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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
4
Weather stayed clear but a dust storm and high winds halted harvest Monday. About 85 to 90 percent of the cotton crop is expected to be harvested over holidays. The Memphis office reports 90,696 samples classed through December 24 with steady quality and prices near steady to firm.
The Agriculture Department projects a 1970 winter wheat crop above 1.03 million bushels, a drop from recent years but among the top crops historically. Plantings total 38.3 million acres, the smallest since 1957, with conditions hinging on winter moisture and spring rains.
Demonstrations will be held next year at D N Gregory's farm to test a chemical for root knot nematode control and to identify cotton varieties tolerant to fusarium wilt. Dr Robert Berr and Leon New of Texas Extension Service reported field observations of disease and nematodes. Gregory noted uneven plant death and reduced yield from about one and a half bales to under a half bale per acre. The Extension Service works with the crops subcommittee to assist Gregory's infestation problem.
Arabian horses draw attention in the United States as races expand beyond five states. IAHA notes Arabians excel in long distances and have larger hearts and lungs than Thoroughbreds. Scottsdale sales highlight a record $150,000 price for Naborr as popularity grows.
Texas A M University economist John G McHaney urges continued efforts to strengthen American cotton amid declines in production consumption and exports and rising global totals. Texas Agricultural Extension Service adds staff changes including Woodrow W Bailey as assistant livestock and meat specialist. Calving age study notes heifers may calve at two years if they reach 600 pounds and gain weight without over fattening, calving 30 60 days before the herd finishes calving.
The article stresses year end farm accounting and reviewing yields, with emphasis on certified high quality seed and suitable hybrids. It urges early arrangements for next year’s certified seed, selecting hybrids by county recommendations, and timely bare root plantings for fruit trees and ornamentals to ensure root hair development and transplant success. It notes whip grafting for pecan nursery stock and other fruit crops, and invites readers to obtain the Texas Extension Service publication at the county office.
Washington AP. Agriculture Department analyst Dewey L. Pritchard says world cotton use grew slowly while man made fibers surged, shrinking cotton's world market share from over 70 percent to 51 percent in a decade. U.S. exports fell from a 1959 60 peak of 7.2 million bales to 2.7 million, with little improvement expected.
PADUCAH The guar harvest in Cottle County is about 75 percent complete according to a spokesman for Brooks Elevator. A million pounds of the 1969 crop has been shipped. price holds at 4.60 per hundred for No 1 grain. Two and a half million pounds has been received. last year the elevator shipped ten million pounds. Fewer acres were planted to maize and yields per acre were low, C A Brooks said.
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