Farm Storage Inspections in Cheyenne County Begin Aug 22
The Cheyenne County ASC urges farmers to prepare wheat stored for a farm storage loan by meeting inspection rules. Eligibility requires ownership by the producer or a predecessor, No. 1 grade wheat or better, and no ineligible grades. Basic loan rate is $1.71 per bushel with premiums for high protein and discounts for inferior varieties.
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Cheyenne County
County Asc
Sidney
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Nebraska
ASC
Liming and Soil Conditioning For Better Crops In 1960
University of Nebraska extension agronomist Russel Weiss explains that applying lime this summer and fall conditions soil for higher next year yields. Benefits include increased phosphate and nitrogen availability, more beneficial bacteria, improved soil structure, and stronger plant vigor reducing pest damage.
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Lincoln
Russel Weiss
Extension Agronomist
University of Nebraska
Apply Zinc and Iron Separately On Beans
Lincoln college officials advise that zinc and iron be applied separately to field beans. Mixing the two salts causes the common iron effect, reducing solubility and complicating spray application. Weiss states that best results are achieved when zinc and iron are applied separately.
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Lincoln
Russel Weiss
Irrigation and Summer Crops Field Day Planned
The North Platte Experiment Station will host an Irrigation and Summer Crops Field Day on August 19. Station superintendent James Adams announced the event and details.
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North Platte Experiment Station
James Adams
When Is The Farmer Not A Farmer
Legislative piece debates how to classify a farmer versus a non farmer using income and farm size. It cites the 1954 Census of Agriculture showing 2.7 million farms with less than 2500 in gross income and 2.1 million above that. It notes off the farm income and discusses commercial versus census farm distinctions. It also mentions Horsethief Basin as a Arizona picnic site and a German clothing industry cut in weekly hours under a collective agreement.
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Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Hawaii
Census of Agriculture
United States
Main Street
Federal Republic of Germany
Don’t Let Your Subscription Expire Renew It Today
A public notice urges subscribers to renew now to avoid lapse. It stresses limited-time renewal options and directs readers to contact customer service for assistance. Issuing organization remains unnamed in the fragment.
Farmers Must Pay Employers' Tax If Workers Gets $150
Lincoln article explains that every employee or self employed person under the Social Security Act must obtain a social security account number. Farmers paying cash wages of 150 dollars or 20 or more days of work must report wages and pay the employer's tax. Workers should obtain the number to link with wage records.
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Lincoln
Social Security Administration
Dean Brown
The
College of Agriculture
Social Security Office
Brown
Certified Seed Entries Due For State Fair
Nebraska seed growers must file entries for the Certified Seed Show at the 1960 State Fair by August 31. Samples should be five quart for most classes, five pounds for grasses and small legumes, and sent to the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association in Lincoln. Wheat will be entered in the Nebraska Wheat Show in Chadron on October 13. other grasses may use 1959 or 1960 crops, while wheat oats and barley must be 1960 crops.
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County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
Richard Mills
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Sudan
Chadron
Judges Named For Livestock At State Fair
Nebraska State Fair announces livestock judges for September 3 to 9 in Lincoln. The line up includes Class A-R draft horses Waldo Hawthorne Ogallala ponies Phil Fanning Richmond Kansas. Class B beef cattle Homer Clausen Spencer Iowa Peter K Pratt Walnut Iowa. Class B dairy cattle George Trimberger Ithaca New York Charles Norton Manhattan Kansas Fred Foreman Ames Iowa. Class C swine Carroll Plager Austin Minnesota John Lehman Pleasant Plains Illinois Herbert Baldridge Greenup Illinois. Class D sheep and wool Tom Jean Manhattan Kansas and E Glenn Thacker Kansas City all wool.
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Homer Clausen
Spencer
Iowa
Peter K. Pratt
Walnut
Chester Graff
Bancroft
Red Poll
Glen Bratcher
Stillwater
Oklahoma
George Trimberger
Ithaca
New York
Charles Norton
Manhattan
Kansas
Jerseys
Fred Foreman
Ames
Carroll Plager
Austin
Minnesota
Barrows
Hampshires
Yorkshires
John Lehman
Pleasant Plains
Illinois
Duroes
Poland
Chester
Herbert Baldridge
Greenup
Berkshires
Tom (Ean
E. Glenn Thacker
Kansas City
Poultry and Bees Competition Judges Named for Fair
Class E lists judges for Poultry Pigeons Parakeets with John Skinner Lincoln Alvin Leese Durant Iowa W J Williams Ashland plus John Hergert Lincoln R M Cole Anderson Indiana Parakeets and Class I Bees Honey with Robert Walstrom Brookings South Dakota R Houser Madison Wisconsin beef cattle George Trimberger Charles Norton dairy cattle John Lehman swine Carl Menzie Manhattan Kansas sheep R B Warren Lincoln horses Future Farmers of America Fred Foreman Charles Norton George Trimberger dairy cattle Peter K Pratt beef cattle Herbert Baldridge swine Tom Dean sheep.
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John Skinner
Lincoln
Alvin Leese
Durant
Iowa
W. J. Williams
Ashland
John Hergert
R. M. Cole
Anderson
Indiana
Robert Walstrom
Brookings
South Dakota
H Club
R. Houser
Madison
Wisconsin
George Trimberger
Charles Norton
John Lehman
Carl Menzie
Manhattan
Kansas
S and
R. B. Warren
Future Farmers of America
Fred Foreman
Peter K. Pratt
Herbert Baldridge
Tom Dean
Cement Ditch Linings Might Cut Seepage in Nebraska
Lincoln reports that lined irrigation ditches could curb seepage losses, especially on light soils. University of Nebraska extension engineer John Steele notes unlined ditches waste more than half the flow and cites a Nebraska farmer using siphon tubes to manage sandy soil. A lined ditch could halve pumping costs.
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Lincoln
John Steele
University of Nebraska
Steele
Nebraska
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Sterling
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David Jones
Fit. Sill
Bernie Camp
Nebraska Farm Bureau
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Arizona Mountains
Trii
van Sickle
Deildrin
Malathion
Aldrin
Farmers Union Co-Op Gas & Oil
Fair Board
Edwin Schultz
Lincol
Waldo Hawthorne
Ogallala
Phil Fanning
Richmond
Alliance
Tex
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Rae Tire
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