Storage Costs for Grain Rise to 21 Cents Per Bushel
Government indirect costs for grain storage vary from 5 to 21 cents per bushel with an average of 9.5 cents at country and terminal warehouses. The survey covered 432 facilities and notes 80 percent occupancy, supporting plans to renegotiate the Uniform Grain Storage Agreement. First emergency feed areas designate 10 drought counties in South Dakota for government sale of feed at support prices.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Nebraska State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
ASC
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Department
Congress
Cheyenne Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
South Dakota
Conservation Reserve Contracts Begin April 15 1960 Rules
Farmers sign new Conservation Reserve contracts that take effect when operations start to establish grass on contracted cropland but no later than April 15 1969. Example shows sealing when land prep for seeding begins. grazing and harvesting forbidden for life of the contract.
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Covron
State Farmers Union To Convene In Omaha
Nearly 1100 people are expected to attend the forty seventh annual Nebraska Farmers Union convention in Omaha this week. Speakers include Dean Brown rural development specialist at the University of Nebraska Extension Service Warren Fairchild executive secretary of the Nebraska Soil Conservation Committee and Stanley Matzke secretary treasurer of the Nebraska State Irrigation Assn.
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Omaha
Nebraska Farmers Union
Dean Brown
University of Nebraska Extension Service
Warren Fairchild
Nebraska Soil Conservation Commitee
Stanley Matzke
Nebraska State Irrigation Assn
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Windbreaks and Shelterbelts Boost Farm Resilience and Savings
U S Forest Service tests show windbreaks cut fuel use by 32 to 34 percent, with up to 42 percent in strong wind. Windbreaks trap snow, save feed, protect dairy and stock farms, and support wildlife habitat. ACP cost sharing funds windbreaks. order trees now from local Soil Conservation District or County Extension Agent.
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U. S. Forest Service
Nebraska
South Dakota
Soil Conservation District
Nebraska farm count to drop about five percent by 1959 census
University economist Dean Brown predicts Nebraska's total farms will fall about five percent with the 1959 agricultural census. From 1935 to 1955 the farm total dropped 25 percent while average size rose. 100–219 acre farms fell 43 percent. Brown warns fewer farms may remain by 1975, with farm per-farm production rising toward $20,000.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Dean Brown
College of Agriculture
Brown
Farm land values rise since 1950 across United States
University of Nebraska farm economists report farm land values have climbed about 65 percent since 1950 and investment in farm machinery and motor vehicles is more than six times higher than in 1940.
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United States
University of Nebraska Farm Economists
Tree Planting Surges Across Nebraska In 1960
Extension forester Karl Loerch reports Nebraska farmers and ranchers have planted over one million trees through the Clarke McNary program. Plots will serve wind breaks, crop protection, and wildlife habitat with some acreage devoted to Christmas trees. Favorable moisture, abundant stock, and strong demand push 1960 as a banner year. county extension agents offer guidance on species and care.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Clarke-McNary
Karl Loerch
University of Nebraska
Loerch
Feeders Day Set At Scotts Bluff Experiment
Mitchell Nebraska March 3 at the Scottsbluff Experiment Station hosts Feeder Day. University of Nebraska researchers say the program is nearly complete with tours 1 to 2 pm to view experimental cattle and lambs. Speakers include John Matsushima Don Burzlaff Donald Clanton George Kelley and Fred Olson on topics from Synovex implants to pelleted feeds and economic outlooks.
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Mitchell
Scottsbluff
University of Nebraska
Lionel Harris
John Matsushima
Don Burzlaff
Fred Olson
Matsushima
Burzlaff
Nysted To Host Recreation Laboratory
The Great Plains Recreation Laboratory will be held in Nysted from March 6 to 12. Training includes singing leadership, party planning, square dancing, crafts, painting, and leather tooling. Open to 4-H leaders, scouts, Grange, Rural Youth, churches, and civic groups. Registration is $27.50 with $6 due with the application. balance on arrival.
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Nysted
Great Plains
Kenneth Schmidt
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Schmidt
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Grange
Louie Rudman
College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Nebraska
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