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Applications for the 1980 Cotton
Bowl representative from Texas
A&M University are now available
in the Student Activities Office,
Room 221 of the Memorial Student
Center.
Female students who have com
pleted one semester at Texas A&M
and have at least a 2.25 GPR may
apply.
The applicant who is selected will
represent the University at the Cot
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THE BATTALION Pages
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1979
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These pecans are only a few of the 75 million
pounds expected to be harvested from Texas
trees this year.
Battalion photo by Lee Roy Leschper Jr.
Weather aids production
Pecan harvest to be large
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By LAURA HERTENBERGER
Battalion Reporter
Whether you like em right off the
jiground or baked into brownies, this
[year’s pecan huge pecan crop should
[please both growers and consumers.
The Texas Pecan Growers Asso-
[ciation expects a harvest of 75 million
| of the 100 million pounds of pecans
on Texas’ trees this year, said Dr.
(George Ray McEachem.
McEachem, a horticulturist re
sponsible for pecan production and
management, works through the
Texas Agricultural Extension Ser-
I vice at Texas A&M University. He
i said several factors contributed to
I this year’s large crop.
“Pecan trees are alternate bear
ers,’’ McEachem said. “1978 was an
off year with a small crop, so a larger
crop was expected this year.’’
The very cold, wet winter we had
satisfied the chilling requirement
necessary for conditioning buds for
good spring growth, he said. There
were also no significant spring
freezes to interfere with pollination.
McEachem said cool spring tem
peratures retarded the development
of pecan scab, a disease that can be a
problem to growers in Texas. He also
said the pecan nut casebearer, a pest
that usually appears in early May and
can reduce the state’s crop from 30
percent to 60 percent.
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McEachem said he does not ex
pect pecan prices to drop despite the
increase in volume. “There has been
a steady increase in pecan prices
over the past few years,” he said.
“This year’s prices should remain ab
out the same as last year.”
Growers are receiving $1.40 to
$1.90 per pound for Wichitaw and
other high quality pecans.
When buying pecans, McEachem
said, consumers should check the
percent kernel, freedom from ble
mishes and then size of the nuts. A
large pecan with a high percent ker
nel free from black spots, dark color
ing, fuzz and shriveling is the best
buy, he said.
Although the trees may be found
across most of the state. Hood, San
Saba and Guadalupe counties are
Texas leading pecan producers.
The Texas Pecan Orchard Man
agement Shortcourses held on the
Texas A&M campus attract growers
from all over the world, McEachem
said. The next course, which in
cludes 36 hours of instmetion, is
scheduled for Jan. 20- Feb. 1.
McEachem said Wichitaw pecans
are being sold by the A&M Horticul
ture Club from 3 to 6 p.m. weekday
afternoons at the horticulture farm
just east of the main campus on
Highway 60. The pecans, grown on
George Koch’s farm in Hondo are
available in 5 and 10 pound bags at
$1.45 per pound.
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Since 1795we’ve welcomed
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A traditional taste of
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