Annual Report of Cheyenne County SWCD 1960 Achievements
The 1960 program shows added conservation work across Cheyenne County with 30 new cooperators, 187 initial agreements, 286 basic plans, and 10 Great Plains contracts. Notable practices include stubble mulching, grass seeding, terraces, and tree planting totaling wide acreages, miles, and lin ft. Financially, $87,000 funded practices plus $4,494 transferred from ACP to SCS for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
Soil Conservation Service
Teachers’ Institute
Cheyenne County
SWCC
County
ACP
SCS
State Soil and Water Committee
Chemical fallow study shows uncertain results in Nebraska
University of Nebraska agronomist Charles Fenster reports chemical fallow research at Box Butte Experiment Station since 1955 with no definitive method yet. Studies note varying soil, climate, and weed factors. pre emergent chemicals show promise but residue risks and maintenance needs limit practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Charles Fenster
University of Nebraska Extension Agronomist
Box Butte
Nebraska
Fenster
Nebraska Tractor Tests 1960 Summary Published
The University of Nebraska issued a publication of the 1960 tractor tests. Copies of The Nebraska Tractor Tests are available at County Extension Offices. The summary covers 50 tractors tested in 1960 plus results from 1959 and 83 tests from earlier years reported by manufacturers as of Jan 1 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Lester F. Larsen
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Huge Grain Storage Facility Is Started
Work has begun on a concrete grain storage unit at the Farmer's Elevator Company in Chappell. When finished in about four months it will store over a million bushels. Henry Mulder of Borten Inc. leads the project with a 372000 bushel unit contract while crews dig a one third complete foundation 50 by 134 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappell
Farmer's Elevator Company
Henry Mulder
Formean
Borten Inc
Mulder
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15Th Street
Don Foxhoven
Telegraph
Tank Wagon Service
Frontier Petroleum Products
Sidney
Mathieson
Farmers Feed
Illinois
Annual Report
The
Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District
Sidney Telegraph
KSID
Wesley Herboldsheimer
Don Brown
Area World-Herald
Nebraska Association of Swcd
Virgil Nelson
Potter State Bank
Potter Cooperative Grain Company
Jerry Flora
Aailuions
Arnold Draper
Milo
Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation
Eversman Land Plain
Killefer Land
Chas. Helfrich
Sidney, Nebr
Jerry, Miller
Dorsch
Lockwood Stubble
Case Chisel Machines
Delco
Delco-Remy
Bauerkemper Motor Clinic
14Th & Illinois
Farmers Co-Op Grain CO
Alliance Department of Agriculture Experiment Farm
TCA
F.O.B
Minneapolis
Minn
Glen E. Brothers
Dix
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