Texas dairy industry marks month with milk promotion drive
The Texas dairy sector leads in marketing and promotion efforts as dairymen push a yearly salute to the industry. East Texas dominates production with Hopkins County highest in milk cows, while stateswide harvests and crops from peaches to melons are reported, and milk price supports and costs for 1974 are analyzed by federal researchers.
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Texas crops report finds sorghum strong but wheat down
Early harvest notes from Texas Agricultural Extension Service director Dr Daniel Pfannstiel show sorghum prospects good while wheat crops dip due to winter drought and late spring dryness. Corn cotton rice soybeans and peanuts progress. rains boost pastures. haymaking slowed in heavy rainfall areas. alfalfa yields strong. livestock generally good though ranges below average in parts of the Plains and West Texas. Screwworms persist in South and Southwest Texas.
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Daniel C. Pfannstiel
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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Panhandle
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Dairy farmers see better 1976 finances on milk sales
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department economists expect 1976 dairy cash receipts to rise from 1975’s $9.9 billion as milk production climbs over 3 percent. First quarter receipts jumped about 25 percent year on year, helping output reach around 117.5 billion pounds. Secretary Butz chose not to raise federal dairy price supports.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Texas Exports Rise With Agriculture Lead
Agriculture exports remain strong with Texas 184 a major contributor. Texas ranks high in cotton hides grain sorghum meat citrus and peanuts exports, supported by a rise in grain and wheat shipments to the Soviet Union. U.S. farm exports grow from 81 billion annually in 1970s to about 22 billion in 1976, with 160 million metric tons expected.
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Charles Baker
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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Baker
Soviet Union
Texas A&m University
Busy Summer Planned for ASCS Office Projects
Local Sou Conservation Technical Brown outlines a busy season with terraces under three programs. About 510 624 feet of terraces will be built on wheat land by October 1 1976. Parallel terraces totaling about 90 000 feet and several diversion terraces will also be constructed under Great Plains and other conservation programs with SCS staff assisting landowners on embankment ponds and irrigation pipelines.
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District 4 4H Show Set for Vernon June 25 26
Twelve 4 H members from Herstrom Childress County join Y1 counties in District 2 1 H Horse Show at Santa Rosa Roundup Arena Vernon. Events include Western Pleasure Western Horsemanship Reining Barrel Racing and Pole Bending with finals around 6 pm Friday. Showmanship and halter classes Saturday start at 9 am. Participants listed: Mary Lou Bradley Davy Moyers David Halford Kevin Crain Donna Halford Kimbra Dorsett Louis Halford Shelly Ridens Billy Williams Teresa Moore Stacy Smith Beth. A separate note mentions a dryland cotton demonstration planted June 5 at Bobby Felton's Community Center farm.
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Santa Rosa
Mary Lou Bradley
Davy Moyers
David Halford
Kevin Crain
Donna Halford
Kimbra Dorsett
Louis Halford
Shelly Ridens
Billy Willams
Teresa Moore
Stacy Smith
Beth
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