16 Oct 1971
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1971
Page
1
Survey data show widespread charcoal rot in dryland fields with 25 to 14 percent infection in many areas and over 70 percent in about one in nine fields. The disease weakens stalks, black sclerotia mark the vascular tissue, and symptoms progress from sporary rot to internal tissue breakdown. Also includes farm chemical storage tips and electrical grounding guidance, plus notes on turkey domestication in the New World.
Western economists estimate Mainland China’s total foreign trade could double in the 1970s as it pivots toward exports of vegetables, seeds, rice, livestock products, tobacco, tea, silk, fruits and vegetables while importing machinery and raw materials for industrialization. Per person export earnings remain low, around two dollars, with imports rising in chemicals and fertilizers.
Washington reports September milk output rose about one percent year over year despite a sharp fall in milk cows from 12.1 million to 12.06 million. All milk prices climbed 14 cents from last September as dairymen fed more grain, updated herds, and claimed cow culling raised efficiency.
Telegram publishes subscription rates for Columbus and surrounding areas. Carrier delivery in Cookpus costs 264 dollars per month. mail subscription in Platte, Rose Butler, Colac, Holm counties 1209 dollars per year. Mail rate for Wenratka and nearby areas 17.60 dollars per year. Subscribers should notify their local postmaster and Columbus Telegram of address changes, giving old and new addresses.
Lincoln report shows a near deadline for feedlot waste controls with about 20 plans approved by ECC and 168 in review. Extension agent Olson urges producers to start now, noting County efforts in Dawson, Stanton, Phelps-Gaspe, and Brown-Holey districts, and signaling ASCS aid for financing via REAM funds.
Lincoln grain show officials set October 40 as the deadline to submit non wheat samples including corn sorghum oats and soybeans Five pounds of wheat per entry are required Duane Foote secretary of the Nebraska Grain Improvement Association says the events run December 7 at University of Nebraska North Platte Station December 8 at Fonner Park Grand Island and December at the Gateway Auditorium Lincoln entry bags and tags are obtainable from the Nebraska Grain Improvement Office Kern Hall University of Nebraska Wasl Campus all grain entries must be received by the emphasized date.
An encyclopaedia note recalls a 1841 event in Syracuse New York described as the first stale air episode in the United States. The Britannica cites September of that year as the period of the incident.
UPI reports September moisture boosts in Wash ington and nationwide rains lift crop prospects. Corn is forecast at 54 million bushels, wheat at 1 628 billion, soybeans 1 173 billion, and sorghum 92 million, with overall grain production seen at 202 million tons. Harvesting advances in the Midwest and South as rains end dry spells in Nebraska Arkansas Georgia Montana and California.
4 H members met at Debbie Davidson's home to report on projects and plan a Halloween party. The note mentions four older members, with Mary Jane Nobnberg as reporter.
Although under 1 percent of Americans live on farms, about 40 percent of jobs relate to agriculture. Related sectors include farming equipment, food processing and transportation, marketing, and distribution services connected to farming industries.
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