Heirloom weaving and language lessons at home
An extended vignette describes Lisel and Paula preserving a rose linen tablecloth through careful hemstitching and shared language learning. They work by window light, mixing German and English as they fold, cut, and plan grocerylists, while recalling past travels and family ties. The piece ends with a local 4-H Goat Club announcing 1983 officers and an upcoming meeting at Brighton Town Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisel
Paula
Vermeer
Langenscheidt
The
Brighton Nannies 4-H Goat Club
Danny Mullen
Karen Thorn
Shirley Garfield
David Hill
Eddie Thorn
Brian Baron
Cindy Garfield
George Greene
Jody Hoffman
Bighton Town Hall
Milk production climbs again to record levels in April
Washington AP reports that U S milk production rose again, reaching 11.9 billion pounds in April as the Crop Reporting Board notes higher output than a year earlier. April 1982 figures were unavailable due to prior reporting changes, but April 1981 had lower production. For the first four months, output totaled 45.9 billion pounds, with the first quarter of 1983 up 2 percent from 1982 and 4 percent above 1981.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Michael McEndree
Cargill Inc
Hightower criticizes Reagan land retirement plan as Band-Aid
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower denounces the Reagan administration payment in-kind program as a Band-Aid. He questions why farmers should take land out of production for government surplus crops and urges Democrats to develop a better policy before the 1984 elections.
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Texas Agriculture
Jim Hightower
Reagan Administration
Chrysler
Reagan
Hightower
Record 83 bushel wheat yield eyed by USDA in 1983
USDA projects winter wheat output at 1.89 billion bushels for 1983 with a record 40.2 bushels per acre, down from 1982’s 1.99 billion and 36.1 per acre. Corn and other spring crops await August estimates as outlooks rely on trends weather and averages.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Outlook
Wheat silage option under payment in kind program
Extension dairy specialist John Staubus notes wheat can be used as dairy forage under the payment in kind option with a June 1 deadline. Harvest as silage is advised with heads appearing. wilt to 65 percent moisture, crush to speed processing, and silo promptly. Feeding value at boot stage is 11.9 percent crude protein and 62 percent TDN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Staubus
Farmland values drop for second year in a row
USDA data show U.S. farmland values fell 5.7 percent in the year ended April 1, the second straight annual decline. Corn Belt losses averaged 12 percent, with Indiana, Iowa and Missouri down 13 percent. only Texas and a few states posted gains. Real value slid about 9 percent when adjusted for CPI. average price stood at $744 per acre.
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USDA
Economic Research Service
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
U.S
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End O' Way
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McEndree
Cargill Bulletin
Cargill
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