Ray Ellis Appointed 4-H and Youth Specialist for West Texas
Bobby Ray Ellis of El Paso is named area 4-H and youth specialist for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, based at the Fort Stockton District 6 office. He will lead a 21 county program, coordinating leadership training and curriculum development with county agents and building committees. Ellis, former Ysleta ISD principal for 12 years, holds B S and M A degrees from East Central State College and has done graduate work at UT El Paso.
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Fort Stockton
Bobby Ray Ellis
el Paso
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Extension
John E. Hutchison
Don Stormer
West Texas
Holdenville
Oklo
East Central State College
Ada
Okla
University of Texas At el Paso
Texas State Teachers Association
National Education Association
Texas State Principals Association
Texas Supervisors Association
Ellis
Kansas eyes record wheat harvest amid shortages and weather
Kansas wheat growers forecast a record 375 million bushels, beating last year’s 315 million by about 19 percent. Moisture ranges 12 to 16 percent with 9 to 11 percent protein. dry warm weather could lift protein, while fuel and combine shortages threaten timely harvest.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Texas Cotton Output Dominates National Harvest in 1972
Texas produced about a third of the nation's cotton in 1972, totaling 4,246,000 bales with a yield of 408 pounds per harvested acre, valued at 446 million dollars. Wheat harvest faces fuel shortages, with only five percent complete by June first, and peach prospects for 1973 forecast at 271,000 bushels. Texas remains the leading cattle feeding state with 2,252,000 head on feed as of June 1, placements and marketings rising year over year.
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Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Texas
Custom
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
Texas Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Arizona
California
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Massive 16 Million Tons of Water Reaches Earth Each Second
Scientists estimate that about 16 million tons of water rainfall reaches Earth every second. This vast flux sustains global hydrological cycles and climate processes across continents and oceans.
Far West cotton market reports dull trading conditions
The Agricultural Marketing Service notes dull Far West markets with occasional sales to domestic mills for prompt shipment. Low demand for low grade stocks contrasts with strong buyer interest in Strict Low Middling and higher grades. Foreign and domestic demand for 1973 crop cotton remains robust.
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Far West
Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA
Grasshopper Invasion Warns New Mexico Farmers
Eastern and southeast New Mexico ranchers face a strong grasshopper influx this summer. USDA results show more than a million acres infested in Lea County with 12 to 22 hoppers per yard and eight or more needed to trigger a raid alert. Control efforts begin as irrigation and cultivation continue. Market quotes for Middling staple are listed in nearby markets.
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Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lea County
Edward F. Cullen
Usda Plant Protection Service
Cullen
Yuma
Arizona
Fresno
Phoenix
el Paso
Texas leads in livestock production nationwide
Agriculture Commissioner John White reported Texas tops the nation in cattle calves sheep and lambs with 15.3 million cattle and calves up 2.5 million. Be af cows reach 6.3 million versus Oklahoma 2.2 million while sheep and lambs total 3.2 million and Wyoming trails with 1.7 million. Texas ranks in the top ten in all livestock areas except swine where it remains 14th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
John White
White
Wyoming
Peanut pest study aims to cut spraying in peanuts
A three year Extension Service study in Comanche County Texas will test pest management to cut pesticide use and boost net returns. It covers about 1,200 acres initially with a goal of 15,000 acres, funded by a 38,400 USDA grant and producer participation.
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Comanche, Tex
Extension Service
Comanche County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Southwest Peanut Growers Association
The
Texas Peanut Producers Board
Clifford E. Hoelscher
Stephenville
Comanche
John E. Hutchison
Galecron Vapor Action Aims at Insect Eggs In Field Trials
The Agricultural Division of CIBA GEIGY explains Galecron vapor action, a gas form that envelops plants and is absorbed by insect eggs, killing them before hatching. It reports success against budworm bollworm and bollweevil when used alone or with methyl parathion or toxaphene in various combinations.
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Cibageigy Corporation
Ardsley
N.Y
Ciba—Geigy
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Ray Ellis
Ysleta Independent
Lavenia
Ysleta
T and R Factors
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Boy Scouts of America
Las Cruces
John C. White
Cottingham Bearing Corp
Crosby
West 3Rd Street
Pecos
Mgr
Bill Dogge
Ronnie Dogget
Treanor
Dugan Trailer
OF the Pecos
Galecron
R&r Trailer CO
van Horn
Guthion
Chemagro
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