Fine Weather Spurs Cotton Harvesting Across 17 Counties
Pleasant fall weather boosted harvest and ginning in 17 Texas counties. The USDA classing office in Memphis processed 22 625 samples the week’s peak, with white grade share at 35 percent and middling light spotted 37 percent. Micronaire readings rose slightly, and lint lengths ranged 13 16 to 13 32 inches. Market activity improved with prices to farmers for several grades, and cottonseed at gin points averaged around $50 per ton.
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Ofbe Senate
Orly
Pressley
O Theatest
Texas
Cotton harvest list lowers county production outlook
In Childress County harvests continue with yields ranging widely. Early estimates of 16 000 to 19 000 bales now appear closer to 23 000. A cotton referendum on marketing quotas is underway with polls open 8 am to 6 pm at ASC office Childress Tell Gin Kirkland Gin Harrell Chapel John Sherman farm Arlie area. 4 H events feature Gold Star winners Lt Governor Preston Smith urged education. Junior Horse Club elected Mary Ann Townsend president and Sheila Devoll reporter. Calves show Saturday with Chamber of Commerce ribbons. Beef Cattle Shortcourse noted deferred rotation system raising native range capacity by about 33 percent. Lt Governor Smith quips about dancing the twist drawing amused responses.
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ASC
Childress
Tell Gin
Kirkland
Harrell Chapel
John Sherman
Arlie
Vernon
Preston Smith
Nah
Garlyn Hoffman
Garlyn
Smith
Grant Awarded for Cotton Growth Study at Lubbock Station
A $36 520 research grant to the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station was announced by the Cotton Producers Institute to study altering cotton growth for better yields and fiber quality in high temperatures. Substation 8 in Lubbock will host the project with cooperators Plains Cotton Growers Inc Texas Technological College and the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Lubbock
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Roy B. Davis
LeRoy Durham
Plainview
Roy Forkner
Jack Funk
Harlingen
Institute
Cotton
The
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Texas Technologial College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Byers
Fort Worth and Chicago Livestock Markets Report Summary
Livestock markets show cattle and hog trade mixed. Fort Worth reports steady calves 600 head with feeder and slaughter values, while Chicago lists mostly steady to weak cattle prices and hogs down 25 to 50 cents with various weight categories and grade ranges.
Market Report Live Stock Prices
The cattle run slow with prices 25 to 50 cents lower. Steers 950 to 1200 pounds 21.50 to 22.50, heifers 750 to 1000 pounds 20.75 to 21.50, feeder steers 500 to 700 pounds 21.00 to 23.50. Hogs drop 25 to 50 cents with 180 to 240 pound butchers 14.00 to 14.25, sows 275 to 400 pounds 11.75 to 12.25.
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Fort Worth
UPI
USDA
Chicago
Press International
Midwest
Omaha
Sioux City
Boston
New York
Temperatures Report 24 Hour Period Ending 11 am Tuesday
The maximum temperature reached 52 degrees at 4 pm on Tuesday following a 43 degree low at 3 am Tuesday. Reported readings across locations show highs near 50s and lows in the 40s with several stations recording 44 to 46 degrees during the period.
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Tueday
Explanations On Emergency Loans In Childress Area
Childress County is designated an Emergency Loan Area by Secretary Freeman per E L Thurman Farmers Home Administration. Eligible farmers must prove citizenship, status, operation in area, severe losses, legal ability to contract, proper experience, and lack of funds or credit. loans cover feed seed fertilizer equipment livestock and operating expenses at 3 percent interest with terms based on purpose. Office details given for more information.
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Childress County
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
E. Leon Thurman
Farmers Home Administration
Childress
United States
Farmers Home Administration Office
Bird Building
Commerce Street
Curb Beef Imports Sought By TSCRA In Fort Worth
Directors of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association met in Fort Worth on December 5 calling for action to curb beef imports. They urged no tariff concessions on live stock and meat and urged tariffs and a quota system to protect the domestic beef industry.
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Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Fort Worth
Geneva
Ser
Ious
Leo Welder
Victoria
Welder
Congressional
Texas
Texas Animal Health Commission
TSCRA
County Farmers Vote on Cotton Quotas
County farmers across Childress County and the southern United States participate in a vote on proposed cotton quotas amid ongoing agricultural policy debate.
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Childress County
Southern Part
The
United States
Farwi Market Trends Show Declining Cattle and Grain Prices
Cattle prices drift lower for the ninth week with Midwest lows since last spring. sheep, hogs, and wholesale beef also move down. Chicago futures firm on grain and corn and soybeans. USDA projects 1963 cotton yields at record levels with California leading yields and Arizona close behind.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Johnson
Agriculture Department
Maritime Commission
A .S
Hungary
Chicago
More Beef Arrives for U S From Australia
The Australian Meat Board reports larger shipments to the United States with 4,661,440 pounds destined for West Coast ports and 12,015,560 pounds for East Coast ports.
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Washington
Australian Meat Board
United States
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