Cattle Industry Seeks Long Term Low Interest Credit
Dr O D Butler of Texas A M University urges better credit programs for cattle producers at the cattle short course. He notes beef cow cost about 95.64 dollars yearly and calf cost about 117 dollars, with current short term credit hindering long term pasture and land improvements.
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College Station
O. D. Butler
Texas A&m University
Ith
Texas
Butler
Savays
Rain boosts cotton chances across Texas fields
Rain across the Texas South Plains improved planting conditions for cotton and sorghum, with moisture aiding other crops. North Texas and the Coastal Bend also received rain, though harvests slowed for sorghum and delayed cotton and rice in some areas. Wheat planting began in some High Plains counties as harvest lingered in southern regions. Cotton harvest in South Texas and the Valley reaches about five percent, down from twenty percent last year.
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Austin
UPI
Texas South Plains
US Department of Agriculture
Texas
High Plains
U.S. Food Exports Reach Record $6.7 Billion in Fiscal Year
The United States shipped a record $6.7 billion in food products for the year ending June 30, up $600 million from the prior year. Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman said the dollar-earning sales eased the balance of payments problem. Japan remained America's top foreign buyer at $914 million, buying about 16 percent more annually.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Orville L. Freeman
Japan
Americas
Agriculture Groups Plan Displays at Field Day
The Agricultural Services will display materials in the Killgore Building during the Hig Plains Research Foundation’s Tenth Annual Field Day on September 8. The Soil Conservation Service will present Running Water Draw and other exhibits as part of the event.
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Killgore
Hig Plains Research Foundation
Bedford Forrest
Soil Conservation Service Board
Farm Market Trends Boost Livestock Prices Across Midwest Markets
United Press International reports higher prices across major livestock classes in Midwest markets. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to higher while cows gain up to 1.00 more. feeders hold steady to 50 higher, with Kansas City gains. Bulls uneven, weaners up, and dressed beef prices steady to higher. Live cattle futures at Chicago Mercantile Exchange show active week with August expiry closing slight loss and May reaching a crop high before profit-taking. Corn oats soybeans and wheat also mixed to higher on the Chicago board.
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United Press International
Midwest
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Iowa
Minnesota
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Public Notice Proposed Texas constitutional amendment election
A Texas public notice outlines Joint Resolution No. 65 proposing an amendment to Article VII Section 3-b to preserve tax and bond validity for independent school districts and junior colleges after boundary changes. It sets election details for November 1966 and requires proclamation by the Governor.
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Housh
Texas
Gistrat
Treasury report shows large withdrawals and public debt figures
Treasury data through Aug 18 lists withdrawals of 34.14 billion dollars and propositions 17.89 billion, cash balance 5.18 billion, public debt 318.98 billion, and gold 13.33 billion. A separate notice from Birmingham reports a contrived old age pension travel offer rejected for a two year old child named Elizabeth Long.
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Washington
UPT
Treasury
Birmingham
England
UPI
Elizabeth Long
Elizabeth
Med fly spraying planned in Brownsville
UPI reports aerial malathion spraying set for Brownsville to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly with USDA officials planning continued efforts until ordered halted by Washington. The piece also covers cotton talks between Mexico and the United States and other farm news.
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Brownsville
UPI
US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Washington
Wall Street Shares Caution and Call for Clear Reasoning
Wall Street voices urge stripping away jargon and sticking to fundamentals while Jerome Ballan says decision making must avoid nonsensical jargon. Newton D. Zinder warns that lasting gains require dramatic news to ease monetary uncertainty. P. W. Brooks notes hints of a near term technical rally after a potential market climax, though evidence remains mixed.
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New York
Jerome Ballan
Shearson, Hammill & Co
Newton D. Zinder
ELF, Hutton & Co Ine
P. W. Brooks & Co. Inc
Police arrest 200 in Amsterdam Viet Nam protest
About 200 demonstrators were arrested in Amsterdam after organizers refused to seek permission from Burgomaster G. J. Van Hall for the march protesting the Vietnam War.
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Amsterdam
UPI
Poelice
Viet Nam
G. J. van Hall
North Texas dairymen build large cooperative
The North Texas Producers Association, formed in 1949, now reports assets of 9,376,944 dollars with about 2,000 members. It sells one billion pounds of milk annually and last year moved 58 million dollars worth. The group covers an 800 by 300 mile area from the Texas Panhandle to Arkansas and operates processing plants and drive in markets including Parkit Market.
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Preston Magraw
United Press International
Arlington, Tex
UPI
North Texas Producers Association
Texas
United States
Texas Panhandle
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
W. T Crouch
Arlington
Association
Vandervoort
Fort Worth
Sulphur Springs
Muenster
Crouch
Dallas - Fort Worth
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Extension Groups Set Conference in College Station
Governor John Connally will speak at the Texas Agricultural Extension Service State Conference scheduled August 29 to September 2 on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. Over 1,000 county agricultural agents and Extension specialists are expected to attend. Other speakers include Dr. William A. Lufburrow, Earl Rudder, H C Heldenfels, Senator W. T. Moore, Dr. R. E. Patterson, John Hutchison, Dr. E. B. Evans, Dr. Brice Ratchford, Dr. Carl S. Winters, and Sterling Frans. The Knapp-Porter Award will be presented to an outstanding contributor to Texas agriculture and family living.
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College Station
Texas
John Connally
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
William A. Lufburrow
Goodwill Industries
Houston
Earl Rudder
A&m
H C_ Heldenfels
W. T. Moore
Bryan
R. E. Patterson
John Hutchison
E. B. Evans
Prairie View A&m College
Brice Ratchford
University of Missouri
Carl S. Winters
General Motors
Sterling Frans
A&m Board of Directors
Proposed Texas Constitutional Amendment on Hospital Districts
State of Texas to seek voter approval on November 8 1966 for a joint resolution amending Article IX Section 9 to govern creation dissolution and operation of hospital districts including bonds taxes and asset transfers with safeguards and state funding limits, plus procedures for dissolution and required gubernatorial proclamation.
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State of Texas
State OF
Texas
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Mexico City
Mexico
API
Texas Water Development Board
Joe G. Moore Jr
Rio Rico
University of Arizona
Wall Street Charter
NTPA
Dairies
Parkit
Dallas County
Metzger
Dall
Childress Livestock Commission Co
the Place Sell
Bill Slaton
W. Nichols
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