Dixie National Livestock Show open class winners named in Jackson
Corbin Angus owners from eight states shared top honors at the 1973 Dixie National Livestock Show in Jackson Mississippi. Grand champion calf Bandolier Eston Durness 42B carried by Topp Hill Farms Hillsdale New York led a field of 108 open class entries judged by Howard Hillman. Other champions spanned multiple breeds with Briarhill Angus Farm Union Springs Alabama and Hackamore Ranch Holly Springs Mississippi among key winners.
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Jackson
Miss
Howard Hillman
Canova
S. D
Topp Hill Farms
Hillsdale
N. Y
Bandolier Eston Durness
Columbus
Briarhill
Briarhill Angus Farm
Union Springs
Ala
Hendrickson Farms
Dayton
Ohio
Briarhill Angus
Wye
Hackamore Angus Ranch
Lly Springs
Hackamore Baros
Hackamore
Grandview Ranch
Senatobia
Lakewood Farm
Mukwonago
Wis
Bonnie Chance
Colossal Cattle Company
Minatare
Neb
Candy Meadows
Warrenton
CCC Colossal Erica
Emulous Lady
Sedgwicks
T. W. Lovell
Coldspring
Tex
van Mar Ranch
Tennessee Colony
Super John
Murray Corbin
Fittstown
The Liberated Gardener and the Hybrid Generation
A gardener extols hybrid corn and other hybrids from seedsmen Joseph Harris Burpee and Ferry-Morse. He praises plants that ripen over long harvests, notes the vigor of hybrids like Wonderful and Supersonic, warns about saved seeds reverting, and discusses feeding big hybrid plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Harris Seed Company
Cattle Scabies Outbreaks Prompt Quarantine Steps
The Agriculture Department reports ongoing cattle scabies in the Southwest with Quay County New Mexico under federal quarantine. Since October 1971 there have been 135 outbreaks, the worst in 30 years, affecting Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska Iowa Colorado and Idaho with interstate movement requiring inspection and certification.
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Washington
Southwest
Agriculture Department
Quay County
N. M
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado
Idaho
Traps net 151 turkeys in Oklahoma program
Oklahoma City reports trapping 151 Rio Grande turkeys since January in Dewey, Woodward, and Roger Mills Counties. The capture includes 34 in Dewey, 64 in Woodward, and the rest in Roger Mills as birds break up earlier than in prior years.
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Oklahoma City
Jack Miller
Buffalo
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Miller
Dewey
Woodward
Roger Mills
Oklahoma
Texas
Game Division
The
Wildlife Department
Blue
Illinois
Ada uses soil surveys to guide housing growth
Ada officials partner with Jim McCampbell of the Soil Conservation Service to map soil suitability for urban uses. Interpretative maps identify septic and flood risks to aid the Ada Pontotoc planning commission and county inspectors in shaping development.
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Ada
Olen Henderson
Jim McCampbell
Soil Conservation Office
Jim Cook
Cook
Soil Conservation Service
McCampbell
City Hall
Ada Pontotoc County Metropolitan Area
SCS
The
Planning Commission
Ada Water
Flood Plains
Oklahoma
Henderson
Pontotoc County
Arbor Day origins and spread across states
A 6th grader’s Arbor Day essay recounts how Arbor Day began in Nebraska on April 10, 1872 with J Sterling Morton and over 1 million trees planted. It notes state variations including California March 7, Oklahoma February 23 and general tree planting customs.
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Helow
Arbor Day
Susan Mouser
Southern States
Hawaii
California
Luther Burbank
Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Mr. Morton
County students earn honors at vo-tech school
Thirteen Ponto toc County students at Oklahoma State Tech Okmulgee earned fall trimester honor status with 3.0 GPA or higher across all subjects. Ada honor students include Glenda C Britt Ronald D Britt Donald L Christian Joseph M Engel Randy J Humphrey John R Hurst Thomas O McGalliard Larry G Woods and David J Tadlock. Stonewall honorees are Ronny B Hall Judith A Krebs Steven M Krebs and John Q Thomas.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma State Tech
Okmulgee
Tech
Vo-Tech
Oklahoma State University
John Q. Thomas
Rt. 1
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Cook
Frisco Railroad
Corbin Angus
Dixie
Murray Corbin II
National Grange
John Scott
Grange
U. S
Scott
Johnston
Adans
Commission
Birdsey-Northrop
County
Vo-Tech School
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