Johnson signs Wheat Allotment Plan maintains 49.5 million acre cap
Washington AP President Johnson signs a new wheat program preserving the 49,500,000 acre national planting allotment. Farmers are classified as cooperating or noncooperating, with price supports and marketing certificates varying by category. Diversion payments and certification rules are outlined with sign‑up window May 1–15.
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Washington
Johnson
Freeman
Department
Half Million Beet Payment Due April 13
Ovid Factory announces a first additional payment of 501575 dollars on the 1963 sugar beet crop, mailed April 13, 1964, bringing total paid to date to 3745525 dollars. Sugar act payments add about 2.10 dollars per ton, lifting last year’s average to 12.60 per ton. The 1963 crop averaged 20 tons per acre on 17852 acres with 14.5 percent sugar content. Fieldmen seek 1964 contracts as rains and snow improved soil moisture and reservoir storage.
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OVID
Colo
I. L. Johnson
ASC
White collar pay in Britain rises 1963 figures show
London AP reports Britain’s white collar workers averaged 22 pounds 2 shillings 2 pence per week in October 1963. The Ministry of Labor survey says this is 4.8 per cent higher than 1962 and 22.4 per cent above the 1959 level.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Labor
How To Figure Livestock Share
Lincoln experts advise flexible livestock share agreements based on farm conditions. Consider ownership costs, feed, buildings and equipment, labor, and management. If operator supplies most inputs, a 75 percent share to the operator may apply, with written terms updated annually.
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Lincoln
Phil Henderson
University of Nebraska
Henderson
Field Day At Ft. Robinson Highlights Cow Research
Field day at the Fort Robinson Beef Cattle Research Station showcases physiology and reproduction work on cows. Researchers from the University of Nebraska and USDA explain the focus of the annual event. The 1964 program, moved to April 30, features herd bulls, the cow herd and selected heifers, plus observation of feeding from selection and heterosis projects before slaughter.
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Wiltbank
Alumnae Home Economics Meeting Planned at Lincoln
Nebraska University Home Economics Alumnae gather April 18 at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. Registration at 9:30 a.m. includes a business meeting and an morning program with Agnes Arthaud discussing Ireland training for home advisors, Ethel Diedrichsen sharing Caribbean Interlude, and Dr. Virginia Trotter detailing family living tour abroad.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Center For Continuing Education
Mary Petsche
Agnes Arthaud
Home Extension
Ireland
Ethel Diedrichsen
Nebraska University Extension
Miss Diedrichsen
Caribbean
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
World Health Organization
Unicef
Virginia Trotter
School of Home Economics
College of Agriculture and Home Economics
USDA Brand Is Valuable To Shoppers
Lincoln based nutrition specialist Kathryn Cooley says homemakers can use USDA graded foods to guide budget and feeding quality. The grading shield appears on meat poultry eggs and dairy, with U S standards guiding fresh produce too aiding shoppers in selecting from US Number 1 to higher grades for accuracy and value.
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Lincoln
Kathryn Cooley
University of Nebraska
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Moon rocket to ride river barge from Louisiana to Cape Kennedy
The Saturn V rocket destined for a manned moon mission will be too large for rail or road travel. It will be transported by river barge from the Michoud assembly point in Louisiana to the launching site at Cape Kennedy Florida.
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Moon
Michoud
Louisiana
Cape Kennedy
Fla
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