Future Farmers Week Highlights FFA Growth and aims
The article notes February 21 to 28 as Special Week for the Future Farmers of America. It outlines FFA as a national organization for farm boys aged 14 to 21, designed to cultivate leadership, thrift, citizenship, and patriotism, with 377,922 active members across 8,993 chapters in 49 states plus Hawaii and Puerto Rico. It details activities such as meetings, parliamentary procedure, public speaking, community service, and practical agriculture training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers of America
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Kansas City
Ene
Virginia
Congress
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Vocational Ag
Agricultural College
Platte Valley Could Raise Twice As Much Food
Ogallala area farmers and media editors at an irrigation clinic said the Platte Valley could raise two to three times more food to keep hunger from US markets. Speakers noted nearly 50 percent of land in Keith and neighboring counties remains idle and highlighted the region's vast underground water and ditch rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogallala — Platte Valley
United States
Walter Brown
Grant
Charles T. Mueller
Charles Mueller
Ogallala
Chick Hartley
Keith-Lincoln County
Tri-County
Mueller
Brown
Griffin
Two Months To Order Clarke-McNary Trees
Farmers in Nebraska have about two months to order Clarke McNary trees for 1959 planting. Nearly a million trees are already ordered, with a good supply of most species though redcedar and some broadleaf types may run out early. Trees will be shipped statewide in early April. County agents and district foresters provide ordering information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Karl A. Loerch
University of Nebraska
Loerch
Clarke-McNary
Soil Conservation Districts
ACP
Some Farming Costs Down Se Purity Drops
The ASC reports that farm production costs rose to about 51 percent of expenses while living costs and interest taxes and wages fell. Parity prices for most farm products declined slightly as of January. Chairman James Johnson noted larger farms and machinery replacing labor, reducing farmers real costs despite higher production shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Johnson
ASC
Johnson
Department of Agriculture
Ogallala Feeder Boosts Irrigation of Pastureland
Irrigation of pastures in the Platte Valley has expanded beyond trial and will more than double users this year. Jim Roberts, Snyder Brothers, Bert Somerhalder, and Dr. Charles Mueller of Dawson and Keith Counties drive the effort. Mueller and son near Ogallala report fattening five to seven head per acre with supplemental feed and four grasses and two legumes. Natural fertilization by cattle adds soil richness, aiding future corn yields of about 125 bushels per acre after a year or two. Second-year hay yields reach about 8% tons per acre. The Muellers work on overworked land to restore high production, with irrigation also rising on hill land in the Sandhills area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte Valley
Jim Roberts
Snyder Brothers
Bert Somerhalder
Charles Mueller
Dawson
Keith Counties
Mueller
Charles T
Ogallala
Charles R. Mueller
Farm Corner Hopper Spray Program Slated
The notice promotes a March opened 4-H Club Week and a series of winter meetings at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds 4-H Building. It highlights grass hopper range spraying and household insect control led by Lloyd Anderson extension entomologist with outlook for 1959. It also covers sheep producers dinner meeting February 26 at Lodgepole Legion Hall and fire safety guidance with contact info for home fire safety checklists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Lloyd Anderson
Cheyenne- Devel «County Sheep Producers Association
Liljegren
Legion Hall
Lodgepole
Falls Continue to Take Lion's Share of Farm Deaths
William Lutes of the University of Nebraska Extension urges farm safety focus after noting falls dominate farm accident deaths and injuries. He outlines three fall types from heights, tripping hazards, and slippery surfaces, stressing prevention by removing stairs hazards and ensuring clean, safe farm environments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lutes
University of Nebraska
Lutes
National Safety Council
Stairway Safety Warnings and Ladder Use Guidelines
Guidelines emphasize stable handrails and clear stairs. Avoid makeshift climbing aids like stacked boxes and chairs. Use a proper ladder in good repair and prohibit extra riders on moving equipment. Discourage children from unsafe machinery and structures.
James Harrison Named as Postmaster in Morrill
James S. Harrison, 40, a Morrill resident since 1928 and veteran, leads Civil Service tests for postmaster here. President Eisenhower has nominated Harrison for Senate approval to fill the vacant position since Mrs Eva G. Quick retired over a year ago. Thelma Preston has served as temporary postmaster. Harrison is married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrill
James S. Harrison
Eisenhower
Harrison
Senate
Eva G. Quick
Thelma Preston
Plumber Continues Family Business with Father
The subject remains in the plumbing and heating trades, working alongside his father in the family business.
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Dorr Neeo
Lockwood
Miller
J. J
Sidney
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Fire Department
Alliance
Telegraph
James Harrison
Pacific
Vegetable Oil Corp
General Mills, Inc
P.O
Tank Wagon Service
Illinois
Phillips
Lee & Phillips
Oliver
Boldibond
Pierson
Oliver and AC Baldwin
USDA
U. S
Coop
Farmers Union Co-Op Service
Moline
Foland Farm Machinery
Moline-Calkins
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