Bracero records donated to Tech collection at Texas Tech
The Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University adds bracero program history to its holdings with materials from Trans-Pecos Cotton Association and other West Texas groups. Agricultural, economic, and diplomatic studies gain primary sources for analysis, with impact on local economies and public facilities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracero Records
Tech
Southwest Collection
Texas Tech University
West Texas
Texas Tech
Trans-Pecos Cotton Association
Texas
Trans-Pecos Association
Townsend
Morton
Bracero
el Paso Valley Cotton Association
Western Texas Farm Labor Association
West Texas Agricultural Employers Group
Southwest
Mike Burkholder
Jeff Townsend
Soil Conservation Service marks 40th anniversary
James Waddell, chairman of the Upper Soil and Water Conservation District, notes the Soil Conservation Service has aided landowners since 1943. The district, organized June 22, 1943, covers about 2.7 million acres with 680 units and 525 land users applying conservation practices with SCS help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
James Waddell
Upper Soil and Water Conservation District
SCS
Upper Pecos
Waddell
Monahans
Pecos
Trans-Pecos
Texas Wheat Harvest and Crop Outlook for 1975
Texas wheat harvest at hand with a forecast of 140 million bushels, up 20 percent from December estimates and far above 1974. 1976 wheat allotment rises to 61.6 million acres to support payments, based on projected yields and utilization. Milk and citrus output fall, beef and hog prices drop, while cotton, sorghum, and corn plantings advance. Rio Grande Valley vegetables harvest briskly as onions ship well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Low Plains
South Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Valencia
Rio Grande Valley
Crop acreage questionnaire aids estimate
A random sample of about 24 000 Texas farmers will receive a crop acreage questionnaire in May. Caudill and the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service oversee the effort to estimate planted acreage by state and county. Confidential reports feed state and county totals for planning and marketings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Charles E. Caudill
Agricultural Statician
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Austin
USDA
Statistical Reporting Service
Texas Department of Agriculture
Castorbean production falls on Texas High Plains
In Texas the High Plains, once the only castorbean growing region, plans no acreage for 1975. Commissioner John C. White notes 1974 harvest dropped to 800 acres from 11,000 the previous year as farmers shift to cotton, grain sorghum, and soy due to higher prices. The United States now imports most castor oil from South America.
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Austin
Texas
U.S
High Plains
John C. White
White
South America
Livestock Trade Up 10 Percent in 1974 Exports
U S exports of livestock and livestock products reached 1.57 billion dollars in 1974, rising 10 percent from a record year. A Texas Agricultural Extension Service specialist notes gains in animal fat furskins lard and edible tallow as the biggest export increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Planting Moisture Needed Across Western Texas
COLLEGE STATION Tex AP Planting moisture is needed over the western half of Texas as dryness persists in South Texas and crops decline. Dr John Hutchison director of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes alfalfa making progress in northern and western areas while overall conditions remain tough.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Cotton slacks return to Haggar line in cotton fabric
Haggar, the largest slack maker in the United States, and Cotton Incorporated join Reeves Brothers in a major move to 100 percent cotton with over 100000 yards of brushed sateen. Haggar plans a new Body Works division to market cotton casual wear and related concepts. Weather and farm notes include strawberry yields in Atascosa County and range conditions in Texas. Privacy screen options for homeowners are discussed with plant and fencing suggestions.
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New York
Haggar Company
Cotton Incorporated
Reeves Brothers
Haggar
U.S
New York City
Raleigh
N.C
J. Nicholas Hahn
Hahn
Body Works
Poteet
Atascosa County
Hutchison
Texas
South
Cattlemen Confront Brucellosis Campaign in Texas
The Texas Animal Health Commission, backed by USDA and state agencies, begins an education drive to explain the brucellosis control program. Since 1954 testing and slaughter of infected cattle guide the system, with quarantines possible where infections exist. Officials urge cooperation and address rumors about widespread herd quarantines while noting authority is used only when disease spread warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Animal Health Commission
H.Q. Sibley
Commission
Dr. Sibley
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Farm Bureau
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Commission Field Veterinarians
Water import plan eyed for West Texas use
Water import plan under study in Washington mirrors a proposal by Congressman Richard C. White to bring flood eastern Texas water through a canal system to arid West Texas. Water Inc of Lubbock leads the study and envisions initial irrigation use with later supplies for industry oil recovery and general needs as oil output is projected to rely on this method by 2020. Federal state and private backing are hoped for.
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Richard C. White
West Texas
Washington
Water, Inc
Lubbock
Texas
White
George Mahon
By Water, Inc
East New Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
Mexico
Great Plains
SWCD
Pecos Enterprise Agricultural
AgIa
Gus
ODERN
Jack
Baker Pump Corp
Baker & Pecos
Gine
Cummins
Engine Service
Jimmy Calhoun
Clint Glenn
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