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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1970

Page

8

Farmer To Farmer Banquet Held at Polk Hall

The Polk County Farm Bureau hosted the Farmer To Farmer banquet in Polk Community Hall on October 7. Walter W. Berck served as master of ceremonies, with Invocation by Rev Deryl J Reed. County officials Bur dette Flodman and Homer Ingalls spoke on duties and burdens of public service. LaVerne Bryan won Woman of the Year for her farm family service and long Farm Bureau involvement. Arnold Ruhnke of Lincoln spoke on county office consolidation and displayed charts.

Farm Bureau Polk Community Hall Polk County Farm Bureau Polk Communty Walter W.berck Deryl. J. Reed Polk County Burdette Flodman Polk Homer Ingalls Shelby LaVerne Bryan Bryan Eastern Star

Local Folk Share Weekend Visits and Birthday Dinner

Mr and Mrs Ernie Lott visited the Richard Johnson home Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Cecil Bolton of Benedict were Saturday dinner guests in the Donald Bjerrum home for Mrs Bolton's birthday. Gary Bjerrum of the University of Nebraska spent the weekend with his parents, Mr and Mrs Donald Bjerrum.

Ernie Lott Richard Johnson Cecil Bolton Benedict Donald Bjerrum Mrs. Bolton Gary Bjerrum University of Nebr

Value of corn stover and sorghum stubble for pasture

High winds hail and drought leave substantial corn and grain sorghum stover. A rule of thumb yields about a ton of stover per 30 35 bushels of corn and about a ton per 50 60 bushels of sorghum grain. Pasture per acre depends on weather and snow cover, with 2 3 months of grazing per mature cow per year. Rates for grazing and rental vary by area and hay prices, suggesting adjustments up or down based on field leftovers and hay value.

Polk County Nebraska

Second Grade News introduces Skippy the carpet kangaroo

The class welcomes a stuffed kangaroo named Skippy, read messages from its pouch, and votes on a self governed constitution. Students track reading skills with alphabetized charts and hold teacher conferences to gauge mastery. Danny Taylor joins from Minden.

Skippy Danny Taylor Minden

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