Amazing shifts in American agriculture exceed past eighty years
ASCS News outlines a sweeping agricultural transformation. From 1870 to 1960 the farmer-to-population ratio halved then improved, with one farmer now feeding about 45 people. Food costs boast about 6.5 percent of disposable income, while farm numbers drop from 6 million to 3 million and total land in farms stays near 1.1 billion acres. The piece frames agriculture as a tech driven, dynamic sector leading progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva E. Sanders
Hermann Sons Install Officers For Five Central Tex Lodges
William V. Dielmann Jr. will install officers for five Hermann Sons lodges at 2 p.m. Sunday in Union Hall Rockdale hosted by Rockdale Lodge. Lodges named Cameron No. 140 Burlington No. 235 Rockdale No. 161 Temple Belton No. 5 and Marlin No. 141. Assisting are Nettie Howell Ellis Howell and Walter Prescher from San Antonio Clifton and San Antonio respectively.
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Central
Texas Hermann Sons
William V. Dielmann Jr
The
Hermann Sons
Cameron
Burlington
Rockdale
Temple-Belton
Marlin
Dielmann
Nettie Howell
San Antonio
Youth Activities Committee
Grand Lodge
Ellis Howell
Good Records Aid Tax Filing Says IRS Official
A Temple IRS administrative officer urges taxpayers with good records to file early, noting that complete expense records and cancelled checks help itemizers and audits. Retain records long term, keep W-2s ready, and use last year’s return as guidance for 1971.
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A. P. Andrews
Temple Office
Internal Revenue Service
What The Census Means To You by J D Moore
County Agent explains the 1969 Census of Agriculture and its value to farmers. It outlines how census data guide industry placement, farm services, programs, and government decisions, while addressing privacy concerns and the history of agricultural censuses.
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Congress
W. R. Poage
House Agriculture Committee
Farm Journal
Allen J. Ellender
Senate Agriculture Committee On Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
USDA
Agri
The Oids Lawyer
Harold promises to look after his dying partner's wife affairs but later refuses aid. The widow sues for breach of promise. the court finds no binding contract though moral obligation exists. Courts may enforce promises with enough legal backing, even if original obligation lapsed. A public service feature by the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas.
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Harold
The
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Community Friends Attend Holidays Across Several Cities
Burlington area residents hosted and visited relatives during Christmas and New Year. News notes multiple gatherings including Foshen, Ma rek, Krause, Meek, Prescott, Hoff, Stockner, Lehman, Davenport, Lorenz and others traveling between Waco Temple Cameron Houston and Topeka. A birth announced Ricky Dale Hoff on December 28 at Halbert's Hospital. The Farm Census topic urges quicker published figures and privacy safeguards.
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Winston Churchill
Waco
Henry Lee Hagerty
Sugarland
Cecil Armstrong
Cameron
Pearl Busker
Houston
Henrietta Hagerty
Kathleen
Harry
Louis Pechal
Killeen
Ervin Stockner
Tommy
Peggy
Ed. Lehman
Ben Arnold
Ervin Stoebner
Arthur Davenport
Gerald Foshens
Henry Davenport
Henry Davenports
Arthur Davenports
Carlton Parker
Hewett
Julia McCollum
Joyce McCollum
J. T. Prescott
Jake
Aug
Lorenz
Robert
Leo Schmidts
Ed Lorenzes
Grover Lorenz
Randy
Grand Prairie
Johnny Stocks
Don Lorenz
Lisa
Joel
Beaumont
Ed Lorenz
Allan Albert
Temple
Aug Lorenz
Cameron Youths Enter Steers In Fat Stock Show
Cameron youths Donald Fleming and Della Lay well will enter Charo lais Hereford and Shorthorn steers in the 1970 Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show from January 30 to February 8. Bonanza star Candy David Canary will be special guest over 20 Fort Worth Rodeo performances. More than 500 top pro cowboys compete for over 80000 dollars in prize money and entry fees. Mail order tickets available from Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, Fort Worth Texas 76101.
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Donald Fleming
Della Laywell
Cameron
David Canary
Canary
New Establishment
Fort Worth
P. O
Texas
Age Old Baby Elephant Weaning Milestone
A note on elephant development explaining that a baby elephant is not weaned until about five years old. It highlights the long growth period for calves and mothers’ roles in nurturing young elephants.
Fish hearing via swim bladder noted by experts
Experts explain fish hear through a gas-filled swim bladder that amplifies sound. In some species the bladder connects directly to the ear enhancing sound reception.
Jones Prairie Social Roundup After New Year
Mrs. Mildred Martin hosts Sunday dinner with Mrs. Bill Thweatt and Peggy Thweatt. Pearland family the W. M. Phipps clan and the Thomas Hickmans from Waco visited the Will Phipps household. Ronda and Rockdale guests joined Harry Whites. Peggy Thweatt threw a New Year’s Eve party with Ted Martin Jackie Lynn Terhune Angell Diane Lucko Windy Cindy Hyman Charlotte White Floyd Lynch Marty LaGrone and Roy Newton called Sunday.
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W. M
Marty LaGrone
Roy Newton
Bill Thweatt
Serviceman Skrhak Completes Mare Island Training
Navy Fireman David R Skrhak of Buckholts Texas completed combat boat training at Mare Island Naval Shore Operations Center. He learned riverine and coastal warfare, escape and evasion, resistance and survival, with final week in simulated combat 16 miles northeast of Mare Island.
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David R
Skrank
Vallejo
Calif
Navy
Sandben
Skrhak
Buckholts
Navalshore Operations Training Center
Mare Island
Center
Vietnam
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Lla LM
Eredit
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Horstmann Tire
OIDS
Burlington News
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Billy Wayne Marek
Stephen Allan
Plano
Aleta Marek
Joe Pelzel
Aug, Lorenz
David Krause
Darren
Victoria
James Bostick
Ft. Worth
John W. Meek
Topeka
Kan
Phil Krause
Billy Jeff Prescott
Mildred
Joyce Savoy
J. I. Prescott
Bill Hoffs
Termple
Robert McCollum
Willie Ray Hoff
Ricky Dale
Halbert’s Hospital
Census Bureau
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