Barstow Pecos agriculture note detailed dairy and livestock operations
The report covers Trans Pecos Dairy Inc near Pecos with 520 cows producing 8-9 million pounds yearly, feeding regimens, AI use, and sale of raw milk to Association Milk Producers. It also lists Barstow farmers, alfalfa cutting, irrigation improvements, and notes on local cattle, sheep, and farming activities including Billie Neil Prewit and John Burkholder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Mitchell
Trans Pecos Dairy Inc
Pecos
Association Milk Producers Inc
Bordens Milk Company
Midland
Charlie
South Texas
Sudan
Davidson
O.C. Majors
Barstow
Barstow Irrigation District No
Avery and Allgood
Bob Hays
James
Bill’’ Allgood
Truman O’neal
Forrest Walker
C&c Farms
Bobby Allgood
Billie Neil Prewit
Billie Neil
Billie Prewit
Prewits
Agricultural Engineers Help Feed an Expanding America
Balmorhea Valley News reports on agricultural engineers advancing U S food production through farm equipment design, soil and water management, and processing systems. It notes career paths, education, employment trends, and starting salaries around nine thousand dollars annually, with references to the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and U S government sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmorhea Valley News
America
Agrico
United States
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Joseph
Gordon Lightfoot Shines at Carnegie Hall in Teens Lined Crowd
Critic Roger Doughty notes Gordon Lightfoot, a rising Canadian singer and composer, delivering a strong set at Carnegie Hall. The teenager-heavy audience responded to songs such as Me and Bobby McGee Minstrel of the Dawn If You Could Read My Mind and Sit Down Young Stranger from his latest album. Lightfoot appears surprised by his growing popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Doughty
Gordon Lightfoot
Carnegie Hall
Gordon
Bobby McGee
Sit Down Young Stranger and Other Reading Notes
A feature column cites Gordon saying he writes songs out of necessity and passion. It mentions The Red Eye ball game concept and a contest to win one. Also covers William D. Smith's Northwest Passage about the SS Manhattan voyage and its appeal to young readers seeking adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Smith
Northwest Passage
Manhattan
Cooking Career? Few Want It
Anita Fial, Cornell graduate and food promoter, says men still expect grandmothers’ meals but many homemakers seek convenience foods. She notes a shift toward frozen and canned items, with more women cooking less due to busy lives and new jobs. She cites rising foreign flavors, spice use, and cereal ads shaping family meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Fial
Cornell
Middle West
Lewis-Neale, Inc
Italy
Spain
France
Latin America
United States
Miss Fial
Rainbow arc colors explained by light in water droplets
The World Almanac notes that a rainbow forms when sunlight refracts entering water droplets, reflects off the drop's far side, and refracts again toward the viewer. This optical phenomenon creates the spectrum arc observed in the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Almanac
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George Ranches
Toyah
John Burkholder
Africa
Ira Hopper
John
Bermuda
Don Payne
Alpine Hospital
T.A
el Paso
Alfred Pax
Maureine Moore
Kenneth Scholemer
Little Kim Cope
John Cope
Ft. Stockton Hospital
Nelson Lethco
East
Texas
Rudolph Hoefs
San Angelo Hospital
Chas
Alan
Nan Cate
Big Springs
Pearl Finley
Calif
Pauline Guy
Dallas
Rosa Renz
Beda Larramore
Bill McIntire
Patsy
San Angelo
D. A. McIntire
Jack Wilkenson
Rock Springs
Joe Kingston
Jack
Joe
Bridge Club
Lucille Knapp
Madge Conger
Louise Adams
Bingo
Stevens
T.P
Madera Valley Hobby Club
Ed Fellabaum
Eula Baker
Tressa Moore
Jennie Stroade
Viet Nam
Fellabaum
Winnie Jones
Bertha Fortson
Alpine
C. H. Crenshaw
Pecos Florist
Lonnie Winterrowd
Louis Adams
Cecil Kingston
Ft. Stockton
Loraine Collins
Barbara Stark
Ruth Reeves
Edna Stack
Bob Willoughby
Edith Winterrowd
Wilma Finley
U.S. Labor Department
Superintendent of
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington
D.C
Japan
Gaynor Maddox
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Sarion
West Texas
Credit Association
Rodeway Inn
EL Paso,texas
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