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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1960
Page
11
The 1960 national corn support is fixed at 1.06 per bushel with a 90 percent of the three year average basis and no acreage allotments. Feed grains retain 1959 levels with 77 cents for barley 1.52 for grain sorghum and 50 cents for oats. Rye is supported at 90 cents per bushel with loans and purchase agreements through January 31 1961.
Alliance official George Gerdes urged Nebraskans to support a new wheat bill in Congress. He helped draft the measure with Rep J Floyd Breeding and others, stating it would cut current US wheat program costs by about 778 million dollars.
North Platte announces the annual Feeders Day at the Platte Experiment Station will be April 7. Station superintendent James Adams notes the event is earlier than usual and will include tours of four cattle experimental lots, a speech by R J Doll of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, Mo, and reports on pelleted feed, swine research grass beef care and 30 years of progress.
As of February 15 1959 national price support covered 317 million bushels of 1959 wheat, 603 million of 1958 wheat, and 236 million bushels of 1959 corn by January 31. Compared with 1958 crop levels, 1959 grain and oilseed crops show lower uptake in most categories except corn. May 31 marks the final date to place 1959 corn under loans or purchase agreements.
Historian notes Aztec ritual killings before European contact, describing a ceremony near Mexico City in which thousands of victims had hearts removed. The account underscores the scale of blood rites in Mesoamerican religion prior to conquest.
Roger Peants announces the first water conservation stamp at the Seventh National Watershed Congress in Washington DC. Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson Interior Secretary Fred A. Seaton and Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield will unveil the stamp, with sales starting April 18 at post offices including Sidney Potter Hodgepsie Gurley and Dalton.
NYSE seats traded with bids as high as 625000 dollars and as low as 4000 dollars reflecting strong demand for membership while market liquidity fluctuates. Investment brokers noted wide ranges due to shifting trading volumes and alternative access options.
Nebraska state statistician Ken Logan says moisture should not limit production this year with ample surface and subsoil water. He notes corn prospects look good and farmers can begin field work on schedule while wheat remains unpredictable. Snow and low temperatures are historic, affecting wheat dormancy and timing. Oats and barley planting will arrive soon, with potential shifts in crop plans if planting extends late into the month.
Lincoln Nebraska College of Agriculture hosts the third annual Science in Agriculture Day on April 21. Students from the upper quarter of the class will attend to visit and observe demonstrations of science in agriculture. Interested youths should contact the local school principal or teacher, vocational agriculture or home economics, or the county agent.
Three Midwestern scientists praised Nebraska for its tax supported agricultural research program describing it as a catalytic step in industrial use of farm materials. Dr B S Schweigert of the American Meat Institute Foundation said the 1959 bill could spur agencies to real, practical results and suggested using additional scientists to plan and select feasible projects.
Insect experts warn Nebraska farmers to expect grasshopper outbreaks in a large central and southern region including Lodgepole Creek area near Sidney and Platt River bottomlands west of Lake McConaughy. Predictions rely on August surveys. several zones show potential economic impact with hatch expected in early May and natural controls affecting totals.
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