Lubbock County Names New Farm Agent McElroy
Lee H. McElroy began duties June 17 as Lubbock County farm agent, returning to a role he held earlier in Lamb and Parmer counties. He holds an MS in entomology and joins a strong team including Lowell Richardson and Cecil Lewis guiding 4-H programs. Lubbock’s 1954 agricultural value reached nearly 49 million with 2,081 farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee H. McElroy
Lubbock
Lubbock County
McElroy
Texas A&m College
Lamb County
Parmer County
Parmer
Terry County
A&m
Lowell Richardson
Cecil Lewis
Sanches Montilino
M. Rhoades
Gene Barnett
U S Farm Exports Near 41 Percent of Billion
Farm exports from the United States are approaching 41 percent of a billion dollars this fiscal year, up four years in a row. Economist Alvin Wooten cites CCC price strength, high quality demand abroad, eased export barriers, and robust promotion tools as key factors driving the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alvin Wooten
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
College Station
Wooten
America
Light cotton insect infestations persist in area
Weather and disease have damaged stands in several counties while rains reduce thrips and aphids. W. L. Owen Jr. and H. A. Turney with John Thomas report light thrips in Bailey Cochran Floyd Hockley Lamb Lubbock Lynn Palmer and Terry counties and light aphids in Cochran Crosby Lubbock and Lynn counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Owen Jr
Lubbock Experiment Station
H. A. Turney
John Thomas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Plant Pest Control Branch
USDA
Bailey
Cochran
Floyd
Hockley
Lamb
Lubbock
Lynn
Palmer
Terry
Gaines
Hale
Crosby
Yoakum
Swisher
Castro
Texas A&M _ College System
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farmers At Work In Dry Texas Fields
Dry fields and rapid crop growth occupy Texas farmers this week with most areas improving. Harvests run lighter than normal but ahead of expectations while planting of later crops nears completion. Livestock conditions remain good though flies and screwworms appear in some counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Vernon
del Rio
San Angelo
Texas
Aire
Eavy
I Jackson
Arris
Waller
Rio Grande Valley
College Station
Trans-Peceos
G. G. Gibson
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Farm and Ranch
Dickens
Kent
Stonewall
Foard
Wichita
Wilbarger
Nacogdoches
Rosenberg
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AGA
French & CO
Tom French
Dial PO
Linoleum Rug Sale
Commode
P.O
Wena
U. S
Ing
WilliWooten
Tech
Christmas Island
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Williams
Texas Tech
D. W. Sherrill
Robert V. Thurmond
Panhandle
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