Texas Farmers See 12 Commodities Above Parity at Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service lists twelve commodities above parity: wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, hogs, beef cattle, calves, sheep, turkeys, eggs, and mohair. Parity figures and farm price trends are given for each, with declines noted in lambs and general price fluctuations. Plans near completion for the Food and Fiber Pavilion at the State Fair of Texas highlight consumer value, with programs on cotton, wool, and other fibers and a focus on top-quality Texas agricultural products.
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Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Texas Department of Agrculture
Fis
Texas Department S
of Agricultur Sans
Oper Senvang
Grain producers expand acreage in 1974 outlook
The Agriculture Department projects 1974 wheat at about 1.9 billion bushels and corn over 6.3 billion as farmers expand acreage. Soybeans may fall about 4 percent to roughly 1.54 billion bushels with shifts toward corn and cotton. Livestock feeding could ease retail prices, but outcomes depend on crop conditions and investment in livestock.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Don Paarlberg
Paarlberg
Asst
Carroll G. Brunthaver
High cotton prices draw criticism of Texas merchants
Texas cotton prices near 75 cents a pound prompt farmer criticism of buyers. University of Texas Natural Fibers says merchants gain little by forward contracts with mills, notes market shifts and higher service costs reduce merchant numbers yet urges appreciation for its role. Buyers in High Plains and Rolling Plains pay up to 60 cents a pound for certain grades, with 1974 crop already being contracted at 60 to 62 cents. For details, contact Natural Fibers Economic Research at UT Austin.
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University of Texas
Texas
Kermit Voelker
Voelker
Voelkel
Natural Fibers
High Plains
Rolling Plains
Commodity Credit Corporation
Natural Fibers Economic Research
University Station
Austin
Crop contracting seen as key tool for cotton marketing
Dallas special report notes Belt producer groups stress forward contracting as a way to lock prices and plan acreage and income under the new form law. They warn success rests on mutual trust with merchants who must deliver, while buyers hedge risks and mills secure futures delivery. Groups listed include National Cotton Council Steering Committee, Arizona, Delta, Plains, and Missouri Delta councils and state farm bureaus.
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Dallas
Belt
National Cotton Council
Agricultural Council of Arkansas
Arizona Cotton Growers Association
Delta Council of
Farm Bureau leaders impressed by Lone Star State agriculture
William J. Kuhfuss president of the American Farm Bureau Federation and Texas Farm Bureau executive committee led a two day tour of the Lone Star State visiting Texas A&M University and four Agricultural Research and Extension Centers at Weslaco Uvalde Lubbock and Overton. The group reviewed Extension service programs and observed result demonstrations while joined by state and local Farm Bureau leaders including J T Red Wisdom Woodson Dalhart Chaloupka Reid Newberry and district directors.
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Farm Bureau
Lone Star State Agriculture
College Station
William J. Kuhfuss
American Farm Bureau Federation
Texas Farm Bureau
Texas Agriculture At Extension Service
Lone Star State
Kuhfuss
Illinois
Texas A&m University
John E. Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
H.O. Kunkel
College of Agriculture
Dudley Smith
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Robert Cherry
Jack K. Williams
State Farm Bureau
Texas A&m University Agricultural Research and Extension Centers
Weslaco
Uvalde
Lubbock
Overton
J.T
Red) Woodson
Gober
Carrol Chaloupka
Dalhart
Bill R. Reid
Lamesa
Warren Newberry
Waco
Rain Helps Small Grain and Pastures Boosts
Rain brought needed moisture to dry Texas areas last week while heavy coastal and Southeast rains damaged cotton and rice. Dr. John Hutchison notes rapid small grain plantings and better fall pastures as harvests slow. Cotton harvest spans from Rio Grande Valley to Central Texas with first bale in Midland County. Grain sorghum harvest nearing completion in southern state. yields above average. Fall vegetables progressing in San Antonio area and Rio Grande Valley. More hay expected from rains, though baling wire remains short.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hutchison
Rio Grande Valley
Blacklands
Midland County
South Plains
San Antonio-Winter Garden
New Texas livestock export facilities to rise at Brownsville and El Paso
Texas will add new export facilities at Brownsville and El Paso under state contracts to boost the livestock export business which now adds about 40 million dollars annually to the Texas economy. Existing facilities in Houston Eagle Pass and Del Rio meet USDA standards with sheltered pens vats for dipping labs and hydraulic chutes. Turkey production in Texas is up an estimated 16 percent this year to 9 091 000 birds from 7 851 000 in 1972 with heavy breeds driving gains while light breeds fall by 5 000. Red meat production in Texas plants is up two percent in July from June and remains about one percent above July 1972 with cattle slaughter down and hogs down while sheep and lambs rise. Average cattle slaughter weight in July was 944 pounds.
