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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1955
Page
4
A local brief notes topics of concern for farmers and ranchers in the Southeast Panhandle region, outlining agricultural issues, market trends, and upcoming meetings or events affecting rural communities.
A US Agriculture Department analysis notes Mexicans eat more now than prewar, with higher calories and shifting food patterns toward fish and vegetables. Despite production gains, Mexico still undersupplies demand, creating potential US export opportunities as Western Germany and the UK import fats and oils from abroad. The report also discusses India's milk needs and potential nonfat dry milk imports.
Art Priebe of Chamberlain South Dakota transformed a 50 year old threshing machine into a violin. He bought the crumbling thresher for its fine maple wood and used portions to carve the instrument.
Okra is a plentiful green vegetable and easy to freeze. Choose young tender pods, wash, trim stems, blanch small pods three minutes and large pods four, then cool and drain. Keep whole or sliced and freeze immediately for versatile use.
Farmers should plan seed and fertilizer for winter legume planting. Recommended varieties vary by region from hairy vetch and winter peas in the East Texas Timber area to alfalfa and sweet clovers in West Cross Timbers and High Plains. Local county agents can provide details on varieties fertilizer inoculation and seeding.
Exports of United States agricultural products for the year ending June 30 totaled 3.13 billion dollars, up seven percent from the prior year and eleven percent above 1952 53. Gains occurred across major commodity classes with vegetable fats and oils and livestock products leading, aided by foreign market demand and European harvest shortfalls.
The weather maps from the U S Weather Bureau provide an extended view of expected average temperatures and precipitation for the period through mid September. It emphasizes that the forecast is an estimate rather than a point specific forecast.
Brooklyn notes a Friday night meeting at Ebbets Field between the Dodgers and Reds to mark the 16th anniversary of televised baseball. It recalls the inaugural telecast on August 26, 1939 between the same teams. In British Guiana lake fishing, bow hunting uses vine extract to stun fish so arrows can strike, with effect fading in hours.
The report identifies Louisiana Texas Arkansas and California as the leading rice producing states in the United States based on output totals.
United Press reports new relief measures allow wheat flour and corn meal distribution to needy families after governors request supplies. A August 9 law excludes school lunch programs. Cotton forecast for 1955 sits at 12.7 million bales, down 7 percent, with ample carryover to cover two years. Corn prospects reach 35 billion bushels, wheat 911 million, oats 1.62 billion.
Secretary Benson announced no material change in U S cotton export policy for 1955-56 while allowing gradual sales of up to one million bales of lower quality short staple stocks on a competitive bid basis. He emphasized the government will not dump surplus cotton on foreign markets. Farm population as of April stood at 22.15 million, down about three million since 1950, continuing a long term trend.
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