Curbs protect small farms from production spikes
Texas A&M agricultural policy expert Dr. Clive R. Harston warns that ending government income supports would force stricter controls and consolidation among farms. He notes 60 million acres are diverted now, and removing restrictions could lift output 10 to 12 percent, lowering prices for corn, wheat, and cotton more than for beef or fruits.
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College Station
Clive R. Harston
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas A&m University
Harston
Fiber competition boosts consumer benefits in cotton research
Competition between cotton and synthetic fibers spurs research that yields durable press finishes and fire retardants. Cotton Inc and the National Cotton Council hold patents on durable press, while blends with synthetics improve performance. Both fibers push cost reductions and safer fabrics, benefiting consumers and agriculture alike.
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Coton
Durable Press
National Cotton Council
Autom Vile Tire
Dabney Wellford
Insect resistant cottons tested by researchers
The National Cotton Council notes research into insecticide free control methods. Brownsville Texas Entomology Research Center tests resistant cotton strains for bollworms budworms and fleahoppers. Dr M J Lukefahr reports acceptable fiber quality and progress in reducing pests with three design traits. The note adds US farming energy and material use figures.
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National Cotton Council
Department of Agriculture
Brownsville
Texas
M. J. Lukefahr
Lukefahr
Texas Farm Bureau's 22 day six nation Africa tour
The Texas Farm Bureau will sponsor a 22 day goodwill tour to Africa this Fall with two sections launching Sept 14 and Sept 21 from Dallas. Only the Sept 21 group has openings. The $2195 package covers airfare from Dallas, hotels, meals, transfers, visas, and sightseeing visiting Uganda Kenya Tanzania Rhodesia South Africa and Ethiopia with stopovers in London and Rome.
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WACO
Texas Farm Bureau
Africa
TFB
Europe
South America
Australia
South Pacific
Dallas
Texas
Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
Rhodesia
South Africa
Ethiopia
London
Rome
TFB Group
New York
Entebbe
Lake Victoria
Kampala International Hotel
Kampala
Murchision Falls
Victoria Nile
Salisbury
Victoria Falls
Livingstone
Zambezi River
Johannesburg
Chamber of Mines
Addis Ababa
Empress Menen
Handicraft
Africa Hall
Trinity Cathedral
Haile Selassis University
Cavalieri Hilton
Eternal City
Cotton safe for bedding research advances in three areas
The US cotton batting industry advances in three coordinated research areas to meet new bedding and furniture safety regulations. A pilot line by Lummus Industries produces flame treated cotton cushioning as a low cost stock aimed at flammability rules. The project is sponsored by the National Cotton Batting Institute and Cotton Incorporated with USDA scientists in New Orleans, addressing a mattress standard using lighted cigarettes.
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Lummus Industries, Inc
Lummus
The
National Cotton Batting Institute and Cotton Incorporated
USDA
Southern Regional Research Laboratories
New Orleans
NCBI
Upland Cotton Varieties Led Reeves County Planting
A USDA Agricultural Marketing Service survey shows Stoneville 213 at 39 percent and Deltapine 16 at 38 percent as the main upland cotton varieties planted in Reeves County this spring. Other upland varieties include Deltapine Smooth leaf 8 percent and Stoneville 7A 7 percent, with Acala cot ton at six percent. Pima S-4 remained the leading extra long staple in Pecos territory, accounting for 85 percent of Pima acreage, while Pima S-2 made up the remaining 15 percent. Reeves County upland ginnings totaled 42 178 bales for 1971-72, down from previous seasons, and Pima ginnings reached 11 962 bales, up from prior years. Samples across most bales were graded by the Agricultural Marketing Service offices in Pecos and Carlsbad.
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Reeves County
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mack Bennett
Carlsbad
Pecos
The
Vaccine guards horses in Texas vaccination push
In Texas the VEE vaccination drive urges owners to vaccinate horses, mules, and donkeys not vaccinated last year, with immunity lasting about two years. Foals vaccinated young should be re vaccinated, and pregnant mares or very young foals are advised in high risk areas. Vaccination requires a certificate and a fee, with movement restrictions across state lines.
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College Station
James Armstrong
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Armstrong
Humus boosts yields in Texas tomato study
Texas agri business experts tout humus as the key link between fertilizer nutrients and plants. A 1971 Texas A&M Demonstration Report found tomatoes treated with Energizer, a concentrated liquid humus, yielded over 31 percent more pounds than untreated fruit using an eight tablespoon per gallon solution.
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Texas
Texas A&m
Cotton industry employs millions in farms and related jobs
The National Cotton Council cites cotton as a major job source with about 300,000 farms in the 1971 program and at least half a million people on or linked to cotton production. Departments place 47,000 seasonal workers on farms in 1969, 40,000 in gins, 10,238 in warehouses, and 5,700 in cottonseed mills, while over 5.7 million Americans derive income from cotton or related industries. the word cotton derives from the Arabic eatun or katun.
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Department of Labor
National Cotton Council
United States
Cotton weed control aided by computers
Researchers at Clemson University with a federal grant aim to develop a modeling system to cut weed growth and reduce herbicide use in cotton. Field data and calculations would allow computer fed results to answer basic treatment questions within an hour, shortening trial seasons.
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National Cotton Council
Clemson University
Clemson
DDT advocates fault EPA ruling on cotton pest control
In Memphis, National Cotton Council president Charles F. Youngker criticizes EPA head William D. Ruckelshaus for banning DDT as of December 31, 1972 after seven months of hearings. He warns cotton growers face higher costs and limited options, noting ongoing research and the need to defend crops against boll weevil and bollworm while maintaining environmental protections.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ruckelshaus
National Cotton Council
Environmental Protection Agency
Charles F. Youngker
Buckeye
Ariz
EPA
William D. Ruckelshaus
Arizona
Mr. Youngker
Lower
al Grande Valley
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