Pecan Growers Meet Here At Monroе Francis Hotel
The Louisiana State Pecan Growers Association will hold its annual convention in Monroe at the Francis Hotel with registration at 9 a.m. Experts will be on hand for questions on pecan horticulture. Also notes urge pest control vigilance for pecans, especially aphids and mites, and advise careful spraying this June for varieties Schley Mahan and Success to protect 1966 yields. US upland cotton carryover projections and lawn mower safety guidance are included in the advisory.
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Louisiana State Pecan Growers’ Association
Monroe
Francis Hotel
Warren Meadows
Schley
Mahan
United States
Profits Seen In Top Rate Feeder Pigs
The Central Louisiana Swine Producers Association sale in Jena showed strong returns for top quality feeder pigs. Sixty nine growers, including 36 from LaSalle Parish, consigned 1,362 pigs averaging 41 pounds and selling at 14.94 per head, totaling 20,365.35 dollars. Above average pigs averaged 42 cents per pound while unclassified pigs brought 11 cents per pound. All pigs were pre graded before sale.
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Central Louisiana
Fitzgerald
LaSalle Parish
Louisiana Cotton and Livestock Markets Week Summary
Cotton fields showed mixed growth as choppers cleared grass and weeds. spot New Orleans cotton traded slowly at 372.05 cents per pound. Cattle sales reached 6,655 head across eight markets, up 8 percent from last week and 99 percent from a year ago, with calves and steers generally firm to higher. Hog auctions sold 794 head, down 78 percent from last week, with price moves generally steady to higher in several hog categories. Fryers and broilers were weaker for the June period, while hens and eggs showed modest price shifts amid adequate supplies and fair demand.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Feeder pig sales to aid small growers in Louisiana
Fitzgerald said eleven association sales will be held this year to pool pigs for buyers. Only members may participate and all pigs must be produced on the member's farm so buyers can get the specified number and grade. Feed conversion ranges from about 1 to 3.3 for top pigs to 1 to 4 or more for lower quality animals.
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Fitzgerald
Louisiana
Association
Insect Control Plan Lacks Testing Confidence
Louisiana farmers are cautioned against using an ultralow volume insecticide method until results from LSU entomologists confirm its value and safety. Tests last year in four states showed promise but require further evaluation on cotton, rice, sugarcane and soybeans this year.
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Louisiana
James S. Tynes
LSU Agricultural Extension Service
LSU
Tynes
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
LSU Agricultural Experiment Station
Conservation program drives farm conservation in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish farmers completed ACP practices on 232 farms covering about 74 500 acres last year. National ACP participation reached around 1.1 million farms in 1964 with total investment near 116 000 in Ouachita and roughly half that in cost-sharing. Across the nation ACP touched about half a billion dollars in conservation work in 1964.
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Ouachita Parish
W. A. Calloway
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service County Committee
Calloway
Summer Meet Arranged By Agriculturists
The 1965 summer meeting of the Louisiana Commercial Agriculturists Association will be at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish on June 17 and 18. W. D. Curtis, LSU Extension economist and secretary treasurer, notes members include agriculturists from business industry education and government. Registration starts 1:30 p.m. Thursday with Jesse Rees presiding. Tours of the refuge and coastal areas follow.
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Louisiana Commercial Agriculturists Association
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge
Cameron Parish
W. D. Curtis
Curtis
Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Service
Jesse Rees
Alexandria
Agricultural Scientist Given Honors
Louisiana State University agricultural scientist H D Ellzey Jr., superintendent of the Southeast Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station at Franklinton, received the Agriculture Department Gleaners Club award during Honors Day at Hammond college. Ellzey, active since 1948 at Franklinton, led research improving dairy and forage crops. He previously taught crop production in Baton Rouge and authored publications on forage crops, while leading various agricultural and community organizations.
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Louisiana State University
Southeastern Louisiana College Department of Agriculture
Gleaners Club
Louisiana
H. D. Elizey Jr
Southeast Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station
Franklinton
Agriculture Department — Gleaners Club
Hammond College
Ellzey
South
Baton Rouge
Franklinton Station
Conservation Highlights Good year award for district lead
The Lower West Red River Soil Conservation District was named the state's outstanding district in the Good year Soil Conservation Awards Program. George Hoff Lynn and Louis H. Wise of Lena will join 102 top district representatives for a four day visit to desert farms near Phoenix, Arizona as part of the event. The Boeuf River district took second place with farmer cooperator W. A. Calloway and Son of Bosco recognized.
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Lower West Red River
George Hoff Lynn
Lena
Louis H. Wise
Phoenix
Ariz
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Boeuf River
Greece Tobacco Industry Employs One Eighth Population
In Athens, AP reports that about one eighth of Greece s 8.5 million people work in connections to the tobacco industry, which stands as the country s leading export crop.
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Athens
Greece
Irrigation Boosts Yam Production
Louisiana State University researchers report supplemental irrigation significantly boosts sweet potato yields and quality. In a study area irrigated yams yielded 315 bushels per acre versus 167 without irrigation, with drought timing influencing losses. Continuous soil moisture and methods like furrow or sprinkler irrigation improved survival, root size, and marketable yield by about 154 bushels per acre on average, plus 23 bushels per acre per additional acre-inch of water.
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LSU
Aquathos
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Richland Parish
Venable
Leo Ambert
J. J. Joyce
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
Louisiana Livestock
Louisiana Poultry and Eggs
Thiodon
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Farbwerke Hoechs, AG
Fairfield Chemicals
Niagara Chemical Division
Middleport
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
West Monroe
Christian Fischer Jr
Agriculture Department
Grover Fuller
Agriculture Students
MR. Farmer
Reve
M. Kaplan & Son. Inc
9Th & Adams
Joseph Montelaro
West Feed Mill
Jewel ST
Louis Thomas
Bruce
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Forest Chemical & Supply CO
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Monroe, LA
Syonernnt
Pennsalt
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