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ber through January aver-
aged-466 pounds. Calves born
frdm May through July
averaged 430, and those born
The author of the USDA ar-
ticle, Farm Paper Letter editor
Ed Curran, said he decided to
COLLEGE STATION - A
definite calving season can
increase herd average wean-
COLLEGE STATION -
While pecan trees are highly
valued for shade and nut
production in Texas, they can
also produce valuable timber.
“Pecan trees are highly
valuable for veneer and
sawlogs in areas where such
markets exist,” says Alan D.
Dreesen, area forestry spec-
ialist with the Texas Agricul-
the specialist. Rank, vegeta-
tive growth coupled"with a wet
fall can spell trouble in terms
of bollworm-budworm prob-
lems and later in trying to
defoliate the crop for harvest.
“To hold down vegetative
growth and to insure early
fruit set, farmers need to cut
back on nitrogen and to avoid
irrigating late cotton,” advi-
tion to insect control this year
due to the lateness of the
crop,” emphasizes Dr. Bob
Metzer, cotton specialist with
the Texas Agricultural Exten-
sion Service, Texas AIM
University System. "Closely
associated with this is the fact
that farmers must make
every effort to keep the crop in
a rapid fruiting condition."
today's Rip Van Winkle report,
said none was available.
greatest forage quality and
quantity in spring and early
summer. Of course, this may
vary somewhat with geo-
graphical location.
tural Extension Service, Tex-
as AIM University System.
“Pecan wood frequently
appears as a veneer in the
finest furniture stores. Pecan
is also used to make attractive
paneling, furniture and other
objects around the home,”
points out the specialist.
Another important pecan
wood product is firewood. The
from August through October
averaged 415 pounds.
Conception rates were also
affected by the time of calving
season. The highest concep-
improve the aesthetic value of
the property. Thinning can
open spaces in the native
pecan forest. This will allow
smaller plants to come in,
creating a better wildlife
habitat.
ion.
Margarine was 27 cents a
On the selling side, farmers a
decade ago got an average of
$28.60 per 100 pounds for beef
cattle, compared to $71.50 last
month. Hogs were $22.30 a hun-
dredweight against $43.60 in
May.
Com sold at the farm for
cialist.
According to research by
the Texas Agricultural Exper-
iment Station, inajor differen-
ces in weaning weights and
conception rates exist be-
tween calving seasons due to
natural forage quantity and
quality. In the studies, calves
in 1776, the Teton Dam in
Idaho’s upper Snake River Val-
ley burst, forcing about 30,000
people from their homes. Six
persons were reported dead
and 57 missing.
Ten years ago: President
Nixon named a former Ameri-
year to year. The list of actual
retail prices was discontinued a
year ago.
An effort is being made to
Today is Tuesday, June 5, the
156th day of 1979. There are 209
days left in the year
Today's highlight in history;
On this date- in 1940, the
World II Two Battle of France
began.
Well, one thing — we don't have to worry
about injuring anything at discos. ”
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about $1.19 a bushel and wheat
was $1.28 a decade ago, com-
pared to $2 34 and $3.22, respec-
tively, last month.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ex-
ports of U.S. agricultural com-
modities to Western Europe,
which totaled a record of $9.1
billion last year, may be in for
a “moderate expansion” this
calendar year, says the Agri-
culture Department.
Much will depend, however,
on Europe’s own agricultural
output and on its economy.
ing chicken 42 cents a pound, T-
shirts 99 cents each and casual
slacks $9,50.
Figures that are available
gen and water will help make
the crop less attractive to
insect pests.”
Even with the normally hot
weather of June and July,
Metzer believes farmers
would realize a better return
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Brazos Valley cotton farmers waging uphill battle due to weather
Fletcher, is 60.
Thought for today: We have
two ears and only one tongue in
order that we may hear more
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some prices consumers paid 10
years ago and a sampling of
prices farmers received at that
time.
“When he started his snooze,
sugar was 67 cents for the five-
pound bag; milk was 58 cents a
half-gallon, and coffee was 82.5
cents a pound," it said.
“Kerosene was 20 cents a
gallon, furnace fuel oil 17.3
cents, colas 14.5 cents for the
16-ounce bottle."
Old Rip also might be
amazed at another develop-
when Van Winkle began his pound, butter 90 cents a pound,
abbreviated slumber 10 years round steak $1.19 a pound, fry-
records that show how much
scores of items cost a decade
ago, no official statistics are
available to show" what they
cost now.
Department officials said
they used to keep trak of
monthly retail prices as part of
computing what farmers have
to pay to meet their expenses
But no longer.
The Labor Department's Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics, asked
COLLEGE STATION - Cot-
ton farmers in the Brazos
Valley are waging an uphill
battle this year, having been
plagued by wet fields, flooding
and cool weather. But they
can make the best of a bad
situation by following a few
key practices.
"Cotton farmers need to
give particularly close atten-
On this date:
In 1872, a Republican Nation-
al Convention in Philadelphia
nominated General Ulysses S.
Grant for President.
In 1947, Secretary of State
George Marshall, speaking at
Harvard University, outlined a
program that became known as
potential.
