No Buzz About It Kansas Co op Says
Washington AP reports Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz faces consumer claims that the nations food supply is tainted or unsafe. The Kansas Cooperative Council notes a rift between consumers and the food industry while defending modest critique and urging caution toward branded faddists and extremists in debates over additives and processing.
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Washington
Agriculture
Earl L. Bote
Butz
Anaheim
Calif
Institute of Food Technologists
THE
Kansas Cooperative Council
Gulf
Food Industry
Jelly Economy and a Pine for Simpler Jelly Time
A narrator recounts jelly making from raspberries and currants, calculating costs at 2.07 per pint after labor and fruit, reflecting pride in home production, neighborly exchange, and memories of garden harvesting. The piece blends humor with memoir about artisanal jelly and personal values.
Computer aided cattle farming aims to ease beef shortage
Wilbur Miller a university mathematician and computer science professor at the University of Southern Colorado says he has devised a linear programming model to optimize cattle ranching. Applied to his 1500 acre Westcliffe ranch the model reportedly produced a net return of 27642 dollars within one percent of the calculated figure and can be adapted by other ranchers by adjusting input variables.
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Miller
Southern
Colorado
Colorado State University
USC
America's oldest cow Star celebrates 37th birthday
Ashland Wisconsin a Holstein Jersey cross named Star born 1939 and living on the Dahlstrom farm near Ashland is celebrated as America's oldest cow She is 36 turning 37 on July 17 owners Gust Dahlstrom and Emma Dahlstrom note her long life and high milking despite age with 11 000 pounds in 1957 and 14 to 15 pounds daily today Star has had 27 calves and shares the barn with pets cared for daily by her late rising owners who say she has never had a sick day and enjoys being stroked by visitors.
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Ashland
Wis
América
Star
Gust Dahlstrom
Emma
Hoard’s Dairyman
America
Dahlstrom
Dahlstroms
Sperry New Holland golden combine 1400 praised by LaGrange Tractor
Ralph Rahrig of LaGrange Tractor Sales touts Sperry New Holland golden combine model 1400 for balanced capacity and durability. He notes front to back matching of horsepower threshing and cleaning, easy concave checks, and comfort features plus a no-interest financing offer through Sept. 1.
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Sperry New Holland Golden
Ralph Rahrig
LaGrange Tractor Sales
Ralph
Elieue
New Holland
LaGrange
He Knows His Saddles in Utah History
Wallace Houston of Bloomington Utah collects 70 saddles many irreplaceable. A former US Army horse cavalry member he has studied saddlery history and traces each saddle through a long chain of owners, noting how saddles reflected personal identity.
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Bloomington
Utah
Wallace Houston
Houston
Army Horse Cavalry
Importer seeks 100,000 four leaf clovers for keys
A Japanese buyer, the largest foreign market for U.S. farmers, wants to purchase 100,000 fresh four leaf clovers immediately and about 400,000 annually thereafter. The clovers are intended for pressing and key holders and should be air shipped in appropriate containers, per the Agriculture Department's Foreign Agricultural Service.
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Washington
Japan
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Milk goats touted as home dairy option for Appalachia
The Agriculture Department issued a revised pamphlet A Dairy Goat for Home Milk Production Leaflet No 538 to help families in rural areas consider keeping goats for milk. It notes goats cost less, require less space, and can provide wholesome milk but warns to check local ordinances and inspect a prospective doe for health teeth and coat before purchase.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Appalachia
New soybean drying method promises even moisture
In Wooster Ohio AP Dr M A Sabbah of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center reports a batching method that reverses air flow every three hours to reduce overdried and underdried beans. Using Beeson variety soybeans, he notes optimum timing may vary by bean type and moisture. findings reviewed at the American Association of Agricultural Engineers meeting at the University of Nebraska.
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Wooster
Ohio
M. A. Sabbah
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Sabbah
University of Alexandria
Egypt
American Association of Agricultural Engineers
University of Nebraska
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