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Page 14 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1974 Crops to be predicted from space A team in the Remote Sensing Center at TAMU is developing a way to predict crop conditions using satellite imagery. Dr. Cliff Harlan, project man ager, explained that this informa tion will be used jointly by the De partments of Mathematics, Statis tics and Meteorology. They are cooperating in a research project sponsored by the Earth Observa tions Division of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. “The purpose here is to improve the ability for determining crop production through remotely sensed data, ” he said. “The practical application would be to supply this data to agriculture administrators to allow them to predetermine where shortages and surpluses might occur. HARRY DISHMAN Sales & Service 603 Texas Ave. C.S. across I'rom campus — 846-3316 “There are two aspects to any crop survey, ” he noted. “The first is to be able to identify the acreage of a specific crop. The other is to tell the yield per acre of that crop. The two together tell you the crop produc tion. “The satellite observations are fairly simple,” Harlan pointed out. “The visible spectrum and near- infrared could be used to locate the acreage. The satellite information can also be used to update crop yield predictions based on meteorological and fertilizer availability informa tion. This information could possi bly give us an improved measure of expected yield. That is, the appear ance of the crop on the satellite im-' ages can tell us about the health of the crop. “The yield will be computed two ways,” Harlan added. “Meteorolog ical data will provide soil tempera tures, air temperatures, humidity, precipitation and solar radiation that are indicators of growing condi tions. This will be correlated with the updated remote satellite infor mation for a more accurate current picture of crop situations.” Sorority excels Alpha Lambda, the freshman women’s honor society, recently became a national affiliate but raised questions at national headquarters. The chapter is now officially the Texas A&M chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta. Formal installation ceremonies will be held later this fall, said Karen Switzer, the new adviser. “The national organization called and said they only had one ques tion,” said Switzer. "They just couldn’t understand how any one WASHINGTON ITALIAN PRUNES FANCY FREESTONE ' PEACHES • . CALIF. FANCY BELL PEPPERS . . • SUPER SELECT CUCUMBERS lbs. FARM FRESH PRODUCE FANCY FULL EAR CORN . - . 4 IAR6E MEDIUM YEllOH/Ji ONIONS 2 FANCY PERSIAN g t”. zy | LIMES 6 US'l GREEN 2 .to29* I CABBAGE • • 4 3 2 lbs. i i 29 schoollime FOOD BUY BLUE BELL ICE CREAM Cokes or Dr. Peppers TROPHY SLICED FROZEN FOOD DEPT. SPECIALS Wo:. 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Members are activethro second year of college anfy] hold office if they are desij active. Alpha Lambda Delta also project the tutoring of subjects. The service is an any student needing help, “The girls seem to feel I should do one large project rather than take on several they can’t do them all," Switzer. Officers for this year willd Raesner, president; CarolFeJ president; Candy Baumgar. retary; Patti Grethouse, and Susan Stroder, histi reporter. Placement post creatt A 1965 TAMU graduate,].!l| Southerland will fill thei created post of Coordinatord cational Placement Servienl TAMU effective Sept. 1. Southerland’s appointmeil announced by Robert Wahl rector of development, and if Van Pelt, placement director I "Malon will be responsiblef reeling placement efforts ini of education at school, col university levels, much in (1*1 way university plaeementp organized approaches to i ment for our graduates in theh business and in industry,” Pelt. “Although his primary ul will be with graduates of thl leges of education and lihen he will also have responsiblf existing placement fund* added Van Pelt. Tl ‘Wh om erec tter W rad |an e and T\ than Bran Ante is a 1 still mos] M Agg amo: I | ' Aircraft tax due Sept. 3 GEBHART HOT DOO SAUCE CHOPPED HAM 88 NEUHOFF PREFERRED CALF SIRLOIN STEAK |48 FAMILY PACK T-BONE STEAK nm pm cm PIKES PEAK ROAST- Nsuhoff Preferred Caif Boneless f! 429 BONE-IN RUMP ROAST. ‘. .‘'‘’I 09 BREAKFAST STEAKS. . hmpmm. . .*169 TENDERIZED CUTLETS • . Neuhoff Preferred Calf. . . SIRLOIN TIP ROAST- . 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If the first taxable use byaij craft occurs after July 31, tl*| based on weight is proportion! reduced. The return is duet the last day of the month folio' the month of first taxable useJ| last day of the month Saturday, Sunday or legal hoi the return is due on the neitij ceeding day. These tax revenues are i construction and improvemrf public airports and air con! facilities. UNI Satu (Phc S EMBREYS JEWELR' Northgate 9-5:30 FREE ENGRAVING ON ANY CROSS PEN PURCHASED * r