“With the kind of season
that's shaping up, farmers
must be willing to shoot for a
somewhat lower but realistic
yield goal on late cotton
compared to early cotton. This
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ing weights and conception
rates, resulting in more
profits for cattlemen, says a
beef cattle specialist.
Also,, a definite or limited
calving season enables produ-
cers to perform management
practices more effectively
because the herd is in the
same production stage during
the year, points out Dr. Larry
Boleman, with the Texas
Agricultural Extertsion Ser-
vice, Texas A&M University
System. Castration, weaning,
feeding, dehorning, record
keeping, pregnancy and fertil-
ity examinations, marketing
and herd health programs can
be coordinated and conducted
more efficiently.
“Cows calving from late
January to April don't really
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popularity of wood-burning
fireplaces and stoves is
growing at a phenominal rate,
and pecan is one of the most
available species that produ-
ces a high heat output, says'
Dreesen.
In parts of Texas where
pecans grow wild, landowners
are being approached by
hardwood timber buyers.
These timber brokers buy the
wood and sell it to a mill.
“Most buyers are honest
businessmen actively seeking
a raw material supply,” notes
the forestry specialist. “How-
ever, there are some who try
to take advantage of the
landowners by offering to ‘thin
out their trees’. Therefore,
landowners should be cautious ‘
when dealing with brokers.”
Of course, a landowner with
I pecan trees needs to consider
thinning his trees for several
reasons, says Dreesen. If he
anticipates growing a crop of
pecans, trees need thinning
for improved production.
Also, harvesting pecan trees
for timber can produce
additional income. A third
reason for thinning is to ,
By DON KENDALL
AP Farm Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - If
Rip Van Winkle suddenly woke
up now, mid-way through an-
other 20-year nap, he would
"probably be flabbergasted”
by today’s food prices, an
Agriculture Department report
says.
The report, published in a
weekly Farm Paper Letter is-
sued today by the department's
Office of Governmental and
Public Affairs, takes a look at
gather and publish later this he had been paying:
year the actual prices con- Oranges 67.5 cents a dozen,
sumers pay for food and other bananas 16.5 cents a pound, let-
Today in history
By The Associated Press
Instead, an official said, the. let moat of the figures speak for
agency issues monthly indexes themselves because most
to show how prices change people know what they have to
from month to month and from pay for the items today.
high because of milk produc-
tion. Lush spring pastures will
generally provide plentiful
forage for lactation, rebreed-
ing and calf growth, explains
Boleman
"Calving out of season or at
the wrong time of year can
cost producers an extra $50 in
feeding bills plus as much as
$50 in reduced weanng
weights. It can also lower the
next year’s calf crop by 10
percent," contends the spe-
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“If a farmer feels that,he
has to sidedress nitrogen, he
should at least cut back on
rates. On late cotton the
season is too short and the
likelihood of high insect
pressure is too great to use
additional fertilizer and irri-
gation water,". cautions the
specialist. "Managing nitro-
BOB BRINCEFIELD
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In 1968, Senator Robert Ken-
tuce 33.5 cents a head, potatoes showed that gasoline selling for
74.5 cents for 10 pounds, a one- 28.2 cents a gallon, delivered in
pound loaf of white bread 24 bulk to farmers, now is 74 cents
cents, catsup 30.5 cents a 16- a-gallon, based on mid-May
ounce bottle, com flakes 44 surveys. Diesel fuel, 17.6 cents
cents a pound box, and ice 10 years ago, was 60.5 cents in
cream 88 cents a one-half gal- May.
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need supplemental feed even born from February through
though their requirements are April averaged 478 pounds
on energy costs by irrigating will help hold down costs while
sorghum and soybeans rather at the same tune minimizing
than late cotton which will insect and harvest problems,”
usually have a lower yield believes Metzer.
ment. Although the , by a reporter to help update the items, the agency said,
government has volumes of ' 10-year-old figures used in
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can Legion commander,
Donald Johnson, as head of the
Veterans Administration.
Five years ago: U.N. troops
in the Middle East moved into a
buffer zone on the Golan
Heights after' the final signing
of disengagement documents
by Israel and Syria.
One year ago: Moscow de-'
manded the expulsion of two
Ameican guides from a U.S.
agricultural exhibition in the
Soviet Union, saying they were
slandering the Soviet state and
social system.
Today’s birthdays: Former
White House news secretary
Bill Moyers is 45 years old The
former head of the National
Space Agency, James
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tion rates in the study, about percent for cows calving from
95 percent, were for'cows June through November.
calving from December "The best calving season,”
through May, while concep- notes Boleman, "allows cattle
tion rates averaged only 83 to take advantage of the
As far as insect control, is cial insect population, yet hold
concerned, Metzer advises pest damage below economic
farmers to watch their crop levels. This is where they need
closely for early insect pests " to keep in touch with their
such as fleahoppers, es- entomologists to keep abreast
pecially during the first three of changing insect situations,”
to four weeks of fruiting. notes Metzer.
"Farmers will need to make To keep cotton in a rapid
critical pest management fruiting condition, farmers
decisions during the season to must take steps to hold down
maintain a desirable benefi- vegetative growth, explains
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