GSPA Recommends Reduced Plantings by Mack Stanley "Grain Producers Who Cannot Drop at Harvest
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The PLAINSMAN TEXAS PRESS Formerly The Ropes Plainsman MEMBER 1975 ASSOCIATION Eight Pages Vol. 31,i No. — Thursday, April 10, 1975 Second Class Postage Paid at Wolfforth, Texas 79382 Ten Cents Home Town Tales Retold GSPA Recommends Reduced Plantings by Mack Stanley "Grain producers who cannot drop at harvest. "We could go Johnny, who proved a short Frenship Students Win Awards afford to sell their grain for $2 per from our present grain deficit to a stack was just plain old hotcakes, 100 pounds this fall should surplus almost overnight," he is eight now. consider cutting acreage, finding said, adding that the surplus "Mama, I want you to take me alternate crops or contracting at stocks could cause grain prices to down to that old City Cafe, make higher prices either through cash drop back to government loan me sit up there on one of those old contracting or hedging their levsl or to the previously hard stools, and you order a giant crop," according to Elbert Harp, mentioned $2 level. cheeseburger, french fries, and a executive director of Grain Harp said, "We have no double thick milkshake." Sorghum Producers Association. assurance that grain prices will He stopped speaking for a "The $2 is not a prediction," not drop to loan levels, as they did moment then. Harp explained, "but it is a for cotton. Two years ago cotton "Yes? What then, Johnny?" possibility if a normal crop is prices were 60 to 80 cents per "Mama, no matter how I kick produced on the acreage now pound, but last fall they crashed and scream and refuse to eat, you intended for grain production and back to loan levels of 16 to 20 cents make me eat every bite of it." the proposed changes in the per pound." sots•• government farm program are not A survey conducted recently by My Uncle Oscar had a grocery enacted into law." Grain Sorghum Producers Asso- store so small he didn't have room ciation of members throughout for much stock. If you wanted a The March sorghum acreage the sorghum belt indicated can of Clabber Girl baking powder intention as released by USDA farmers are ready and willing to he would run down the street to shows an overall increase of 6 cut back at least 25 percent on another store and get it for you, percent above 1974. With an their production this year. Of the and make a nickel on the deal. average yield, this could be a total survey cards returned, more than sots•• Ronda Fausett Judy Baack grain sorghum crop of 900 million 93 percent supported the cutback to one billion bushels, on top of a We had a fellow who sold shoes Two Frenship High School place award in medicine and in acreage. Of those who did not possible record yield of corn. down at the 'Big Store' for most of students have recently returned health from the U.S. Air Force; support a cutback, most of them his grown up life. He read a book from a national contest with 5 and a co-award with Judy Baach This total production of grain said it was too late—they had on the structure of feet one time. science awards. Their science from the medical society. would be geared to maximum already planted. Whenever you bought a pair of teacher is Mrs. Reese. consumption at record levels in With reduced plantings to keep shoes he always gave you a One honoree is Ronda Fausett. The second honoree is Judy both domestic and export supply in balance with demand, lecture on the tibia, astragalu, The title of her science project is Baack. The title for her project is markets. With cattle on feed less Harp said prices are more likely to• cancaneous, navicular, Internal "Activity in the Hooded Rat "An Investigation to Study the than 60 percent of a year ago and remain strong. cuneiform, first metatarsal, phil- Induced by Environmental Wave Correlation Between Reaction hog numbers down by more than "Unless consumption levels angus, and right on back to the Length Variation". For her Times and Achievement Scores 15 percent, there is little real re-establish themselves at pre- Achiles tendon. project she received the following for High School Students." She evidence that consumption will be vious record levels, or we have He never did learn to fit shoes awards: 3rd place biological received the science fair 3rd running at record levels, Harp another short crop, there is a real very well, but he sure could talk science award, senior division; 1st award and the co-award with explained. possibility that farmers can buy about feet. place Navy science award; 2nd Ronda from the medical associa- The GSPA executive pointed grain this fall cheaper than they •sots• award for the science fair; 1st tion. out his concern that prices will