Record Crop Output on Less Land in 1969
Washington AP reports 1969 produced historic crop totals from a smaller harvested area. Despite 3 percent less land, yields rose to a record 182 percent of the 1957-59 average, with corn at a record 84 bushels per acre on under 55 million acres. Experts expect continued yield gains offsetting acreage declines while policymakers debate farm programs and new markets.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Feed Grain Program Leaflets Mailed Out
Producers in Douglas County will receive notices and a leaflet explaining the 1970 feed grain program. Signup runs February 2 to March 20 for voluntary farm programs including wheat, cotton, and feed grains with details on diversions, payments, and base reductions.
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Douglas County
Market optimism cited for cattle in 1970
Bill McMillan of the American National Cattlemen's Association told the Kansas Livestock Association the economy and orderly marketing will yield a strong beef market in early 1970. He warned rising slaughter weights and urged selling cattle by grade, as two congressmen threatened anti trust suits over weight practices. The Kansas event drew 1,000 cattlemen plus spouses. Gov. Docking was slated to speak at a banquet closing the convention.
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Wichita
Kan
Bill McMillan
Denver
American National Cattlemen’s Association
McMillan
Federal Quarantine Changes for Hog Cholera Regulations
Changes to federal quarantine rules restrict interstate movement of feeder pigs and breeding stock from quarantined areas. Slaughter swine may move if origin is inspected and shipped directly to slaughter with a certificate. Interstate pork products may also move from quarantined areas to plants under federal meat inspection. The measures bolster state actions to prevent cross state spread and aid eradication efforts. Kansas potential involvement noted. Purdue research proposes an aerated lagoon system using outside lagoons to reduce odor, enabling year round pumping to improve waste treatment and avoid winter freezing.
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Department of Agriculture
Grant Provides Mouse Variety for KU Researchers
A $11,783 grant from the U S Public Health Service will fund 2000 to 3000 mice at Kansas University. Dr John A Weir of KU says about 20 mouse types will be available to KU researchers, including a rare “trust stock” and strains with anemia, hairlessness, or curly fur for medical research.
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Kansas University
Division of Research Resources
U.S. Public Health Service
John A. Weir
Hall Mammalian Genetics Laboratory
Weir
Pollution air akin to smoking extra cigarettes says UNC professor
Dr. Victor Salvin of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro warns polluted air harms textile materials. He blames about 65 percent of air pollution on automobile exhausts and compares exposure to smoking an additional pack daily.
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Greensboro
N.C
Victor Salvin
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Floating Concrete Blocks Cut Water Evaporation
Agriculture Department scientists report floating concrete blocks reduce evaporation from stock tanks and ponds by shading water and allowing livestock to nudge the surface. Wax coatings on water formed discs cut evaporation fully on covered areas, while perlite-based blocks and loose perlite also showed promise. No notable impact on fish or livestock behavior observed after eight months. NFU to map course at 68th convention March 11-14 in Denver amid concerns over farm population changes and food prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Keith Cooley
Agriculture Research Service
Phoenix
Ariz
Cooley
Boy, 16, Escapes Missouri Training School
Missouri Highway Patrol seeks Kenneth Lee Clemmons 16 from Galena Kansas after he escaped the Missouri Training School for Boys in Boonville and may be linked to a local car theft.
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Boonville, Mo
Missouri Highway Patrol
Missouri Training School For
Kenneth Lee Clemmons
Galena
Kan
Boonville
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Kansas Livestock Association
Robert Docking
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Grant
N.H
Lawrence Paper CO
the Land Bank
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East 7Th Street
Fritz
New Hampshire
Firestone Corner
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America
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NFU
Tony Dechant
Galena Youth
Food Club
Dillon Food Stores
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