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Released October 1, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 209 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending September 27, 2014, up 2 percent from a
year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 202 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending September 27, 2014, up 2 percent from the
year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the
United States was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing
chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 2 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 170 million
chicks for meat production during the week ending September 27, 2014, up 2
percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program
placed
165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 27,
2014, up 2 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from
December 29, 2013 through September 27, 2014 for the United States were 6.72
billion.
Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set – 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
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:                                    Week
ending
State
:—————————–———————————————-
——–
                              : August 23,  : August 30,  :September 6,
:September 13,:September 20,:September 27,
                              :    2014     :    2014     :    2014     :
2014     :    2014     :    2014
—————————————————————————-
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:                                    1,000
eggs
:

Alabama ………………….:    28,733        28,729        28,027
28,578        26,497        27,904
Arkansas …………………:    21,553        21,592        21,725
21,399        20,107        21,484
Delaware …………………:     4,567         4,400         4,416
4,424         4,504         4,531
Florida ………………….:     1,222         1,225         1,224
1,222           917         1,225
Georgia ………………….:    34,589        34,363        34,459
33,795        33,847        33,608
Kentucky …………………:     8,020         7,823         7,836
7,845         7,675         7,927
Louisiana ………………..:     3,817         3,787         3,585
3,787         3,605         3,605
Maryland …………………:     7,579         7,806         7,218
7,125         7,123         7,738
Mississippi ………………:    18,017        17,536        16,758
17,529        16,784        17,369
Missouri …………………:     8,474         8,354         8,533
8,503         7,893         8,181
:

North Carolina ……………:    21,053        20,681        20,550
19,027        20,150        20,516
Oklahoma …………………:     6,662         6,615         6,700
6,259         6,572         6,617
Pennsylvania ……………..:     4,419         4,480         4,422
4,585         4,280         4,396
South Carolina ……………:     5,166         5,123         5,416
5,037         5,158         5,217
Texas ……………………:    14,394        14,267        13,596
14,543        14,449        13,982
Virginia …………………:     6,444         6,447         6,461
6,393         6,495         6,562
California, Tennessee,        :

and West Virginia ………..:    10,806        10,880        11,096
10,935        10,273        10,682
:

19 State total ……………:   205,515       204,108       202,022
200,986       196,329       201,544
Percent of previous year …..:       101           101           103
103           102           102
:

Other States ……………..:     7,913         7,845         7,757
7,746         7,491         7,295
:

United States …………….:   213,428       211,953       209,779
208,732       203,820       208,839
Percent of previous year …..:       101           101           103
103           102           102
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed – 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
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:                                    Week
ending
State
:—————————–———————————————-
——–
                              : August 23,  : August 30,  :September 6,
:September 13,:September 20,:September 27,
                              :    2014     :    2014     :    2014     :
2014     :    2014     :    2014
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:                                   1,000
chicks
:

Alabama ………………….:    21,132        21,175        21,639
22,194        22,042        21,343
Arkansas …………………:    19,097        19,869        19,343
19,315        20,851        20,489
Delaware …………………:     4,621         4,790         4,985
5,547         4,651         4,487
Florida ………………….:     1,534         1,375         1,290
1,182         1,265         1,178
Georgia ………………….:    27,243        27,761        26,957
27,767        27,086        26,685
Kentucky …………………:     6,415         6,646         6,713
6,703         6,039         6,094
Louisiana ………………..:     3,318         3,331         3,395
3,404         3,352         3,218
Maryland …………………:     6,337         6,336         6,419
4,814         6,065         6,655
Mississippi ………………:    15,142        15,217        15,095
15,009        14,478        14,068
Missouri …………………:     6,196         5,989         6,082
6,166         5,605         5,633
:

North Carolina ……………:    15,813        16,588        16,315
16,250        16,347        15,550
Oklahoma …………………:     4,501         4,033         4,342
4,387         3,706         4,207
Pennsylvania ……………..:     3,511         3,519         3,349
3,545         3,666         3,577
South Carolina ……………:     4,923         4,621         4,507
4,539         4,583         5,261
Texas ……………………:    11,994        11,913        12,289
11,988        11,318        10,965
Virginia …………………:     5,495         5,395         4,673
5,868         5,399         4,981
California, Tennessee,        :

and West Virginia ………..:    10,894         9,574        10,389
9,753        10,687        10,421
:

19 State total ……………:   168,166       168,132       167,782
168,431       167,140       164,812
Percent of previous year …..:       102           100           101
101           101           102
:

Other States ……………..:     6,216         5,988         6,030
6,109         6,084         5,683
:

United States …………….:   174,382       174,120       173,812
174,540       173,224       170,495
Percent of previous year …..:       102           101           101
101           101           102

