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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1954
Page
8
J Ritchie Smith of the National Cotton Council outlined factors harming fiber quality at gins. He cited moisture and trash in seed cotton and improper equipment operation as key causes of lint damage and contamination. He warned against underdrying and overdrying and noted mechanical harvesting adds weeds and trash.
The Wool Bureau reports 1953 marked a return of wool in markets where synthetic fibers previously dominated. The release notes wool cotton and silk remain key in fashion while synthetic fibers, oversold in promotions, now compete for market share.
The calendar lists 4-H events across Chaves county including Home Economics judging at Kilo Watt Kitchen Roswell on Tuesday morning, tractor maintenance and club meetings in Hagerman and Roswell, Stitch and Stir and Lake Arthur clubs, and Thursday county planning. Friday features Busy Bees clothing, Lake Arthur Extension, and cattle growers meetings at Truth or Consequences, with board meetings for Hereford and Cattle Growers associations and a watermelon feast in Hagerman. Weekend meetings continue in Truth or Consequences and Hagerman with a four day 4-H Camp Scott Able departure on Monday from Roswell.
A daily train narrative contrasts a sprawling three acre plot with a polished suburban garden. One neighbor’s yard boasts green lawns trimmed hedges and orderly beds while the other shows a shaggy, cluttered space with a compost pile and untidy tulips.
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson announced H. Mark Rickman of La Mesa as chairman and Ed Heringa of Clayton as a member of the New Mexico State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Rickman has served on the state committee since May 1953 and acted as chairman. Heringa is a cattle rancher and former president of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association. The committee now lists Rickman as chairman, with Santiago Marquez of Los Lunas and Ed Heringa as members.
Prices paid for top grade second cutting alfalfa in Southeastern New Mexico last week ranged from 18 to 20 dollars per ton, reflecting market activity for growers and buyers in the region.
The article notes Dacron lace as a preferred bridal fabric offering traditional patterns with washability and durability. It provides sewing directions for a nylon edged petticoat, including measurements, waistband construction, placket, belt stitching, and finishing steps using Dacron thread.
Extension agronomist Gordon Hoff says sweet sudangrass provides high carrying capacity for grazing in southern New Mexico and mid valley areas. It grows rapidly after warm weather, is grazed 30 days after planting, and can be fed until frost. Seeding rate is 30 pounds per acre. soil quality improves yields and fertilizer boosts growth. Frost or drought damage with regrowth reduces poisoning risk, and careful management avoids prussic acid hazards.
An Agricultural Marketing Service report shows New Mexico cattle slaughtered totaled 16 100 head January–April 1954 up from 14 400 year earlier. Calf slaughter rose to 1 900 head from 1 500, while hog slaughter fell to 21 100 from 27 000. Nationally cattle up 13 percent and calf up 20 percent. hogs down 16 percent.
Several three day wool grading schools are being held at New Mexico A&M College in July and August. Wool producers buyers warehousemen and others who wish to attend should forward their names immediately to Professor P. E. Neale Agricultural Experiment Station New Mexico A&M College indicating which three day school they wish
Wool grading schools will run three day sessions in July and August at New Mexico A&M College. The program stresses practical field handling of ranch wools with standard length classes and fineness grades. Dates offered are July 6-8 12-14 19-21 26-28 and Aug 2-4 9-11 16-18 23-25.
Al W. Woodburn Chaves county agent was chosen among New Mexico's 31 county agents to receive the Farm Extension Scholarship. He will fly to Fort Collins Colorado for a three week summer extension course in agricultural policy at Colorado A and M College where he previously studied and graduated.
Grasshoppers threaten crops and pastures across the state with damage if control work is not timely. R C Dobson of New Mexico A&M warns infestations are reported in Lea and Union counties. Spraying began June 16 in Folsom Union County for about 6000 acres. Lea County infestation runs from west of Lovington toward Gallup. Counts show 5 to 50 hoppers per square yard.
Scientists claim the human species is less than a million years old while noting a blue whale can eat up to a ton of food daily.
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