Trend Toward Fewer Larger Cattle Operations Reported For '73
Washington AP reports a 1972 survey by the Agriculture Department shows a continued shift to fewer but larger cattle feeding operations. Nationwide feedlots in 23 major states totaled 154,556, down 7 percent from 163,237 in 1971, with small and mid sized lots declining while larger ones rose. Texas had the most large feedlots, Iowa saw a sharp drop in small feeders, and the data cover capacity tiers from under 1,000 to over 32,000 head.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Environmentalists challenge federal water project funding
National Audubon Society backs key commission proposals to shift costs to users and communities, seeking to curb pork-barrel federal financing of dams, canals, and irrigation. Hearings set for this month and February as conservation groups urge support against engineering bureaucracies and vested interests.
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National Water Commission
America
National Audubon Society
Audubon
Commission
Congress
President
National Audubon
Roland C. Clement
Wwho
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Robert K. Davis
Johns Hopkins University
Land
Record loan boom fuels four state coop expansion
Wichita Bank for Cooperatives reports a record 330 million loan to agricultural cooperatives across Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico. President James Williams cites higher capital needs from larger farming units, storage and marketing of grain, and weather-driven demand. Fed by debentures and limited bank funds, the loan supports facilities and equipment to serve grower cooperatives amid rising costs and prices.
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Wichita. Kan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Wichita Bank For Cooperatives
WBS
James BR. Williams
Williams
Williams Si
WBE
WBC
Ouplie
Doodler Sam Grais Brings Colorful Art to Minneapolis Museum
Sam Grais, longtime doodler and president of a drugstore chain, displayed five years of work at the Minnesota Museum of Art in Minneapolis. He creates subconscious mini-masterpieces with Flair pens, carrying supplies on the go and donating proceeds to charity.
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Minneapolis
Sam Grais
Minnesota Museum of Art
Grais
Grass
Flair
St. Paul
Minnesota
HEW
Washington
Murray State judging team among nation’s best
Murray State’s judging team ranked second nationally in junior college and fourth overall after the National Western Stock Show in Denver. The team earned three trophies and two team ribbons, with Jay DeBord winning top overall honors including first in individual judging, sheep judging, and beef judging.
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Tishomingo
Denver
Colo
Murray State
Harold Fogleman
David McCormick
Murray
Jay DeBord
Perry
Stanly Parks
Luther Harbert
Windell Wolf
Locust Grove
Jay DeBoard
Carl Forrest
Tahlequah
Ray Dean Sites
Sweetwater
Lance Shenold
Stillwater
Audubon cites mismanagement as sheep loss cause
The National Audubon Society argues mismanagement and overgrazing, not coyotes, drive sheep deaths. The piece notes farmer losses reflect broader factors, including animal husbandry, and references a 1971 advisory report challenging poisons effectiveness. It mentions 280 FFA officers at a Southeast District Leadership Conference and ongoing debates over predator control policy.
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Ntalional Audubon Society
Audubon Leader
FFA
Murray State College
Oklahoma Fia
C.A. Collins
Floyd Smith
Colbert
Star Farmer
Fletcher Auditorium
Paul Newlin
Ralph Dreeson
Clyde R. Kindell
Murray State
Atoka
Butner
Calvin
Haldenville
Konawa
Latta
Madill
Tishomingo
Murray College
Harold Fogle- Ian
Murray
Agriculture Department
David McCormick
Aggie
Nolan Arthur
Conservation Organization
Nixon
National Audu
Congress
Federal
Advisory Committee
Stanley A. Cain
University of Michigan
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Iowa
Agriculture
Earl L. Bule
Clayton Yeutter
Nebraska
William Erwin
Dianan
Rural Development
John A. Knebel
Oklahoma Atv
Usda General Counbel
U. S. Department of Transportation
U.S
Audubon Society
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