Liberating the Garden from Sweat and Chores
A personal essay by a self-described Half-Organic gardener in California recounts experiments to ease gardening effort. He narrates failed schemes like corn and bean poles, successful pushbutton watering, and clock-assisted irrigation while celebrating lighter, more enjoyable cultivation and the idea that every gardener can free their own green thumb.
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NCEPT
Old Highland Grammar School
Portland
Ore
California
Maryland
Flower Committee
Cape Cod
Hawaii
Ban on chlordane could raise costs for Oklahoma farms
Washington AP reports a possible government ban on the pesticide chlordane could push farm production costs and crop losses in Oklahoma upward by nearly 2 million dollars annually, affecting Sooner farmers.
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Washington
Students seek new controls on legal fund
A proposal to tighten restrictions on funds for legal expenses was introduced by Roe Alles before the University of Oklahoma Student Congress. It follows the disclosure that $1,000 from student activity funds funded defense costs for OU students charged with illegal entry at Tinker AFB during a May demonstration.
Screwworms Reappear in Pontotoc County Spread Alarms Livestock
Four screwworm cases are confirmed in Pontotoc County signaling the worm’s spread across southern Oklahoma. John Netherton notes 245 total cases in 26 counties as trained personnel distinguish larvae. Livestock owners are urged to pick up collection kits at OSU Extension Center, veterinarians, or feed stores for lab testing.
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Pontotoc County
John Netherton
Netherton
OSU
Cattle price dip signals possible shop price relief
Washington says cattle prices fell in August for the first time in four months, down 31.10 per hundred pounds from July’s peak, with a larger cattle supply by fall. Industry officials expect lower wholesale costs to reach supermarkets, though some cattlemen dispute the pass-through to consumers. Farmers also report gains in farm prices overall and note other commodities rising while wheat hits a six year high.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
USDA
John A. Copeland
National Livestock and Meat Board
Chicago
Iowa
Bert Bason Jr
Farm market stays strong as July farm share hits 41 cents
U S farmers received 41.1 cents of every consumer dollar in July for farm foods, the highest in over two years, amid rising prices for hogs chickens eggs and fresh vegetables. Cattle prices slipped from last month’s peak, signaling potential pullback next month. The July market basket shows total cost 1322 dollars with farmers getting 544 and middlemen 778, while turkey production rises to a record 128.4 million birds led by Minnesota and California. A ban on live pet and exotic birds to curb Newcastle disease remains in effect statewide.
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Washington
USDA
Omaha
Agriculture Department
U.S
Newcastle
California
Oklahoma sets split waterfowl seasons and limits
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission approved split duck and goose seasons for 1972 73 at a public hearing in Oklahoma City with opening dates Oct 21 for ducks and Oct 14 for geese The plan includes a 72 day statewide goose season and a 30 day duck split plus changes to bag limits and point system specifications For Bryans and nearby counties a 51 day duck split runs Nov 4 to Nov 19 and Dec 8 to Jan 11 1973 Hunters must carry a migratory bird stamp and guns must be limited to three shells per load
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Lem
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and ‘Wildlife Framework
New Mexico
Panhan
Commission
Bill Morgan
Wetumka
Bryan
Marshall
Johnston
Alfalfa
Canadas
Canada
Dales
Oklahoma
Higher corn prices predicted for fall
Washington Agri culture Department economists note a smaller 1972 crop and strong export demand for feed grain. With an estimated 4.9 billion bushels, down from 5.5 billion in 1971, higher prices are expected for farmers this fall due to reduced carryover and increased livestock feeding.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Thas
Luncheon Marks Sale For Chickasaw Nation
A commemorative luncheon will be held at the Artesian Motel in Sulphur to mark the Chickasaw Nation taking possession of the motel they purchased. The event features House Speaker Carl Albert and other officials. The nation bid $139,000 at a Austin auction, against $131,000 second bid, and plans to convert part of the 72-unit facility into office space while continuing as a first class motel and restaurant under the new name Chickasaw Motor Hotel.
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Artesian
Sulphur
Austin
Tex
House
Carl Albert
Ed Edmondson
Indian Affairs
Robert Bruce
Goin Nasiere
Chickasaws
James
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Ardmore
Chickasaw Motor Hotel
FHA land loan push draws mixed verdict from watchdog
The Farmers Home Administration reports housing loans near 1.6 billion dollars for about 116000 borrowers last fiscal year. A nonprofit Rural Housing Alliance says the program meets only part of the need, noting most loans fund existing home purchases rather than new or rehabilitated units.
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Washington
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Allance
Oy Fha
Clay Cochrane
The
Alliance
Cochrane
Nancing
Nixon
Congress
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Chlordane
Environmental Protection Agency
Economic Research Service
EPA
Shell Oil Co
the Economic Research Service
Don Cesk
Soviet Union
Minnesota
Department
North Carolina
Missouri
Overton James
China
United States
People's Republic of China
Foreign Agricultural Service
FAS
Chingtin i
Peking
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