Old Friends: Ira Wommack Runs Oakman Store at 89
Ira Wommack took over a dusty Oakman grocery at 66 and has kept the store for 22 years. Now 89, he still mans the counter with his paper, his pup, and a corn cob pipe. Edith, his wife, helped start the business with $230 in stock and $700 in fixtures. The building owner, Murray Smith, rents for $15 monthly.
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Oakman
Edith
Ira
Pontotoc County
Bradford
Tenn
Oklahoma
Chisholm
Murray Smith
Blossom end rot pains Oklahoma tomato growers
Oklahoma State horticulturists report blossom end rot as the top tomato problem with little fix once it starts. Extension expert Raymond Kays notes drought stress two to five weeks earlier causes the black blossom end spots and advises removing affected fruit. Proper watering every 10 days to two weeks and balanced soils may help, with deep watering and in-place sprinkler use recommended. A Maine-Anjou cattle show at the State Fair of Oklahoma runs Sept 24 to Oct 3, featuring crossbreeds and prize classes, while premiums totaling $2,000 come from the State Fair, Maine-Anjou associations, and the American Maine-Anjou Association.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma State University
Raymond Kays
Kays
Oklahoma
Don Taggart
FFA
Travis
Dusty
Rich
State Fair of
Soviet grain forecasts rise as U S buys continue
The Agriculture Department projects the Soviet Union to harvest about 195 million metric tons of grain in 1976, with wheat at 80 million tons. Despite drought in 1975, Russia boosted spring planting and imports from the United States of corn, wheat, and soybeans to fund its grain needs, totaling over 650 million dollars so far this month.
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Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Department
Russia
Moscow
United States
U.S
Feongmaie Research Service
Economic Research Service
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