Texas farm report notes varied winter weather across districts
District agents report snow and rain delaying harvests in Panhandle and South Plains while wheat, sorghum and oats show strong growth in many areas. Pecan and citrus harvests gain momentum in the Lower Rio Grande Valley as winter vegetables mature. livestock remain in good condition with grazing and hay feeding in eastern counties. Markets stay steady to strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex
Uing
Ag Io
John Eym
Texas Itura Extension Service
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
Bill Grisham
Oldham County
South Plains
James Simmons
North Central
R.S. Loftis
Dairs
West Central
Allen Turner
Taylor County
Schleicher County
Comanche
Eastland
Bill Lehmberg
Gulf Coast
South Central
Bryan Swaim
James Selman
Harvest Delayed By Wet Weather In Memphis Area
Harvest was delayed all week as fields stayed too wet. W. E. Cain of the USDA Memphis office noted some farmers would try stripping as sun returns. Cotton samples totaled 8,750 by Friday December 10, down from 59,800 last year, with Low Middling Light Spot as the lead grade at 53 percent and Strict Low Middling Light Spot at 35 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
W.E. Cain
USDA
Texas
Cain
Easier Credit for Farmers Under New Farm Credit Act
Washington DC E A Jaenke governor of the Farm Credit Administration announces rapid implementation of the 1971 Farm Credit Act with regional conferences in Atlanta Kansas City and Denver to gather views on new regulations. The act expands lending to nonfarm rural homes and on farm real estate raising guarantees to 85 percent and authorizes financing of on farm services.
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Washington, DC
E.A Jaenke
Th Farm Credit Administration
Congress
Nixon
Jaenke
Atlanta
Kansas City
Denver
Farmer Owned
Farmer Credit System
FCA
America
Federal
Janeke
Consolidated Bank Group
Banks For Cooperatives
Farm Credit
Farmer Cooperatives
Farmers and Farmer Cooperatives
The
Farm Credit Administration
Fertilizer Show Set For January
The Texas Plant Food and Equipment Exposition runs January 6 at the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Tarrant County Convention Center. Attendees include Dr. Morris E. Bloodworth and Dr. J. Rex Johnston with exhibitors setting up booths, with a banquet planned January 6. Sponsored by the Texas Plant Food Institute Texas Agricultural Experiment State and Texas A&M University.
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College Station
Sheraton- Fort Worth
Tarrant County Convention Center
Fort Worth
C.D. Welch
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Welch
Morris E. Bloodworth
Soil and Crop Sciences
Texas A&m University
J. Rex Johnston
Environmental Protection Agency Research Center
Bill McFarland
Environmental Protection Agency
Dallas
D.L. Reddell
Agricultural Engineering Department
Texas A&m
Jim Wells
Tennessee Valley Authority
Convention
Sheraton-Fort Worth
Texas Plant Food Institute
Texas Agricultural Experiment State
Outstanding 4 Hers From Childress Honored At Luncheon
Ronda Cameron and Royce Tippett from Childress were lauded at the District 3 4 H Gold Star Luncheon in Vernon for long career work and earned Gold Star Certificates along with 20 other counties. Dr. Robert Jones received a special award for county district and state 4 H club work. Dr. John Stephens of Abilene Christian College spoke. Attendees included 4 Hers parents and leaders from Childress County. West Texas Utilities sponsored the event with A D Green and Helen Gribble in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronda Cameron
Royce Tippett
Vernon
Robert Jones
John Stephens
Abilene Christian College
Childress County
Montie Cameron
W.H. Tippett Jr
Londa Cameron
Bryan Crook
Terri Jones
Barbara Holeman
Ronnie McNutt
West Texas Utilities
A.D Green
Helen Gribble
Childress
Abilene
Jones
4-H Gold Star honorees and 1972 planning meeting noted
Tippett 4-H members received Gold Star Certificates at a district luncheon with Dr. John Stephens as speaker and Dr. Robert Jones recognized for extensive 4-H work. Field Crops and Livestock subcommittees met to plan 1972 programs in Childress County including cotton yield studies, guar production, rainfall conservation, and field days. Livestock subcommittee focused on stocker cattle health and seminars before fall stocking. The County Program Building Committee will meet December 16 to review 1971 accomplishments and outline 1972 priorities chaired by Judge Harper Knight.
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Childress County
Lubbock
Chillicothe
Knox City
Ballot Results In Cottle County Community Elections
Cottle County ASC reports 440 ballots counted from 1093 possible in village committee races. Community A selects Tippen as chairman Fields as vice chairman Rushin and Davis with alternates Hutchinson. Community B chooses Smith as chairman Moore as vice chairman Owens and Wall Jr with Thaxton as alternates. Community C elects Smith as chairman Defoor as vice chairman Black and Nelson with Sweeney as alternates. Community D names Evans as chairman Timmons as vice chairman Seal and Carl Seal as first alternate.
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Paducah
Office of Cottle County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Community Committee
Community A
Kenneth Tippen
Welton Fields
Willie Rushin
S. E. Davis
Don Hutchinson
Community B
Wayde Smith
George H. Moore
R. L. Owens
R. D. Wall Jr
Tommy Thaxton
Ervin Smith
A. R. Defoor
Carl Black
Alvie Roy Nelson
James Sweeney
Tracy Evans
W. T. Timmons
Glen Seal
Carl Seal
County Committee Delegates Meet to Elect New Committeeman
The ASCS county convention will convene at 10 a m Wednesday in the ASCS office with chairmen vice chairmen and regular members attending as delegates to elect a three year county committeeman and a one year term. Jamie Cate and Cecil F Carr expire. Cate completes his three year term Carr the unexpired term of Bryce Marshall. G R Tippen holds over as county vice chairman.
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Billy Crain
T. C. Sivells
B. L. Smith Jr
Roger Holley
John Chenault
Ronald Gilbert
ASCS
Jamie Cate
ASC
Cecil F. Carr
Cate
Carr
Bryce Marshall
G.r.tippen
Texas Nearing End of Hog Cholera War
Texas has entered Phase IV of the hog cholera eradication program, with a three month outbreak-free period cited as the longest since the disease emerged in the state. If Texas maintains a full year without outbreaks, it will join 29 states declared hog cholera free.
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College Station
Texas
Woodrow W. Bailey
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Bailey
Federal Animal Health Commission
United States
Canada
Animal Health Commission
Renner lovegrass yields high beef per acre in Texas trials
Texas Research Foundation reports Renner lovegrass produced 408 pounds of beef per acre in a 1971 grazing trial with 32 animals per acre over 122 days. Trial began April 26 and final weigh-off was October 29. highest gain reached 3.4 pounds per head daily in May, with seedbed and planting details provided for statewide use.
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Renner
Texas Research Foundation
C.L. Lundell
Benny J. Simpson
Bermuda
Simpson
Sid Dr
Lundell
Foundation
South Africa
Brillion
Cyclone
Planet Jr
Texas
Insurance Leader Receives Prestigious Annual Honor
An industry figure has earned one of the life insurance field’s highest annual honors, recognizing decades of leadership, innovation, and service to customers and insurers alike.
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Ixas “Arm
Ronny F. McNutt
Wayne Chapman
SCS
Chester Hufstedler
Leroy Garrison
Glen Griffin
Hall-Childress Soil and Water Conservation District
Cottle County
Lovegrass
Indonesia
Earth
M. K. Wilcoxson
Southwestern
Southwestern Life
M.K. Wilcoxson
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