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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1973
Page
1
Dry weather helped Oklahoma farmers and ranchers harvest progress this past week. Field work moved rapidly as the Oklahoma Crop Reporting Service noted Monday that small grain seeding kept pace with last year at 28 percent completion.
Oklahoma City reports archers added 47 whitetailed deer to the statewide total reaching 105 through Oct 22. A 165-pound eight-point buck led the Alfalfa County harvest by Travis Cox of Byron, with other sizable deer reported from Pawnee and Osage areas.
U S farmers supply world soybeans with a 1.6 billion bushel U S crop up 24 percent from 1972, while world output nears 2.14 billion bushels as acreage expands. The Foreign Agricultural Service forecasts 1973 world soybeans at 2.63 million acres harvested, with Brazil eyeing 5.8 to 6.3 million tons in 1974. A Department official warns organic claims can mislead buyers and raise prices.
Pontotoc County will begin issuing four food stamps for low income families starting November 1 1973 The program allows eligible households to buy coupons with their own money and spend them at approved outlets Applications and certification are handled in Ada with cards mailed from the State Office Oklahoma City
Treasury Department outlines selected actions for the public and industry to cut energy demand. Savings could rival three million barrels of oil daily with broad participation, reducing dependence on imports and easing the need for drastic lifestyle changes.
The Ada Kiwanis Club hosted the 4-H Achievement Banquet naming Greg Nanney Latta and Vicki Stanford MecLish top Hall of Fame winners for the year. Latta and MecLish seniors were lauded for long 4-H records while Keith Mor Gaughter of Latta received top junior boy honors.
A historical note on pond safety cites Dwain Phillips of the Soil Conservation Service in Ada. It covers the benefits of ponds for environment and recreation, warns of drowning risks with water activities, and lists safety tips including insurance, trained contractors, clearing hazards, marking safe areas, posting warnings, and discouraging solo swimming.
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