Jumping Mule Pepper Aids Coonhunters Near Benton City
Leonard Mills and Maurice Welch train jumping mules for coon and bird hunting south of Benton City. Pepper, a white speckled Appaloosa cross, scales 52 inch fences and has become a local standout alongside Cooner the sorrel mule. Mills houses three more trained mules and a stud jack, with mares booked for the season.
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Leonard Mills
Benton City
Pepper
Mills
Callaway
Bachelor
Leonard
Maurice Welch
Bachelor Corner
Mr. Welch
Cooner
Mr. Mills
Jack
Magnesium Helps Combat Grass Tetany
In Boonslick area herds several grass tetany cases have been reported. Grass tetany or grass staggers affects lactating cattle on lush pasture causing spasms, coma and death. Early treatment by a vet and magnesium therapy are crucial. prevention hinges on daily magnesium oxide, mixed with salt and dry molasses or added high quality legume hay.
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Bill Vomermuth
Montgomery City
Boonslick
Food Stamps Boost Buying Power Across Nation
The Agriculture Department says the government food stamp program adds over 150 million dollars monthly in extra coupons to help low income families. February bonus value reached 153.4 million, up 2.2 million from January, with 11.3 million participants, up 200,000 from January.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Food and Nutrition Service
Black Rural Housing Loans Up Five Times
Washington AP figures from the Farmers Homes Administration show rural black Americans received housing loans rising nearly fivefold from 1968 to 1971. In 1968 loans were 52.3 million or 11 percent of FHA housing budget. in 1971 they reached 239.7 million or 18 percent of a 1.3 billion budget. Total FHA loans to blacks were 21,573 of 113,464 nationwide. 1968 blacks totaled 8,074 of 51,383.
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Washington
Farmers Homes Administration
FHA
Mortgage program figures show FHA funding reach in 1972
A 1972 ledger summary notes FHA housing loan activity with a fiscal year total of about $61.5 million and more than 5,600 borrowers. Officials said the program represented roughly 22 percent of the agency budget, highlighting the scope of loans to Spanish and American Indian borrowers.
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Mexico
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Columbia
Farber
Soil Service, Inc
Laddonia
Thompson
Clifford
Hazel Kable
Morton Buildings Inc
Morton Buildings
Federal Land Bank Association OF Miexico Sing EE
Mexico, MO
Livestock Center
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Missouri
Leonard Esselmar
MFA
Bill Fountain
Harold Moody Power & Equipment
Sycamore
Orscheln
Duralon
Orscheln’s Farm & Home Store
Mail Week
Mystery Farm
Mexico Area
Fay Hinton
Willie
AINA
Consolidated Electric Co-op
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