Farm Century retraced in yearbook 1962 edition
The 1962 Yearbook of Agriculture titled After A Hundred Years traces a century of farming advances. Published May 15 to mark the Department of Agriculture’s 100th birthday, the 704 page congressional document covers plant and animal breeding insect control land and forest conservation marketing and economics home economics technology and communications. It surveys rural life shifts at land grant institutions and includes a section with portraits of farmers from nearly every state.
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Yearbook of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
Red Cross distributes tents to Algerian refugees
The International Red Cross distributed 3,000 tents to Algerian refugees returning home from Tunisia as war disrupts daily life and displacement persists in the region.
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Stunis
Tunisia
Red Cross
Waterweed prevention and control guidance for Louisiana ponds
A Louisiana conservationist warns pond managers to keep waterplants out of farm ponds and offers the new bulletin Waterweed Control on Farms and Ranches. It details prevention and treatment methods for marsh edge weed growth, submersed weeds, and algae using herbicides and biological controls.
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R. Aycock
Ouachita Parish
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Pond Safety and Conservation Efforts Report
Franklin Parish farmers received largemouth bass fingerlings through the Northeast Soil Conservation District for pond projects at Law Experiment Station Winnsboro. The report notes pond value for water, irrigation, recreation, and livestock, plus safety tips and a brochure Make Your Farm Pond Safe. It also mentions dragline ditching near Winnsboro, land leveling surveys at M F Brown’s farm, and ongoing conservation work at Arvel Ingram’s Liddiville farm with drainage, ponds, liming, and pasture establishment. The Agricultural Conservation Program helps cover part of these costs.
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Franklin Parish
Northeast Soil Conservation District
C. O. Bennett
Ray Garner
Sherman Phillips
Law Experiment Station
Winnsboro
Soil Conservation Service
M. F. Brown
Advice On Halting Of Mosquito Breeding
LSU entomologist E A Cancienne says farm and urban areas share standing water breeding sites. Eliminate pools and debris, drain low areas, or treat with kerosene film. apply every 10 days. Use long lasting insecticides, beware livestock and fish ponds, and pursue community-wide efforts for best results.
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Cancienne
Hen nests at Atlanta restaurant under awning
A small black hen wandered into a restaurant in Atlanta run by retired police lieutenant George Tumlin. The bird built a nest from napkins outside the door and laid three eggs, drawing attention to the Chicken Haven.
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Atlanta
George Tumlin
Tumlin
Chicken Haven
Thunderstorm Safety Tips From LSU Extension Service
The LSU cooperative extension service warns that lightning danger rises in storms but can be reduced with simple precautions. Seek shelter in steel frame buildings or cars, avoid open windows, and use properly grounded lightning rods to protect homes livestock and fields.
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LSU Cooperative Extension Service
Food Shortage in Communist China Warned by U S Dept
The Agriculture Department reports Communist China faces a major food crisis due to farm mismanagement natural disasters and overuse of farm resources. It notes evidence of reduced industrial focus, shifting policy, and large grain purchases abroad while foreign exchange reserves dwindle.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
China
Department
Red China
Hong Kong
National Peoples Congress
United States
Canada
Australia
The
Cuba
Ceylon
Albania
East Germany
Minow calls for at least five TV stations per metro area
FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow urged on Sunday that metropolitan areas should have at least five television stations. He said national policy should allow all three networks plus room for an independent station and an educational station.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
Newton N. Minow
Minow
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Lowing
Algeria
Louisiana
the Bulletin
South
H. B. Martin
SCS
Alexandria
Tokyo
API
Japan Air Lines
Bruce Terminix
Monroe
Anne Moore
Courthouse Road
C. L. Dupree
Lloyd Peoples
Virgil Beall
Crowville
Ihas
E. A. Cancienne
Louisiana State University Cooperative Extension Service
West Feed Mill
Jewel St
SWIFT
West Monroe
Pipe and Steel
Paorreatins
M. Kaplan & Son
ING
Adams
Toilaflex
ATL
Butler
Butler Stor-N-Dry
C. L. Greer
Jim Kent
ARK LA Builders, Inc
Endrin
Vellicol Chemical Corporation
Galena Park
Texas
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