackling the nation’s prosperity without destroying future hopes. The item notes Kenya’s Lake Rudolf was once a much larger link to the Nile, with Nile perch up to 200 pounds still caught today.
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America
Theodore Roosevelt
Kenya
Rudolf
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Preston Insurance
Main-Childress
Armecast
Rolling Laboratory
Ecuador
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Assa
Rogers Lumber Company
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