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Mineral Wells Index / Wednesday, May 14, 2014 ♦ Call Classifieds at 940-327-0838
Much of state receives much-needed rain
By ROBERT BURNS
Texas AgriLife News
COLLEGE STATION -
Much of the state
received much-needed
rain May 12 -13 —torren-
tial in some cases —
greatly benefiting all
crops, according to the
National Weather Service
and Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service per-
sonnel.
In the last week, east of
Interstate 45, the state
received from 3 to 6 inches
of rain, according to the
service. West of 1-45, many
areas received substantial
rain too, more than 2 inch-
es, but the Panhandle,
parts of the South Plains
and Far West regions
remained largely dry.
Rice, as it's an irrigated
crop, is not as dependent
upon rain as other crops,
but rain was still wel-
comed because it helps
recharge the lakes and irri-
gation sources, said Tyler
Fitzgerald, AgriLife
Extension agent in
Chambers County, east of
Houston on the Coastal
Bend.
Chambers County
remains one of the major
rice producing counties in
Texas. This year, as last
year, an unseasonably cool
spring and late freezes
delayed planting and
slowed growth, according
to Fitzgerald.
"Rice is estimated right
now to be in the neighbor-
hood of 85 to 95 percent
planted in the Chambers
County area," he said. "I
would estimate it's about
the same for rice in
Jefferson County, as our
counties have similar
growing conditions."
Though late freezes
were a factor in delayed
planting this year, a wet
spring was the biggest hin-
drance, he said. Currently,
the crop is about two to
ROBERT BURNS /TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE
This machine sitting in this rice field near Hankamer may look like something
out of a Dr. Suess book, but rice farmers call it a'Daizig,’ according to Tyler
Fitzgerald,AgriLife Extension agent in Chambers County.These tractors are
used for‘puddling,’ making small channels in paddies to allow water to drain
and rice to germinate.
three weeks behind. This
shouldn't affect yields, but
it may limit taking a post-
harvest regrowth crop,
called a ratoon crop.
"Though rain typically
does not affect the growth
of rice, it does affect guys
being able to get in the
fields and work,"
Fitzgerald said. "When it
gets really dry, as it has
been, rain helps dissolve
clods and make it easier to
plant. And we have hay
producers who are certain-
ly welcoming it as well."
More information on
the current Texas drought
and wildfire alerts can be
found on the AgriLife
Extension Agricultural
Drought Task Force web-
site at http: / / agrilife.tamu.
edu/drought/.
Regional reports
AgriLife Extension dis-
trict reporters compiled
the following summaries:
Rolling Plains: The
drought worsened.
Thunderstorms built up
around the region but
moved off quickly, bring-
ing only wind, clouds and
a trace of moisture. High
temperatures climbed
toward the triple digits,
and topsoil was blown
away and forages desiccat-
ed. Much of the winter
wheat crop was baled for
hay or grazed out. Wheat
left to produce grain was
in poor to fair condition.
Estimated yields ranged
from 4 to 20 bushels per
acre. Livestock were in fair
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Date of Sale: Saturday. May 10.2014
Receipts this week were 256 total head of stock. The market on 200-600 lb steers and heifers was
steady. 600-800 lb steers and heifers were steady. Weighing cows and bulls were steady. Replacement
cows & pairs were steady. Sheep and goats were steady. *attn: cwt = per 100 weight
CHOICE
200-300 LBS
PLAIN
200-300 LBS
CHOICE
300-400 LBS
PLAIN
300-400 LBS
CHOICE
400-500 LBS
PLAIN
400-500 LBS
CHOICE
500-600 LBS
PLAIN
500-600 LBS
CHOICE
600-700 LBS
PLAIN
600-700 LBS
HEIFERS
$180.00 to $220.00
$150.00 to $179.00
$150.00 to $185.00
$125.00 to $149.00
$150.00 to $175.00
$120.00 to $149.00
$130.00 to $160.00
$120.00 to $129.00
$135.00 to $145.00
$100.00 to $114.00
CHOICE
200-300 LBS
PLAIN
200-300 LBS
CHOICE
300-400 LBS
PLAIN
300-400 LBS
CHOICE
400-500 LBS
PLAIN
400-500 LBS
CHOICE
500-600 LBS
PLAIN
500-600 LBS
CHOICE
600-700 LBS
PLAIN
600-700 LBS
STEERS
$200.00 to $275.00
$185.00 to $195.00
$185.00 to $245.00
$160.00 to $180.00
$200.00 to $225.00
$150.00 to $175.00
$165.00 to $200.00
$140.00 to $165.00
$150.00 to $170.00
$130.00 to $149.00
COWS, COW/CALF PAIRS
PACKER COWS:
CANNERS $80 TO $92 CUTTERS $90 TO $115 FAT COWS $85 TO $95
YOUNG COWS & CALVES $1350.00 TO $1850.00 PER PAIR
MEDIUM COWS & CALVES $900.00 TO $1200.00 PER PAIR
YOUNG BRED COWS $1150.00 TO $1600.00 PER HEAD
MIDDLE AGED BRED COWS $800.00 TO $975.00 PER HEAD
BULLS
800-1100 LBS $95.00 TO $130.00 OVER 1100 LBS $95.00 TO $130.00
GOATS
SHEEP
WOOLED SHEEP
BILLIES
$80.00 TO $210.00
BARBADO BUCKS
$65.00 TO $225.00
RAMS
$85.00 TO $135.00
NANNIES
$60.00 TO $125.00
BARBADO EWES
$45.00 TO $85.00
EWES
$65.00 TO $145.00
