Levelland Daily Sun-News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 33, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 14, 1967 Page: 8 of 12
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PACE 8--LEVELLAND DAILY SUN NEWS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1967
DR. E. COLEMAN
DR. A. ONKEN
JOHN BOX
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JIM VALENTINE
BY PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC.
Top AllthoritiGS To Conduct
Fertilizer Short Course Here
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Some of the top authorities in
the field of education and re-
search will discuss soil fertili-
ty and fertilizers at a Fertili-
zer Dealers Short Course to be
conducted on the South Plans
during November and Decem-
ber. In 1 evelland, they will
be held at the Chat-Chew Res-
taurant on Nov. 16&30.
According to County Agricul-
tural Agent Bill Taylor, infor-
mation on fertilizer needs for
the area and pertinent fertili-
zer research findings will be
presented.
Featured speakers at the
short course include Dr. Eu-
gene A. Coleman, associate pro-
fessor of agronomy, Texas
Technological College; D\ Au-
thur Onken, assistant professor
of soils and fertility at the
South Plains Research and Ex-
tension Center; and John Box
and Jim Valentine, agronomist
and area soil chem'st, respec-
itively, with the Texas Agri-
cultural Fxtension Service.
Initial meetings will begin at
7;30 p.m. with the second meet-
ing starting at 6:30 p.m.
Taylor encourages all ferti-
lizer dealers, agency person-
nel, County Program Building
Committee members, produ-
cers and other interested indi-
viduals to attend the short
course.
Registration fee is $5, adds
Taylor, and will be collected at
the first meeting. The fee in-
cludes a notebook of the pro-
ceedings and a dinner at the
flna. meeting.
Cotton canvas, top fabric Tor ,
tents and awnings, is now pop-
ular in women’s wear.
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Proper Harvesting Essential
For Quality Cotton Prices
The Hockley County cotton
crop is rapidly approaching har-
vest with the recent freeze
some cotton has already mov-
ed to gins during the past two
weeks, following dessicant and
defoliant applications. Some lo-
cal gins reporting 200 to 300
bale ginnings. Maturity of May
planted cotton appears to be
good with prospects for some
of the best quality that we have
harvested in recent years. Far-
mers with late plantings in hail-
ed out areas have, of course,
been hurt some by the freeze.
The prospective micronaire
for the crop this year cannot
be deternrned at this tim’,
but most ginnings to date have
had acceptable micronaire aid
promise considerably longer
staple too. The plantings of
DelCerro, Acala, Paymaster
III, I ockett 4789, and other va-
rieties are offering improved
staple.
With so much emphasis at
present on the production of
quality cotton, farmers in Hock-
ley County should examine
closely their harvesting opera-
tions, says BUI Taylor cojn-
ty agricultural agent.
The agent lists the following
pointers as key factors for a
proper harvest:
1) i int moisture should be
down to about eight per cent.
This point is reached when the
relative humidity in the field is
60 per cent or below. Mois-
tu-e can also be checked by-
col lecting a few locks of cot-
ton and squeezing them toget-
her in the palm cf the hand.
If the cotton balls up, it is
too moist. If it fluffs out , it
is dry enough for harvesting.
Too much or too little mois-
ture p~e vents a good ginning job.
Timely harvest of cotton is of
upmost importance for quality
p-eservation. Cotton harvested
too early behind dessicants and
frost usually contains too mi ch
moisture from green bolls,
seeds, and othsr plant material.
Where harvesting is delayed too
long after frost and harvest aid
chemicals, quality can be lost
from deterioration in the field.
Also, stalks become brittle,
bark more easily and decrease
the turnout at the gin.
2) Strippers should be check-
ed carefully to assure that they
are properly adjusted and green
boll separators should be opera-
ting efficiently,
3) Seed cotton should not
be stored on trailers if the
moisture level is above 12 per
cent. Seed qua'ity will also be
reduced drastically if stored
with a high amount of trash.
4) Seed cotton should be
grouped or separated when any
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difference in quality is sus-
pected. Grouping should be
based ch variety, irrigation or
dryland, disease or insect da-
mage, hail damage, lint mois-
ture and planting date.
All thzse item" mr.'se for
more orderly, efficient ginning
as well, po’nts out Taylor. Such
problems as mix-packs or two-
sided bales, overdrying and
ginning at improper m isture
levels can thus be minimized.
Ginners, thusfar, have been
do'ng a commendable job with
the block ginning program, he
adds.
All in all, with farmers aid
ginners wo-king closely toget-
her, the outlook for quality
cotton production in Hockley
County looks promising, con-
tends Taylor._
LAST WEEK
Cotton Harvest
Slowed Down
The South plains Cotton har-
vest continued to ga:i m'.vnv:
turn early, last week but was
slowed by the unfavorable wea-
ther during the middle of the
week, according to W.K. Pal-
mer , in charge of the Lubbock
Cotton Classing Office of the
USDA.
Samples received at the Lub-
bock, Brownfield and I am sa
Offices had reached a seasonal
high of 10,000 daily when the
rain and fog slowed harvesting
opr rations.
Despite the unfavorable wea-
ther conditions, volume of sam-
ples classed was still the high-
est for any week this season.
The three South Plains classing
offices classed 50,000 samples
during the week ending Friday,
November 10th, bringing the
season’s total to 101,000. This
year’s harvest is now behind
the p?ce of the 1966 harvest.
Through November 10th last
year 144,000 samples of the
1966 crop had been classed.
