4‑H Week Declared in Texas for October 6 12
Governor John Connally proclaims October 6 to 12 as 4-H Club Week in Texas aligning with National 4-H Week. Paul Tapp, County Agent, leads local activities as 4‑H emphasizes citizenship leadership and practical skills through projects.
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John Connally
Texas
Johnson
Paul Tapp
America
United States
Agricultural Extension Service of
Texas A&m University
New Cotton Ginning Lab To Serve Plains Area
The USDA South Plains Ginning Research Laboratory near Lubbock will serve the Texas High Plains and other cotton regions. Engineer Roy Baker notes the facility aims to improve handling drying cleaning ginning and packaging of machine stripped cotton. It is the fourth such lab in the United States with completion expected this fall. Contractors install the ginning system in the 140 by 86 foot building, which will also contain a machine shop and temporary office.
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Roy Baker
Verb Baker
Verble Baker
Pecos High School
Lubbock
Texas A&m University
South Plains
USDA
Texas High Plains
Baker
Mesilla Park
N. M
Amherst
Texas A&m
Clemson University
U.S
United States
South Carolina
Mississippi
New Mexico
El Paso Cotton Prices Steady and Market Activity Mixed
Cotton markets show steady El Paso prices while Far Western crop marketing stalls. Arizona harvests quicken until Pauline dampens proceedings. San Joaquin Valley sale of 100 bales reported at 31.50 cents. Phoenix offers 3,000 lots with no trades. Fresno down 50 points. Screwworm outbreak rises across Texas and the Southwest prompting pet and livestock care alerts.
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Arizona
Hurrican
Pauline
San Joaquin Valley
Phoenix
Mike
Fresno
el Paso
Pecos
Acala
ASC Committeemen Elected for Reeves and Loving Counties
Reeves County ASC selects Lou Kilgore Tomy Mayfield Jo Lee McMahon Dale Toone and Randal Butler as alternates. Loving County names A J Jackson H A Lindley Joe Gillesie Seledonio Renteria Efren Renteria with alternates. New regulations set divert acres for grazing after year start and barley as feed grain.
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ASC
Reeves County
Lou Kilgore
Tommy Mayfield
Jo Lee McMahon
Dale Toone
Randal Butler
Loving County
A. J. Jackson
H. A. Lindley
Joe Gillesie
Seledonio Renteria
Efren Renteria
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Pecos Area Cotton Harvest Rises Amid Strong Grading
The Pecos region reports a lift in cotton harvest with 49090 samples processed to date, led by Strict Low Middling. Middling and Middling Light Spotted grades appear in sizable shares, average staple around 1 5/32 inches, micronaire near 3.9, and fiber strength near 91 ksi. Cottonseed values hold at about $51 per ton to growers as bidding remains restrained.
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Pecos
L.I. Wells
Pressley
Horse Short Course Held at Texas A&M September 27 28
The eighth annual Horse Short Course will be held at Texas A&M University on September 27 and 28, announced by Extension horse specialist B F Yates.
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Texas A&m University
B. F. Yates
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