Wool Act extension passed by Congress boosts wool program
The Farm Bill includes a Wool Act extension that preserves incentive payments for wool and lamb through 1960 funded by wool imports. Nebraska and national sheep groups lobbied intensively, with lawmakers from all area states backing the measure. The American Sheep Producers Council will decide how funds are spent to promote wool and lamb use.
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Concaress
Karr Hartman
Whitney
Naraska Wool Growers Association
Congress
Nebraska Wool Growers Association
United States
American “Sheep Producers Council
Weather Ties Pod Loss to Soybean Yield Shifts
Weather conditions such as high humidity rain or hail can cause soybean pods to drop yet not reduce overall yield. Researchers note that remaining pods may produce larger seeds, balancing or even increasing per- pod size. Leaf removal after pods form can lower seed size and affect composition including protein oil and ash levels.
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Mather
Nature
USDA
Plant Nutrition Cues Warn of Leaf Hunger Signs
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture scientists urge monitoring crop leaves for hunger signs. They emphasize nutrient deficiencies and advise early detection to prevent yield loss.
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University
of” Nebraska Colege of Agriculture
European Laws Shape Tree Planting and Woodlot Management
In Europe, like the United States, small privately owned woodlands are least productive. National governments offer financial and technical aid to owners. Several countries Norway Sweden Finland Portugal and Switzerland require restoration of cut over areas by law.
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Europe
United States
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Portugal
Switzerland
Farm Labor Figures Rise With 1956 Data
U S Department of Agriculture estimates show about 3.5 million Americans aged 14 and over did farm work in 1956. Two million worked 25 days or more, nearly 300 000 worked 300 days or more, and hired farm workers rose by about half a million since 1954. Most workers had less than 25 days, with women comprising more than half.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Children Can Work Outside School Hours In Nebraska Farms
The Farr Labor Standards Act restricts hiring children under 16 on farms during school hours to protect schooling. Exceptions cover work before after school hours weekends and holidays on the family farm. Age certificates from schools help protect farmers from violations. interstate commerce involvement triggers coverage. Contact the Wage and Hour Division in Omaha for details.
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Nebraska
Homer E Krog
Kansas City
US Labor Department
Krog
Lavor Department
Federal Building
Omaha 2
Bank Robbery Reported at Girardville Branch
Police report a robbery at Union National Bank in Girardville. Two heavy bronze plaques bearing the bank’s name were observed at the main entrance as potential clues.
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Girardville, Paw
Union National Bank
Cirardville
Out Of Od Nebraska Dannevirke A Memory In State History
Dannevirke Nebraska fades from modern maps as Dannebrog resident A W Christensen recalls the Danish settlement begun around 1874. The enclave housed about 110 families with a post office store and church before fading by the 1920s.
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A W. Chris.ensen
Dannebrog
Dannevirke
Nebraska
Howard County
Nebraska Gazeteer
Elba
WPA
Dannev
Ike
Danish settlers build sod dwellings then frame houses on arrival
The article describes Danish settlers starting with rude sod dugouts on arrival. Early sod homes are replaced within a year by a better sod house, plastered inside with a floor and ceiling. Once lumber arrived, they built frame barns and sheds, then larger frame houses after twenty to thirty years. Livestock farming expands with windmills and barbed wire fencing.
Settlement life fades from Noras kans memory
The district of Dennevuhe and nearby settlements fade from local memory though their place in Nebraska and the nation’s history remains. Many residents tied to Dennevuhe recall past days as names and significance diminish over time.
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Dennevuhe
Nebrasiza
New Head Instructs Alliance as Vocal Music Supervisor
A new head will oversee vocal music at Alliance pubs with Rodney B Esihen as supervisor. He and his sons are connected to the alliance, and the hire follows his masters degree in music earned this summer from the university.
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Riasic
Alliance
Rodney
Denver Sty Graduates In Music Education
He graduated from Sterling College High School and earned a bachelors in music at St Olaf College in Northfield Minnesota. He has taught vocal music and his majors include public school music at undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Sty of
Denver
Sterling Cole
St Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
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