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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1964

Page

4

Bench leveling boosts yields and saves water in farm study

Jim Valliant, a water engineer, reports bench leveling at the Halfway research farm increases net income by about 20 dollars per acre per year on cotton and grain sorghum. The practice uses 30 to 40 percent less water for grain sorghum and about 30 percent less for cotton, reduces erosion, and improves soil organic matter and rainfall use.

Faye Jim Valliant Halfway Hale Floyd Swish Casire Lamb Ita Natural Valiant

Career Day lecture added to cropping programs on benches

The event features a 5 million acre sale and a Friday Angus cattle sale by the West Texas Angus Assn at Panhandle South Plains Fair grounds. 128 head will be sold at noon with judging by Ron Davenport of Texas Tech at 8 pm.

Valliant West Texas Angus Assn Panhandle South Plains Fairgrounds Ron Davenport Texas Tech

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