Texas leads in beef but lags in catfish production
Three Texas Agricultural Experiment Station economists report Texas catfish yields per acre are lower than many states while prices keep net returns on par. Dr. Ronald Lacewell Harold Jambers and Dr. John P. Nichols note Texas farms under 10 acres average 932 pounds per acre versus 653 for larger farms, with Southern rivals averaging 1,000 to 2,000 pounds.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Ronald Lacewell
Harold Jambers
John P. Nichols
Avacek
Fed
Texas Department of Agriculture Aids Consumers and Reports
The Texas Department of Agriculture conducts pump inspections with seals, checks packaged foods and meats for labeling and weight, administers the Egg Law, and regulates scales. It maintains a Consumer Services Division in Austin and eight district offices to aid consumers and answer questions.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Department of
John H. Reagan
Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Pharr
Brenham
Lubbock
Odessa
Stephenville
Tyler
Consumer Services Division
Texas Departement of Agriculture
Texas Farm Bureau to send 10 delegates to AFBF gathering
The Texas Farm Bureau will send 10 voting delegates to the 54th annual American Farm Bureau Federation meeting December 10 to 14 in Los Angeles. Texas plans to be well represented by county leaders and state officers, with J T Red Woodson of Gober leading the Texas delegation.
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Texas Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Los Angeles
TFB
Texas
Farm Bureau Young Peoples
AFBF
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Houston
USDA
Ronald Reagan
California
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFB
Cotton drives 1971 favorable ag balance despite dock strike
In 1971 the United States posted a $2 billion trade deficit while agriculture earned a favorable $1.9 million balance, with cotton contributing nearly a third. U.S. cotton exports rose 57 percent to $584 million, even as a crippling dock strike cut agricultural shipments in the year.
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U.S
National Cotton Council
U. S
Free Arbor Day kits from Texas Forest Service
The Texas Forest Service at College Station offers free Arbor Day program kits for delivery before January 19, 1973. Each kit includes two pecan seeds, planting instructions, an Arbor Day observance outline, program aids, and Governor Smith's proclamation designating Arbor Day. Teachers and conservation leaders can obtain kits by writing to the Texas Forest Service, College Station.
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College Station
Texas Forest Service
Texas
Texas Cattle Feeders name Ball executive vice president
M H W announces Charles E Ball of Dallas as the new executive vice president of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association after the Amarillo meeting. Ball, 20 years as Southwest Regional Editor of Farm Journal, will guide the state’s leading beef group as Texas claims the top national cattle feeding role.
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Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Amarillo
Charles E. Ball
Dallas
Tom Herrick
TCFA
Texas
Charlie Ball
Ball
Farm Journal
United States
Integrated in-plant packaging systems urged by labor costs
The Bureau of International Commerce says rising labor costs in Europe and Japan will raise demand for fully integrated in-plant packaging systems that perform all packaging tasks with minimal human labor.
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Europe
Japan
Bureau of International Commerce
Egg leader denies link between eggs and heart disease
The Poultry and Egg National Board president says there is no solid scientific evidence connecting eggs to heart disease in humans. Dr. L. A. Wilhelm of Chicago criticizes the cholesterol attack as biased and funded by tax dollars, citing a December 1970 Inter-Society Commission report.
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Poultry and Egg National Board
L. A. Wilhelm
Chicago
Texas A&m University
American Heart Association
Inter-Society Commission For Heart Disease Resources
Dudley Smith Named Assistant Director at Texas A&M
Physiology professor Dudley T. Smith of the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center near Lubbock has been named assistant director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station effective December 15. Experiment Station director Jarvis E. Miller announced the approval by the A&M System Board of Directors.
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College Station
Dudley T. Smith
Texas A&m University Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Lubbock
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Jarvis E. Miller
Smith
A&m System Board of
Use winter pasture to the greatest advantage
Texas A&M agronomist Dr Neal Pratt says high quality winter pastures should be used sparingly to meet cattle nutrient needs. Limited grazing with electric fences helps stretch forage. cows can be rotated after meeting requirements and may graze every third or fourth day.
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College Station
Neal Pratt
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Pratt
Sanden
U.S
A&M Receives Grants for Corpus Christi Extension Center
Texas A M University has been awarded two grants to fund the construction of a new Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Corpus Christi. The Corpus Christi chamber of commerce Agricultural Center Committee contributed 115378 dollars from citizens and local businesses, and the Moody Foundation of Galveston added 35000 dollars toward the facility.
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College Station
Texas A&m University
Corpus Christi
Citizens and Business Organizations of
Corpus Christ
Agricultural Center Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Moody Foundation of Galvestron
Beef production in race with population growth
Washington AP Foreign Agricultural Service notes long term beef output must grow against rising population and incomes. World demand shifts with affluence in Western Europe and Japan rising as major buyers. US beef prices appear bargain by world standards while exporters customize beef types to each market.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA
San Joaquin Valley
California
Fresno
Phoenix
el Paso
Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
Europe
Japan
Western
United States
U.S
Harold Sanden
FAS
European Community
United Kingdom
Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
Ireland
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Clarendon
Charles Goodnight
John
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American West
Cottingham
Gates
West 3Rd Street
Pecos
Ronnie Doggett
Mgr
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Pete
Reynold's
City Gin Co. Inc
Dudley Smith
Miller
Texas A&m
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Cummins Gas Engines Sales
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Clint Glenn
Engine Service
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