Local man cultivates hydroponics in gravel greenhouse
Carter English, 63, near Country Club Road, pursues soil-less hydroponic gardening. After a 1971 72 vacation in Arizona he built a 12 by 16 greenhouse with partner Tiny Milam. He grows five tomato varieties plus bible lettuce, crenshaw melons, peppers, watercress and herbs using nutrient rich water in gravel beds and blocks.
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Carter English
English
Country Club Road
Arizona
Maytag Co
Ada
W. T
Milam
Stonewall Man Gets Term on County Board
B M Stephens Route 2 Stonewall has been elected to a three year term on the Pontotoc County Conservation District Board of Directors. He will serve alongside Walter Woolley Jr Vel Bumpers C C Buxton Jr and Wayne Gray. The district clerk is Mrs Virginia Noe. Office address 105 N Center Ada.
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B. M. Stephens
Stonewall
Pontotoc County
Despite Soaring Food Costs Net Income May Be Lowered
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco warns 1973 net farm income could fall about 5 percent from 1972's $19 billion peak despite higher gross receipts from expanded production and favorable prices. Government payments and rising production expenses may erase gains.
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San Francisco
Federal Reserve Bank of
Findley Seeks Subsidy Cut in Farm Bill Talks
Rep. Paul Findley says he aims to reduce the federal crop subsidy cap from 55 000 to 20 000 dollars in the upcoming farm bill. He notes the 55 000 limit set in 1970 was a compromise and calls it a starting point not an effective cap.
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Washington
Paul Findley
Illinois Republican
Area Students Win In Annual Essay Contest
Eleven area students are named southeast regional winners in the Pride in Oklahoma Essay Contest. Ada students Sheryl Gordons Robert Stafford Ken Sauer Cheryl Fowler Paula Jo Parsons Janice Galegar. Byng students Deborah Gray Norma Hobbs Sheri Enright Valerie Smith Kathy Barnes. Contest sponsored by the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce with the State Board of Education and Oklahoma colleges and universities. Helen Albright Eastern Oklahoma State College Wilburton chairman Southeast region. C Henry Gold Southeastern State College Durant director of Technology Use Studies Center contest chairman.
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Oklahoma
Sheryl Gordons
Robert Stafford
Ken Sauer
Cheryl Fowler
Paula Jo Parsons
Janice Galegar
Ada
Deborah Gray
Norma Hobbs
Sheri Enright
Valerie Smith
Kathy Barnes
Byng
Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce
State Board of Education
Oklahoma Colleges and Universities
Helen Albright
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Wilburton
C. Henry Gold
Southeastern State College
Durant
Ada Bicentennial plans focus on Kerr property projects
The Ada Bicentennial Commission met at the Chamber of Commerce to refine public ideas for Kerr property development. Proposals include a nature trail, cabin restoration and tours, an Indian sculpture memorial, cemetery restoration, a historic one room school replica, environmental info center, and a life quality center on a 120 acre site.
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Bicentennial Commission of
Ada
Chamber of Commerce
Ada Commission
Don Kellogg
East Central
Kerr
Bessie Hatchett
James Thompson
Marvin Kroeker
Lee Keel
Joe Gifford
Norman Frame
Max Skelton
Little Red School House
Kerr Memorial
Bettye Dean
Jack Hoover
Ada Arts and Humanities Council
Beer Drinker Demand Helps Rice Farmers Hit New Highs
The Agriculture Department reports high rice prices driven by beer drinkers and strong exports lift farmer income. Rice is grown in California, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri with a 1972 crop valued at about 561.7 million dollars. Exports set a record last year and are expected to ease in 1972 73 while reserves dwindle.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
California
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
USDA
U.S
Nixon
Farm Cooperatives Need Gain In Part Of Export Business
Washington AP report says farm cooperatives own export share is small despite record farm exports. 1968–1970 study finds cooperatives handled 14 percent of U.S. exports direct sales and 26 percent domestically, with $782 million direct and $427 million indirect in 1970 as Soviet and Chinese demand highlights need for growth.
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Washington
U.S
Farmer Cooperative Service
Agriculture Department
United States
Soviet Union
Peoples Republic of China
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Mickey Thompson
Billy Webb
Hydroculture, Inc
Pontotoc County Conservation District
Reserve Bank
Findley
Kerr Property
Ted Savage
New Orleans
Seattle
Don Cook
Cook
State Commission
Oklahoma City
Ray James
Nancy Frame
Patti Sands
Carlos Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
L.Z. Black
Joe Parsons
Mary Watson
Blythe Thomas
Earl L. Butz
Administration
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