Wheat damage assessment after late freeze in Nebraska fields
County Agent reports wheat development allows farmers to gauge frost damage three weeks after a freeze. Some fields were pollinating when the frost hit, so small kernels may begin to form. An estimate of damage will be possible once kernel development starts, says J. C. Swinbank, University of Nebraska Extension agronomist.
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J. C. Swinbank
University of Nebraska Extension Agronomist
Swinbank
Nebraska
Frost Damage In Nebraska Wheat And Upcoming Tractor Day
The article explains frost effects on wheat heads, noting potential sterility and partial kernel development in southeastern fields and areas not pollinated before freeze. It also previews Meadow NU Tractor Power and Safety Day July 25 with demonstrations and a 4-H driving champion, plus preparations for silage and 4-H Junior Leader Conference at Halsey and dedication of the State 4-H Camp on July 17.
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New Agricultural Field Laboratory
Mead
NU College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Lloyd Hurlbut
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Nebraska Testing Laboratory
Nebraska Forest
Halsey
Betty McGimpsey
Shelby
Mike Engel
Steve Burke
Vera Jean Burke
Stromsburg
Beth Monson
Osceola
Shirley Huggler
Nebraska
Nebraska National Forest
Community notices and 4 H Conservation Camp plans
District 54 activities list showers and visits at Valley church and Osceola, plus a Memorial Services gathering. 4-H Conservation camps will bring 500 youths to the facility with Gene Dybdahl as camp manager and dedication planned for Polk County youths. Poison ivy eradication guidance covers grubbing timing and chemical treatments with safety notes. Timmy and Tommy Willitts of Greeley spent Wednesday with great grandparents in Genoa.
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Bill Imhoff
Betty Lou Burritt
Valley Church
Floyd Frizzell
Larry
Bruce
Willis Shields
Kearney
Bill Wyman
Osceola
Osceola Park
Johnnie Carlson
Herman Carlson
Chris Gaedeke
Linda
Charles Cole
Omaha
Darrel Atkinson
Donn
Genoa
Nebraska
Gene Dybdahl
NU Ag College Chorus
Ag College
Polk County
Timmy
Tommy Willitts
Greeley, Cole
Mrs
Wren Sherwood
West Side Supper Guests and Social Visits
West Side residents hosted and visited relatives and friends at various gatherings. Guests included Rev and Mrs Eugene Olson and Juanita of Amery Wisconsin along with Paul Fusby and Sharon and Ellen Wittgren. Additional meals and visits were shared by many neighbors and families throughout the week.
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Gene Fusby
Eugene Olson
Juanita
Amery
Wisc
Paul Fusby
Sharon
Ellen Wittgren
Tom Lauerman
Lonnie Erickson
Randy Baby
Dairy Month Brings Praise of Milk Industry Growth
Nebraska readers are reminded of Dairy Month in June as dairy farmer progress and milk production are celebrated. The article notes a century of innovation from skimmers to pre sliced cheese and highlights milk as a major source of calcium protein and vitamin A with projected production of 126 billion pounds this year to supply roughly one quart per person daily.
Connie’s Column on Kitchen Chopping and Household Tips
The column offers advice on neatly chopping onions for burgers, preserving note paper and stationery in a lake cottage box, and promoting gas air conditioners as efficient home cooling. It extols uniform cubing, packing ideas, and the perceived benefits of gas cooling before summer.
Backward Steps Taut Shape Trick and DIY Magazine Rack
A quirky health tip suggests stepping backwards to straighten posture. A home project recycles a crib into a cabin decor magazine rack by painting and adding drawer pulls. Northern Natural Gas promotes energy growth and gas pipelines to meet demand.
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University of Nebraska
West Side
Mrs. Homer Green
Melvin Hedlund
Aurora
Anna Ahilquist
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Arthur Ahlquist
Walter Binford
Polk
David Sundberg
Grace Moberg
Frank
Jennie Anderson
Robert Baker
Cindy
Sarah
Jane
Mitzi Baker
Ray Nyffeler
Ed Anderson
Vernon Peterson
Rudolph Carlson
Thurs
Riverside Park
Central
Bobby Lone
Overland Sand & Gravel
Standard
Travel
American
American Oil Company
Atlas Tire Sale
Treffer’s
The
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
Home Agent News
Connie’s
Lake Cottage
U.S.A
America
Northern Natural Gas Company
Northern
Omaha, Nebraska
Farm Bureau Life
Richard Klein
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