Cotton received at the I.ub-
bo;k Office last week wa> slight-
ly lower in quality than during
the previous week.
Strict low Middling was the
predominant grade and made
up Z7 per cent of the total
classed. Middling mr.de up
16 per cent, Middling l ight
Sp tted 14 per cent and Strict
1 ow M'ddiing Light Spotted 6
pr- cent.
Average stap’o length declin-
ed slightly. Average staple dur-
ing the week was 32.1 thirty-
SEE COTTON PAGE 11
MOMMA BEAUS HAPPILY at the bacon pappa brought home
On this case venison) as she poses with seven white tail deer
that her husband and sons bagged on Saturday and Sunday at
Juno, Tex. Rafe Rogers and sons, Terry and Monty, were the
huntsmen, and Mrs. Rodgers (Nil ah) was commissioned to haul
the booty to town to the Cone Green Grocery and locker plant.
(Staff Photos)
The question keep: rom g
to Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
as to whether substitute crop,
can be plaited on acres diverted
from cotton production in 1968,
and if so, which crop, ujuld
be permissible.
The answer, like most an-
swers to questions on govern-
ment programs, is conditional.
Producers in 1968 will be
able to plant other crops on
acres diverted from cotton IF
they sign up in the beginning
to divert less thai the maxi-
mum 35 per cent.
By signing up *o divert say
only five per cent of his cot-
ton allotment, the farmer ob-
ligates himself to only two
things so far as compliance w ith
the cotton program 's concern-
ed.
First, he must divert from
cotton production and devote
to soil conserving praetices at
least five per cent of his
allotment. Second, he must
plant and cultivate in a work-
manlike manner at least 90
per cent of his domestic al-
lotment, which is 65 per cent
o.‘ his total allotment.
So, assuming it would not p-.t
him out of compliance on some
other allotment program, he
would be prrm'tted to plant
ANY other crop on that part
of his allotment not planted to
cotton. He would not, of course,
collect voluntary diversion pay-
ments in this case.
If, however, he signs up to
divert 35 per cent of his allot-
ment in order to get the addi-
tional diversion payments, the
use of that 35 prr cent will
b? governed by that pirt of the
law which states” ... the sec-
retary may permit all or any
part of such diverted acreage
to be devoted to the produc-
tion of guar, sesame, safflower,
Minflovtr, ca-tor beans, mus-
tard seed, crambe, plantago
ovato, and flaxseed, if lie de-
termines that such production
is necessary to provide ai aie-
qu ite supply of such commodi-
ties, is not likely to increase
the cost of the price support
p -ogram and will not adverse-
ly affect farm ncomc. .
When tl%Secretary permits
such plantings it is subject to
the condition that diversion pay-
ments shall be at a “fair and
reasonable rate,” but in no
even' over one-half the rate ot-
herwise payable.
The Secretary has not yet an-
nounced vlich crops, if any,
will be permitted an acreage
diverted for payment or what
rate diversion payments will be
on such crops.
The marketing quota referen-
dim to ba conducted among cot-
ton growers across the belt is
to be held by m:T during the
week of Dacember 4 through 8
this year , and the “signup”
period for the cotton program,
assuming passage of the refe-
rendum, is set for February 5
through March 15 Of 1968.
Marketing quotas were ap-
proved by grovers for the 1967
crop by 91.6 per cent of those
voting in the referendum of
1966, and there is.little doubt
that quotas will be app-ovedfor
1968.
If however they shxild be
disap roved by farmers, the
allotment program would still
be in effect but there would be
no acreage diversion or p-ice
support pryments. Price
support loans would bea/aila-
bel at 50 per cent of parity to
cooperators who planted within
their allotments.
Cotton producers have not
SEE QUESTIONS P. 11
V
ater .
By JAKF STREET
It is estimated that as of
1954 the Lnitcd States was us-
ing about fifty -percent of the
raw material resources con-
sumed in the world each year.
The rate of consumption has
been rising more and more
each year. \nd present es-
timates are th> by 1980 this
country could be consuming
more than eighty-three percent
of the total.
Ttxla. the Lnited States is
a n.*t im. orter of goads. Its
reliance on foreign tradegrows
each year. Our demand for raw
materials can be expected to
accelerate. On the other hand,
the rap-dly-emerging (.but pre-
sently underdeveloped) nations
of the world sees industriali-
zation as the road to salvation.
Their demands fo- raw mete-
rials ca_i also be expected to
accelerate. Presently, we can
soothe the hungry nations by
offering a certain amount of
food and aid. Tomorrow we
will be competing for raw ma-
terials. The grains and fi-
bers we can grow fo- food and
clothing for trade with these
emerging nations could well de-
termine our strength at the bar-
gaining table.
This region has moved on to
high-yield agriculture, getting
maximum production from the
land, which supports an im-
pressive regional economy.
This was done by use of, and
maintained by, water. Forcon-
tinued growth and development
we must have additiona. water
supplies withint the Water
area. Tevas and the Ur
States cannot afford the loaa
of the foods, fibers and pro-
ducts we place In circulation.
Matter-of-fact, neitl
world.
An economist with!
Department of
Lester R, Brown,
“The food problem
in the less-developed regions
may be one of the must nearly
insoluble problem* facing man
over the next few decades.”
If this area Is to feed the
hungry of the world, we must
have additional water. Water.
Inc. was formed to find a source
for such water.
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Inc, can helpl _
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Levelland Daily Sun-News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 33, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 14, 1967, newspaper, November 14, 1967; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1137058/m1/8/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.