School-age children and physical activity

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Amy Halliburton, former Graduate Research Assistant, Human Development and Family Studies; Sara Gable, Ph.D., State Specialist & Associate Professor, University of Missouri Extension

Between the ages of 6 and 11, children experience many physical changes. Children’s arm and leg coordination increases, their ability to use their fingers and hands for crafts and writing improves, and their interest in games with rules and organized sports grows. Unfortunately, many of today’s youth do not get enough exercise. Did you know that…

  • 9 out of 10 parents believe their children are physically fit, but in reality only 1 in 3 children are?
  • 63% of children are physically inactive by the time they are in high school?
  • 20% of the average child’s waking hours are spent watching television?
  • Children who are physically active experience fewer chronic health problems than sedentary children?
  • Physically active children have higher self-confidence and better self-images?

Parents, teachers, and fitness professionals all have a role to play in promoting physical fitness among children. However, the parents’ role is the most important. Children model their parents’ behavior, so parents must be physically active too. So, what can parents do to promote physical activity among their children?

Get tips for keeping your kids active — read the full version of this article at http://missourifamilies.org/features/childcarearticles/childcare9.htm

Talking Tombstones seeks to illuminate Hutchinson residents

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Hutchinson Theatre Guild holds annual fundraiser Talking Tombstones

 

Hutchinson, Kan. – October 11th, 2014, marks the Hutchinson Theatre Guild’s fundraiser: Talking Tombstones. Talking Tombstones is a yearly event for the Hutchinson Theatre Guild. Eastside Cemetery, located across from the Hutchinson Correctional Facility on Severance Street, will be serving as the location for the fundraiser.

 

Talking Tombstones will be held Saturday, October 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the mausoleum and again at 7:30 p.m. for the walking tour. Actors, volunteering their time and talents, portray local residents of Hutchinson who have passed away and are buried in Hutchinson’s Eastside Cemetery.

 

Tickets are $20 and may be purchased in advance at the Hutchinson Theatre Guild’s ticket outlet, Apron Strings (Sherman and Main) or online at www.hutchtheatre.com. Patrons may choose to purchase tickets the day of the event at Eastside Cemetery’s mausoleum 30 minutes prior to the 5:30 and 7:30 pm events.

 

Fundraiser Description:

 

Join us at Eastside Cemetery for a moonlit stroll through Hutchinson’s colorful history. Meet some of the city’s most auspicious and perhaps notorious former residents as they tell the tales of their lives from beyond the grave. This year’s tour will include Minnie Rayl, wealthy widow of a former Hutchinson politician and successful farmer, who, at the ripe old age of 62, participated (or did she?) in the robbery of an Oklahoma bank and was arrested when police officers discovered the $19,000 in her car. You’ll also hear from Samuel Teter, who lived through the 1874 Grasshopper Invasion, Thomas Jennings, Hutchinson’s beloved sheriff who died in a tragic car accident (his funeral was one of the largest in Hutchinson history), and a few others.

 

Patrons with physical challenges are encouraged to come to the 5:30 pm performance at the mausoleum as seating will be provided. The 7:30 pm performance will feature a walking tour of the cemetery where participants will be led by guides to the residents (and their respective tombstones around the cemetery) being featured in this year’s fundraiser.

Talking Tombstones is a partnership with several local organizations.   The characters in the fundraiser are researched by the Reno County Genealogical Society throughout the year. Hutchinson Theatre Guild Board of Director member Deidre Mattox, who is in charge of the event this year, took the information researched to write scripts, audition actors and prepare their performances. The Hutchinson Municipal Band will be assisting by donating the use of their chairs for the 5:30 pm performance in Eastside’s mausoleum. Finally, RSVP graciously provides volunteers whom assist in leading people on the 7:30 pm tour of the cemetery.

 

If you have any questions or would like to schedule an interview, please contact Charles Johnston, Production Coordinator for the Hutchinson Theatre Guild.

 

 

Roger’s view from the hills: Gottcha!!!

