County Agriculture Report Highlights Polk County Output
Polk county's 1969 agriculture figures show corn 9,959,080 bushels from 82,750 acres with 3,000 acres silage, sorghum 2,677,290 bushels on 29,820 acres plus 2,900 silage acres, wheat 720,650 bushels from 28,760 acres, soybeans 406,870 from 10,850 acres, alfalfa hay 29,810 tons from 10,130 acres, wild hay 4,440 tons from 2,960 acres. Irrigation wells serve 86,700 acres. fertilizer sales near 20,000 tons applied on 158,100 acres. County ranks fourth in cattle on feed with 123,000 head. pork sows 6,850 producing 55,500 pigs. News notes Gary Harless and Roni visit Ken Kelley in Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn E. Jones
Polk County
Nebraska
REAP Funds Sent To States
The U S Department of Agriculture allocates 150 million dollars in Rural Environmental Assistance Program funds to 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to aid farmers in 1971. The program emphasizes water pollution reduction, conservation practices, and cost sharing with farmers bearing about half the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U S. Department of Agriculture
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Department
REAP
Agricultural Stabilication and Conservation Service
ASCCS
Burneys Attend Farm Bureau Meeting and Lincoln Visit
Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney accompanied Walter Berck to two Farm Bureau meetings at Hastings on Monday. The Burneys also visited Mrs Beulah Gustafson and visited Judge Robert Denney at J E Conklings home while Mrs Burney attended a Nebraska Easter Seal Society meeting.
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Polk
Dwight Burney
Walter Berck
Farm Bureau
Hastings
Lincoln
Mr. Burney
Robert Denney
J. E. Conkling
Mrs. Burney
Nebraska
Treff er Attends 4-H Junior Leader Meeting
Bruce Treffer president of Polk County Junior Leaders 4-H Club joined District V Junior leaders in Lincoln for a January 23 planning session. Nine leaders were invited to organize a March 19 20 conference at the Nebraska Center Lincoln with a banquet and workshops. Treffer, a senior at Osceola High School, is son of Mr and Mrs Loren Treffer of Osceola. Lynn Jones also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Treffer
Polk County
Lincoln
Treffer
Nebraska Center
Loren Treffer
Osceola
Lynn Jones
Nitrogen Carry-over Affects Spring Crops
Dr Richard Wiese notes nitrogen carry-over from last year will vary by growth, soil texture, and fall rain. Carry-over could be 30 to 70 percent, from 70 percent with no forage to 30 percent with 20 40 bushels per acre of corn. He advises farmers to test soil with deep profile nitrate tests in early spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wiese
Extension Agronomist
Wiese
Corry
Johnsons Attend Nebraska Omaha Graduation for Kelly Bush
Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson spent the weekend in Omaha at Gordon Bush home and attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha graduation exercises where grandson Kelly Bush earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. 614 graduates were noted. Dudley Baack of Peru College visited his parents and met his new little brother Duane Emmanuel. Gilbert Lampshire and wife visited Lincoln for the State Fair Convention and Cornhusker Hotel banquet. Margaret Jones returned Monday from Tucson after three weeks with sister Mildred Shaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Johnson
Gordon Bush
Omaha
University of Nebr
Kelly Bush
University
Dudley Baack
Peru College
Robert Baack
Duane Emmanuel
Gilbert Lampshire
Lincoln
Cornhusker Hotel
Margaret Jones
Tucson
Ariz
Mildred Shaffer
Conservation Scholarships Offered to Teachers
Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District offers summer 1971 scholarships to teachers or residents of Polk County to enroll in a conservation course. Applications are via County Superintendent's Office or the Soil Conservation Service in Osceola through Mrs Betty Majors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Betty Majors
Soil Conservation Service
Osceola
Calvary Lutheran Church Swede Home events and Nebr. Synod meeting
Calvary Lutheran Church announces confirmations Saturday at 8 45 and 11 15 am with pastor Swasko. Nebr. Synod LCM annual meeting at St. Paul Lutheran Osceola starts 9 00 am with coffee and lunch served by men. Sunday services February 7 include Sunday School at 10 00 am and Worship at 11 00 am with communion. choir Monday at 7 30 pm. open meeting February 10 with Rev Fred Wolff missionary in Peru. Mr and Mrs Henry Blase visited Martin Hoffman Sr Wednesday evening.
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Calvary Lutheran Church of
Swede
Milan E
Swasko
Nebr. Synod Lcm
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Osceola
Fred Wolff
Peru
Letters To Progress from Moultrie and Monmouth Prized
Readers request renewals and comment on a cold January winter in Moultrie Georgia and Monmouth Illinois while Bell California subscriber endorses the Progress newspaper for its versatile content. The letters mention freezing temps of 14 to 16 degrees and cabbage planting delays for truckers.
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Norris
The
Progress
Florida
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Nebr
Progress County
Gary Harless
Roni
Kenneth Kelley
Central City
Leon Meerkatz
Area 4
Nebraska Conservation Contractors
Grand Island
Meerkatz
Meerkatz and van Uousen Construction Co
Ivan Regier
Madrid
Jim Ostgren
Holdrege
Polk High School
Co-Op Oil, Inc
Citizens State Bank
Goldenrod
Palmer
Marquette
Christian
Silver Creek
Genoa
St. Edward
Benedict
Bradshaw
Shelby
Clarks
Stromsburg
Custom Farm Services, Inc
Polk Oil Company
Village Light & Water
Fredrickson Impl. Co
Henry Blase
Martin Hoffman, Sr
Moultrie
Georgia
Monmouth, i
Bell
California
Margaret
Peggy) Lampshire
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