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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1969
Page
8
Dr. J Neal Pratt of Texas A M University says two factors shape hay quality in 1969 ample fertilization and early harvesting. He notes last year s heavy rainfall depleted soil nutrients and a soil test should guide fertilizer and lime needs.
The article notes a modernization of farming in North America with advances in crop yields, fertilizers, pesticides, and computational tools. It highlights the portable grinder mixer from Sperry Rand as a key example, rising from 5,000 units in 1958 to 103,000 in 1968, driven by economy and convenience for on-farm grinding and storage.
Lone Star Gas Co president Louis G. James announced 1969 budgets totaling 4 461 000 for construction and 21 782 000 for new gas facilities. Plans include 39 000 feet of pipelines, a new measuring station in southwest Fort Worth, and a 30 inch line with LoVaca to connect near Austin, Texas. Lone Star Producing Co will spend about 11 296 000 on drilling and leases, with 39 percent for exploratory work including offshore Texas leases in which they hold 10 percent. Nipak Inc will build regional storage facilities and buy equipment for fertilizer products.
Dean cites intensified agriculture research and cost cutting to regain world market competitiveness. The Texas Farm Bureau seeks funds for animal health, including the Diagnostic Laboratory, brucellosis, hog cholera, and the screwworm program to meet federal rules. He warns that transport shortages hinder farmers and argues against state minimum wage for farm labor, detailing three adverse options.
Medical researchers push mini pig models for cardiovascular and dental studies while a 1969 newspaper page recalls Cannon Texas history from 1852 to the railroad decline, with Arnold Wigs leading a landmark reconstruction effort and memories of Pastor Pinky Shaw.
W H S adds two new semester courses economics and trigonometry taught by Coach McMurray and Coach King. The economics class has twelve senior boys in third period replacing civics, while trig, taught by King in fifth period, currently includes eight named students. Report cards arrive Friday January 24.
The dwindling membership of the Cannon Congregation Methodist Church appeals for donations to repair and remodel the building. The church, once a thriving town landmark among residences and two cemeteries, seeks help from past members, friends, and descendants of local families.
Sidney Dean of Victoria outlined the Texas Farm Bureau’s 1969 legislative program at a banquet with state officials and more than 100 legislators and 400 county leaders. The plan supports sales tax exemptions on farm machinery, seeks an equitable water plan, opposes changes to groundwater ownership, and urges better agricultural research and brush control methods.
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