Wheat Market Ties North Dakota To Great Plains Group
North Dakota joins Kansas Nebraska and Colorado in the Great Plains Wheat Market Development Assn. as the North Dakota State Wheat Commission affiliates for a one year period. The move aims to boost export markets amid a bumper wheat crop with projected exports surpassing 500 million bushels.
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North Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Clifford R. Hope
Garden City
Great Plains Wheat Market Development Assn
North Dakota State Wheat Commission
Great Plains Wheat Group
North Dakota Commission
Hope
Kansas Wheat Farmers
W. W. Graber
Hutchinson
Kansas Wheat Commission
Great Plains
The
Kansas Assn
Bismarck
Great Plains Wheat Assn
Oklahoma Assn
Kansas Assn. of Wheat Growers
Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee
Nebraska Wheat Commission
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Wheat quotas set on farms with excess production
The article explains how excess wheat on a farm can be stored or delivered to the Secretary, with released excess possibly reentering markets in later years if overseeding or below normal production occurs. It notes price support limits, penalty rules, and voting results from Kansas and national referendums.
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Riley
Kansas
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Secretary of Agriculture
Great Plains
U. S
State Fourth In Enrollment Of 4-H Clubs
Kansas ranks fourth in reenrollment percentage for 4-H clubs in 1959 with 74.2 percent, tied with Iowa. Puerto Rico leads at 77.5 percent, while Alabama and South Dakota follow. National 4-H Service Committee, Inc becomes the new name for the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work, continuing services including 4-H News and awards programs.
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Kansas
Federal Extension Service
Sunflower State
Iowa
Puerto Rico
Alabama
South Dakota
National
Origins of muskmelons and varieties explained
Muskmelons originated in the Near East with ancient records from Egypt and seeds carried by Columbus to the West. Spanish missionaries spread them to California, with ripe picks from July to August offering peak quality and low prices. The piece compares cantaloupes, honeydews, Persian, and other muskmelons, notes watermelons are not muskmelons, and gives selection tips, storage, and nutrition facts.
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Near East
Egypt
Columbus
West Indies
California
Florida
Arizona
Mexico
Kansas
Africa
Spencer Buys Coal Firm in Stock Exchange Deal
Spencer Chemical Co of Kansas City completed its purchase of Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Co of Pittsburg Kansas. The exchange was 532972 Spencer shares for all assets of the coal company. Yankee pitching coach Ed Lopat appeared in 12 American League games where his team did not score.
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Kansas City
Spencer Chemical Co
Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Co
Pittsburg
Kan
Spencer
Yankee
Ed Lopat
Control of Weeds In Ponds Thwarts Many Irrigations
Weeds in ponds ruin fishing swimming and boating and affect fish populations. Mechanical removal helps but weeds regrow faster than effort. The article discusses 2 4 D pellets to treat broad leaf weeds in water and notes limits for narrow leaf plants and the need to identify weed types before treatment.
July Storm Burdens Missouri Valley With Heavy Rains
The Associated Press reports a stormy July opening with widespread showers and thunderstorms across the nation. In the Missouri Valley floods threaten waterlogged areas as St. Louis ends with up to 1 14 inches of rain in six hours and near 60 mph winds causing damage and downed trees.
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Missouri Valley
St. Louis
Columbia
Rain and storm damage sweep across Midwest and Northeast
Heavy rains drenched six hours in several counties causing rivers to rise near flood stage. Tornadic winds hit a Bendena Kansas area farm and damaged outbuildings while a nearby hailstorm shattered windows in Troy. A small twister touched Florence Massachusetts and wires were knocked down. Apple crops suffered hail damage in Maine. Showers lingered in the Ohio Valley and south Florida.
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Kirksville
Bendena
Kan
Troy
Flor
Maine
Ohio Valley
Lower
Great Lakes
Florida
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