Oklahoma Farmers Pause as 2 4 5 T Debate Persists
Controversy over the herbicide 2 4 5 T continues in Oklahoma as farmers value its use for clearing land, while a pending EPA hearing was cancelled for lack of evidence. Weed control expert Howard Greer warns against public hype, citing safety data and past federal actions linking 2 4 5 T to birth defects and health concerns in humans and animals.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Oklahoma State University
Howard Greer
Oklahoma
Asronomist
Greer
Donald J. Davis
Auburn University
Davis
Vietnam
United States
U. S
Nixon
Secretaries of Health, Education and Welfare
USDA
Picure
Enviromental Protection Agency
Committee
RPA
Wheat seeding gains momentum across most of Oklahoma
Crop bulletin notes good weather and soil for small grain planting. Wheat crop 1975 is partly seeded with 1 percent complete and four percent up, subsoil supplies similar to 1973. As of Sept 14, 85 percent of the state had adequate rapid moisture. Major farming activities include seedbed prep, seeding, fertilizing, and combining alfalfa seed and grain.
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Okla
Homa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
U. Extension Service
Tulsa State Fair reports record 144 livestock entries
Tulsa fair closes entries with a record 144 live stock entries surpassing last year. About 2,000 animals scheduled over a ten day run starting Sept 27, with 73 of 77 counties submitting entries and participants from 28 states plus Alberta and Ontario. Open class totals 5,291 including a record horse show with 515 entries.
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Tulsa
Continental
Hawaii
Alberta
Ontario
Ruth Schmuck
Tulss
Oklahoma Plans Search for Outstanding Young Farmer
Dick Robinson of Bartlesville chairs Oklahoma Jaycees OYF committee as statewide drive seeks 18 to 35 year old farmers. Local chapters interview candidates, with state winner to be announced at a banquet in Bartlesville on October 28. Nominees need not be Jaycees members. forms sent statewide for nominations.
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Okahoma
Dick Robinson
Barnesville
Jaycees Oyf Committee
Jore
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Bloomington
Jaycee
Jaycees
Jona Jaycee
Better eggs through computer aided poultry farming
Prohoroff Poultry farm north of San Diego runs about one million market eggs daily on a 40 acre operation. Two IBM computers manage hen diets and feed mixing. An IBM 1130 designs blends for 1.2 million hens while an IBM System/7 controls the actual mixing to match the prescribed formulas.
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Prohoroff
San Diego
IBM
John Prohoroff
System -7
Coneflower Roots Said to Yield Pest Control Compounds
Washington AP reports that the American coneflower root, a thistle family plant long used by Indians in medicine, may provide pesticides for pests and even medical uses. Chemists note compounds kill house flies and mealworms and slow moth and insect development, with a second compound hindering mealworm growth, and a third showing cancer-inhibiting effects. Indian traditions and recent research under department contracts widen interest.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Jacobson
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Pontotoc County
Tulsa Fair
John Netherton
Robinson
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