Pecan field tour set at Sparks Oklahoma station
A pecan field day at the experimental station in Sparks Oklahoma is planned for October 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Experts will discuss spacing growth pruning fertilizers scab and insect control defoliation weed control and soil management. Two companies will present irrigation equipment. The station sits seven miles south of Chandler on SH 18 and 3.5 miles east of 18B. Bring a sack lunch.
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Pecan
Sparks
Okla
Chandler
SH 18
Highway
1972 Free Fair Livestock and Horticulture Winners
Results across livestock divisions including stallions and mares with top honors to Bill Wartchow and Vern Grueber. Open class cattle swine sheep and forage produce led by Harley West, Arrowhead Angus Ranch, and Donnie Pennington with diverse fruit and vegetable winners listed.
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Arrowhead Ranch
Otis Ussory
Bill Wartchow
Buck Crabtree
J. B. Smith
Tony Lee
Cotton Wartchow
Vern Grueber
Pat Calaway
John Hoggatt
Jerry Creel
Sam Summers
Beth Crabtree
Otis Ussery
Brent Hutchings
Agnes Crabtree
James Cathey
Linda Loss
Duroc
Harley West
Hampshire
Donnie Pennington
Arrowhead Angus Ranch
Joe Holmes
Ada Resident Pleads Guilty To Shooting Charge
Ada resident Roger Dale Thompson 27 pleaded guilty in district court to shooting with intent to kill. Judge Calvert Cannon gave a two year deferred sentence and required repayment of Bryant medical bills totaling 730.35 within 90 days. Thompson caused injuries at a Pizza Hut on May 2 with a sawed off shotgun.
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Roger Dale Thompson
Rt. 4
Ada
Calvert Cannon
Thompson
Pizza Hut
Ricky Don Bryant
Bryant
Kenneth Wayne Boysaw
Boysaw
State ‘Penitentiary
Wheat deal fuels farm fight in election year
Washington reports show the McGovern Butz dispute over Soviet wheat sales dominating farm politics. McGovern accuses the USDA of withheld or leaked details and favors to private grain traders, while Butz defends the sales as boosting farmers and jobs. Palmby and others linked to prior USDA posts feature in the dispute.
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Washington
McGovern-Butz
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
U.S
George McGovern
Earl L. Butz
USDA
McGovern
Butz
Nixon
Buzz
Clarence D. Palmby
FHA seeks more rural rental housing amid program revision
The Farmers Home Administration expands a revised rental housing program to boost development for the elderly and low income in rural areas. New provisions include up to 750000 in financing for land, facilities, water and landscaping. no residency requirement with a local managing agent. construction financing by the developer. and low interest rates as low as one percent for limited profit builders serving low income tenants.
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Washington
Farmers Home Administration
James V. Smith
FHA
Oklahoma Faces Major Insect Infestation Threat
Oklahoma state officials report over 1.5 million acres of pasture and crop lands infested with up to eight grasshoppers per square yard across 31 counties. Boll weevils screw worms and pecan weevils are rising, with cotton crops seen as vulnerable. Entomologists urge insecticides while noting a rainfall could greatly reduce grasshopper numbers.
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Oklahoma State University Extension
Newt Flora
Eldon Cleveland
Cordell
Oklahoma
Mixed-Up Grafting Tales From a Gardener's Patch
The narrator describes grafting experiments in his garden as he turns poor producing trees into new fruit assets. He uses a grafting kit, salvaged scions, and care with pruning paint and bags to encourage growth and alter tree lineage.
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Pontotoc County
Hereford
Livestock Department
Mike Creek
Terri Grueber
Rick Fraser
Jane Mercer
Bill Warthow
Terry Newberry
Linda Losson
Dewayne Hooser
Debbie Smith
Mike Creel
Roy Powell
Holmes
Low
HAY Show
Dean Stone
Ronald Holland
LaVonda Langley
Susan Reese
Oscar Belt
Billy Pierce
Trina
Nina Tiffin
Shannon Hooks
Horticulture Dept
Becky Robertson
J. L. Deleplain
Terry Gerth
Joe Bailey
Tama Hatch
Gary Delozier
Rita Roberson
Raymond Laene
W. E. Carter
Janice Willoughby
Debra Lawson
Cheryl Nunez
James Williams
Oklahoma City
Cleveland
Stees
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