Nebraska 4-H Sees Growth in Members Amid Club Decline
Nebraska’s 1966 4-H enrollment rose by nearly 6,000 to 38,571 youths, with 81,326 projects started and 87.8 percent completed. Although memberships grew, the number of clubs dropped across 41 counties, while urban counties like Douglas and Lancaster led with large member totals.
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Nebraska
Douglas
Lancaster
Dorothea F. Holstein
Zeezo the Clown at Safeway Sidney June 15
Zeezo the Clown will perform at the Safeway in Sidney at 19-30 Illinois from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday June 15. The Denver area entertainer known as Larry Campbell will offer tricks free balloons autographed photos and rides in a Model T as part of a summer Safeway tour across 60 cities in six states.
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Safeway
Ilinois
Sidney
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Larry Campbell
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Spring Crops Field Day At North Platte
North Platte hosts a Spring Crops Field Day at the University of Nebraska North Platte Station on Wednesday June 14 at 7 p.m. CDT. Dr Virgil A Johnson will report on wheat after May freezes and on hybrid wheat development. Attendees can view experimental hybrids from Scout Gage Bison Omaha and compare with recommended varieties. The event includes the winter wheat nursery from Turkey to current varieties and advancing lines. Supt Leslie F Sheffield notes progress in dryland farming to boost yields and reduce wind and water erosion.
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University of Nebraska
Scout
Gage
Bison
Omaha
North Platte Station
Leslie F. Sheffield
Highway 83
Sheffield
Nebraska
Rains Add To Ground Water But Slowly
Lincoln reports rainfall may replenish Nebraska groundwater only in fractions of an inch. University of Nebraska Extension specialist Dean Axthelm cautions topsoil moisture and irrigation pumping determine recharge. He notes domestic and livestock wells have little effect, while extensive irrigation can lower water tables. Alliance area may see deeper pumping.
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Axthelm
University of Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division
Big Blue River Basin
York
Clay
Hamilton
Fillmore
Seward
Alliance
Lincoln
Nebraska
Dean D. Axthelm
University of Nebraska Extension
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