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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1977
Page
4
A Texas Agricultural Experiment Station study shows difenzquat and MSMA applied when wild oats have two to six leaves control the weed and boost wheat yield. Factors worsening the outbreak include lack of crop rotation, good fall moisture, combines spreading seed, and replanting infected seed.
Gov. Robert Bennett urged aid for farmers at the 49th Kansas FFA convention. He noted falling wheat prices and rising production costs, urged protection from similar imports, and called for access to world markets, stressing farmers’ resilience through hard work and commitment to the land.
The 20th annual rodeo by Texoma Quarter Horse Association will open with parades in Sherman at 3 p.m. and Denison at 5 p.m. on July 13, then four nights of rodeos at the association grounds off Highway 75. About 200 cowboys are expected to compete. events include bull riding bare back and saddle bronc, calf roping and girls barrel racing, with a calf scramble for kids 12 and under.
Independent Cattlemen's Association members converge in Austin for public hearings on the public school finance bill during the special session. T.A. Cunningham urges citizen testimony to address escalating property taxes as lawmakers debate ag use value provisions and financing. Hearing starts 9:30 a.m. on the House floor.
Price support loans for 1977 crop wheat are offered to Grayson County farmers through approved warehouses or on the farm. Hard or soft winter wheat grade 1 earns 2.32 dollars per bushel with 0.02 and 0.04 dollar discounts for grades 2 and 3. Loans cover warehouse storage with receipts and advance storage payment, plus a portion of transport costs. Farm-stored grain loans reach 90 percent of stored quantity. Non-recourse loans allow repayment or CCC assumption at maturity. Contact ASCS for details.
Vegetable growers across Texas are invited to the 14th Annual Texas Greenhouse Vegetable Conference at Texas A&M July 17 19. Dr John E Larsen of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes registration on July 17 with the program starting July 18 at 8 30 a m at the Ramada Inn. Topics include financing environmental controls pollination nutrient solutions soil media pest control and marketing with a Texas Greenhouse Growers Council membership meeting after the short course.
AUSTIN Grain yields per acre boost this year’s Texas wheat output to about 110 million bushels, 6.6 million more than 1976. Despite 300,000 fewer acres, total acreage is 4.4 million with harvest underway in South Texas and the Southern Low Plains. Weather, rains, and some hail shaped strong prospects. Prices averaged $2.10 per bushel last month.
Commercial peanut production began in Texas in 1906, and by 1914 the peanut crop value per acre surpassed that of cotton, marking a shift in regional agriculture and indicating growing difficulty of diversifying crops.
The National Cotton Council challenges OSHA in a House Small Business subcommittee hearing, alleging double standards and abuses of authority in the cotton dust standard process. It cites late hearings, filing discrepancies, industrywide scope despite studies, and ignored costs totaling billions that hit small businesses hardest.
Chicago report describes the national 4-H petroleum power program teaching youths ages 9 through 19 to service tractors and small engines under Cooperative Extension Service supervision. Participants may earn county state and national honors from Amoco Foundation with trips to Chicago and $1000 scholarships. events include regional and national Engineering activities at Ak-Sar-Ben Omaha and Richmond Virginia.
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