Diamond A ships breeding cattle to Iran from Roswell
Diamond A Cattle Company of Roswell New Mexico delivered 135 Brahman 148 Brahford 89 Brangus heifers 12 Brangus and 5 Brahman bulls to Abadan Iran. Trans International Air Lines transported the cattle to Iran where Ben R Burkholder of Diamond A received them for the International Agro business Corporation of Iran. The cattle were preconditioned in Texas and New Mexico and assembled at Houston Intercontinental Airport thirty six hours before departure. Flight time to Abadan via Bangor Maine and Shannon Ireland was about 20 hours. Cattle arrived in excellent condition and were moved to the Khuzestan Valley. The Brahman and Brangus will remain pure bred for bulls to upgrade natives while F1 Braford will test adaptability for artificial insemination. Project aims to boost beef production with semi confinement and irrigated pastures. Dr. Lowie Rice oversaw veterinary work and Jet Air Freight served as freight forwarder. SID GOODLOE of Diamond A handled purchase and delivery. Robert O. Anderson owns Diamond A Cattle Company.
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Diamond A Cattle Company
Roswell
N.M
Abadan
Iran
Trans International Airlines
Oakland
California
Ben R. Burkholder
Diamond
Pecos
International Agrobusiness Corporation of
Houston
Bangor
Maine
Shannon
Ireland
Khuzestan Valley
Texas Top Cattle, Pecan Crop Fall Amid 1973 Stats
Cattle feeders face losses as beef prices slide over 30 percent since summer. Texas remains the leading cattle feeding state with 2,277,000 head on feed as of Dec 1, down 3 percent from a month earlier and November placements 10 percent below a year ago. Pecan crop set at 23 million pounds, far below 1972, while 1973 Texas small grain production ranks in top ten for oats, wheat, rye, and flaxseed. Drylot sheep feeders report 91,000 head on feed, down 2 percent from last month and 22 percent from last year.
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Texas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Coleman
Hamilton
Collin
Denton
Bosque
Cooke
Medina
Coryell
Grayson
Brown
Palmer
Pecos
Reeves
el Paso
Hudspeth
Wichita
Ochiltree
Wilbarger
Knox
Jones
Sherman
Hansford
Deaf Smith
Randall, Moore
Carson
Swisher
Hartley
Hale
Henderson
Erath
Dallam
Motley
Castro
Collingsworth
Wheeler
Karnes
Atascosa
Bee
Live Oak
Wilson
Duval
Guadalupe
Frio
Jim Wells
la Salle
Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Austin
Quarantine in Lea County Over Psoroptic Cattle Scabies
Lea County New Mexico is under federal quarantine for psoroptic cattle scabies after discovery on two Lovington area ranches. Inspectors will lift the quarantine once all local herds are treated or cleared, with movement restricted across state lines until inspections occur within ten days prior to shipment.
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Lea County
Lovington
New Mexico
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
White seeks renomination as Texas Agriculture Commissioner
Commissioner John C. White announced in Austin on Monday his candidacy for renomination in the May 4 Democratic primary. The 49 year old Texas sixth Agriculture Commissioner touted a record year with near 5 billion in cash receipts and outlined plans to lead Texas through rapid agricultural growth amid energy concerns, while highlighting TAP exports rising from 400 million to an expected 1.3 billion. He asserted the department’s crucial role in protecting buyers and sellers and pledged to continue policies that made Texas a leading agricultural state.
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John C. White
Austin
White
Texas
Commissioner White
Texas Agricultural Products
Choctaw pecans win shelling title at West Texas show
The Choctaw pecans entered by Troy E. Lewis of San Angelo topped 347 entries to win champions among in shells. Hoffman’s Wichitas took reserve shelling honors and Lewis’s Cheyennes were reserve natives. The eighth annual show was a Texas Agricultural Extension Service event in Odessa with 200000 attendees counted over three days.
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Lewis
Hoffman
Cockrell Nursery
Goldthwaite
Cecil Love
Lake Brownwood
L.R. Allison Co
Tornillo
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Texas State Pecan Growers Association
Texas A&m University College of Agriculture
Extension Service
Robert H. Kensing
Winnwood Mall
Texas brucellosis rules extend to two year olds
The Texas Animal Health Commission adopted unified brucellosis rules on Oct 15 at Laredo to align the program with national standards. Breeding cattle two years and older changing owners must be tested, can be tested on farm or at markets, while slaughter type cattle may move without test until sampled on the hill floor. Regulation takes full effect Jan 15, 1974, with a 30 day movement validity for ear tagged animals with certificates.
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Burkholder
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Khuzestan
Lowie Rice
Conroe
Sid Goodloe
Diamond A
Robert O. Anderson
Texas Agriculture
Balmorhea Highway
Swift Chemical CO
Swift
Secaucus
N.J
National Standard Co
Auto Arc
Office of Agriculture
Choctaw Pecans
Inshell
Champion
Johnny
Barfield
Feeds, Inc
Arvizu Pipe CO
Farm & Ranch Pipe Lines
Cesspool
Manuel Arvizu
Balmorhea Hwy
Mobil
Finavm
TeComm Txcarelai
Texas Animal Health Commission
Commission
Laredo
New World
Northern Plains
Ethiopia
Cottingham Bearing Corp
Crosby
Mer
Bill Dogge
Ronnie Dogget
Treanor
Pet
Cummins
Engine Service
Jimmy Calhoun
Clint Glenn
Onatonna
Anatonna Pecos Tractor & Picker Service
Stafford
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