Louisiana cotton and livestock market roundup weekly
Market notes show Louisiana cotton trading slightly lower on the New Orleans market with prices around 34 to 35 cents per pound. Cattle marketing was moderate with sales totaling about 1,100 head and prices near prior week levels but lower than a year ago. poultry demand steady, eggs and live market steady to higher with mixed price ranges. broader livestock and poultry sections report varied prices and adequate supplies across June 17 readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiane
New Orleans
Myrdin
Louisiana
Sie
Montly
Mer
Bec
Mediuei
Danish Premier's Wife Says She Packs Too Much
New York report quotes Helle Virkner Krag wife of Danish Premier Jems Otto Krag during a New York visit. She reveals a common traveler issue her husband notes she tends to overpack on trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helle Virkner Krag
Jems Otto Krag
Area Harvest Of Peaches In High Gear
North Louisiana's peach harvest is in full operation with ample moisture aiding a good size crop. Ruston area escapes spring freeze, giving Louisiana growers a quality edge as peaches are picked near full ripeness. Peak season is late June to July with guidance and recipes available from Extension agents in Pick a Peach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Louisiana
Ruston
South
Plan Fall Tomatoes With LSU Guidance
Horticulturist Joseph Montelaro of Louisiana State University outlines fall tomato planning. Seed in peat pots, transplant to rows on cloudy days, water promptly, avoid deeper planting, and use Red Global Pink Deal or Alpha 417 varieties per regional suitability. Prepare beds, weed control, proper drainage, starter fertilizer of 10-52-17 or 17-4-7-10, harvest by mid October, protect per frost timing, and consult Extension Publication No. 1237 for full guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Montelaro
Louisiana State University
Versity Agricultural Experiment, Station
Louisiana
Nineteenth Annual Soil Conservation Meeting in Jackson
North American conservationists gather August 23 to 26 in Jackson Mississippi for the Soil Conservation Society of America meeting on Time Space and Demand for Natural Resources. About 1500 attendees from agronomy biology teaching engineering and more will hear papers, view field studies, and honor leaders, with a barbecue and family activities planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Jackson
Mississippi
Soil Conservation Society of America
Douglass Craig
U. S. Forest Service
Atlanta
Georgia
Joseph Fisher
Resources For the Future, Inc
Marion Monk
National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
W. P. Martin
University of Minnesota
Harold Wilm
New York State Conservation Department
Robert Balmer
E. J. dePont
Noah Langdale Jr
Georgia State College
R. R. Covell
Soil Conservation Service
Society
Cowell
Covell
South
Mississippi Delta
Farm Capital Needs Forecast Rise and consolidation ahead
F. Vernon Wright of the Farm Credit Administration told Missouri PCA managers that commercial family farms earning over five thousand dollars annually have expanded for a decade but will likely shrink in number yet grow larger by 1973. Short-term credit leaders PCAs supply about a quarter of agricultural credit now and are expected to increase to meet higher demand as farm capital needs double by 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Vernon Wright
Farm Credit Administration
Missouri Production Credit Association
PCA
Wright
Pcas
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Rhymes Plantation
Monroe
S. R. Avcock
Thomas and
Jerry Jones
West Feed Mill
Jewel St
West Monroe
Warren A. Meadows
LSU Agricultural Extension Service
Ketokil
Parathion
Cotton States Chemical CO
Uni
Bea
M. Kaplan
Kaplan
PraakMe
Aueriee
M. Kaplan & Son. Inc
Adams
Brayhill
Justable North of
Band Treatment
Ford
Farmall
J-D
Massey Ferguson
Case
mPpanmy
Forest Chemical
Breard
Parathon
Red River Valley Experiment Station
Curtis
Micro Chemical Co
Winnsboro, la
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