Commission launches hatchery renovation in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission breaks ground on Medicine Park Fish Hatchery renovation on February 22 aided by state legislators mayors and officials. The project aims to expand production of native and exotic fish, with final costs potentially surpassing $750,000, as several hatcheries statewide undergo upgrades.
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Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
Medicine Park
Lawton
Commission
Elmer Vieth
Durant
Holdenville
Byron
Mervin
Seiling
Oklahoma
Wildlife Commission
Vieth
X.ep
Jack Lindstrom
George Wint
Bill Lewis
Poe & Associates
Tulsa
Edward Hillary, Jr
Don Whitaker
Gordon Beznoska
D-Geronimo
Fred Ferrell
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
H. G. Williamson
Williamson
A Child s Garden Garden Activities for Kids
A guide offers indoor and outdoor seed work and plant demonstrations for children. Activities include seed depth measures, root growth via a view box, sprouting in jars, sponge gardens, and simple rules of thumb for spacing. The article promotes the book A Child s Garden and invites readers to request a free copy by mailing name and address.
Statewide fishing activity rises with warm temperatures
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation observers report anglers flocking to lakes and streams as temperatures reach mid 70s. White bass and crappie catches surge across Illinois River above Lake Tenkiller and reservoirs including Texoma Eufaula Hefner Overholser Canton Keystone Grand Spavinaw and Eucha.
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Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Illinois River
Lake Tenkiller
Arkansas
Verdigris
Grand
Horseshoe Bend
Illinois
Texoma
Lake Eufaula
Lake
Oolo- Hah
Hefner
Overholser
Oklahoma City
Canton
Keystone
Grand Lakes
Broken Bow
Tulsa
Spavinaw
Eucha
Beware powder post beetle threatens Oklahoma homes
Entomologist Rick Rogers warns that powder post beetles hitchhike in lumber from temperate climates and invade Oklahoma homes. The larvae live inside wood, causing hidden damage. adults emerge with holes and sawdust. Prevention via licensed pest control, fumigation, and wood treatment is advised, though costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entymologist
Rick Rogers
Oklahoma
Rogers
Investigations slow cattle rustling in central Oklahoma
Oklahoma cattle rustling cases may slow as arrests by the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association investigators and sheriffs in eight counties lead to charges. Suspects John C. Lewis of Chickasha and Billy L. Ford of Oakwood face counts in Apache for February theft of five cattle from Thurman Stafford, with three recovered after sale. Ford and Lewis face Blaine County calf theft charges from Geary, January 29. nine calves recovered. They also face Canadian County charges over calves swapped at a Geary sale barn on February 6, and Ford faces Cleveland County charges for concealing stolen property.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
OCA
John C. Lewis
Chickasha
Billy L. Ford
Oakwood
Ron Taylor
Thurman Stafford
Apache
Purcell
Ford
Lewis
Blaine County
Earl Coil
Geary
Canadian County
Cleveland County
Texas seed company fined five hundred dollars
A Texas seed company was fined 500 dollars for violating the Federal Seed Act after a 1970 shipment of sundangrass seed to Oklahoma was found falsely labeled for germination. The judgment was entered in the U S District Court for the northern district of Texas with cooperation from Oklahoma.
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Texas
State Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Parks A.yeats
U. S. District Court
District of
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Oklahoma Water Plan Stirs legislative debate
Oklahoma lawmakers revisit a comprehensive water plan to address declining ground water in western regions and growing central and eastern demand. The measure would fund statewide planning using data from the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies and aims for plan completion by September 1 1975 without authorizing water transfers.
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State of
Oklahoma
Army Corps of Engineers
The
Soil and Water Conservation Service
Bureau of Reclamation
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
High corn prices may boost use of soybean meal
A USDA specialist says high corn prices could raise soybean meal use in livestock feed. He notes soybean meal prices rose 4.6 times above corn last year, with a 1.5 to 1 ratio by mid February, and outlines world oilseed meal production, supply constraints, and timing gaps for Peru Brazil and other markets. Canada the Netherlands and the Soviet Union were major U.S. farm customers last year.
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Washington
Ani Agriculture Department
Alan
Foreign Agricultural Service
United States
Holz
Holzt
Peru
Brazil
Holz Bair
Canada
Netherlands
Soviet Union
U.S
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Canton Reservoir
Fisheries Division
Oklahoma Department of
Gilmer Capps
D-Snyder
Wildlife Conservation
Ken Johnston
Johnston
Byron Hatchery
Hugo
Thunderbird
Murray
Vincent
Etling
Fort Supply
Canton Lake
Altus- Lagert
Corps of Engineers
McClellan-Kerr Navigation Channel
Byng
Linchever
Texas Seed Company
Konawa
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