Montana range status worsens pasture conditions hit 1937 low
Montana range status worsens as pasture conditions fall to 51 percent of normal per state statistician Lyle Pratt. The third straight year of poor pasture follows 1984 at 65 percent and 1983 at 85 percent. Subsoil moisture is short though topsoil is adequate. hay crops look poor, especially in the east. Cattle and sheep numbers decline while auction runs are not as large as anticipated.
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Montana
Lyle Pratt
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Pratt
Pat Goggins
Billings
Wheat harvest lowers expected U.S. and regional output
Eastern Kansas, western Missouri, northeast Oklahoma, and northwest Arkansas report lower test weights and yields due to heavy rains delaying harvest. Prices hover near $3 a bushel while forecasts cut production slightly from 1982, with Kansas predicting 425.4 billion bushels and southeast Kansas seeing the lowest yields.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Oil Reserve Update Shows SPR Near 475 Million Barrels
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve holds about 475 million barrels now and will exceed 489 million by September, with imports down sharply since 1979. By year’s end the stockpile could replace over 100 days of net US oil imports, meeting Carter-era goals. Storage spans Texas and Louisiana Gulf coasts in salt domes and caverns.
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U.S. Department of Energy
U.S
SPR
United States
Lake Charles
Texas
Louisiana Gulf
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tibbets Auto Livery Fleet Prepares for Special Occasions
In Eau Claire during the early 1920s Tibbets Auto Livery offered three 1918 Model T Fords a 1914 Model T and two 1918 Dodges. Cars and drivers were hired for funerals weddings and other events by local residents unable to own such vehicles. The business operated on First Avenue near Stokes and Sons Funeral Chapel.
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Tibbets
Eau Claire
First Avenue
Stokes and Sons
Art Tibbets
Bill Wilson
George Tibbets
Henry Tibbets
Colonial Services
Dave Tibbets
Henry
Milk price elasticity and oats in Wisconsin farming
Wisconsin dairy and grain topics discussed: milk price elasticity limits consumption response despite lower farmer prices, factors shaping fluid milk demand, and a promotion challenge for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Also estimating standing oats value at 60 bushels per acre with price ranges and risk adjustments from Trempealeau ag agent Tom Koszarek.
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Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
Farmers warned on Social Security coverage for farmhands
Wisconsin farmers hiring summer help should note that many workers are covered by Social Security says James Janz manager of the Eau Claire Social Security office. Employers must record worker SSN name address wages and their employer ID for IRS wage reporting. If wages are covered Social Security taxes must be withheld. Agricultural wages are covered if earnings reach 150 or more or if paid by time basis and work 20 or more days. Employers may refund taxes if coverage does not apply. For details call 715-834-3436.
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Wisconsin
James Janz
Eau Claire
Social Security Office
Janz
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Eau Claire Social Security Office
Uncle Bart the Man About Town in Family Album
A nostalgic sketch recalling Uncle Bart as a stylish flagship figure of his era. The narrative highlights his fashionable dress, bold mustache, gold chain, driving toothpick habit, and lively singing, noting how relatives teased and how women and children admired him. The memory endures as a cherished link to happier gatherings and his spirited persona.
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Bart
Uncle Bart
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Bill Tierney
Kansas State University
Tom Koszarek
Trempealeau Ag
With Keith
Augustyn
Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac County
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