Fair livestock and crops prizes dominate county show
Results highlight top awards across livestock divisions led by grand champion stallion R W Houk and grand champion mare also R W Houk. In beef cattle Joe Holmes shows hereford champions while Arrowhead and John Wartchow collect Angus and swine wins. Horticultural and farm crops prizes feature Roberson and Bailey in produce and canned goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livestock Department
Brian Self
John Wartchow
Vern Grueber
H. L. Lamb
R. W. Houk
John Warthow
Barbara Winters
Linda Losson
Arrow Head Ranch
Pat Calloway
Tod Byrd
Jody Grueber
Terry Newberry
June Newberry
Arrowhead Angus Ranch
Angus
Harley West
Joe Holmes
Lazy D. Ranch
LaVona Bolin
Rita Roberson
Darrell Roberson
Drought Pressures Western Cattle Ranchers In 1970
A government study by the Economic Research Service shows drought cut ranch profits in 34 western counties of Texas New Mexico and Arizona. Average returns fell 18 percent to 10030 per ranch while gross income slid to 36592 from 39526 as feed costs rose and calf weights dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Economic Research Service
Agriculture Department
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Murray State Names Katy Rood Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Katy Rood language arts instructor at Murray State College has been selected Teacher of the Year and will compete for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. A Murray faculty member since 1964, she previously taught in Madill ISD and currently teaches English composition literature Spanish and developmental reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy Rood
Murray State College
Murray
Oklahoma
Rood
Madill
Farm Wifes Work Load and Farm Labor Study Findings
The Agriculture Department reports farm wives average 21 hours weekly in farm work plus house duties, while farmers hired labor average 43 hours. total weekly work varies by farm size and sales with tobacco and poultry farms showing lower hired hours. Middlemen costs in food retail held at 779 per month while farmers received 38 cents of each consumer dollar in August, with Nixon’s wage and price freeze impacting future prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Crop Reporting Board
Nixon
OU Plans Carl Albert Day On Campus This Weekend
OU celebrates Carl Albert with a luncheon in the Oklahoma Memorial Union before the Oklahoma Sooners vs. Southern California game and a dinner and reception after. Albert, an OU alum, Phi Beta Kappa, Rhodes Scholar, was student body president and national oratorical champion.
Barley Added to 1972 Feed Grain Program
Official Gene Maley notes barley is included in the 1972 feed grain program after being excluded in 1971. Eligible growers face a set aside of 20 to 35 percent of barley base, corn, and grain sorghum base, with exact rates to be announced soon. Barley set aside payments will mirror corn and sorghum, while substitution allows choosing a suited crop yet retaining history and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Maley
Maloy
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Charolais
Hereford
Janice Townsend
Bill Townsend
Dean Stone
Randy Golden
Dorothy Bailey
Horticultural Department
Alpha McDonald
Carl Luther
Kari Hooks
Shannon Hooks
C. L. McAnally
C. H. Hammond
Nellie Dew
Sherry Hatch
Jewell Collins
Retha White
Jess Norvill
Melissa Green
D. C. Kretsinger
W. E. Carter
Debra Lawson
Ralph Taylor
Cuba Heard
Keith Sledd
Guy Binkley
Richard Hood
Mary Laseman
Velma Powell
Karen Lawson
Ruth Jinks
Gregg Walters
Harold Davis
James Henderson
Roger Reeves
Tama Hatch
Gary LaCrone
Lee Langley
Carol Macrory
Ector McCullar
Home Economics Department
Lemoine Crabtree
Arlene Treas
Rhonda Holland
Laura Johnson
Marjorie Blansett
Linda Golden
Charles Morrow
Glenna Treas
Vickie Bradshaw
Lilly Barrick
Patricia Smith
John Brents
Glen McDaniel
Jewel Collins
Kenneth Hunley
Virgil Brumley
Ruod Briggs
Cindy Glover
Sandra McDaniels
Shelley Stephens
Carole Hyde
Melinda Wyche
Dee West
Tanya Edwards
Morgan Wells
Teresa Smith
Lynda Wingard
Janet Hart
Sonya Stephens
Becky Penrod
Debbie Cameron
Pam McMillan
Dianne Andrews
Cheri Bradshaw
Margo Smith
Jo Ann Hart
Robin Rodgers
John Bishop
Betty Thompson
Debbie Davis
Evelyn Carter
J. L. Green
Wesley Brantley
Brenda Washman
D. P. Wallace
Betty Price
Ethel McAnally
RB. Ashley
Ada
Lanny Ashley
Twin Falls
Idaho
Rhonda
Pontotoc County Fair
Lorin
Mark
Murray State
Don Kendall
The
Carl Albert
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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