Budget Bureau Interested In Wheatgrowers' Support Ideas
Herbert Hughes, former National Wheat Growers Association leader, told Ogallala directors the Budget Bureau backs the Production and Income Stabilization Program adopted at Denver's annual convention. The plan seeks to shift costs to consumers and gain congressional approval with backing from Republican leaders Carl Curtis Don McGinley Phil Weaver Larry Brock Roman Hruska and Glenn Cunningham.
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Rave
Herbert Hughes
Beac -A
Feman
National Wheat Offert, Association
Vidéns
ae + Hughes
Ogallala
Denver
Hughes
Department of Agriculture
Carl Curtis
Don McGinley
Phil Weaver
Larry Brock
Sheep Council Plans Wide Lamb Promotion Campaign
The Sheep Council, based in GAVEL, will spend 160 344 on six weeks of newspaper, radio, and TV advertising to lift consumer interest and lamb prices. President N Winder says a gap exists between live lamb offers and what consumers pay, and promotion aims to close the margin. Economists will assist nationwide lamb merchandising efforts to boost local interest and market growth.
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Paige
Saale
Lye Fstom
Gavel
Comén
Coua
Céuiell
Winder
Sheepman
Bright Spot Fertilizer Costs Highlight 1959 Farm Picture
The Midwest Division of the National Plant Food Institute reports fertilizer will be a bright spot in the 1959 farm cost picture. Virtually every other farm input will rise in price, based on U S Department of Agriculture forecasts, while fertilizer prices are expected to stay near current levels.
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Midwest
National Plant Food Institute
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Nitrogen Fertilizer Boosts Wheat Yields Says Agronomist
Kansas State College agronomist Dr. Floyd W. Smith predicts favorable 1959 winter wheat prospects with adequate nitrogen fertilizer. He notes record 1958 crop nutrient removal, explains straw plow-down uses nitrogen, and cites research showing returns of $3+ per dollar invested. Weldon adds nitrogen raises grain protein and bread quality.
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Chicago
Floyd W. Smith
Kansas State College Agronomist
Smith
National Plant Food Institute
M. D. Weldon
University of Nebraska Extension Agronomist
No Known Cure For Brucellosis
There is no known cure for brucellosis and few animals ever recover from it. Infected beef and dairy herds may produce 40 percent fewer calves, and milk production can drop as much as 20 percent in dairy herds. You can rid your herd of the disease by blood testing your cattle and disposing of the reactors.
Certain Soil Water Costs Are Deductible
Nebraska extensionist Harold Gilman explains that soil and water conservation costs are deductible from farm income taxes, with a limit of 25 percent of gross farming income per year. Deductible items include erosion prevention, land leveling, grading, terracing, contour furrowing, diversion channels, drainage, ditches, earth dams, windbreaks, and brush eradication. farmers should obtain Treasury publication No. 225 for details.
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Lincoln
Harold Gilman
University of Nebraska
Gilman
Farmers Tax Guide
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Service
Washington, D. C
Early Purchase Of Fertilizers Benefits Farmers
University of Nebraska expert M D Weldon urges farmers to buy 1959 fertilizer early to ensure exact grades and amounts, prime condition, timely deliveries, and reduced spring rush. Purdue economist Paul Robbins notes possible shortages and delivery delays during peak demand.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Extension
M.’ D. Weldon
Weldon
Paul R. Robbins
Purdue University Agricultural Economist
Winter safety tips from safety council and agriculture department
The advice notes hard ice is slippery and urges melting ice with salt before spreading sand or ashes to gain traction. It cites the National Safety Council and the U S Department of Agriculture as sources and emphasizes practical steps for safer footing on icy surfaces.
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National Safety Council
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Limestone Tepee Is World's Largest Commercial Structure
The article hails Chicago's Merchandise Mart as the world’s largest commercial structure, dubbed the limestone tepee. It notes the 93 acre site, two city-block footprint, post office rank, daily elevator capacity, and vast material use. It contrasts early Chicago with the Mart’s scale and cites World Book Encyclopedia research.
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Chicago
Yesteryear
Merchandise Mart
Terre Haute
Indiana
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chicago Loop
Empire State Building
Ripley
The
Mart
Soviet Union
Lincoln area farmers urged to get tax guide for conservation
Harold Gilman, Extension conservationist at the University of Nebraska, says farmers may deduct soil and water conservation costs on federal income tax returns. The Farmers Tax Guide No 225 outlines practices like land leveling, grading, terracing, contour farming, brush eradication, windbreak planting and more as deductible items. County offices offer the guide through The excerpt emphasizes available through through and the need to learn if listed practices qualify for deductions.
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Lincoln
Harold Gilman
University of Nebraska
Oshkosh VFW Post Tops 100 Percent Membership
Oshkosh VFW Post No. 5379 proudly reports a record year as the first in District 4 to exceed 100 percent membership and the second statewide to achieve this. The post, led by Commander Ed Ludeman, accounts for sixty members with potential enrollees forthcoming. last year’s total was 52. Officers include Albert Piva senior vice, E. C. Chadd second vice, Ed Sullivan Jr. as quartermaster, and Marvin Romig as post advocate.
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Oshkosh
Oshkosh Vfw
Ed Ludeman
Albert Piva
E. C. Chadd
Ed Sullivan, Jr
Marvin Romig
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