Short duration grazing benefits rangeland
Jerry Merz, range conservationist, says short duration rotational grazing attracts ranchers. Benefits include higher forage production, better grass reproduction, and rest periods that favor desirable species while reducing stress during drought. The system also aids record keeping, brush control, and flexible drought responses. Contact local Soil Conservation Service for details.
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Jerry Merz
Soil Conservation Service
Upper Pecos
Merz
Local
Guar growing contract offer to Pecos farmers
Pecos area farmers are invited to meet representatives of Advanced Agri Inc at 8 p m Wednesday at the Holiday Inn to discuss contracts for growing guar. The meeting promises a firm contracted price for the crop and presents guar as a potential remedy for farmers facing unstable prices from traditional crops.
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Pecos
Advanced Agri, Inc
Holiday Inn
Advanced Agri., Inc
Wichita Falls
Rolling Plains
Pecos Territory cotton harvest shows record low grades
The Pecos Territory including Reeves Pecos Glasscock Reagan and Upton Counties finished the 1974 75 cotton harvest with the lowest grade averages on record. Grade 42 led at 35 percent while 41 51 and 52 comprised smaller shares. Prices were low with most of the crop sold to pools or government loans and seed prices rising. Advanced Agri Inc plans Guar seed trials using the Gray Process promising higher yields.
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Pecos
Mack Bennett
USDA
Carlsbad
N.M
Reeves
Glasscock
Reagan
Upton
Growers Plan Record Low Cotton Plantings in 1975
USDA Crop Reporting Board says growers intend to plant about 10.0 million acres of all cotton in 1975, 29 percent below 1974 and the lowest since 1967. regional plans show Arizona California New Mexico 1.4 million acres, Texas Oklahoma 4.7 million, Delta states 3 million, Southeast 785000, American Pima 67200 acres, up to date.
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USDA
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Delta
Southeast
Weevil resistant cotton shows coarse fibers and limited use
Texas researchers led by James Walker E R Hart and G A Niles tested Pilose DSR and Delta pine cotton strains against boll weevils in 1972. Pilose proved most resistant with fewer blooms and lint yield but its short coarse lint limits woven product use.
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College Station
James K. Walker
E.R. Hart
G.A. Niles
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Niles
Flame retardant cotton joins the fire department
New uniforms for New York City firefighters will be 100 percent flame retardant cotton. Fire Commissioner John T. O Hagan approved Fire Stop cotton after a nine month search by department officials and unions seeking a safer fabric to replace a polyester cotton blend. The decision favored Cotton over Nomex and other synthetics, with Cotton Incorporated president J Dukes Wooters Jr. praising the choice.
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New York City Fire Department
Cotton Incorporated Research Center
Raleigh
N.C
John R. Travell
New York City Fire Department Division of Safety
Thomas Montgomery
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
Dominick Gentiluomo
Uniformed Firefighters Association
Pete Avery
Jim Hangley
Cotton Incorporated
Leonard Smith
Cotton Incorporated Associated
New York
John T. O'Hagan
Nomex
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
J. Dukes Wooters Jr
Widespread Texas planting reports from Hutchison
In Texas corn sorghum and cotton acreage are largely planted with early stands generally good despite cool soil winds and moisture shortages. Wheat progress is solid though Panhandle rain is needed. Cattle moved from wheat fields. local markets show heavy cow and calf runs. Vegetables grow well in the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio Winter Garden areas with cucumbers, watermelons vineing. Cantaloupe and onions begin planting in Pecos and High Plains potatoes follow.
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College Station
Tex
South Texas
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Panhandle
Hutchison
Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio-Winter Garden
Pecos
High Plains
Cotton Incorporated Sets Research and Funding Priorities
Cotton Incorporated directors in Dallas approved next year’s research priorities and accelerated marketing programs. They authorized 10.5 million dollars in cotton producer funds and backed stronger financial support from farmers. The 40 producer directors outlined 14 priority areas including byssinosis solution, cottonseed research, energy, pest control, new byproducts, knit fabric uses, wet processing, fire retardance, fabric finishing, and new products. Board chairman E Hervey Evans Jr. praised progress and announced a unanimous resolution honoring staff for work benefiting cotton producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Cotton Incorporated
Mike Burkholder
Pecos
Cotton Board
United States
Tn Congress
Cotton Promotion and Research Act
E. Hervey Evans Jr
Mus
Evans
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Baker Pump Corp
Baker & Pecos
Cummins
Engine Service
Jimmy Calhoun
Clint Glenn
Manuel Arvizu, Jr
Arrvizu Pipe CO
Balmorhea Hwy
Pecos, Tex
MOBIL
Pecos Enterprise
Cotton Inc
Charles King
General Mills
Bill Cona
Valley Grain & Supply, Inc
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