Phosphorus Provides Nutrients For Cattle
Extension advice urges Texas range cattlemen to supplement phosphorus during summer for better weight gain and earlier calving. Methods include adding monosodium phosphate to water or using mineral feeders. dosing guidelines vary by method and conditions. A salt and bone meal mix is recommended where deficiency is high, with bonemeal fed alone in saline areas.
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College Station
Ubder
D. Thompson
Extension Animal Husbandman
Tex
AKM University
Maine
Gulf Coast
Zero tillage cotton yields rival cultivated crop at Texas A&M
At Texas A M University Livestock and Forage Research Center agronomist Bob Lynch reports zero tillage cotton yielded 387 pounds of lint per acre versus 368 from twice cultivated plots. Treflan was applied fall and land bedded with no tillage before planting, resulting in clean ground and strong weed control without cultivation.
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Texas A&m University
Bob Lynch
A&m
Lynch
Cattle Raisers Meet in Corpus Christi September
Members of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will hold their third quarterly meeting September 9 10 at the Driscoll Hotel in Corpus Christi.
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Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Associaton
Driscoll Hotel
Corpus Christi
Texas House Joint Resolution proposes survivor benefits amendment
Public notice outlines House Joint Resolution No. 37 to amend Article III by adding Section 51-d. It establishes state payments to surviving spouses and minor children of law enforcement officers, custodial staff, and full-paid firefighters who die violently in the line of duty. Election details and ballot wording are provided for November 1966.
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HOUSE
State of Texas
Texas Department of Corrections
State of Pexas
Talhall
Texas
Japan Tops U S Farm Exports Driven by Cash Purchases
A U S Council report shows Japan as the leading buyer of U S farm products in 1965 with 879 million dollars in exports, accounting for about one third of Japan’s agricultural imports totaling over 2 5 billion dollars annually. The report highlights soybeans corn feed grains cotton wheat and rice as major imports and predicts continued rapid demand growth.
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Japan
U.S
U. S
Canada
United States- Japan
Tr Council
Council
U. S. - Japan
United States
Japanese Cotton Mills
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Farmers Urged To Look At Cotton Situation
LUBBOCK Texas farmers should study the cotton situation before an upcoming referendum on a uniform research and promotion fund. Russell Giffen of Fresno urged about 500000 Belt growers to learn the facts, noting high carryover and competition from man made fibers. He cited CPI advertising progress and urged broad cooperation to secure necessary funding for a 1966 program.
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Lubbock
Texas High Plains
Russell Giffen
Fresno
Calif
Giffen
CPI
High Plains
Artificial Insemination Boosts U.S. Dairy Output
Texas A&M dairy expert notes 44 percent of U S dairy cows were AI bred in 1965, with Texas at 18.5 percent. AI provides high quality bulls and raises milk per cow, while nearly 7.3 million U S cows were AI bred last year. Wisconsin, New York, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and California top AI counts. Alaska, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Mexico and New Hampshire have the highest AI percentages.
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College Station
A.M. Meekma
Texas A&m University
Meekma
Texas
Texas Dairyman
United States
Wisconsin
New York
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
California
Alaska
Connecticut
New Mexico
New Hampshire
Farmers To Have Music To Plow By Radio Set
In Towson Maryland Bendix and major equipment makers unveil a rugged weather resistant tractor radio with high sensitivity for farm reception. Director ein H Jones notes the unit handles engine noise and vibration and is already bought by over 11 thousand radios sold to National Harvester and John Deere firms.
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Towson, Md
UPI
Adios
Ein H. Jones
Bendix Corporation
Jones
Ovek
Bendix
National Harvester
A Sets
John Deeres Company
Steers Show Leaner Meats With More Ribeye
College Station reports a Texas A&M University study by extension meats specialist Frank Orts found steer lean meat up three percent over four years while fat thickness fell about two tenths of an inch. Ribeye size rose three tenths of an inch. lean cuts gained across loin, rib, round and chuck, improving retail value by about eighteen dollars per animal.
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College Station
Frank Orts
Texas A&m University
Orts
Texas
A&m
Otts
Agriculture Show at Fair Opens October 8
The State Fair of Texas in Dallas runs October 8 to 23 with the Agriculture Exhibition themed Texas Agriculture 19¢6 and Exposition of Young America. A 1885 nine ton black Case tractor loaned by Hal S. Smith of Creson, Texas centers the display, framed by corn fields, scarecrows, air conditioned combines, tall wheat and rice shocks, and red green pop art figures under dramatic lighting.
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Texas
Dallas
Hal S. Smith
Cresson
Cuban in Debut Hollywood Film Debut
Jose de San Anton, a defector from Castro's Cuba, will make his American film debut in Monday's Child. The UPI report notes the actor fled from Cuba and is set to appear in the forthcoming movie.
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Hollywood
UPI
Jose de San Anton
Castro
Cuba
Market Trends Report From Midwest Livestock Prices Rally
Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to higher at major terminals with gains in Chicago and Kansas City. Cattle slaughter forecast to exceed last week, hogs and pork prices mixed amid rising receipts. cattle futures rise while grain markets show higher prices in Chicago Board of Trade.
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United Fo
Midwest
Lowe
Kansas City
Chicago
St Paul
Minnesota
Boston
Indianapolis
Hicado Mercantile Exchange
Hutter
Chicago Board of Trade
Longhorns History On The Hoof Herd Preserved In Oklahoma
In Lawton Oklahoma the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge hosts the best known Longhorn herd started in 1927 to preserve a piece of national history. Officials recently branded the herd and measured horns with the longest at 6 feet 2 inches from tip to tip. Historian J Frank Dobie noted an 8 foot 7 inch horn in his writings, while steers tend to have longer horns overall than bulls due to growth patterns.
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Lawton
Okla
UPI
Wichia Mountains
J. Frank Dobie
Texas
Texas Amendment Sets New Legislature Qualification Date
On November 8 1966 voters consider a constitutional amendment to set the date for when newly elected Texas legislators qualify and take office. The measure proposes Senate class rotation and a House term alignment with the convening day of the regular session. The governor is directed to issue the proclamation and publish the amendment for the statewide election.
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HOUSE
State of Texas
State OF
Texas
House of Representatives
Texas amendment on school taxes and district boundaries
Text proposes a constitutional change to preserve taxes and bonds voted in independent school and junior college districts after boundary changes. It allows continued tax collection and bond payment without new elections, with provisions for annexation or consolidation. The amendment sets election timing, proclamation duties, and adoption effects.
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Texas
State OF
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Ll. W. Nichols
Cotton Producers Institute
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