Texas grasses boost beef supply by 335 million pounds yearly
Texas conservation farmers report 335 million pounds more beef annually from grasses released by the SCS. Over 5.9 million acres in two decades, led by Buffelgrass and King Ranch Bluestem, plus Selection 75 kleingrass, have raised beef output and other livestock gains while improving erosion control and wildlife habitat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Edward E. Thomas
Temple
SCS
Thomas
Pensacola
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Knox City
Soil and Water Conservation District
Agricultural Research Service
Texas A&m University
Texas Tech University
Prairie View A&m
Abilene Christian College
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Farm Population Up Slightly in 1972 Says Government
Government data show 9.61 million people lived on farms in 1972, up 185000 from 1971, but officials caution against reading this as a trend change. They note a 20 percent chance the rise is due to sampling error, with long-term decline continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Weather toll on Texas crops slows harvests across regions
Severe week of rains and storms hampers wheat and hay amid ongoing harvesting. Hutchison of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes widespread soil moisture, with cotton and grain sorghum progressing in many districts. Cattle losses reported in Southeast Texas and screwworms increasing slowly in southern counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Tex
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hutchison
Texas
High Plains
Panhandle
Collingsworth
South Plains
Knox County
West Central
Llano
Menard
Upper Gulf Coast
Texas 4-H Congress and farm variety tests reported
Childress County 4 H members will attend the first Texas 4 H Congress July 10 12 in Houston with about 500 4 H ers. Crop tests include cotton varieties on Leeman Weirs and sorghum tests near Carey and Childress plus a pasture rotational grazing plan. Boll weevil counts near Community Center suggest early season control. Oldest living things note bristlecone pines in California are over 4000 years old with a specimen dating to 2640 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londa Cameron
Bryan Crook
Childress County
Texas
Shamrock Hilton Hotel
Houston
Leeman Weir
Childress
Harold Trent
Carey
Trent
Pioneer
Richardson
Teddy Hightower
Hightower
Sudan
George Foard
White Mountains
California
Ermine Changes Color With Season And Local Crop Update
The text notes a stoat or ermine changing from brown to white in winter. It mentions rainfall needs, especially outside the northeast district, and reports steady honeydew and watermelon shipments while tomatoes, okra, and sweet corn move to market in moderate supply. Cantaloupe harvest is past peak and boll weevils are becoming more active if eaten.
Dryland narrow-row cotton shows promise in Texas tests
West Texas researchers report three-year trials from 1970 to 1973 comparing dryland narrow-row to conventional 40 inch rows. Under varying moisture, 16 inch rows outyielded the standard system while potentially conserving groundwater. Proponents warn of risk in very dry years and stress soil, climate, and grower factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
West Texas
Agricultural Research Service
USDA
Filmer Hudspeth, Jr
Texas A&m University Agricultural Research and Extension Center
South Plains
Hudspeth
ARS
Dr Davis Says Drowning Chickens Was Drastic and Unnecessary
Oklahoma poultry expert Dr Donald E Davis of Wilson Co argues that drowning thousands of newly hatched chicks in Texas was a drastic misstep. He asserts better market planning, delaying drownings, and using by products could avoid losses while noting broader cold weather deaths and price effects on feed and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
America
Donald E. Davis
Oklahoma City
Wilson Co
Davis
Texas
Rockefellow Foundation
Soviet Union
Federal funds boost park lands across nation and states
The Land and Water Conservation Fund totaled about 696 million dollars by March 31, 1971. Roughly half financed 866200 acres for national parks, forests and wildlife refuges while the rest funded state and local outdoor recreation projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Earl Harwell
StatTerFarm
State Farm
Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Illinois
Rogers Lumber Company
Dial
Ronny F. McNutt
Aei
Sadar
Knoxville, Tenn
Farm Bureau
Roy Wygal
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