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“I AM AN IDEALIST.
I DON’T KNOW WHERE I AM GOING,
BUT I AM ON MY WAY.”
                                        Carl Sandberg
     Do young people ever irritate you?  When you were young you had the energy and vitality to believe that you knew everything, and that the old fogy’s just were in the way and holding you up.  Impatience was your normal state of being.  You could not wait to drive, then you could not wait to drink.  And then you made it past those points and then those ignoring your obvious intelligence drove you to drink.
     It was said that if you were conservative when young you had no heart. and if you were liberal when old you had no brains.  Well the revenge of the elder is that at a point you will start living with aches and pains.  And then you will be having conversations with your friends about your latest ailments, the health care system, and doctors.  You will also find that the number of funerals are starting to out number the weddings you attend.
     Fall used to be my favorite time of year.  It was the season of hunting dove, quail, pheasant, and deer.  The temperatures were more pleasant and there is something about being out in God’s creation that feeds the soul.  Maybe that is why I call it God’s Great Cathedral.
     Winter was fun because I could run my four wheel drive in the snow and ice and the burn on the front of a roaring fire was great fun.  Spring was nice and the farm work started.  We endured the heat of summer because the fall  was marked by the opening of Dove and Trap shooting season every September one.
     When it starts dawning on you that it is not as much fun to walk through fields for miles, more things start upsetting your stomach, and you are on first name terms with your pharmacist, you will start noticing that HEY THINGS ARE GOING BY TOO FAST!
     GOTTCHA!!  Your are no longer that young irritating know it all you used to be.  You may be the big dog at the Liars club coffee table by now, but you will notice that those young whippersnappers don’t take your opinions as gospel anymore.  And the old farts are still calling you a kid as they give you the name of the latest wonder drug or the new specialist they are going to.  It is just our revenge to laugh at you for irritating us.

Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural – Matthew Contreras – T&M Concrete

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By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.

 

Have you ever turned away business on principle – and found that doing so produced more business in the long run? That sounds like a surprising turn of events, but that is what happened to one small business in rural Kansas.

 

Matthew Contreras is manager of T&M Concrete Construction. The company office is in Junction City and its shop and yard are located near the rural community of Chapman. That’s rural – but there’s more.

 

T&M Concrete Construction was founded by Matthew’s father, Joaquin Contreras. Joaquin is a remarkable man. He grew up in Mexico but left school in the third grade. He came to the U.S. and worked hard all his life. Joaquin was working on feedlot facilities in western Kansas when he met a young lady from the rural community of Grinnell, population 323 people. Now, that’s rural.

 

Joaquin married this young woman from rural Kansas and they moved to Texas. Thirty years later, Joaquin’s son Tracy who had moved to Junction City encouraged him to come up and join the building boom in Kansas. Joaquin quit his job, bought some tools, and moved up to Junction City where he founded a concrete business.

 

Joaquin named the business T&M Concrete Construction after his two sons: Tracy and Matthew. They started out doing residential concrete work and then diversified into commercial projects.

 

Tracy worked with his father and then created a business of his own putting up metal buildings. Matthew went to K-State and graduated in Construction Science and Management. He then joined his father in T&M Concrete Construction.

 

The company does concrete work for such projects as sidewalks, patios, building slabs, parking lots and driveways. Then the company had the opportunity to get a curb and gutter machine with a partner.

 

They got the machine – but the partner got into illegal substances. After getting paid for one large project, the partner took the money and skipped town. That left T&M Concrete Construction holding the bag.

 

“He had bought the concrete in our name,” Matthew said. “But our vendors understood the situation and they worked with us. Eventually we got that debt paid off.”

 

The curb and gutter machine turned out to be a real asset. T&M Concrete Construction has now done curb and gutter work in various communities.

 

Today T&M Concrete Construction has the ongoing contract for the street maintenance in Junction City.  The company also partners to do concrete work for other companies, such as one which has built hotels from Hiawatha to Dodge City.

 

The company still does residential work, but perhaps three-fourths of the business is now commercial.

 

“My dad knows how to work hard and manage money, and I have the book-learning,” Matthew said.  “We each run our own crews and then we get together to do the large projects.”

 

One day several years ago, T&M was contacted about doing a $2,000 sidewalk repair. “They wanted us to skim off the surface and put a coating on it,” Matthew said. “But my dad wouldn’t do it.” Joaquin explained that it would look good in the short term but wouldn’t fix the problem. He didn’t want his company’s name associated with this cheap fix.

 

Eventually the customer was persuaded to replace the sidewalk and do the job right. More importantly, a representative of the parent company had observed this exchange.

 

“When they heard my dad’s response, they said they knew they had found a concrete man they could trust,” Matthew said. The parent company asked T&M Concrete Construction to do the concrete on a $340,000 job in De Soto. By standing on the principle of doing what’s right, even at the cost of the immediate job, Joaquin Contreras gained far more in the end.

 

Have you ever turned away business on principle – and found that doing so produced more business in the long run? Not all such stories have a happy ending, but this one did. We salute Joaquin Contreras, Matthew Contreras, and all those involved with T&M Concrete Construction for making a difference with hard work and a commitment to doing things right. The benefits are not just intangible, they are concrete.

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The mission of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development is to enhance rural development by helping rural people help themselves. The Kansas Profile radio series and columns are produced with assistance from the K-State Research and Extension Department of Communications News Unit. A photo of Ron Wilson is available at  http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/news/sty/RonWilson.htm.  Audio and text files of Kansas Profiles are available at http://www.kansasprofile.com. For more information about the Huck Boyd Institute, interested persons can visit http://www.huckboydinstitute.org .

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