Stack N Mover showcased to ease hay baling shortage
Demonstration of the Stack N Mover on Billie Hudson farm near Tabosa Gin south of Pecos showed a hydraulically controlled device that compresses hay into weather resistant eight-ton stacks. Operated by one person, the tractor powered unit handles 35 acres per day and 100 tons, reducing labor and storage needs. Pecos Tractor and Picker and McKee Brothers Limited promote the new equipment locally.
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Billie Hudson
Tabosa Gin
Pecos
Pecos Tractor and Picker Service
McKee Brothers Limited
McKee
A. D. Woody
Pecos Tractor and Picker
McKee Stack N Mover
First Simmental Sale Set at Colorado City Ranch
Spade Ranches announces its First Simmental Production Sale at 1 p.m. on September 8. The event occurs at Renderbrook Spade Ranch, 22 miles south of Colorado City on Highway 163, a historic Hereford operation in the Southwest.
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Colorado City
Spade Ranches
Southwest
Renderbrook
Chappel-Spader
Tucumcari
N. M
Renderbrook- Spade Ranch
Amor
Beat
Bismark
Capitaine
Florian
Held
Mars
Pacific
Parisien
Rebel
Sultan
Toni
Ueli
Wm. J
Dub
Waldrip
Spade Fanches
Futures prices spur hedging on fed beef market
Texas Extension Service expert says record high futures invite hedging as Oct contracts near 60 per cwt while Sep and Nov cattle prices rise. Analysts cite end of meat freezes and shortages as factors, noting feeder prices drop in fall and a large calf crop keeps calves available for feedlots.
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Uvacek
Texas Axm Universityystem
Aracek
Boycott blamed for meat shortages at cattle short course
College Station officials cited a iven April boycott as a factor in rising beef prices and possible reduced production. Livestock marketing specialist Dr. Ed Uvacek warned that demand shifts and later price ceilings could influence cattle prices, with forecasts predicting higher fed cattle values and tighter grain supplies. The two day meeting noted profits from forage upgrades and grazing systems while Texas A&M officials highlighted regional farm pressure and economic impacts. Harlingen brief notes cotton harvest lag due to late planting and rains, with lower bales collected than last year.
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College Station
Ed Uvacek
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Ramada Inn
Avacek
Uvacek
H. O. Kunkel
Texas A&m University System
Grasses Boost Texas Beef Production Says SCS
Texas conservation farmers and ranchers planted new grasses releasing an estimated 335 million pounds more beef annually. State conservationist Edward Fk Thomas cites 5.9 million acres planted in 20 years and a statewide beef gain of about 56 pounds per acre yearly.
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Texas
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Edward Fk. Thomas
Temesle
SCS
Thomas
Farmer Needed By All Of Us
Senator Talmadge of Georgia urges a rural urban balance in America focusing on agriculture as a major technical revolution. He argues food production has driven prices with little inflation and calls for attitudes alignment between farmers and urban citizens.
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Chicago
Sen
Hermine Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Ameren
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Fed Beef
Omaha
Neb
Bob Bates
Ixportdeim
Pro
Kunkel
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Extension Service
A&m
Animal Science
Soil and
Harlingen, Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Pecos Enterprise
Cottingham Bearing Corp
Crosby
Mer
Bill Dogge
Ronnie Dogget
Treanor
Affiliated Supply
Baker Pump Corp
Baker & Pecos
General Machine Shop
Mvekee
Pecos Tractor & Picker
Model
Stafford
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