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This year's better-than-norm al small grain crop is going ‘‘in to the barn’ at a rapid pace, as the weather holds out in fav or of the farmer. Elevators this week were working long and strong hours, servicing trucks, trailers and pickups which in turn were keeping fast-moving combine hoppers emptied. Although acreage in small grain in North Runnels is said to be below that of last year, production will be about the same, if not a bit higher. Wheat and oat yields have been reported very good, on the average, ranging between 20 and 30 bushels. There have been a few ‘good’ patches which yielded 40 plus bushels. Wheat has been of good quality, hard grain. Oat yield has been run ning from 40 to 60 bushels, of good quality grain. Wheat is being shipped out by truck and railroad. By Wednes day morning, about 40 cars had been pulled out of the Abilene Southern yards here. This also has been a “barley year,”’ according to grain men. One grain man said this has been “the best barley year I have ever seen,” locally. Yield has been 40-50 bushels, of 44- pound barley. However, this crop, because of the limited a mount of barley in the immed iate area, does not make as significant impression on the economy as does production of wheat and oats. Local barley is used in livestock feeds. Local grain men figured that within another week or ten days, given favorable weather, the small grain harvest ‘will be going down hill,” that the bulk will be taken during that time.
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Winters Enterprise
Winters, Texas, US
Fri, Jun 12, 1970
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