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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1973

Page

3

Cotton Incorporated elects five new directors for 1974

Cotton Incorporated announces five new directors and ten re elected, with alternates named as of January 1 1974. New directors include L P Fuqua Milan Tenn W A Baxter Dermott Ark W E Miller Springlake Tex Duke Shackleford Bonita La and W H Wharton Roscoe Tex Others assume roles from states Arkansas Texas Tennessee Louisiana Mississippi and Arizona, expanding board to 39 members reflecting producer representation and three year terms.

New York Cotton Incorporated America J. Dukes Wooters Jr New Cotton Incorporated Board Cotton Incorporated Board Wooters U.S. Secretary of Agriculture L. P Buck Fuqua Milan Tenn W. A. Baxter Dermott Ark W. E. Miller Springlake Tex Duke Shackleford Bonita W. H. Wharton Roscoe O. P. Hale Tennessee Kentucky Baxter Howard Holthoff Gould Miller Jay Cannon Hale Center Howard Alford Lubbock Wharton Charles Stenholm Stamford Shackleford Joseph Barham Oak Ridge Tom Wade Kenton Buck Fuqua James Dyer Weslaco Herman Propst Anson James T. Powell Prattville Ala J. Lewis Harper Northport Wayne Winsett Altus Okla Curtis Hawkins Carlos Robinson Hamilton Miss W. T. Robertson Holly Ridge Sam CC. Chapin Trumann Fred Enke Casa Grande Ariz Lawrence Peterson Danevang Sherman Thomas Madera

Cotton spot prices rise in Western region markets

Spot prices for cotton strengthened in Western Region markets last week as USDA AMS reports rising early week prices and some late pullback. Domestic and foreign mill inquiries grew, overall offers increased, and growers held some stock for price or tax reasons. Texas Oklahoma staples dominate pricing with 70 to 72 cents per pound bids. California San Joaquin Valley activity remains high for new crop contracting.

Agricultural Marketing Service USDA California Arizona Texas - Oklahoma San Joaquim Valley San Joaquin Valley Texas Plains New Mexico Oklahoma Texas

Texas cotton, peanut, and grain outlook across state farms

Panhandle to South areas report varied conditions with drought relief needed for small grains and moisture-sensitive crops. Cotton yields improving in some regions while late harvests suffer from wetness. pecans light but fair in Far West. citrus movement up in Rio Grande Valley. livestock in good shape with ongoing feeding in régions.

College Station Tex John Hutchinson Texas Agricultural Extension Service Texas Hutchinson Blacklands Hutchison High Plains Rio Grande Valley San Antonio — Winter Garden Panhandle South Plains North Central West Central Coleman Gillespie Central Gulf Coast South Central

Insecticide Reduction Plan for Texas Cotton

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and collaborators report a new system to cut insecticide use in Southeast Texas cotton. The plan targets boll weevil, fleahopper, and bollworm control with fall diapause, low early dosages, rapid cessation of fleahopper treatment, and tolerance for up to 15 percent damaged squares to boost yields and net returns.

College Station Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Texas Winfield Sterling Texas Department of Corrections TDC Ronald Lacewell James Casey Texas A&m University Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Sterling

Grapes May Appear In Cotton Country

LUBBOCK Texas agricultural researchers say grape production on the High Plains is economically and practically sound based on six years of study by Dr. William Lipe TAES. The area has cheap well drained soils and fewer hail risks making large scale growth feasible.

Lubbock High Plains William Lipe Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Lipe West Texas Abernathy TAES South Plains

Farewell party for Barbara Holeman a county agent

Barbara Holeman County Extension Agent for five years will be honored at a Come and Go farewell Thursday December 20 from 5 30 to 7 p m in the Courthouse Assembly Room. All 4 Hers parents leaders and friends of 4 H invited.

Barbara Holeman 4-H Holeman

Cotton Harvest Maintains Steady Pace Across Greenbelt Area

Cotton harvest and ginning ran steadily all week in the Greenbelt Area with one wind stoppage. W. E. Cain of the USDA Cotton Classing Office in Memphis reports 30,250 samples graded this week, lifting season totals to 77,800. Last year on this date 53,600 had been graded. Major grades were 31 at 32 percent and 32 at 28 percent.

Pressley Greenbelt W. E. Cain Usda, Agriculture Marketing Service Memphis Texas

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