Free State Farming outlook for cotton and corn pests
County Agent Todd W Berry notes cotton is in two seed stage and thrips fleahoppers boll weevil soon threaten with damage. Recommend DDT toxaphene plus sulfur sprays or dusts, best efficacy for young cotton. Discuss spray timing wind limits, pressures and volumes, safety tips, and a revised cotton insect control guide now available. Corn looks strong with promising county crop. watermelons bloom as vines run. Watch for squash bug and apply lindane dust periodically. small ug infestations respond to 1.5 percent dust when young.
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Todd W. Berry
Texas
Livestock Market Report From Fort Worth Broadside
Stocker and feeder cattle moved out at steady prices with quality considered. Desirable steer calves brought 20 to 22 dollars, some to 23. last week steer calves hit 24. Feeder steers around 901 pounds sold at 20 dollars. Fat cows and bulls traded. good fat steers 1650 to 2100 dollars per head. Hogs rose to 26.50 in Fort Worth. sows 18 to 21. A letter notes USDA lamb price shifts and packing-house outlook. Card of thanks from Mrs. Bill Fisher.
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Ted Gouldy
Fort Worth
Cos
USDA
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Philadel
Boston
Water Needs for Poultry in Summer at A&M College
COLLEGE STATION June 10 Chickens become lazy in heat and seek comfort. A water source more than ten feet away risks thirst. Professor E D Parnell urges poultrymen to survey equipment and placement for ample summer water. Water quality and taste affect drinking and production.
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College Station
E. D. Parnell
A&m College
Parnell
Dual Fans Approved For Cotton Gin Trash
The USDA approves dual fans to process cotton gin trash in series with six blades and specific RPM, enabling farmers to return organic material to soil at low cost. Other methods include incineration composting sterilization fumigation and hammer milling. roller mills are on trial.
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College Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Armers
USDA
Singers Convene for Ben Wheeler Sunday Event
The East Van Zandt Singing Convention will be held in Ben Wheeler this Saturday night and Sunday. The event, announced by M. E. White, coincides with Ben Wheeler’s annual homecoming. Attendees include Baxter Mixed Quartet Dallas, Tom Priley Quartet Mt. Vernon, and Sam Johnson Quartet New Home, plus other noted singers.
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Ben Wheeler
East van Zandt
M. E. White
Baxter
Dallas
Tom Priley
Mt. Vernon
Sam Johnson
New Home
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Baie
Mineola
Grady MacFarland
Wills Point
Kaufman van Zandt
Canton Lions Club
MacFarland
Sammie Dutton
Ben Wheeler Club
Charleie Wilkerson
Elberta
Texas Agn
Mt. Pleasant
Trinidad
Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler
Bill Fisher
G. R. Elliott
Wer City
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Southwestern States Telephone CO
Chevrolet
Michigan
Hans Elliott Chevrolet Company
Grand Saline
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