Turner Herefords Shine at Oklahoma State Fair
The Turner Ranch in Suphur Oklahoma won top honors in the Hereford division at the state fair. TR Mainstream earned champion bull while Miss Deefour 99 was champion female, with multiple other first place awards in various Hereford categories. Wyoming’s Wyoming Hereford Ranch bought TR Mainstream for 20000 dollars and later acquired an interest. Mike Deewall Barney Baker and Tom Harris led the ranch team at the competition.
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Turner Ranch
TR Mainstream
Wyoming
Mike Deewall
Barney Baker
Tom Harris
Research station tour at Fort Reno field day
A planned October 31 field day at Fort Reno Li 1 Fort Reno feature six participants will host a morning start at 9 30 from station headquarters. Speakers include J Tulman Robert Totusek Jack McCroskey Allen Tillman Wray Finney Floyd Horn Charles Tasiafur ro James Trybom Richard Frahm and others discussing calves per cow milk supply beef consumer education and cattle performance with afternoon stops on grass and cattle feedlot topics. The event ends at 4 pm.
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Fort Reno
Cattlemen's
J. Tulman
Robert Totusek
Bermuda
Jack McCroskey
Allen Tillman
Floyd Horn
Charles Tasiafurro
James Trybom
Richard Frahm
Robert Totlsek
Row crops look good in state
The Croping Service reported Oklahoma crops maturing well with moisture improvements in surface levels but declining subsoil reserves. Wheat seeding largely done in the Panhandle. oats and barley about two-fifths finished. corn for grain a fifth in the Panhandle and two-fifths elsewhere. Heavy corn borers and insect damage noted. cotton maturing rapidly with open bolls and harvest rising. Livestock gain steady. native grasses respond to rains though grazing remains short in western areas.
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Hom City
Okla’homa
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Scatter-Planting: A Gardener's Lazy Seed Teaches Yield
A gardener shares the scatter-planting method born from frustration with traditional furrows. He describes tossing seeds on beds, top-dressing with bark chips or peat moss, and using a weed seat to thin seedlings. The technique works for many flowers and vegetables but not corn, squash, melon, or sunflowers. He also notes fall preparation with leaves and plant food to protect soil from rain and ensure spring germination.
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Smart Aleck
Wildlife park project takes shape near Winston Oregon
Wildlife Safari, a 300 acre animal park in Winston, Oregon, aims for a full recreation complex to draw up to 400000 tourists annually. Developers Walker and Lee Real Estate of Anaheim and South Umpqua Properties project adding 150 more acres near Interstate 5, with motels, restaurants, shops, a campground, golf course and housing to follow, eventually covering 200 acres of wooded hills.
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Winston, Ore
World Wildlife Safari
Oregon
Walker and Lee Real Estate
Anaheim
Calif
Ani South Umpana Properties
Grain carryover outlook and export demand lift prices
A USDA outlook projects corn carryover trimmed to about 41 million tons by fall 1973 with total feed and export supplies around 237 million tons for 1972-74. Strong demand, including to the Soviet Union, supports farm prices. corn price near $1.44 per bushel by Sept 3.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agrculture Department
USDA
Chicago
U.S
Scout Before You Shoot in Oklahoma Hunt Areas
Oklahoma City report from the Planning Division of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation notes urban residents face scouting hurdles for hunting sites. A July 1872 survey by Planner Joe Ellis shows hunters from Oklahoma City and Tulsa may travel over 40 miles to reach destinations, with denser counties sending hunters farther. The piece emphasizes obtaining permission from landowners when lands are posted and notes state lands not leased remain permissible. The department oversees over 500,000 acres of public lands around Corps of Engineers impoundments, serving more than 771,000 licensed hunters.
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Oklahoma
Joe Ellis
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Clem Patuo
Corps
Engineers
Import ban on Mexico pigs sparks US move
The Agriculture Department banned imports of pigs and uncooked pork from Mexico to curb hog cholera. The policy took effect last Monday and was publicized two days later. Rep. H R Gross had pressed against pork imports as a risk to American producers. The department said cooked processed pork remains unaffected and only Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Northern Ireland and Ireland may ship live or fresh pork.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Agriculture
Earl L. Bulz
Mexico
H.R. Gross
Rowa
Gross
USDA
Iowa
Grose
Usda Information Services
White House and Agriculture Secretacy
Butz
Exis
United States
Ued
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Northern
Ireland
Vanoss FFA Member Wins Grand Champion Title
John Roberts of Vanoss, a two term member of the Future Farmers of America, won Grand Champion with a Charolais heifer at the State Fair of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City last week. He and his family are from northwest of Ada, and he also claimed Reserve Champion at the Pontotoc County Free Fair.
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John Roberts
Vanoss Future Farmers of America
Charotais Beifer
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
John
Oris Roberts
Ada
Pontotoc County
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den Ceek
Wildlife Park
Tepart
Market Basket
Aly
Oklahoma Department
Wildife Conservation
Pine Pikeewise
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