Feedlot manure fills nation's fertilizer gap
Texas A&M extension specialist Dr John Sweeten notes manure as a viable fertilizer source amid potential fertilizer shortages. Manure offers essential nutrients and soil benefits, with use rising in feedlot regions where supply and costs vary. Extensions research shows yield gains and guides application rates, highlighting composting and nutrient availability.
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College Station
John Sweeten
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
High Plains
Sweeten
Texas Cotton Declines Yet Cotton Yield Remains Strong
The Dec 1 1973 Texas crop report shows a 100000 bale drop to 4700000, the largest since 1961, with lint yield averaging 410 lb per acre. Harvested acres total 5500000 amid excellent High Plains weather and ongoing harvest issues in the Rio Grande Valley and Blacklands. Citrus prospects unchanged with 1973 74 forecast at 20500000 boxes. grapefruit, oranges, Valencia gains noted. Milk production in Texas and nationwide declines loom, while wheat pasture lags due to dry weather and pest pressures.
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Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
High Plains
Rio Grande Valley
Blacklands
Valencia
Scientists push full use of forage crop resources
In College Station on December 26 1950 Texas agricultural scientists led by Dr Jarvis E Miller of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station emphasize maximizing forage crop resources to boost protein supply. Over 60 researchers and industry leaders collaborate on integrated cattle production cow calf programs fertilizer costs grain production soil fertility grass breeding and other forage factors with out of state consultants helping identify trends and needs.
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College Station
Texas Agricultural
Jarvis E. Miller
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Research Agency
Texas
Miller
TAES
Better eating promised by research
Research in animal technology promises tastier beef and leaner pork as crossbreeding and genetic modifications improve cutability and feed efficiency. Breakthroughs already show selective crossbreeding cutting fat in hog carcasses, with 15 to 20 pounds less fat in 25 years. Authorities from Auburn, Cornell, Minnesota, and CSRS plan intensified steps to boost high quality protein for American consumers.
Energy of a single tornado rivals U S electrical capacity
A tornado’s energy is estimated at one hundred million kilowatts, about one third of the nation’s total electrical generating capacity, illustrating the extreme power of this natural phenomenon in comparison to national infrastructure.
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United States
Pecos Cotton Office Closes for Season
The USDA Classing Office in Pecos closed for the season on December 20, with 5,684 classed the final week and a season total of 51,991. Classings shift to Carlsbad New Mexico. Grade 41 dominated at 49 percent, staples 32 and 29 31-34 ranges also notable. Fiber strength averaged 81,000 psi. prices paid ranged from 100 to 116 dollars per ton across counties.
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USDA
Pecos
Max Medcalf
Carlsbad
N.M
Glasscock
Upton
Reeves
Weather halts harvest across Texas High Plains and North Texas
Weather disrupted cotton harvest in the High Plains and delayed late harvests in North Central and Northeast Texas. A few peanuts and soybeans remain for harvest in northern counties, while other crops near completion. Supplemental feeding increases as dry conditions slow growth. citrus shipments remain heavy and cold weather may ease screwworm cases in South Texas. Districts report grazing from irrigated wheat and sorghum, moisture shortages for dryland crops, and varying livestock conditions.
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College Station
Tex
High Plains
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hutchison
South
Panhandle
Corpland
South Plains
Far West
South Africa to receive 569 beef cattle for breeding
AP reports 569 Brahman and Santa Gertrudis beef cattle slated for breeding in South Africa in late 1973. The shipment aims to improve South African herds as importers seek lower shipping costs by arranging return livestock loads to the United States, including a prior consignment of 20 rhinos to Washington, D.C. for zoos.
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Washington
Agriculture Departent
South Africa
United States
Washington, D.C
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John C. White
Kansas
Oklahoma
Auburn University
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University of Minnesota
Cooperative State Ressearch Service
Cummins
Engine Service
Jimmy Calhoun
Clint Glenn
Balmorhea Hwy
Baker Pump Corp
Baker & Pecos
General Machine Shop
Staples
Mike
Cottingham Bearing Corp
Crosby
Mer
Bill Dogge
Ronnie Dogget
Johnny
Barfield
Feeds, Inc
K Pest Control Headquarters
Swift Chemical CO
Balmorhea Highway
Swift
S. Africa
Midland, Texas
Tri-State Industries, Inc
Amarillo
Dalhart
Plainview
Clovis
Arvizu Pipe CO
Farm & Ranch Pipe Lines
Manuel Arvizu
Cesspool
Mobil
Owatonna
Anatonna Pecos Tractor & Picker Service
Stafford
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