Boxcar Shortage Hits Kansas Harvest Hard
Kansas farmers brace for a record grain year as a severe boxcar shortage limits movement of sorghum and corn. Sorghum production may reach 227 million bushels in 1973, with corn at 151 million, while Milo and stored wheat languish awaiting railcars. Grain elevators in Marysville Norton County warn of congestion, as railroads rush to add equipment to relieve the bottleneck.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas Agriculture
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
Milo
Hugo Kickhaefer
Marysville
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Farm population in U S to fall by 1980 study says
A Washington AP report summarizes ERS projections that the number of U S farms will drop to about 2.27 million by 1980 from 2.8 million this year and that farm households will average fewer people, shrinking total farm population to about 6.9 million. net farm income is expected to rise to 17.2 billion by 1980, though recent years exceeded that.
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Economic Research Service
United States
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Conference Set In Sidewalk Suit In Lawrence
A pre trial conference is set for January 4 1974 in a suit seeking an injunction against the city sidewalk installation in the southwest Lawrence area. Lloyd M Davies and 65 others file the request in July alleging the project is skeletal and that a benefit district to fund the walks was created illegally. The city denies the charges in Division II of the Douglas County District Court.
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Lawrence
Lloyd M. Davies
Louisiana
Davies
Douglas County
CFCA Plans Annual Meeting and Luncheon in Lawrence
The Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn board will meet November 23 in Lawrence. CFCA will host a midday luncheon at noon at the Lawrence Country Club with Allan Hoff man, CFCA general manager, as host.
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Cooperative Farm. Chemicals Assn. Board of
Lawrence
CFCA
Lawrence Country Club
Allan Hoffman
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