Grandpa's Toy leads Illinois tractor pulling rivalry rise
Garnet Ford, a 50 year old farmer from Wolf Lake, competes with his 800 horsepower hot rod tractor Grandpa's Toy built by his brother in Cape Girardeau. The two men, Ford and Louis Hottes of Pinckneyville, share strategy and drive as the sport grows nationwide with long road trips and intense safety-minded competition.
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Jim Sackett
Grandpa
Wolf Lake
Garnet Ford
Ford
Illinois
Larry Ford
Cape Girardeau
Illinois Tractor Pulling Association
Louis Hottes
Pinckneyville
Hottes
Louis G. Special
Farm Tractor Pullers Showdown and Family Ties
Dave Ford, 18, participates with a family tractor as Louis Hottes and partner Pam Hottes discuss weight class rules from 5200 to 12000 pounds. Tractors pull a weighted sled to the farthest distance for victory while farm life and charity pulls shape their hobby and home life.
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Ford
Ford and
Hottes
Census returns lag as agricultural survey nears July finish
The 1974 farm census faces delays with about 76 percent of four million mailed forms returned by June 10. Officials hope to finish by July 31 and release data in November starting with best responding states. North Carolina and West Virginia lead at 82 percent. Georgia and Louisiana trail at 66 percent.
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Bureau of the Census
J. Thomas Breen
Bureau
Agricultural Census Division
Brenn
Breen
Tions
North Carolina
West Virginia
Georgia
Louisiana
Illinois
Wind-stopping trees take years to grow
The comptroller general warns Congress that removing windbreaks from Great Plains cropland risks soil erosion. Farmers plant more land to boost wheat output as fertilizer costs rise, but windbreak loss harms moisture retention. trees take 40 years to mature. The ACA cost-sharing projects slow and erosion may worsen.
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Mike Carr
Lindsay-Schaub
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Comptroller General
United States
Comptroller’s Office
Congress
Great Plains
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Prairie States Forestry Prol
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
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Butch Nevious
Dave Ford
David
Dave
Washington
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Ohio
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Murphysboro
Wieners
Blue Bell Armour
Sanka Instant Coffee
Armour Roast
Puss N Boots
Prairie Farms
McCanns Market
For All
Shelton
N. Broadway
Life Insurance
Ivan B. Likely, JR
P.O
Day
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