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Texas
Brownsville
el Paso
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Houston
Eagle Pass
del Rio
A&M Career Day invites seniors to campus
Texas A&M University invites high school seniors to Career Day on September 29 sponsored by the Colleges of Agriculture Engineering and Science. Exhibits will show programs in agriculture and engineering in Zachry Center and science displays in the Biological Sciences Building. End zone tickets for a Texas A&M Boston College football game that evening are $1 for attendees.
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College Station
Texas
A&m University
Colleges of Agriculture, Engineering and Science
R.C. Potts
Potts
Zachry Engineering
Biological Sciences
Texas A&m
Boston College
Simmental sale sets new records at Renderbrook-Spade Ranch
One of the strongest Simmental ranch production sales in American history was held Sept 8 near Colorado City at Renderbrook Spade Ranch. The First Annual Production Sale offered 101 bred Simmental females totaling 345,850 dollars, averaging 3,424 with a new record price for a bred half Simmental female with a three fourth Simmental calf at side. W F Roden of Midland paid 9,500 for a three year old daughter of Bismark, plus 9,000 for another pair, buying 16 females for 67,060 dollars average 6,700. Roden aims to build a new Simmental herd at Oasis Ranch near Sheffield Texas as bidding stayed strong from three states.
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Renderbrook-Spade Ranch
Colorado City
Spade Ranches
W. F. Roden
Midland
Bismark
Mars
Roden
Toni
W.F. Roden
Oasis
Sheffield
Texas
Screwworm eradication shows a good year in Texas
USDA Screwworm Eradication Program reports 1 013 August infestations in Texas livestock, down from 18 341 in August 1972. Mission plant produces 200 million sterile flies weekly. roadblocks set in South Texas to curb spread. Brooks County leads with 336 August cases, followed by Kenedy and Jim Hogg counties. El Paso and surrounding counties show several cases.
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Mission
Texas
M. E. Meadows
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Meadows
Mission Plant
Jones
Brooks County
South Texas
Kenedy
Jim Hogg
Starr
Hidalgo
Kelbert
Duval and
Willacy
Jim Wells
Live Oak
Big Bend Area
el Paso County
Hudspeth
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Brewster
Ward County
Schleicher
Guadalupe
Texas Animal Agriculture Conference at A&M Jan 21 23
COLLEGE STATION The Texas Animal Agriculture Conference the first of its kind for all animal industry segments will be staged at Texas A&M University January 21 to 23. Beef cattle dairy production horses swine pasture and forage sessions in Rudder Conference Center feature consolidated general sessions and short courses with about 2000 participants expected to hear keynote and general session speakers on total industry priorities.
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College Station
Texas Animal Agriculture Conference
Texas A&m University
L.A. Maddox
Texas Agricultural Exetension Service
J. Earl Rudder
Maddox
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Brunthauer
Austin, Tex
Pecos Enterprise
Ing
A&m Career Day
U.S
U.S.S.A
Chemical Forum
Moscow
Soviet Union
McGraw- Hill
Keonid Kostandov
Chemical Engineering
C. S. Cronan
McGraw-Hill
Axel Krause
Cronan
Simmental Sale
Hudson Jones
TAHC
Cottingham Bearing Corp
Crosby
Pecos
Ronnie Dogget
Treanor
Arvizu Pipe CO
Farm & Ranch Pipe Lines
Manuel Arvizu
Mobil
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