Wildcat grass study aims to boost West Texas grazing
A 700 acre UT lands and Soil Conservation Service project north of Crane launches a grass nursery to improve dryland pastures. Root plowing, plot division into 50 one acre sections, and trials of about 50 species seek grasses that survive West Texas drought without irrigation, aiming to raise grazing capacity and wildlife nourishment while assessing economic impact.
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West Texas
Odessa
Trac
Tor
Federal
Area and
University of Texas Lands
Clyde
University OF Texas Lands Office
Soil Conservation Service
University of Texas of
Permian Basin
Crane
West
Texas
High Acid Seed Cautions for Cotton Planting and Grants
Cotton farmers saving seed for 1974 should test germination and keep free fatty acid below 1 percent to avoid rapid deterioration in storage. Immature or poorly stored seed may show low acid levels yet perform poorly later. Pecos area receives $100,000 in ASCS grants for concrete irrigation ditch reconstruction on an 80 20 cost sharing basis with a $5 000 cap per farm. A West Texas Cattle Conference will explore current conditions and banker attitudes January 7 at Producers Livestock Auction in San Angelo with a 3 50 registration including lunch.
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College Station
Texas A&m University System
Metzer
Pecos
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
San Angelo
Producers Livestock
Producers Livestock Auction
Tom Green County Agricultural Extension Program
Texas Remains Top Cattle Feed State As On Feed Numbers Drop
Texas continues as the leading cattle feeding state but holds the fewest feedlot cattle in four years with Dec 1 on feed at 1,428,000, down 37 percent from a year ago and 8 percent from last month. Sheep and lambs on feed also fall while wheat pasture prospects stay bright. Milk production climbs slightly in November but trails behind last month amid rising costs. economists foresee the 1975 peak near historic lows.
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Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Panhandle
Kansas
Oklahoma
Harvest makes good progress
Harvest progress appears strong across Texas plains and West Texas aided by open weather. Drought reduced yields for many crops, with some cotton fields still to harvest and others abandoned due to deterioration. Soybeans peanuts and sugar cane harvesting continues while forage grazing remains good and livestock feeding expands amid rising costs.
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College Station
Tex
Plains
West Texas
John E. Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Meat Import Figures Explained by Extension Specialist
A Texas Agricultural Extension Service livestock marketing specialist explains U.S. meat imports are tallied in three ways. Product weight must convert to carcass weight for domestic beef comparisons. Meat Import Law figures cover fresh to frozen beef veal mutton and goat plus rejected non canned products. 1974 imports under this law fell 21 percent from 1973.
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U.S
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Classings Reach a New Peak for Pecos AMS Office
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Pecos classing office reported 10,490 bales of cotton classed for the week ended December 13, totaling 35,116 for the season, with Grade 42 at 41 percent and staple 34 leading at 40 percent. Mike readings above 3.5 accounted for 82 percent, while 3.4 and below were 17 percent. Pecos Reeves County growers earned $150 per ton for cottonseed.
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USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Pecos
Shirley A. Sewell
Reeves
Largest underground irrigation system in Reeves County
The Reeves County project on the Keith Jackson farm northwest of Pecos will irrigate over 300 acres with 2700 feet of 15 inch pipe and 17000 feet of 12 inch pipe. Four wells at 4000 gallons per minute service the system at 22 psi with air and pressure release valves. Plans call for expanding to 1100 acres total. Ray Blackwell and Pecos Soil Conservation staff designed it. Manuel Arvizu is the contractor.
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Ray Blackwell
Reeves County
Keith Jackson
Pecos
Baling Wire Buyers Urged for Next Year
Agriculture Commissioner John White advised Texas farmers and ranchers to purchase baling wire now for next year's hay crop. He warned suppliers are at full capacity but may cut production if material flow to market slows, risking shortages during spring and summer. Prices unlikely to fall despite cheaper scrap iron, though steel costs could rise.
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Austin, Tex
John White
Texas
White
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Agricultural Extension Service
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Reeves County Disaster Committee
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Pecos Enterprise
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Rawford
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Cummins
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Clint Glenn
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