can produce it," Harp said. Once I got so involved with our local jargon I could hold up my end Agriculture Leaders to Attend Texas of a pretty good conversation Swine Short Course to with: "That's a good deal", "You Farm Bureau Conference this Month can say that again". "You'd better believe it", and "There you go". To Be Held in Wolfforth A large group of local Texas American Farm Bureau Federa- agricultural leaders will be tion President William Kuhfuss really bring it up to date I could Livestock producers are re- short course are selection and travelling to Washington, D.C., and the Washington office staff of throw in a "You know" about minded of the Swine Production breeding programs, feeds and later this month for an unusual the AFBF in a discussion of "The every third word. Short Course to be held April feeding, housing and equipment, sots•• version of the annual Texas Farm Washington Situation." 14-17 at' 7:30 p.m. in the diseases and parasites, manage- I saw a bumper sticker that Vocational Agriculture Building, ment for profitable production, Bureau conference for county FB They will be conducted on a read: "If you are going to complain Frenship High School, Wolfforth, marketing, and records. presidents, according to Carrol special guided tour of the about farmers, don't talk with Texas. Sponsored by the Frenship Chaloupka, TFB president. Department of Agriculture and your mouth full." Mr. Robert Cohen, Swine Young Farmers. For more Some 225 persons, including will meet with Secretary of Specialist with the Texas information call Scott Doss, wives of some of the farm leaders, Agriculture Earl Butz and his House Warming Education Agency and Texas Agriculture Instructor, 866-4880; from 130 counties are expected to staff. A&M University, will conduct the Floyd Easter, 863-2527; Denny go. They will fly from Houston and In addition, they will see the There will be a housewarming short course. Belew, 866-4659 or Ag. Building, Dallas April 22 and will return usual sights including Fords for Mr. and Mrs. Keith Streety at Subjects to be covered in the 866-4350. April 24. Theater; the Federal Triangle; their home in Ropesville on Chaloupka said the purpose of the Capitol building; the Supreme Sunday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. Hockley County 4-H Judging Team the trip is to give the local leaders Court Building; the Library of Everyone is invited to attend. If a first-hand look at the governing Congress; the White House; the you need information contact Captures Honors at LCC Contest processes on the national level. Washington, Jefferson, and Lin- Laquita Moore or Anita Means. They will also have the coln Monuments; the Cherry The senior 4-H livestock at the Lubbock Christian College opportunity of becoming better Trees; the Smithsonian Museum; Ropesville City Election Results judging team representing Hock- Judging Contest, held Saturday, acquainted with their elected the National Gallery of Art; and ley County 4-H captured high April 5, at Lubbock. Raymond Arlington National Cemetary. Incumbent Melvin Glenn and representatives in the U.S. House honors in the beef cattle division Sherrill, Pettit 4-H, placed second and Senate, he said. Plans for the trip were James L. "Pete" Schoepf were high individual and Kellie Wood The Texas farmers and approved by the TFB Board of elected to the Ropesville Indepen- placed 4th high individual in the Frenship Choirs ranchers will have breakfast with Directors early this year. It was dent School District- board of beef cattle judging. Also judging the Texas delegation in the House made contingent on the state farm trustees here Saturday. Glenn, on this winning team was Alan To Perform on the morning of April 23. They organization reaching certain who received 48 votes, and Miller, Ropesville 4H. The Junior will later meet that day with membership goals. In order to Schoepf. 43 votes, easily defeated The Frenship Sixth Grade 4-H team was composed of Ronnie Senators John Tower and Lloyd send a representative, a county Arlin Ryals, 15 votes, David Choir. Junior High Choir, and Singleton, Sundown 4-H; Chris Durham, 11 votes, and Kenneth High School Varsity Choir will be Bentsen. Farm Bureau had to have 55 per Miller, Ropesville 4-H, and Larry cent of its last year's total Means who polled four write-in featured in Spring concert. Carter, Sundown 4-H. Besides making contacts with votes. Charles Shannon was The evening concert will be legislators, the Texans will be membership and 50 per cent of In addition to beef cattle, these Thursday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in last year's new members enrolled elected to the Hockley County teams also judged market feted to a banquet featuring school board from precinct 1.