Texas Family Land Heritage entries near deadline in 1975 program
More than 100 families have filed for the Texas Family Land Heritage program honoring those who have owned and operated land in Texas for 100 years or more. Entry forms are available from the Texas Department of Agriculture. county judge signatures required. A hearing on seed law changes is set for August 21 in Austin, with topics including weed seeds and germination standards. Brucellosis hearings follow, and a September 4 public hearing is called to discuss state provisions tied to federal rules. A phased push to eradicate screwworms continues, with new regional plans and farm guidance from Mission fly lab.
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Brucellos
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
Stephen F. Austin
Texas Animal Health Commission
Mission
Mexico
United States
Fertilizers sales drop and NFU farm policy talk
AP reports fertilizers use from July 1973 through May shows a 14 percent decline versus the previous year in 15 states, with May nearly flat from a year earlier. The piece also covers NFU urging 90 percent parity price supports for 1976, urging production cuts if Butz does not shield prices, plus Prairie Farmer notes farm population declined only 0.8 percent from 1970 to 1975, versus steeper 1960s declines.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
National Farmers Union Today
Earl L. Butz
NFU
Tony T. Dechant
Dechant
Chicago
Prairie Farmer
U.S
Sunflower harvest going strong in Texas fields
Sunflower harvest activity spans South and Central Texas with scattered rain causing some pauses. Insects build in cotton, sorghum, and other crops across regions, while pastures and forage remain good for livestock. Hay storage climbs as moisture stays tight and fall plantings begin in areas like San Antonio-Winter Garden.
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College Station
Tex
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Entension Service
Texas
San Antonio-Winter Garden
Hutchison
South Plains
North Central
Far West
el Paso
West Central
Gulf Coast
Coastal Bend
Agri loans rise in Texas despite steady borrower numbers
A Texas Agricultural Extension Service survey findings show average agricultural loan sizes increasing again this year while interest rates fall. About 64 percent of the 100 lenders reported larger loan sizes, yet funds go to roughly the same number of farmers and ranchers as before. only 12 percent indicated a change in lending.
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College Station
Texas
Wayne A. Hayenga
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hayenga
Texas A&m University System
Reeves County Third Largest Cantaloupe Producer in 1974
Reeves County ranked third in Texas cantaloupe production in 1974, per the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service cited by Agriculture Commissioner John C. White. Hidalgo County led with 53,900 acres in vegetables. Texas continued as a major vegetable supplier nationally, with first or second place in several crops and overall vegetable acreage behind California, Wisconsin, Florida, and Minnesota.
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Austin
Reeves County
John C. White
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Texas
U.S
Hidalgo County
California
Wisconsin
Florida
Minnesota
Texas Department of Agriculture
P.O
Red Cross at home after disaster support ad
A Red Cross message emphasizes disaster relief reaching millions of Americans and helping households like Mrs B by emergency care, replacing household items, and locating new homes. It urges open hearts and support of time and money, highlighting unity across demographics.
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B’s
Red Cross
Reeves County earns second in Texas American Pima cotton
Reeves County farmers contributed to Texas agriculture by ranking second state wide in American Pima cotton. The county yielded 3 725 bales from 6 350 harvested acres, with 282 pounds per acre. Texas overall produced 2 462 000 bales, California led with 2 595 000. Texas price averaged 67.5 cents per pound, value at 7 938 000.
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Austin
Reeves County
Texas
John C. White
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
California
Texas Department of Agriculture
P.O
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Ag-Chena, Inc
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Reeves
Wshey
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