Blackeye peas and crops feature in regional notes
The piece discusses New Year customs of eating blackeye peas for luck, regional agricultural notes on peas and soil building, and cotton classing shifts at the U S Department of Culture central classing in Lubbock, including Spotted cotton and hoe areas. It mentions Bushland and Spur stations, and researchers from Texas Tech, with notes on spray distribution evaluations.
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Lorists
South
High Plains
Lynn
Dawson
U.S. Department of Culture
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Elmer
Soviet Bread Grain Harvest Drops 25 Percent
The Foreign Agricultural Service estimates the Soviet bread grain harvest this year is down nearly 25 percent from last year and the 1955-59 average. Weather curtailed wheat and rye crops, with September signals of seeking Canada supplies and approaching the United States for more grain. World wheat and rye production forecasts fall below prior estimates while Soviet purchases of Canadian grain rise amid potential U. S. sales to Europe.
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Washington
The
Foreign Agricultural Service
Soviet Union
Canada
Cotton Harvest Nene Completion
Texas cotton crop is reported 92 percent harvested by the U S Department of Agriculture. The update notes progress across fields with remaining pickers and drying conditions affecting completion.
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Austin
Texas
U.S
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