BILLIE KIDS
$80.00 TO $130.00
BARBADO KIDS
$38.00 TO $78.00
LAMBS
$85.00 TO $160.00
NANNIE KIDS
$70.00 TO $120.00
SOME REPRESENTATIVES SALES:
TIM FRENCH
MILLSAP
130 LB TAN SHEEP
$143.00 Per Hd
JOHN RUSSELL
MILLSAP
1500 LB BLKCOW
$1500.00 PerHd
DOYLE STULTS
WEATHERFORD
355 LB BLKYRLG
$210.00 Perl 00 wt
SCHRICK LAND & CATTLE
WEATHERFORD
220 LB BLKYRLG
$250.00 Perl 00 wt
NELSON SCHILLER
BEDFORD
480 LB RED STR
$200.00 Perl 00 wt
KENNETH COLLINS
DENNIS
2205 LB BLK BULL
$120.00 Perl 00 wt
LARRY & JERRY WALDEN
WEATHERFORD
1368 LBAV 2 BLK COWS
$1310.00 PerHd
DAVID NASH
WEATHERFORD
610 LB BLK STR
$192.50 Perl 00 wt
TINA CARROLL
WEATHERFORD
840 LB BLK STR
$146.00 Perl 00 wt
$20.00
50 lb. bag
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5% discount
Best Price
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condition, but with pas-
tures and wheat grazing
playing out, producers
were facing the inevitable:
selling off what cattle they
had left. Farmers were
readying for planting, but
without any soil moisture,
they'll just be wasting seed
in the ground. As drought
conditions persisted, area
towns were facing water
restrictions.
North: Topsoil moisture
ranged from short to ade-
quate after the region
received 2 or more inches
of rain. Highs were in the
upper 80s, with wind
speeds 20-25 mph. Windy
weather during much of
the month dried out soil
moisture, so the rain was
much needed. The higher
day and night tempera-
tures also caused winter
pastures to decline.
Producers were harvesting
excess ryegrass for hay.
Pastures were in fair con-
dition. In Kaufman
County, winter ryegrass
and wheat headed out.
Collin County reported
that their wheat is about
75 to 80 percent headed
out. Com and sunflowers
were in good condition
throughout the region.
Bermuda grass and bahia
grass was actively grow-
ing. Livestock were in
good condition. Camp and
Kaufman counties report-
ed feral hog damage. Titus
County reported increased
fly populations and lots of
buttercup weeds.
Central: Soil moisture
was fair, as was the condi-
tion of rangeland and pas-
tures. Livestock were in
good condition. However,
only irrigated small grains
showed much promise.
Most dryland small grains
had been abandoned
except for those that had
enough growth to bale for
hay. Bermuda grass that
was not irrigated did not
have enough moisture to
recover from the April 15
frost, and many fields
were still brown. Wheat
crops were severely dam-
aged by the freeze and
lack of rain in many areas.
Heavy rains midweek
caused some mature
wheat fields to lay over.
The rain did help fill
ponds and stock tanks and
benefited corn, cotton, sor-
ghum and forages.
East: Most counties
received as much as 4
inches of much-needed
rain. Producers were pre-
paring for hay season;
many were applying fertil-
izer while others were
cleaning up fields, cutting
ryegrass hay and applying
weed controls. Winter for-
ages such as ryegrass and
clovers were in seed stage
as warm-season forages
finally came on strong.
However, producers con-
tinued to bale winter for-
ages due to hay shortages
the past couple of years.
Commercial onion, vegeta-
ble, corn and watermelon
crops all looked good.
Area row-crop farmers
were seeing great growth
in cultivated vegetables.
Many of the crops were
already starting to flower
and produce. Henderson
County producers contin-
ued evaluating the impact
of the late frost in April.
Cattle were in good condi-
tion. Wood County live-
stock producers continued
to provide some supple-
mental feed. Spring calv-
ing was mostly completed
except for late calves. Feral
hogs were active.
Far West: Winds above
50 mph coupled with dry
conditions made for
extremely high wildfire
danger. Cooler tempera-
tures earlier in the week
gave way to highs topping
100 degrees. Some light
and spotty precipitation
was quickly dried out by
the high winds. Farmers
continued to prepare to
plant cotton. Sunflower
planting was expected to
be completed soon.
Landowners continued to
provide supplemental feed
for livestock and wildlife.
They were also finishing
shearing and expected to
begin shipping animals
soon.
Panhandle: The region
continued to be hot, dry
and windy. Soil moisture
was mostly very short.
Producers were planting,
irrigating and trying to
stop soils from blowing.
Wheat condition varied by
county. In Deaf Smith
County, wheat deteriorat-
ed further, with many
fields being harvested as
silage or hay. Other farm-
ers continued to irrigate
fields in an effort make a
grain crop. Hansford
County reported irrigated
wheat was fair to good,
while Wheeler County
reported it as a loss.
Farmers were planting
corn at a rapid pace. Many
producers were turning on
center pivots immediately
after planting to get the
crop established. Growers
were just starting to plant
cotton as they finished
planting corn.
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