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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1966
Page
6
Ouachita Parish County Agent J. J. Joyce Jr urges readers to save small potatoes as seed for fall plantings, store in a cool dark place, and plant whole after a rest period. He warns seed is scarce locally, notes red spider pest signs on beans, and offers malathion and diazinon controls. He advises watering weekly during dry spells to keep vegetables productive all season.
Louisiana weekly markets show good progress in cotton fields with scattered showers improving topsoil moisture. Spot cotton trading slow but mill inquiries up. New Orleans middling cotton at 30.85 cents. Cattle, hog, and fryer markets mixed with steady to barely steady prices and lower weekly volume. Eggs stronger amid adequate supplies. hens and prices per pound noted.
The American Hereford Association with offices in Kansas City Mo awarded special registration number 141414 to the champion bull at the Cornhusker Register of Merit Show during the Nebraska State Fair on September 6 and 7. Secretary Paul Swaffar noted the number honors the champion of the 1966 67 ROM circuit while the association records about 500 000 calves yearly, the largest in the global beef industry.
L L Loftin of the Soil Conservation Service in Alexandria explains soil surveys extend beyond farming. They aid construction, planning, development, and agriculture by detailing particle size, drainage, acidity, slope, erosion, and flood risks. Shrink swell clays can alter foundations and plumbing, requiring design adjustments for stability.
Louisiana farm sales totaled 407 million in 1964, up from 335 million in 1959, despite a drop in the number of farms from 74,438 to 62,466. Average farm size rose from 139 to 166.7 acres and value per acre from 174.88 to 246.31 dollars. Crop sales reached 282.4 million, up 66.4 million since 1959.
Soil scientists from the Soil Conservation Service offer data on local soils to help prevent problems like faulty septic tanks and flooded foundations. Four parishes have completed surveys covering every acre, including Acadia, Bossier, St. Mary, and Terrebonne, with others at various stages of completion.
Louisiana soybean producers enjoy a strong market as Dr. Reid M. Grigsby of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service notes a bright outlook. He warns that producing beyond demand could lower prices and that 1966-67 may see rising production. Prices at portside elevators reach about 3.15 per bushel, with meal demand lifting soybean values. Domestic production and exports support higher prices, while carryover remains about 50 million bushels, possibly risking a bean shortage if crush and exports stay elevated.
C H Lewis Jr of Zachary received the Gulf States Section Society of American Foresters distinguished service award in New Orleans. An engraved plaque honored services in 1965 as foresters from Louisiana Texas and Mississippi looked on. William F Mann presented the award. Lewis, a former Gulf States section chair and current national council member, is a pine and hardwood pulpwood dealer in East and West Feliciana parishes and was ex executive director of the Louisiana Forestry Association.
The report shows total farm product sales reaching a million dollars in 1964, leading all Louisiana parishes. Jefferson Davis parish ranks second with sales of 19.3 million dollars.
Washington AP reports that weather over the next 90 days could stress the Johnson administration farm programs. A May wheat deficit and droughts slash forecasts, risking higher bread prices, political pressure from labor, and potential cuts to aid abroad. Government aims to stabilize prices through a control program while preparing for next year’s wheat allotment rise.
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