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Texas Hybrid Corn Winners Announced in State Contest
Royce Turner of Lamb County tops with 251.5 bushels per acre in Area I, breaking records despite a late spring freeze. The list names top producers across regions including Bowie County, Hill County, Castro County, and Wallace, with notes on hybrids used, fertilizer, irrigation, and planting dates. The program honors include state champion plaques and area cash awards. Texas Hybrid corn yields, history of hybrids since 1941, and high participation are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce Turner
Lamb County
Royce
Doyce
Young Turner
Area I
Texas Hybrid Corn Growers Association
Allan Bryant
Corsicana
M. D. Lacy
Lubbock
Extension Agronomist
Ben R. Spears
Austin DeLaughter
Bowie County
Alan Doyle
Johnny Collins
Castro County
Leon Collins
Jerry Lange
Blackland
Cauthen Wimberly
Hill County
W. E. Webb
McLennan County
Wendell Crunk
Billy Gene Weiss
J. D. Carroll
Texas
DeLaughter
East
Wade Parks
Leon County
W. H. Warlick
Gregg County
Marcus Newsome
Smith County
Wamon Garner
Nacogdoches County
Gulf Coast
South Texas
R. E. House
Lee County
Billie Wiederhold
Harold Weidner
Washington County
FFA
George IW
Boerger W. Boerger
Wharton County
Glenn Pomykal
Austin County
Otto Moser
M. E. Damuth
Montgomery County
Herbert Goehring
Hays County
Roy Roberts
Collin County
Dale Spear
Liberty County
Dale
Spears
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station