Farm aid cuts eyed as 1974 payouts shrink
SWIG reports strong demand for Upland cotton with good prices and notes a second progress payment of about 800000 to members. Officials foresee 60 to 80 percent cut in 1974 government support payments as new farm bill lowers ceilings from 55000 to potentially 10000 or 20000 per crop program, affecting mainly small operators.
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H. M. Rickman
SWIG
India
College Station
Clive R. Harston
Texas Agriculture Experiment Station
Texas A&m University
Harston
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Dallas
Congress
Cotton Incorporated
Cotton
Reiger la France
Riegel la France
Scotchgard
Food for Peace exports fall to record low share
Washington reports that Food for Peace accounted for 13 percent of U.S. farm exports last year, the program’s smallest share since 1954. Commodities sold under Title I and donated under Title II totaled about $971 million from the calendar year, with overall U.S. farm exports reaching a record $7.7 billion.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Foreign Agricultural Service
India
Pakistan
Congress
U. S
FAS
Cotton crop off to a good start after rain in Texas
Cotton prospects look favorable with moisture in many sections yet weed control matters. Texas A&M specialist Fred Elliott lists postemergence herbicides for 3 inch and 6 inch cotton, stressing directed sprays and early small-weed applications. He notes MSMA and DSMA mixtures, cautions against post bloom use, and urges cultivation as a key method. A Sperry Rand demographic study warns US agricultural labor declining ~6 percent yearly, risking future food supply.
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College Station
Fred Elliott
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Herban
Elliott
New Holland Division
Sperry Rand Statisticians
United States
Santa Fe ready to move grain volumes in peak season
Santa Fe Railway president John S. Reed said the system is ready to haul the coming grain movement with more than 20 000 covered hoppers and over 3 000 loaded box cars, aided by 10 000 covered hoppers, ongoing car repairs, and stockpiling at strategic points to meet June and July demand. He noted potential local shortages if elevators run under capacity and stressed cooperation among farmers and elevators to ensure transportation. Reed cited last year’s smooth 1971 harvest as a confidence booster and pledged adequate locomotives for the peak period.
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Santa Fe Railway
John S. Reed
Chicago
Santa Fe
Reed
Special Stocker Cow Con Signment Sale at Union Stock Yards
John Clay & Company will hold a Special Stocker Cow Con signment Sale at Union Stock Yards San Antonio on Friday June 9 at 2 PM. Over 1,000 cows and calves will be offered including 100 plus Brahman two year old heifers. The sale follows a successful prior event with May 20 results including 319 pairs at $376 per pair and Brangus cows and calves topping at $455 per pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clay & Company
Union Stock Yards
San Antonio
USDA plans broad program to reduce DDT use in farming
In 1972 the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to implement a broad program to help farmers control pests more effectively and economically while reducing the amount of DDT and other chemical pesticides currently used.
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U.S.D.A
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Pecos
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Texas Agriculture Research Station
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Reeves County Agriculture
Texas
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Reeves County Extension
Bagley
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Pecos Enterprise
Food For Peace
Rockford, Ill
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Golden Bell
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Marjorie Duke
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Houston
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Houston Oilers
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Kerrville
Jabo
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Skipper
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