Farmstead lightning safety and machinery tradeoffs guide
Agriculture Today by Larry He Finney County Extension Agriultural Agent discusses lightning risks for farm buildings and the difference between lightning rods and arrestors. It then covers spring machinery decisions, depreciation, repair costs, timeliness, tax considerations, and when to trade equipment, offering general guidelines for farm operations.
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Larry He
Finney County Extension Agriultural
Farmers Using Markets More
Washington AP reports that farmers are buying more at markets and consuming home-grown products. Farm families used $2.3 billion of home-grown goods twenty years earlier, dropping to $731 million in 1971, with over 70 percent of farm products consumed being livestock related. Crops consumed totaled $271 million in 1971, led by $21 million in strawberries.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Cattle and hog prices rise offset wheat declines
Cattle and hog prices advanced last month, offsetting declines in wheat and other farm commodities. The USDA Crop Reporting Board said the February 15 period raised the overall farm price index by 3 percent, 22 percent above a year earlier, with beef at 40.50 per hundredweight and hogs at 4.20. Wheat fell to 1.97 per bushel while corn stood at 1.35.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
USDA
Sinner Reed
Record 4 Cents From January Amid Soybean Peak
Record kept shows January 4 cents. soybeans jumped to 5.49 a bushel, up 139 from January and 1.33 above the 25 year old high. Farm expenses rose 1.5, the prices paid index 11 above a year earlier. Farm product prices rose faster than costs, parity at 82 percent versus January last year, while the economic indicator stood at 738 percent.
Four Leaf Clover 4-H Day Plans Public Presentations
Finney County 411 Day on March 3 at Garden City Community Junior College will feature 4-H talks demonstrations and illustrated talks for youths up to 13. Contestants use seven minutes for talks and 15 minutes for public presentations with visuals allowed.
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Finney’ County
Garden City Community Junior College
Wide Awake
Garden City Junior College
Kathy Lear
Tammy Schreibvogel
Tom Lear
Jeanne
Bill
Kathleen Herman
Mark
Margaret
Jim
Lobmeyer
Patricia Heiman
Jeanne Heiman
Rosamary King
Mary Ann Lobmeyer
Carmen King
Mark Lobmeyer
Michael Lobmeyer
Dodge City
Busy Badgers 4H Club Forms At 4H Building
Fimmey County forms its Busy Badgers 4H Club with officers Pam Lane president Georgina Green vice president Arthur Green Loondlany Sheryl Kauffman measur and Diana Reeves reporter Mayo abi Greg Boyd leads recreation Junior Leaders from Beacon Boosters assist Reeves Lincoln Livewires hold January meeting at 4H Building with 8 members 2 Waders and 8 visitors.
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Busy Badgers
Fimmey County
Pam Lane
Georgina Green
Arthur Green
Loondlany
Sheryl Kauffman
Measur
Diana Reeves
Mayo Abi
Greg Boyd
Beacon Boosters
Lincoln Livewires
Dodge City
Poultry to Replace Pork and Beef in School Lunches
The Agriculture Department will buy turkey for the national school lunch program due to high pork and beef prices and reduced beef and pork donations this year. The shift follows ground pork purchases totaling 12.5 million dollars for 17.9 million pounds, with beef bids rejected for being too costly.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Nixon Cutbacks Concern Grange
The National Grange warned that Nixon administration farm policy aimed at expanding exports could push farmers to produce more for foreign and domestic markets. John Scott said set aside programs and price swings risk funding farmers via markets with potential higher prices after cycles of volatility. He urged reliance on market forces rather than government payments to stabilize food costs.
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Washington
John Scott
The
Grange
U.S
Scott
Guange
Backyard Fence Financial checkup guide for households
A practical guide explains why a financial checkup helps track progress toward goals. It covers listing assets and liabilities, calculating net worth, evaluating insurance needs, and organizing records for tax prep. Tips include inventorying valuables, using photos, noting serial numbers, and storing copies in a safe deposit box.
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Tts
Minelli Cabaret Win Top Film Honors at Royal Albert Hall
London AP reports American actress Liza Minelli and the musical Cabaret winning top film honors from the British Society of Film and Television Arts. Princess Anne presented the statuette prizes during a ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall.
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London
Liza Minelli
Bripfish Society of Film and Televisiion Arte
Anne
Queen Elizabeth II
Royal Albert Hall
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