Turkeys at risk as timber clearing harms roosts
Oklahoma wildlife officials warn timber clearing across the state endangers Rio Grande turkeys by removing cottonwood roosts used for protection from predators and heat. Acting Chief Stan Taft notes 52 counties host about 19,000 birds in 492 flocks, with erosion resistance and recreational income tied to the roost trees.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Stan Taft
Game Division
Bermuda
Taft
Rio Grande
Taff
Turkey Range
Grain deal with Soviet Union clouded by Vietnam war tensions
Washington AP reports rising U S Soviet grain talks face delays as Vietnam war tensions redirect Moscow priorities toward meat and dairy production. Officials say a long term credit arrangement remains a hurdle though a deal may still emerge by late summer. Such exports could help reach a $10 billion annual farm export goal by the mid 1970s.
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Agriculture Department
Tan
Moscow
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Earl L. Butz
North Vietnam
Saigon
U. S
Hanoi
Ruiz
Gener
Butz
United States
White House
Nixon
USDA
Farm export prices soar to record nine month total
Washington report shows farm exports by the United States rising to a record pace in the first nine months of the fiscal year despite dock strikes. Total value reached 5.97 billion dollars through March, with April sales about 700 million.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Dewain H. Rahe
Economic Research Service
Boy builds wildlife refuge on Oklahoma land
Norman AP reports Bill Menzie 13 spent birthday money on trees and water for a 20 acre wildlife refuge in Lake Thunderbird area. He repaired an abandoned oil well mud pond, fenced, planted sunflowers for quail and cardinals, added trees, grasses, and a hive. He earned a $1000 National Wildlife Federation scholarship in trust until high school graduation.
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Norman
Okla
Bil Menzie
Bill
Lake Thunderbird
National Wildlife Federation
University of Oklahoma
Sooner Pastures Show Slight April Improvement
National grazing conditions rose to 78 percent on May 1, up three points from 1971 but still below the 1961-70 average. Texas and Oklahoma faced severe drought, with Texas at 2 percent pastures on May 1, and California stockmen hit hard at 52 percent. milk production trends show fewer dairy farmers but larger herds, with 12.2 million cows producing about 9,600 pounds each in 1971, and 97 percent of milk sold in 1971. DES growth hormone traces found in two livestock samples, none in muscle tissue.
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Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
Agriculture Department
California
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Mid-America Farming Faces Economic Strains Across Five States
An analysis of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Oklahoma shows farming remains the region’s bread and butter with about 3.5 million tied to agriculture. Yet farm numbers shrink as land and capital costs deter entry, raising concerns over rural livelihoods, subsidies, and the rise of the corporate farm.
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Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Oklahoma
California
Ralph Melt
Glenn Kreusher
Merle Sheer
Perri
Kan
Garvey
Corporation Farm
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Don Cook
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Bob Kelso
Don Cock
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