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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1970
Page
4
Nebraska Farmer magazine surveys show 51 to 60 percent of 500 respondents oppose the set aside program and favor the present farm plan. A large majority also backs a government payment ceiling, with $20 000 the top amount, and western Nebraska districts lean toward staying with current policies.
Nebraska upland hunters start the prairie grouse season on Saturday October 3 in the Sand Hills Panhandle and southwest. The bag limit remains two per hunter while the possession limit rises to six. The open hunting area is adjusted west of the South Dakota border along Highway 14 to the Platte River then to U.S. 283 to the Kansas border.
Lincoln area program features radio host Lyle DeMoss as speaker for the Day of Bread dinner on Tuesday Oct 6. Sponsored by the Wheat Division of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, the event ties to the international Day of Bread. Proclamations urge citizens to reflect on agriculture’s productivity and bread as a symbol of harvest bounty.
Voters in the eastern 2nd District show 45.2% backing the present farm policy, 10.8% favor Hardin’s set aside, and 3.5% want government out of agriculture. In the western 3rd District, 54.8% support the present farm policy, 12.9% favor Hardin’s plan, and 36.3% want government out of agriculture. The figures reflect opinions on farm policy and Hardin’s program.
Nebraska reports the corn crop is frost free and largely safeguarded against cold, with about 5 percent harvested. Stalk rot and corn borer persist as growers anticipate harvesting. Late fields in the west and north touched by freezing temperatures, Panhandle and Sandhills readings in the mid 20s. Sorghums 75 percent mature with green heads in drought areas. grain cuts about 10 percent. Wheat planting near complete in the west, slower in the east due to wet fields. about 60 percent planted. Soybeans about 60 percent matured with slow combining and 5 percent harvested. Dry bean harvest nearly finished.
In Hot Springs South Dakota a major renovation of Evans Plunge begins with site work already underway and scheduled to start October 1. Owners Chick and Tom Abourezk expect completion by April 1 1971 at an estimated cost of 400000. The old 1890 building will be replaced by a larger two section facility with a 50 by 200 foot pool and continuous 5000 gallon per minute inflow providing fresh treated water daily.
The project centers on a substantial concrete build featuring an attractive lobby and ample dressing room facilities. It emphasizes durable construction and comfortable, accessible public spaces for visitors and athletes alike.
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