Augustin Brothers feedyards Tour Highlights Large Operation Growth
About 300 cattle feeders and investors toured the Augustin Brothers feedyards north of Shelby. Officials described growth from six feedlots in 1936 to 230 today and a capacity for 50 000 cattle, with 21 000 currently fed and plans to expand.
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Augustin Brothers
Shelby
Allied Mills
Augustine
Augustine’ Brothers
Bob Gillespie
Kellogg
Columbus 9 Telegram notices change of address policy
Columbus 9 Telegram publishes address and subscription details. The notice lists delivery rates for Columbus and mailing rates for Nebraska and other states and reminds subscribers to report changes of address to the local postmaster and the Columbus Telegram.
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Columbus
Neb
Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
Telegram Missing Call Memos Show Prime Time Window
A Telegram missing call log notes a $64 274 amount and a time window between 6 and 6 30 p m on Saturdays from 8 to 9 a m indicating a possible schedule or payment reference.
Tillage does not conserve moisture says Nebraska experts
University extension specialists Phil Harlan and Ron Gaddis warn that tillage or plowing dry soil increases evaporation and reduces future water intake. They advise leaving ground undisturbed when dry, using minimal tillage, and protecting surface residue to prevent erosion and loss of moisture.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
University of Nebraska Extension
Phil Harlan
Ron Gaddis
Harlan
Gaddis
Harlan and Gadds
Lincoln Humane Society to phase out animal pickup services
The Lincoln Humane Society begins phasing out its animal pickup services. City government will take full control of animal case handling as of Sept. 10, with City Hall earlier canceling its contract and budgeting 165000 dollars to create its own dog catching unit. Police will still address dogs at large and issue citations if possible. Parks and Recreation staff will handle dead animal pickups and disposal.
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Lincoln, Neb
Parks and Recreation Department
Farm notes on silage feed and wildlife habitat program
Farmers are urged to harvest green forage for silage at 60 to 70 percent moisture to avoid poor fermentation. Sudan grasses can cause prussic acid risk. lab tests for nitrate content are advised. Nebraska Game and Parks offers free tree seedlings and sweet clover seed to develop wildlife habitat next spring with strict planting commitments.
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Sudan
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Game and Parks
Norfolk
Lincoln
Farm price dip ends spring gains in August
The Agriculture Department reports a 4 percent monthly drop in the volatile farm price index for the period ending Aug 15, erasing spring and early summer gains. Milk eggs and produce offset some losses, but overall costs to farmers fell 0.5 percent while returns remained below the year earlier parity. Hog, cattle, wheat, corn and soybeans led losses. officials expect some prices to rebound, though pork supplies may keep meat prices down.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Administration
National Association of Wheat Growers
Cattlemen charge State Department blocked beef import fix
Wray Finney of the American National Cattlemen’s Association accuses State Department and the White House trade office of resisting Secretary Earl L. Butz’s move to close a loophole in beef imports via a Mayaguez Puerto Rico trade zone. He says officials fought the regulation and delays hurt the cattle industry.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Wray Finney
American National Cattlemen's Association
Ford
White House
Mayaguez
Puerto Rico
Australia
Buzz
Finney
Butz
Foreign Trade Zones Board
Finn
Irrigators Could Have Used Less Water in 76
University irrigation specialist Dr. Paul Fishbach says growers could reduce water use and fuel costs by 40 percent with automated, well managed irrigation systems. He notes a milder, less windy year reduced plant water needs and cites groundwater concerns amid conservative patterns.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
University of Nebraska
Paul Fishbach
Fisbach
Agnet
Fishbach
Solar heat tests at Beltsville dairy milking parlor
Solar energy researchers at the Energy Research and Development Administration are funding an experimental solar heating system for a modern milking parlor at the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center in Maryland.
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Energy Research and Development Administration
Beltsville
Agriculture Research Center
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