Seaports strikes threaten grain export outlook
Washington AP reports dock tieups at seaports disrupt farm commodity trade, hitting corn and wheat hardest and prompting worry in Nixon administration. Soybeans face potential losses as exports fall below typical 40 million bushels in quarter. prolonged strikes could cost farmers millions. Declining shipments risk Japan and other buyers seeking steadier sources while record soybean exports last year underscore market impact.
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Washington
USDA
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
Davis
Japan
U.S
Farm Bureau Considers Ad Valorem Tax Change
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members gathered at the Skirvin Hotel for their 3rd annual meeting to study ad valorem tax proposals and possible constitutional amendments taxing agricultural land by productive capability. Delegates will shape state policies and offer guidance to the American Farm Bureau Federation while honoring the Farm Family of the Year. Joe Hall of the Bureau of Reclamation spoke on water as a key to Oklahoma's future at the statewide conference.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Skirvin Hotel
California
Alabama
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Dele- Yates
Lewis Munn
Farm Bureau
Yolhe Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Joe Hall
Bureau of Reclamation
Natural Resources Conference
Four doctors win medical 1971 Albert Lasker Awards
Four doctors win the 1971 Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards. Dr Edward D Freis, VA Hospital Washington DC, receives the clinical research prize for showing that treating moderate hypertension can prevent stroke and heart failure. The basic research award is shared by Dr Seymour Benzer, Dr Sydney Brenner, and Dr Charles Yanofsky.
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New York
Whs
Albert Lasker
Edward D. Freis
Vetrerans Administration Hospital
Washington, D.C
Seymour Benzer
California Institute of Technology
Sydney Brenner
England
University of Cambridge
Charles Yanofsky
Stanford University
Pecan Show Set for December in Pontotoc County
The Pontotoc County Pecan Show returns December 12 in the Fairgrounds administration building with judge Herman Hindrichs of Oklahoma State University. County and state awards are planned despite a weak year for pecan production locally and statewide, with top natives and first place varieties advancing to Ardmore and Shawnee in 1972.
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Pontotoc County
Fairgrounds
Herman Hindrichs
Oklahoma State University
Ardmore
Stan Morgan
T. P. Daniels
John Netherton
Oklahoma
Netherton
Ada
Shawnee
Countiss Named Outstanding Young Farmer at OK Farm Bureau
Sam Countiss, 24, of Jefferson County, named Oklahoma Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farmer at the 30th state convention in Oklahoma City. He raises more than 600 head of livestock on 3,000 acres near Waurika and will represent Oklahoma at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chicago. He receives a color TV and trip. plans include expanding his herd and continuing scientific farming practices. Countiss and wife Glenda Kay have a three year-old daughter.
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Sam Countiss
Jefferson County
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Oklahoma City
Skirvin Hotel
Oklahoma State University
Sitwater
Countiss
Waurika
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Ill
Farm Bureau
Jefferson County Farm Bureau
Waurka Chamber of Commerce
Cotton Electric Cooperative
Federal Land Bank
Jefferson County Swine Breeders
Jefferson County Cattlemen’s Association
Southern Oklahoma Swine Breeders
Glenda Kay
Mom and Pop apple orchards fading away
The Agriculture Department notes small mom and pop orchards likely will disappear as commercial production expands across 34 states led by California Michigan New York Pennsylvania Virginia and Washington. Demand rises with population while old plantings give way to dwarf trees boosting yields.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
California
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Washington State
Senseylvania
Huang
Winrock production sale tops list with bulls and heifers
Final figures show 59 bulls bringing 87,300 at an average of 1,140 and 34 heifers totaling 27,030 at an average of 795, selling to buyers from seven states. The high bull sold for 4,000 to Charles Higgins of Tulsa, with other top bids of 3,500 and 3,000 to Mrs. Ott Burnett of Connerville. The top heifer went to Dr. M. D. Bonebrake of Springfield, Missouri for 2,000.
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Winrock
Charles Higgins
Tulsa
Dairy farmers boost productivity per cow gains
Washington AP reports economists note dairy farmers cut care time per cow from over 2 minutes to 11 minutes, while milk output per man hour doubled since 1960. Factors include mechanization, higher per cow production, and more herd improvement associations. By 1971 about 27 percent of herds were in associations, cows milked averaged 12,750 pounds last year, above the national 9,388. Artificial insemination aided breeding, with over half cows bred artificially.
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Washington
Agriiculture Department
Economic Research Service
ERS
Blaine County Farm Family of the Year Named
Blaine County ranchers Bennie and Viola Tice were chosen as Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Farm Family of the Year at the 30th annual state convention in Oklahoma City. The Tice family runs a Black Aberdeen Angus operation near Canton and have longstanding roles in state agriculture, soil conservation, and local organizations.
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Blaine County
Bennie
Viola Tice
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Oklahoma City
Tice
Canton
Farm Bureau
Oklahoma
Arabian horse show set for this weekend
The Arabian and Half-Arabian U S National Championships Horse Show runs November 14 to 18 at Oklahoma City’s Fairgrounds Arena. It expects a record over 70 entries with more than 700 regional and local champions registered for the national finals across 24 classes including cutting, jumping and the Mounted Native Costume Class. Sponsored by IAHA with cooperation from the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, the event features elaborate stall decorations and a chance for visitors to view horses up close.
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U. S
Oklahoma
Fairgrounds
Owen McEwen
Wichita
Kan
International Arabian Horse Association
IAHA
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Desert Beouing
Primitive deer hunt and horse show draw Oklahoma crowds
In Oklahoma City on November 13 the Primitive Firearms deer season opens across four areas with 20,000 member TAHA backing a display by ten Proud Performers horses. Hunts, in Mud, desert, and state park venues, will be staged in tack rooms and stalls. Over 5,000 out of town enthusiasts are expected for National Championships. A National Consignment Sale of 43 horses valued at $1 million is set for November 15 at the Arena.
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Oklahoma City
America
Oklahoma
Okla
Hulah Refuge
Arabian Desert
McCurtain County
Fort Supply
Sto
Ulision
Robers Cave
Fort Supply hunt to run two days in mid November
In Latimer County the Fort Supply hunt will last two days on November 13 and 14 while the other areas stay open through November 21. Special regulations pamphlets are available statewide from license dealers game rangers or the Oklahoma Department of Game and Fish.
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Latimer County
Fort
Oklahoma Department of
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AF & AN
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Canton Eastern Star No. 7
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Agricultural Committee of Oklahoma Northwest, Incorporated
Tice Ranch
John Caywood
Betty Caywood
Billy
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