Cropland Terracing Expands In Cheyenne County Farmland
Cropland terraces rise along Cheyenne County slopes this spring improving erosion control and field efficiency. About 50 miles of terraces have been built on farms including Gipfert Biggs Sparks Rauner Irwin Dimmer Rapp Nelson McKinney Light. Cost share payments under the Agriculture Conservation Program support terrace construction and repair.
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Cheyenne County
William Gipfert
Rellane Biggs
Harry Sparks
Robert Rauner
Sam Irwin
Mabel Dimmer
Victor Rapp
Virgil Nelson
Cecil McKinney
Homer Light
Soil Conservation Service
Chadron State Wins Grant for Hail Suppression Study
Chadron State College receives an 11000 National Science Foundation grant for an 18 month physical study of hail suppression in northeastern Colorado. Dr. Lyle V. Andrews directs with co director Lenora Briggs and three graduates assisting. Five rain gauges will compare precipitation inside and outside the district.
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Barton L. Kline
Chadron State College
National Science Foundation
Lyle V. Andrews
Andrews
Colorado State University
Chadron
Colorado
Chadron State
Lenora D. Briggs
Briggs
Living Cost Reaches New High As May Prices Rise
The Labor Department reports consumer costs rose to 124 percent of the 1947-49 base in May, the highest on record, with small increases in nearly all goods. Workers’ after tax earnings for a family of four averaged 81.03 a week, up 35 cents from April, while buying power remains about 99 percent higher than a year ago.
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Labor Department
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