Harvesting Concern Up As Rains Slow Cotton Pickin
USDA Memphis reports 20 000 samples classed in week ending Dec 11, the season's largest volume to date, with total so far 64 000. Rain interrupted operations and white grades fell while light spotted grades rose. staple length shifted toward 16 inches, micronaire readings declined, and prices eased though activity rose.
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USDA
Memphis
K. E. Voelkel
Pressley
Memphis Classing Officerritory
Co Ton
Check Small Grains For Disease
College Station reports most small grains are already planted and growing fast so prevention is limited. Watch for leaf rust stem rust and smut plus blotch and mildew. use seed treatment rotation and resistant varieties to limit loss. A Texas A&M bulletin No 921 offers disease descriptions and control tips.
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Wendell Horne
Texas Agricultual Experiment Station
Texas
Department of Agricultural Information
Texas A&m University
College Station
Economist Predicts 1965 Growth Driven by Government Spending
College Station reports that consumer and state local government outlays should lift 1965 activity. Non durable goods rise while autos lag, housing starts dip, and total output, employment, and incomes edge higher. Government purchases may climb, while defense spending limits federal variation. investment in plants and equipment likely up about 13 percent from 1963.
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College Station
Johnny
A&m University
McHaney
Conoma
Happenings on Arms and Ranches and 4H Meeting
Crop plots show potential gains with fertilizer use and right decisions at harvest. 4-H livestock judging by Pixon Hubbard from Lubbock set for Saturday at the FFA Building with about 2 head on display. An irrigation talk in Hollis urged winter well use to store subsoil moisture for summer stress months. Adolescent questions fade as children grow.
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Pixon Hubbard
Lubbock
FFA
Hollis
Weather forecast calls for colder than normal month
UPI reports the U S Weather Bureau forecasts colder than normal temperatures for most of the United States for mid December to mid January with heavier snow in northern areas and above normal precipitation on the Central Pacific coast. The frigid period is expected mainly in the northern half with near normal in the far Southwest and southeast warmest.
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Washington
UPI
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bureau
Pacific
Quote on 1965 investments and national product impact
McHaney cautions that investments in 1965 are unlikely to contribute to a sizable rise in the gross national product. He argues the source cited should not be counted as adding to total output.
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McHaney
Fallen Leaves Can Be Good For Next Year
In College Station Dr. Charles D. Welch of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service says fallen leaves can boost next year’s gardens if composted. Build a simple pile with six inch leaf layers, fertilizer, and occasional turning to improve soil organic matter and moisture retention.
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College Station
Jack
Charles D. Welch
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Welch
Fan Mail Seeks Orr Girls for Art Linkletter Show
Fan mail addressed to Art Linkletter's House Party on CBS Television Network seeks the full time services of orr girls to process the correspondence. The listing calls for dependable workers to handle audience mail in a TV studio setting.
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Art Linkletter
CBS
Orr Girls
Farm Market Trends in Chicago and Midwest Livestock
Slaughter steers and heifers mostly weak to 50 lower across major terminals amid record meat output. Cows down, bulls steady. hogs mixed with barrows and gilts higher in most markets. Lambs and sheep broadly weaker. Chicago meat trade shows varied beef and pork pricing. grain futures edged mixed while butter and eggs move little.
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Chicago
UPI
Kansas City
St. Louis
Iowa
Minnesota
Boston
New York
Wall Street Charter Urges Optimism Despite Slump
International Statistical Bureau notes the latest market trend remains disappointing but the high has not yet been reached. It forecasts declines should not be protracted and urges continued optimism for the near term.
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New York
UPI
International Statistical Bureau, Inc
Congo chaos sparks UN charges and rival blame
The U.N. Security Council sees a botched Congo mission as the cause of ongoing bloodshed. Tshombe accuses Egypt, Algeria, and the Sudan of aiding rebels while Lumumba and Katanga blame the U.S. Belgium and Soviet allies. Rebels, foreign planes, and mercenaries complicate calls for African-led restoration of order.
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PHT Newsom
UPI
Congo
Security Council
United Nations
United States
Belgium
Moise Tshombe
United Arab Republic
Sudan
Algeria
France
U.N
Nitrogen Boosts Grazing on Small Grains in Texas
Extension agronomist R J Miears says top dressing nitrogen on fall seeded small grains increases forage for grazing in fall and winter and boosts grain yield. Rates vary by soil type with 30 pounds per acre common in many regions. timing in December January or after grazing improves outcomes. Oats rye barley and wheat can reach higher protein during peak grazing.
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College Station
Texas
R. J. Miears
Extension Agronomist
Texas A&m University
High Plains
West Texas
Micars
Cow Society Like Herds Says Texas A&M Expert
College Station Texas A M Meekma extension dairy specialist notes cow society is undemocratic with a rigid rank order. The boss cow enjoys privileges while the cowed cow lacks benefits and patience and a public servant licks faces. The study links rest periods to feeding and suggests practical barn planning.
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College Station
A. M. Meekma
Texas A&m University
Meekma
Auto stocks may lead market rebound after uncertainty
The bureau argues fundamentals matter more than wishful thinking as securities show no abnormal highs. Bache & Co. notes auto stocks could provide leadership in a rising market once the period of uncertainty ends. Auto strikes do not seem to dampen consumer interest.
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Bureau
Cast of The Andy Griffith Show largely from small towns
New York born Frances Bavier is the exception among principal players on The Andy Griffith Show. The rest hail from towns with populations under 20 000.
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Frances Bavier
Andy Griffith Show
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