Snows Bring Optimism For Wheat Crop In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County farmers report snow cover offers moisture and protection for winter wheat, but a warm windy February could still devastate the crop. Six to eight weeks are needed to judge survival as wind and cold threaten additional losses, prompting calls to adopt conservation methods like strip cropping, stubble mulch, field windbreaks and timely tree planting.
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Cheyenne
Nebraska
Liljegren
Conservation Pride Drives Farm Stewardship Across Generations
In Cheyenne County a strong focus on conservation shows progress as farms improve and pass on better soil and methods. SCS ASC and Extension Service personnel volunteer to assist with conservation problems, highlighting ongoing efforts and the sense of responsibility among farmers and officials alike.
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Cheyenne County
SCS
ASC
Extension Service Office
Lightning injures bookkeeper in Workmen's Comp ruling
Mrs Mabel Casterlin, a Paterson New Jersey bookkeeper, won an $862.50 Workmen's Compensation award after being struck by a lightning bolt that sprang from an office telephone during a storm. She suffered burns and shock.
Native Grass Has Place In Farm Seeding
The article compares introduced tame grasses like crested wheat grass intermediate wheatgrass and bromegrass with native grasses. It explains introduced grasses are non native while native grasses grow in the United States naturally and were known when the country was settled.
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Nebraska
United States
Native grasses offer longer grazing as western Nebrasa lands seed
Farmers shifting back to grass face drawbacks of crested and intermediate grasses which require fertile soil and cool-season growth. Native mixtures endure heat, adapt to poorer soils, and improve with time. seed costs fall as supplies grow and equipment enables sowing multiple species at once.
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Advantage
Nebraska
Sail Conservation Districts
Blocker recalls size helped rise to Bonanza fame
IHOLLYWOOD AP Dan Blocker, 6 feet 4 and 300 pounds, says his bulk opened doors in acting starting at Sul Ross State College in Texas. He began in a non speaking role in Arsenic and Old Lace and later taught school, earning 2900 dollars yearly, before starring on the western Bonanza earning about 40000 dollars annually.
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Ihollywood
Dan Blocker
Sul Ross State College
Texas
Blocker
Salear
Dr D C Ambler Pioneer in Florida Dental Prosthetics
Dr D C Ambler, a Florida physician who died in 1866, invented artificial porcelain teeth and made improvements to sewing machines. His work in dental prosthetics marks an early American effort in extending oral restoration.
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D C Ambler
Florida
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