02 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1972
Page
1
A fragmentary piece blends safety warnings about handling hydrogen from batteries with erratic data on food share of disposable income across years. It intersperses practical cautions for jump-starting vehicles, charging batteries, and shutting off equipment with odd phrases about aroused voices and social remarks, all in a garbled, periodical style.
Editor notes this is the second in a seven part series on Livestock by Dr. Frank H. Baker of the University of Nebraska Lincoln. It outlines three main factors shaping future growth: resources, technology, and finance, with progress shown in Clay Center and banking support boosting Nebraska’s meat milk wool and poultry sectors.
Washington AP reports that the Agriculture Department changed how shelter costs are deducted when calculating net income for food stamp eligibility. The shelter deduction now comes after all other deductions, reducing net income for households with high medical costs child care fees or similar expenses and lowering their food coupon amounts.
Washington AP The Agriculture Department forecasts higher feed grain prices in coming months citing ample supply, rising domestic consumption and exports, and a modest drop in carryover. Exports will heavily influence disappearance and prices while protein feed stays high due to light supplies and strong global demand. Hay supplies are adequate but high demand may keep prices elevated. Feed grain stocks total about 246 million tons, slightly above last year.
Subscription rates listed for delivery areas in Nebraska with yearly and monthly options. Includes change of address notice instructing subscribers to notify the postmaster and Telegram oficina with old and new addresses.
A Agriculture Department researcher says nonmetro regions with heavy prior development will keep expanding industry, while previously inactive areas may gain manufacturing. Rural counties added jobs at 4.6 percent yearly, outpacing metro growth, with notable gains in the South and North Central regions. Improvements hinge on highway access, water, hospitals, and schools, linking industry to rural employment centers.
Lincoln Nebraska seeks bright youths ages 17 to 20 for the 1972 73 Four-H Teen Caravan. Participants will spend six weeks overseas with host families in Europe the Far East Latin America and the Caribbean. Costs range 875 to 1275 dollars funded by corporate gifts with a 10 day educational add on abroad.
In November early markets the Agriculture Department says Prices paid producers for Class 1 or bottling milk averaged 7.04 per hundredweight, up three cents from October and two cents above a year earlier. Article notes the rise across major markets.
The Des Moines Farm Bureau Federation urged safe and reasonable residue tolerances for agricultural chemicals used in food production. The resolution, adopted at the 340th annual meeting, ties to DES restrictions in livestock feeds and argues drugs should be banned only when responsible research shows health danger, warning of higher costs and lower quality food if usage is unduly curtailed.
Officials urged pork producers and authorities to boost compliance with garbage cooking rules to stop hog cholera. A survey of 1478 approved swine markets began to gauge marketing standards under state federal agreements. Dr. Francis J. Mulhero cited feeding logs and shipping infected hogs as major spread causes. Secretary Bart L. Butz declared a national emergency on Oct 11. Outbreaks in the east midwest and southeast prompted quarantines across Gloucester Camden Mercer Middlesex Hunterdon and Burlington Sussex. 196 confirmed cases since July 1, with 48,000 hogs destroyed and about 33 million in indemnities, including 22 million federal funds.
University of Nebraska Lincoln researchers led by Dr. William Compton warn that a narrow corn genetic base raises disaster risk similar to the corn leaf blight event. They propose broadening genetics by releasing unrelated lines and introducing exotic germ plasm from other nations to improve yield, disease resistance, and harvest traits.
The report lists officers for Happy Goo Lucky and Happy Mixers from eight members, with Tammy Obal and Diane Swanson among presidents. It notes projects Tricks for Treats and Lets Sew, a lunch, and a name change vote.
Washington AP says a National Grain and Feed Association task force reports ships appear plentiful and ready for grain shipments to Russia. The industry has struggled to load grain due to ship shortages, but the Agriculture Department estimates about 10 percent of wheat sold to Russia had been shipped between July 1 and November 1 and more since.
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