Wheat Estimate Could Cut Emergency Bill
A USDA crop estimate lowers 1964 wheat to 1.2 billion bushels from 2.5 billion, undermining the emergency wheat bill push. A no vote on wheat support could lift prices, while a sale to Russia and reduced surplus expectations shape market sentiment. Livestock prices edge higher amid light receipts and holiday effects across hogs, cattle, and lambs. Soybeans slip with bearish exports, while corn gains on feeding demand and cold weather. Potatoes and onions hold steady as grain futures move modestly.
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United Press International
U. S. Department of Agricul
USDA
Vies” Mechellon
Congress
Grain Indust
Johnson
Chicago
Midwest
St. Joe
Kansas City
Chicago Board of Trade
Senate
Russia
Get Cotton Picker Ready For Winter
COLLEGE STATION Right now before it is forgotten is the time to prepare cotton pickers for winter reminds B G Reeves cotton ginning and mechanization specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service Not only does the machine need preparation for the winter it probably also needs some repairs to make it ready for next year s harvest Special attention should be given to the chains V belts tires battery radiator air cleaner fuel system water tank hydraulic system and more Reeves says Winter damage from corrosion and deterioration can be reduced by preventive maintenance Contact your local county agricultural agent for guidance.
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College Station
B. G. Reeves
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Reeves
Ctluwralk
Ree- Ves
Sugar Beets in Childress County Need Contracts and Care
A report summarizes sugar beet farming requirements including contracts with mills, seed sourcing, irrigation of about 30 inches, and high input costs per acre. Expected yields reach around 18 tons with 15 percent sugar content and gross incomes near 220 dollars per acre.
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Childress County
Reporting Service Aids Farmers and Markets in 1963
The Agriculture Department Statistical Reporting Service played a key role in evaluating the economy by collecting data from 700 000 volunteers and issuing 70 reports. In 1963 U S farm production rose over 1962 by more than 4 percent with record crops in rice sugar soybeans oilseeds corn and red meat. nut crops exceeded average by 62 percent and cotton yielded 524 pounds lint per acre. Weather affected citrus in Florida Texas and Louisiana.
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Washington
UPT
Agriculture Department
Statistical Reporting Service
SRS
Department
Statistical Reporting
U. S
Florida
Texas
Louisiana
300 Volunteers Sought for Texas A&M Record Program
COLLEGE STATION Texas A and M University and Farm Service coordinators led by Rex Kennedy seek 300 farm operators to join a year long mail in record keeping project. Participants will provide inventories and monthly income and expense data with confidential handling and a year end analysis for tax planning.
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College Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Rex Kennedy
Kennedy
Texas A&m Univesity
Texas A&m
Feeding Cattle in Drought Times Says Expert Thompson
Uel D. Thompson, animal husbandman, outlines feeding guidelines for cows and heifers during drought. Maintain minimum roughage per 100 pounds body weight, ensure protein, provide vitamin A, calcium, and salt, and use protein supplements if grain replaces roughage. Promote early calf creep or sale to reduce cow strain.
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Uel D. Thompson
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Thompson
Texas
Mpson
Failures In Business Due To Weakness
Kenneth Wolf of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service says 88 percent of business failures stem from management weaknesses. He notes agribusiness firms must improve planning and formal long range programs to meet 1970 goals, as Texas business activity declined in September but remained 4.5 percent higher than 1962 by three quarters.
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College Station
Kenneth Wolf
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Wolf
Bureau of Business Research
Austin
Texas
Cotton Quality Drops in Area as Harvest Delayed by Weather
K E Voelkel of the Agricultural Marketing Service in Memphis reports a weather disrupted week with sleet snow and cold halting harvests. Despite conditions 13 000 samples were classified, bringing total season samples to 168 000, with 7 000 unclassified. Fiber readings show mostly low micronaive values and a shift toward weaker classes while cottonseed sells for 51 to 53 dollars per ton.
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K. E. Voelkel
Agricultural Marketing Service
Memphis
Pressley
Horses Move From Ranges To Texas Cities
Texas horses shift from ranges to urban areas says Ed Avacek of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Concentrations now cluster near metropolitan counties Kleberg Harris Tarrant Washington and Brazoria as riding stables 4 H clubs and hobby horses rise among city dwellers. Texans value horses at 31 million dollars surpassing hogs goats and mohair farm values.
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College Station
Texas
Ed Avacek
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
U. S
Kleberg
Harris
Tarrant
Washington
Brazoria
Uvacek
Deep South Snow Stuns as Deep Cold Hits Nation
A winter storm battered the South with light snow in Georgia and Florida, while reaching northern cities with record lows. Temperatures tumbled to 23 below in Vermont and New Hampshire, and Chicago hit 2 below as Indiana logged its coldest December in 93 years. In Ohio, a Youngstown fire killed four children in a frame house fire blamed on an overheated coal furnace.
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Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Vero Beach
Johnsbury
Lebanon
N.H. Watertown
N.Y
Lone Rock
Wis
Mercury
Chicago
Indianapolis
Indiana
Great Plains
Midwest
Ohio Valley
Youngstown
Ohio
Goldwater Faces 1964 Bid as He Might Pledge January Intentions
The article notes Barry Goldwater avoiding a firm presidential commitment, suggesting he would reveal plans early in January. Some observers tie his criticism of Johnson over foreign aid bills to hints of a 1964 bid, while others question Johnson's regional strength and Kennedy's death altering the political landscape.
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Goldwater
Johnson
Democratic’ Co
Kennedy
Texas traffic deaths rise toward new record in 1963
DPS director reports preliminary figures suggesting motorcades may reach 2,657 in 1963, up about 236 from 1962, with final tallies due in March. He urges motorists to observe traffic laws in year end and commit to safer driving to curb the rising trend.
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Garrison
DPS
Texas
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Colorado
C. R. Dugan
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Charlie Brown
Edd MccElroy
First State Bank
Dimmitt
Lilly
Mr. Fisher
Holly Sugar Corp
Hereford
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