Longhorn cattle key to beef price crunch story
The piece traces the Texas Longhorn from its endurance on trail drives to modern resilience against disease and potential comeback in feedlots. It notes historic price swings from $10 to $25 per head postwar, then a 1893 low, and a 1920s revival, with current ranches totaling about 10,000 Longhorns amid 126 million total cattle nationwide.
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Farm safety week prompts look at 1973 farm deaths
National Safety Council preliminary data show about 2,200 agricultural work deaths in 1973, with 1,500 residents of farms and ranches among victims and 700 non residents. Total work fatalities across all occupations around 14,200, plus 200,000 disabling injuries. Farm machinery falls animals and tools cited as major factors. farm homes are frequent non fatal injury sites.
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Mothers Prefer No Iron Clothing Says USDA Study
The Agriculture Department spent 113417 dollars to interview 2161 mothers and 15 men, finding a preference for children’s clothing that does not require ironing. The 113 page report titled Mothers Attitudes Toward Cotton and Other Fibers in Children's Lightweight Clothing notes nationwide interviews of households with children under 14.
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