The Country Wife South Dakota high
A vivid travel reflection through South Dakota features drought scarred landscapes turning lunar, then a blossoming June countryside of hayfields and wheat. The narrator meets four electric cooperatives, notes rural gatherings, barbecues, and a Hilltop Hotel stay as small towns celebrate co op meetings with theater, cartoons, and music.
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South Dakota
Co-Op
Rural Electric Co-op
Medina County 4-H Horse Show Set for Saturday at Fairgrounds
The Eighth Annual Medina County Benefit Horse Show brings 14 4-H clubs to the Medina County Fairgrounds Saturday at 9 a.m. with 35 classes, prizes, and a judge Jerry Woodard. Proof of negative coggins is required. Admission is free. food available. Also notes forthcoming 4-H project programs June 16 at Pittsfield Church and June 21 at Columbia High School with crafts, sewing, decorating, and time management sessions led by local agents and 4-H leaders. A rescheduled Hershoe show is set for July 9 at Crazy W Ranch.
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Medina County
Medina County Fairgrounds
Jerry Woodard
Pittsfield Church
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Firelands Farmers
Hannah Beish
Columbia High School
Route 8
Barbara Stacy
Then & Now Decorating
Medina
Hannah Beis
Time & Money
Pat Patterson
North Ridgeville
Linda Booth
Columbia Gas Company
Crazy W Ranch
West Ridge Road
Ohio livestock groups push to loosen stray dog laws
Ohio farm leaders blame court rulings for fines on farmers who killed dogs harassing sheep. Ivan Cooper of the Ohio Farm Bureau says more than 2,000 farmers lose livestock yearly to dogs and urges a legal change to allow killings off the farm. A 1970s case fined Emanuel Miller $400 for a dog intrusion, highlighting tensions with hunters and humane groups as a national Holstein sale and convention approach Columbus in late June.
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Columbus. Ohio
Ohio
Ivan Cooper
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Cooper
Wood County
Emanuel Miller
Miller
Crawford County
Licking County
League of Ohio
George F. Martin
Martin
Humane Societies
United States
Columbus
Holstein Freisan Association
Cleveland
Twin Rotor TR-70 promises gentler threshing for less grain loss
Sperry New Holland unveils the Twin Rotor TH-70 combine with no strawwalkers, using TurboThresh action to thresh and separate crop twice or thrice, reducing grain damage and boosting farmer profits. LaGrange Tractor Sales in LaGrange offers the TR-70 and invites inquiries.
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Sperry New Holland
New Holland
LaGrange Tractor Sales
Rt 301
LaGrange
Couple Chosen for Young Farm Couples Conference
Two Lorain County farmers were named to attend the Young Farm Couples Conference at Salt Fork near Cambridge on August 2. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Denes of North Ridgeville and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Mole of Grafton were selected by the Lorain County Farm Bureau and the Landmark Federation Boards as joint sponsors. Sessions will cover Landmark and Farm Bureau operations, with time for socializing and recreation.
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Lorain County
Salt Fork
Cambridge
Tom Denes
North Ridgeville
Ron Mole
Grafton
Sapies
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Landmark Federation Boards
Landmark
Farm Bureau
Vermilion FFA gets $845 grant for grape research
Vermilion Future Farmers of America receives an 845 grant from the state FFA Association for a grape research project. Richard Zimmerman says work will involve Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Wooster scientists with plantings in a Columbus lot under Wooster station supervision.
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Vermilion Ffa
Vermilion Future Farmers of America
Richard Zimmerman
State Future Farmers of America Association
Ohio
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Wooster
Columbus
Roger Williams
Department of Entomology
Williams
Tim Workman
Jeff
Dave Tuttle
Robert Spotts
Department of Toxicology
Ohio Agricultural Research Center
Vermilion
Soviets likely to honor grain pact with United States
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture John White says the Soviet Union shows no sign of reneging on the five year agreement to buy a minimum six million tons of wheat and corn annually. He notes a large Soviet crop and a growing U.S. wheat stockpile, with talks in London and later meetings to manage world supplies.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
John White
Moscow
White
Agriculture Department
USDA
U.S
Russia
Department
London
Canada
Principal honored by Midview FFA
The Midview Chapter Future Farmers of America honored Dale Reichenbach, high school principal, at its annual awards banquet. Jerry Long presented an Award of Participation. Many members earned district and foundation awards across forestry, soils, public speaking, meats, and livestock with multiple first and second place recognitions.
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Midview
Future Farmers of America
Dale Reichenbach
Jerry Long
Bill Miller
Dave Curtis
Larry Joppeck
Craig Graham
Paul Goldsmith
Don Farley
Mark Yeaples
Jim Ternes
Ron Dusky
Darlene Naylor
Dave di- Vencenzo
Sue Baum
Ben Montgomery
Linda Graham
al Horvatter
Brian Diederich
Fon Dusky
Bob Burton
Gary Pierce
Tammy Hales
Bob McKain
al Motta
Jeff Files
Ohio Edison Co
Hugh Graham
Kathy Sikora
F.F.A
Dwight Squire
Jim Temes
al Motia
Gary Sauer
Bob McKair
Lue Baum
Sue Rising
Ron Lusky
Mike Thomas
Brian Diedrich
Dave DiVencenzo
Gary Saver
U S farmers count on bumper wheat crop despite uneven rainfall
The Agriculture Department reports a likely bumper U S wheat crop with winter wheat nearing harvest in the south while the Plains see delays from wet weather. About 13 percent of Texas and 2 percent of Oklahoma wheat had been combined by June 5, lagging normal progress.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Texas
Olahoma
Department
USDA
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