Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1964 Page: 2 of 8
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COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
AGENTS NOTES
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NIEMANN CROP
DEMONSTRATIONS
K.M.
B. J. Niemann reports 1964 Bon-
nie View area demonstration yields
of 792 pounds of lint cotton per
acre. Northern Star 5, Lankart 611,
and Stoneville 7a varieties all av-
eraged approximately the same on
a total of 57.8 acres.
Planted March 16, Lankart and
SStoneville had to be re - planted
April 1 due to a March 18 rain.
Harvesting was started August 9,
and got into full swing August
12. 'Rainfall was approximately 8
inches during the growing season,
with 6 inches of this coming in
late June.
Fertilizer was applied in No-
vember of 1963, at 200 pounds per
acre of 16-16-8, with 70 pounds of
33% nitrogen fertilizer applied in
February of this year. Insecticide
•was applied aerially three times:
toxaphere-DDT on May 9 and 28,
and sulfur on June 11. The cotton
was mechanically harvested.
Grain sorghum was on 25 acres
of this field in 1963, with 33 acres
'diverted, “This 33 acres was in
Winter peas the winter of 1962-63,
•and in summer peas the summer
of last year” said Niemann.
“Harvesting and ginning Were so
rushed this year we were not able
to keep separate yields on divert-
ed land and different varieties,’’
said Harold Niemann, who is part-
ner with his father, “but we didn’t
observe any appreciable yield dif-
ference from diverted acres or be-
tween varieties. We feel the addi-
tional nitrogen in February helped
hold up growth and yield.’’
NK 222, C44a, Coastal, and F61
varieties of grain sorghum on 127
acres of the same field yielded
4065 pounds per acres.
Grain was planted March 12 to
14, and harvested July 7-13. Cot-
son was on 82 acres of the 127 in
1983, with grain on the rust. No
appreciable difference in yield be-
tween varities was noted as rapid
harvest prevented separate weigh-
ing.
Fertilizer was applied in Novem-
ber of last year at 200 pounds per
acre of 16-16-8 on 32 acres in cot-
ton in 1963. The remaining 95
acres had 200 pounds per acre of a
mixture of 2 parts 33% nitrogen
to 1 part 46% superphosphate.
Grain sorghum on a different
field, of 42 acres in lighter soil,
yielded 3891 pounds on just over
3 inches of rain the growing sea-
son. NK222 and Coastal were plant-
ed March 10 and 11, and harvest-
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LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRICES
CONDITIONS
Prices of many of the products
sold by farmers and ranchers of
Refugio County in the month end-
ing mid-October decreased more
rapidly than prices of things farm-
ers and ranchers buy.
This lowered the parity ratio to
76, about 1 per cent lower than in
mid-October and 2 percent lower
than in October of last year for
U.S. averages.
The prices received by farmers
and ranchers stood at 136 percent
above base period, (1910-1914).
Even with this price ldwering,
the prices of things bought by
farmers and ranchers stood at 212
percent above base period.
The parity ratio of 76 means
farm and ranch products will have
to rise 24 percentage points, in or-
der for prices to be in line with
prices of what farmers and ranch-
ers buy.
Average prices across the na-
tion received by farmers and
ranchers for the following farm
and ranch products as of October
15, are: corn $1.10 bushel; grain
soghum $1.86 cwt.; cotton 30.95c
pound; cottonseed $47.30 ton; flax-
seed $2.83 bushel; hogs $15.10 cwt.;
beef cattle $17.90 cwt.; sheep
$5.81 cwt.; eggs $34.6c dozen and
wool 50.6c pound.
Effective parity prices for these
farm and ranch products as of
October 15 are: corn $1.55 bushel;
grain sorghum $2.43 cwt.: cotton
40.62c pound; cottonseed $62.70 ton;
flax $3.81 bushel; hogs $21.60 cwt.;
beef cattle $24.60 cwt.; sheep
$7.77 cwt.; eggs 46.8c dozen arid
wool 79.2c pound.
According to the crop reporting
board, the most important price
changes were lower prices for cat-
tle and hogs.
CROP AND LIVESTOCK
CONDITIONS
General rains of the first week
of the month were sufficient to
keep all field work at a stand-
still at mid-month. Another full
week of open weather will be
needed before field work can start
again.
Full scale fertilizer distribution
will probably start as soon as
growers are able to enter fields.
Considerable tonnage had been ap-
plied before recent rains.
Winter legumes that were early
planted are up to good stands and
making good growth ■— additional
acreage is expected to be seeded
if open weather continues.
Flax seeding prospects are good
and most growers are ready to
start seeding as soon as tractors
are able to enter fields.
Range and pasture conditions
ranges from fair in the south and
western edge of county to poor and
critical in most all other areas.
Recent rains will be of little bene-
fit to most of the ranges unless
additional winter moisture is re-
ceived to boost cool season grasses
and clovers. Some of the early
planted coats on the San Antonio
River are ready for grazing. Young
oats in other sections were great-
ly boosted by recent rains. Pros-
pects for improved pasture seed
crop are poor.
Livestock conditions remain fair.
Some feeding is in progress. Cat-
tle numbers have been reduced.
Ear ticks remain a problem. Early
calves are being noted in many
herds. No screwworm cases have
been reported thus far in the coun-
ty-
ASC NEWS
By ODIE R. DOBIE
ASC COUNTY COMMITTEE
W. E. Naylor, Chairman; Franklin Nagel, Vice-Chairman;
H. H. Olson, Member
COTTON MARKETING QUOTAS,
1965, COTTON VOTE CHOICES
DEFINED
Just what a “yes” or “no” vote
will mean in the December 15
referendum on upland cotton mar-
keting quotas was explained to-
day by W. E. Naylor, Chariman
Agricultural Stabilization and Con-
servation Refugio County Commit-
tee. All farmers who are engaged
in the production of upland cotton
in 1964 are eligible to vote in the
referendum.
The chairman said that the ba-
sic program choices are:
A. If at least two-thirds of the
growers who vote in the referen-
dum approve of quotas, the quo-
tas will be in effect for the 1965
upland cotton crop, marketing
penalties will apply to any excess
cotton produced on a farm, price-
support loans at a level within the
range of 65 to 90 percent of parity
will be available to farmers who
do not exceed their acreage al-
lotments, and - in addition -
price-support payments can be
earned by farmers for keeping
their acreage within the farm’s
“domestic” allotment.
B. On the other hand, if more
than one-third of the growers who
vote oppose the quotas, then there
will be no quotas and no penalties
applicable to the 1965 upland cot-
ton crop, no “domestic allotment”
program providing price-support
payments, and price support to
farmers who comply with their
acreage allotments will be avail-
able at 50 percent of parity, as di-
rected by law.
The regular acreage allotment
program is not affected by the
outcome of the balloting. The al-
lotments will remain in effect —
whether or not quotas are approv-
ed—as a means of determining
eligibility for the available price
support.
Mr. Naylor pointed out that,
while the Secretary of Agriculture
is directed by law to proclaim quo-
tas for the next crop when the
total upland cotton supply exceeds
normal, it is the growers them-
selves who decide whether or not
quotas shall be used. Previous
votes on the subject have been
outstandingly favorable. • Market-
ing quotas for the 1964 upland cot-
ton crop were approved by 94 per
cent of the growers voting.
Allotments and other program
details for individual farms will
be made available to growers
within the next few weeks, so that
farmers may have the information
prior to the December 15 refer-
endum. Details of the domestic al-
lotment program will be announc-
ed later if quotas are approved.
Page 2—Refugio Timely Remarks, Thurs., Nov. 19, 1964
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