Cotton Forum Set at Bastrop for August 10
Ouachita Parish County Agent invites cotton farmers machinery dealers insecticide fertilizer specialists and cotton users to the sixth annual Cotton Forum at the Agriculture Auditorium Bastrop. The program runs 9 30 a m to 3 00 p m with registration 8 30 9 30 a m Duke Shackleford heads the committee. Also notes watermelon ripeness tips and crape myrtle mildew prevention guidance for local growers.
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Agriculture Auditorium
Bastrop
U. S. 165 East
Duke Shackleford
Cotton Forum
Louisiana Cotton and Livestock Markets Week Report
Louisiana crops benefited from rains with improved outlook and late maturity in the southern regions. New Orleans spot cotton at middling 23.35 cents per pound for August 3. Cattle receipts 6 451 head across three auctions, hogs 1 326 head, both up from prior week but down year over year. Poultry and eggs markets show weaker broilers and steady hens, with egg prices mixed by size.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Jackson girl killed in Mississippi highway crash
Pamelia K. Ray 18 of Jackson died in a one car accident on U S 49 five miles north of Wiggins. Officers said the out of control car crashed. Driver John Frederick Crow of Jackson was taken to Stone County Hospital with believed minor injuries.
Increases In Tree Planting Reported In South
Pulp and paper companies and pulpwood suppliers in the South planted about 275.9 million tree seedlings in 1965 66, including 23.1 million donated to farmers. The SPCA notes direct seeding on 52 955 acres and 344 860 acres of planted seedlings, totaling 397 815 forested acres.
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Pulp and Paper
South
H. J. Malsberger
Atlanta
Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association
Malsberger
SPCA
Cotton Problems Discussion Set at Louisiana Forum
The annual Louisiana Cotton Forum in Bastrop will discuss crop production and research. Duke Shackelford announced registration opens at 8:30 a.m. in the Agricultural Extension Service Auditorium.
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Bastrop
Agricultural Extension Service
Highway 165 East
Duke Shackelford
Bastrop Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Service
Lake Providence
George Shepherd
Dale Newsom
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Forest land used for hunting and recreation grows with industry support
The industry in the South adopts a multiple use policy with 19.8 million of 23 million acres open to the public for hunting and fishing and over 148 company lands offering outdoor recreation. Malsberger says cooperative forest protection keeps trees growing faster than harvests, but warns against any complacency to meet future wood needs.
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Malsberger
Pulp and Paper
South
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