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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1960
Page
4
Work proceeds on the CLML Nobie farm west of Mlangham with equipment active and crews at work. Details of project scope and timelines are not specified in the fragment.
Louis Gag, University of Agricultural Science, reports on pest management for cotton. The discussion covers bollworm, aphids, and weevil hibernation, with emphasis on timing and chemical control to protect squares and bolls.
The report highlights Concordia farm youths Carla and her brother Tony Ison. Tony, son of Mr. Ison, serves as club president, appears on TV, and attends camps while promoting 4-H livestock judging and forestry activities. Carla, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Paul, is club reporter with baking and entomology projects and seven years in 4-H creating skills and community help.
Louisiana producers estimated 14,490,000 pounds of berries for the season placed in 652,352 twenty-four pint crates, a five percent rise over the April forecast. The latest figures show production about two cents below last year and 28 percent below the long-term average, with yield at 2100 pounds per acre. Shipping slowed by cool weather but picked up mid April with peak movement of 31 rail cars around April 25, remaining strong into early May.
A June egg production and marketing clinic is planned at North State University. Speakers from agricultural research and industry will discuss handling and safe practices. The program runs from 8 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., with a barbecue to follow.
On the C. M. Noble farm about ten miles west of here a drainage system will move around 13000 cubic yards of soil. The plan features a 4600 foot main ditch six laterals and future perpendicular field drains to ease wet spots. Cotton and corn fields occupy about 260 of 400 acres with digging starting in late April and a motor patrol to finish laterals. Hugh Tidwell heads the Richland Conservation Service district.
Authorities outline a plan using spot Dalapon applications to combat Johnson grass in affected areas. The plan notes chemical resistance and cites weather and crop considerations.
A 300 foot diameter balloon launched at Glynco Naval Air Station near Brunswick rose to 114000 feet for a scientific test. It carries 800 pounds of emulsion film and 10 million cubic feet of thin film. The mission aims to collect cosmic ray data for 13 nations over two years.
UPI reports President Eisenhower's 24 member advance party reaches Manila to prepare for his June 14 arrival as the first stop on a Far Eastern goodwill tour includes Nationalist China Japan South Korea and Okinawa.
Conservation highlights describe soil conservation work in the Northeast District. Farmers receive fish for ponds from a hatchery in Natchitoches after approval from the Interior Department. Ditches and drains are being built on multiple farms near Turkey Creek Church and Baskin using draglines and motor patrols, with portions of costs covered by the Agriculture Conservation Program.
Dragline operations bring a main ditch into reality on the C. M. Noble farm in Richland parish with a farm front photo illustrating the project.
Ouachita Parish County Agent J. C. Joyce Jr outlines cost cutting for cotton in spring 1960. Advice covers herbicide use, nozzle placement, band spraying, oil safety, and five to seven gallon per acre herbicidal applications. Emphasizes avoiding leaf contact, warnings about flame-taming demonstrations, and promotion of a four-row flame cultivator.
ASC official announces boundary shifts for rural and conservation areas affecting community wards. The plan redefines holding communities for upcoming elections and cotton referendum, with officials noting continuity of boundaries in Community A and Ward One.
The American Dairy Association of Louisiana notes 4000 dairy farmers in the state as June Dairy Month is observed. Production exceeds 730 million pounds of milk yearly, with dairying a major income source and vast volumes of milk and dairy products processed in Louisiana plants.
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