Draft animals fade from farms as tractors rise
Marion Embry of Fort Scott Kansas keeps a four-horse hitch for feeding oats showing the decline of horses and mules on U S farms The nation counted 27 million draft animals in 1918 dropping to 14 million by 1940 and under five million today a fifth of the 30 year ago total
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Marion Embry
Fort Scott
Kan
U.S
Eisenhower OKs Ainsworth irrigation project in Nebraska
President Eisenhower signs legislation authorizing the Ainsworth irrigation district dam on the Snake River in Cherry County. The plan envisions canals into Brown and Rock counties, irrigating about 34 000 acres at an estimated cost of 26 million dollars. The approval comes as part of a broader push to expand farm water projects nationwide.
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Eisenhower
Ainsworth
Nebraska
Snake River
Cherry County
Brown and
Rock
O'Neill Fronier
Campaign Launch for 1956 Summer Recreation Fund
About 1,000 letters go to farmers businessmen and residents to start a drive for funds for a 1956 summer recreation program with a minimum budget of 1500 dollars for basic improvements at the fairgrounds. Extra money would fund a 100 by 120 foot cement structure usable for ice skating in winter and various summer activities. Local notes list several residents connected to the effort.
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Stanton Register
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