04 Mar 1971
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
1
Oklahoma VICA marks National VICA Week March 7 13 with local activities. The state's VICA chapter claims strong growth since 1963 and notes 60 000 national members in 1500 clubs. Oklahoma ranks sixth nationally with several first place wins and notable officers.
Forty one performance tested bulls were sold February 20 after the Noble Foundation Bull Performance Test at Ardmore Oklahoma and Ada Oklahoma. The average price reached 753.29 dollars, a three year high. Top price went to a Santa Gertrudis bull at 2200 dollars. Various breeds sold for 1100 to 2200 dollars, with averages by group and gains ranging 10 to 34 percent above test averages.
Oklahoma fisheries officials forecast strong fishing as March tends to boost Junker bass feeding and catfishing season begins mid month. Biologists advise artificial worms and spinners for big bass and note shallow-water opportunities as temperatures rise.
Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty suggested he might run in the New Hampshire presidential primary if the field lacks candidates he deems sound. He criticized Senator Muskie for Vietnam withdrawal views and said he would prefer Senator Henry Jackson to join the race because of his support for U.S. policy in Vietnam.
James N. Ballinger, president of the State Board of Agriculture, says estray laws simplify ownership claims for lost cattle in northwest Oklahoma storms. He notes cattle wander from pastures and risk being lost, urging compliance with the 1973 Oklahoma Legislature Estray Law to protect livestock producers.
Washington AP reports after 13 years researchers may have a mirex and corncob grit pesticide to control the South American fire ant. The bait is spread by airplane over infested areas, baited mounds collapse in weeks, reducing a pest that covers millions of acres and costs livestock and pasture losses.
A new diagnostic laboratory at Oklahoma State University, run by the Extension Service, will assist growers from homeowners to large operators. In its first year it tested 2,050 soil samples for nematodes and 200 plant samples for diseases, aiming to reduce pesticide use and pollution by identifying the exact problem and proper fungicide.
Ada dentist Dr. I. D. Hall, a part time rancher, now operates multiple ranches near Egypt and Ada with 300 registered cows and a 750 head commercial herd. He sold one third of Tail N Emulous, a top CMS Angus bull, to Janssen Brothers, Washburn, Minnesota, a high price for partial bull ownership.
Washington AP reports optimism in the Agriculture Department that a new vaccine developed by poultry researchers in Lansing, Michigan, could reduce heavy losses from Marek's disease and similar lymphoid leukosis, which reach about 200 million dollars annually. The article notes the vaccine's potential impact and cites ongoing coverage.
The American Polled Hereford Association plans a National Pattern for Progress Clinic on April 6 at the University of Missouri Columbia campus. The program emphasizes practical data use to select sites delivering predictable performance in registered and commercial cow herds. Dr. Jack Richey says cattlemen must predict calf outcomes from a bull before purchase. The event includes an April 1 Superior Sire Tested Bull Sale with over 50 bulls backed by complete performance records.
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