Plains farming irrigation data for 42 county area
A 42 county survey shows 4,968,149 irrigation acres and 61,078 wells this year, up from 59,497 in 1965. Irrigated acreage fell from 5,262,155 last year after a 1964 peak of 5,372,060, with federal crop programs blamed for much of the decline. Cotton irrigation totaled 1,118,963 acres, as some water shifted to other crops.
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High Plains
Bill Lyle
Lyle
North Plains
China
Hale County
Floyd County
Swisher County
Hale
Palmer County
Castro
Lambh
Lubbock
Deaf Smith
Swisher
Gaines
Floyd
Hockley and
Hansford
Plainview C C Directors Named During Meeting
Plainview Chamber of Commerce directors approved motions backing two major projects in Plainview and Hale County and named five new directors at a semi monthly meeting. The board endorsed Hale County's entry in the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District and discussed water ownership and irrigation efficiency.
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Plainview
Tilson
Plainview Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico
California
Lubbock
J. B. Wheeler
Development Council
Central Plains General Hospital
C. L. Abernathy
M. B. Hood
Fred Conner
Bill Hayes
Grady Tunnel
J. H. Kirchoff
Marshall Pharr
Charlie Young
Allen Rigler
Hale County Hospital Authority
Castro CAC seeks federal funds for education and migrant programs
Castro County Community Action Committee has applied for 97 905 dollars in federal grants from the Austin Office of Economic Opportunity to fund Head Start preschool work in Dimmitt and Hart, migrant worker services, and an adult retraining project. The request includes 28 982 for Head Start and 46 383 for child care and related services plus 22 540 to hire 10 non English speaking men for farm work.
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Dimmitt
Castro County
Community Action Committee
Austin
Office of Economic Opportunity
Dimmitt and
Hart
Frank Latimer
Mexico Senate Approves 25-Peso Olympic Commemorative Coins
The Mexican Senate approved minting 10 million 25-peso silver coins to honor the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. The coins feature a sculpture by Lorenzo Rafael, an athlete figure, the inscription XIX Olympiado 1968, and the five-ring Olympic emblem. Each coin is valued at $2.
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OKAYS
Mexico City
Lorenzo Rafael
Mexico
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Lea
SLUE
Bonn
Hormel
Paka
Philadelphia
Pillsbury
Jonathan
Campbell
Maxwell House
Folger's
Youngblood
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