Wintry Texas weather slows harvests and aides livestock
Texas agricultural officials report scattered effects from cold conditions last week. Grain sorghum nearing completion in the South Plains while cotton remains largely unharvested. small grain growth slowed and grazing limited. Livestock generally in good condition. freezing temps largely halted screwworms in the south and southwest. Cabbage and fall vegetables move to market. land prep for spring crops underway.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hutchison
South Plains
Panhandle
Southwest
South Texas
North Central
Far West
West Central
Central
Guilt
1973 Feed Grain Provisions Listed
Major provisions of the 1973 feed grain program were announced by ASCS official Gene D. Frisbie. Two options exist. Option A requires 30 percent set aside with payments on half the farm’s feed grain base and rates based on farm yield plus cents per crop. Option B sets 15 percent set aside with lower payment rates and requires total 1972 planted acreage be certified. both options include loan eligibility and credit rules, with no extra payment for additional set aside.
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Gene D. Frisbie
ASCS
December 4-H Club Meets in Courthouse and Plans Gift
The Lucky 4-H Club held its December meeting in the Courthouse with Glen Moran as president. Members discussed a Christmas project to buy a gift for a boy at Westview Boys Home Hollis and changed the January meeting to the 8th. The program covered parliamentary procedure and the eight steps of making a motion.
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Glen Moran
David Quisenberry
Rene Acosta
Douglas James
Jaro Gressett
Westview Boys Home
Hollis
Moon and Planet Jump Heights Compared to Earth
A man who can jump six feet on Earth could reach 36 feet on the Moon, 16 feet on Mars, but only 2 feet on Jupiter. The comparison highlights gravity differences across celestial bodies.
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Earth
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Oldest First Lady to Occupy White House Noted
The oldest First Lady to serve was Mrs. Truman wife of the 33rd president. Harry S. Truman was 68 when Eisenhower took office.
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White House
Mrs. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Cotton Harvest Stalled by Weather in Memphis Area
Adverse weather delayed cotton harvest throughout the Memphis region. USDA office reports 53,650 samples this season, with mixed grade and staple distributions and prices remaining steady to strong. Seed prices averaged 52 dollars per ton.
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Memphis
W. E. Cain
USDA
AMS
Pressley
Cattle Scabies Quarantine Extends Across Southwest
USDA warns ranchers in Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma to guard against cattle scabies as colder weather boosts mite activity. More than 300000 cattle affected across 65 ranches and feedlots under federal state quarantine since last winter with monthly cases continuing into the current period. Some infected cattle have reached Midwest regions via shipment.
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Washington
Southwest
Midwest
Agriculture Department
USDA
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Goddard Launches First Liquid Fuel Rocket at Auburn
March 16, 1926 marked a milestone as Dr. Robert H. Goddard, American rocket pioneer, launched the first liquid fuel rocket in Auburn Massachusetts paving the way for spaceflight and future rocketry achievements.
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Robert H. Goddard
Auburn
Mass
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Mary Lou Bradley
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