Lat tas Creek Unit One progress on riprap and bridge work
Greene County project reporter notes steady progress on Lat tas Creek Unit No 1. Half of the State Highway 57 bridge is riprapped to protect abutments. Limestone rocks weigh 50 to 200 pounds and are hand placed to a 12 inch depth and uniform surface. Upstream rock removal totals 581 cubic yards last month with deeper rock measured at 2 to 5 feet. Drainage improvements are expected after completion and additional work under the New York Central Railroad trestle.
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Charles C. Belcher
Lattas Creek
New York Central Railroad
Rubber Consumption Rising in American Industry
Akron reports that U S rubber use exceeds 28 million pounds daily and will reach over 41 million by 1975. Industry now consumes more than 60 percent of rubber for tire production and total daily use is projected to climb from 12 million to 15 million pounds in the coming decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Hoosier Watermelon Harvest Seen At Six Thousand Acres
Indiana watermelon growers plan to harvest 6000 acres this summer based on figures from state and federal statisticians at Purdue University. The total marks a 3 percent drop from 1965 harvested acreage.
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Hoosier
Purdue University
Cattle Bloating Advisory for Pasture Turnout
Purdue University extension veterinarians advise observing cattle in lush pasture for signs of bloating. Feed dry hay and let grass dry before turning cattle back out to pasture in the morning.
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Purdue University Extension
Indiana April commercial livestock slaughter near 133.5 million pounds
State federal agricultural statisticians at Purdue University report Indiana commercial livestock slaughter in April totaled about 133.5 million pounds liveweight. The figure is 13 percent lower than March slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Purdue University
Indiana Mint Growers See Acreage Rise at Purdue Report
State agricultural statisticians at Purdue University note Indiana pepper mint will be harvested on 6 600 acres this year an increase of 14 percent Spearmint acreage for harvest reaches 2 100 acres up 17 percent from 1965 totals.
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Purdue University
Indiana Mint
Planting on Time Summary From Lafayette UPI
Dry weather caused topsoil moisture shortages though subsoil stayed adequate. Corn planting neared completion at five percent left. soybean planting 85 percent done and on par with average. Alfalfa hay first cut was 55 percent complete as barley and rye harvest waits.
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Robert E. Scraszheim
Purdue University
Indiana strawberry crop seen at 3.5 million pounds in 1966
Indiana strawberry growers face a reduced harvest after an early May freeze. Purdue University statisticians estimate total production at 3.5 million pounds, down from 4.4 million last year, with a yield per acre of 2700 pounds as of June 1, 700 pounds below 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Purdue University
Agriculture fight over proposed nationwide small reclamation law
Washington UPI The Agriculture Department opposes a bill to extend the small reclamation projects law to all 50 states arguing it would duplicate the agency's watershed program. Secretary Orville Freeman circulates a May 5 letter asserting the bill lacks his conservation requirements for water development projects.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Interior Department
Reclamation Bureau
Congress
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Indiana Sheep Day Plans Set At Purdue June 25
The third annual Indiana Sheep Day is announced for June 25 at the Purdue University Farm Center livestock pavilion. Morning session led by Henry Mayo includes talks by J L Krider C H Neller and L R Barnes with lamb merchandising demo by American Sheep Producers Council. Afternoon features panel on flock management lectures by J B Outhouse and others, tours at 2:30 p.m., adjournment at 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by Indiana Sheep Breeders Association Purdue Station and Extension Service.
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Indiana
Purdue University Farm Center
U.S. By-Pass
Lafayette
Henry Mayo
Purdue
J. L. Krider
Department of Animal Sciences
C. H. Neller
L. R. Barnes
R. D. Biglin
L. P. Harvilla
American Sheep Producers Council
Denver
Colo
S. H. Washburn
Fowler
Indiana Sheep Breeders Association
Montgomery County Sheep Breeders Association
Ross McKee
Kentland
J. B. Outhouse
Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station
Cooperative Extension Service
Farm Economy Seen Healthy for Indiana Agriculture Five-Year Outlook
Purdue extension economist J Carroll Bottum says Indiana agriculture should stay reasonably healthy over the next five years. He cites potential tech adoption, a possible land retirement program, a rising price level, and growing agricultural exports as key factors. Foreign trade issues with the Common Market, developing nations, and Sino Soviet Bloc nations remain unsettled. The world food situation suggests the U S will boost agricultural exports despite uncertainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
J. Carroll Bottum
Purdue University Extension
Indiana
United States
Farm Management Tour Highlights Indiana Corn Methods
The Indiana State Farm Management Tour runs July 12 13 across Knox Pike and Gibson counties featuring four farms over 7000 acres. A July 12 banquet at Vincennes University with Purdue University and the Indiana Farm Management Association overseeing the program precedes field visits including Vinson Phillips Paul Phillips and Dan Decker farms.
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Indiana
Knox
P'k
G'bson
Robert E. Green
Vincennes Universi'y
Southwesern Indiana
Pu'cu
University’s Department of Agricultural Economics
Indiana Farm Management Associaton
Farrs
Vinson-Fhill’ps
Pike-G's Son County
Schenk Farms, Inc
Vincennes
U.S
Thompson Farms, Inc
Decker
Dan Decker
Thompson
Paul Phillips
John Vinson
Schenk
Wayne
Ronald Thompson
Charles
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