1969 Farm output outstrips demand amid policy shifts
U.S. agriculture produced more than markets could absorb in 1969 despite government limits. Record yields boosted net income near 16 billion dollars, while cotton suffered from poor weather. Hardin and lawmakers debated farm support plans amid high costs and evolving policy.
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U. S
Clifford M. Hardin
Freeman
University of Nebraska
Washington Arena
Hardin
Congressional
Agriculture Department
Department
Senate House
Congress
Chicago
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Scaddy
Texas sorghum crop declines in 1969 harvest
Washington AP reports Texas sorghum output will fall about 31 million bushels from 1968 due to lower per acre yields amid hot dry weather. The 309.8 million bushels forecast compares to 340.8 million last year, with average yield seen at 50 bushels per acre. National production remains strong at 743.1 million bushels.
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Crop Reporting Board
Washington
Texas
Agriculture Department
Memphis Cotton Harvest Passes Peak in Greenbelt Area
The Memphis Cotton Classing Office reports harvest about 75 percent complete in the Greenbelt area as 84,727 samples have been classed. Grades show 15 percent white, 63 percent Light Spotted, 19 percent Spotted. 11 percent bark and grass. Fineness readings 75 percent in 3.5 to 4.9. strength mostly 75,000 psi or higher. Market remains steady to slightly higher with prices paid to farmers shown.
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W. E. Cain
USDA
Memphis
Texas
Staples
Pressley
Farm Employment Up In November
Texas farm employment rose in November as harvests in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Rio Grande Plains filled more than 4,000 farm openings versus October. Non-farm placements fell about 6,000 from October. Unemployment insurance claims rose statewide by nearly 27,000 to 120,876 as weather and a seasonal downturn affected construction and outdoor work.
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Austin
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande Plains
Texas Employment Commission
Commission
TEC
Dallas
R. L. Coffman
Coffman
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Conference Set at A&M
The Texas House Speaker G F Mutsch er along with USDA officials and university researchers will speak at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Conference January 7-9 at Texas A&M University. Main speakers include Mack Dugger and Dr H O Kunkel. The event features general sessions, special interest meetings, and two Thursday symposiums on food production and social dimensions of Texas agriculture.
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College Station
Texas House of Representatives
USDA
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
A&m University
G. F
Gus) Mutscher
Mutscher
H. O. Kunkel
A&m College of Agriculture
College of Agriculture
Memorial
A&m
Earl Rudder
Kunkel
Mack Dugger
Colege of Biological and Agricultural Sciences
University
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Orville Freeman
By Lowell B. Cure
Texas Agricultural Experiment Stations
Texas A&m University
Nance
Childress County
Nixon Administration
United States
U.S. Department
U.S
Wakefield Laundries
Fite
Gulf Service
Mrs
E. V. Fite
Jingle Bell
SID Holland CO
Memphis Cotton Report
Secretary OF Agriculture
Leroy B. Gaines
Representative
American National Insurance Co
City Parts CO
Gerald Havens
DR Pepper Bottling CO
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