The Daily Republic from Mitchell, South Dakota • Page 5

Jon. 7, Mitchell (felly Republic Farm management course set With farnf machinery, labor, livestock feed and other agricultural costs rising every day, the need for good farm management Is becoming important. at helping farmers make better use of their farm management skills, the Ten- Step Farm Management Class will be held again this January for any area farmers tn- tererested in the course. 'farm management specialist John Maher will teach the sessions, which Will 'break ihe farming operations down into ten basic areas. According to Davison County extension agent, Steve Prasek, the division will help farmers note which area of farm management they are best at, and which areas of their farming operation to expand.

"tf a farmer is planning to add on to his operation, It only makes sense to make the additions in the area he is best suited to handle efficiently, And this course will help a farmer in these decisions, explained Prasek. He said that in addition to the basic material of the classroom work, price projections for crops and livestock this year will be included in the course so that farmers will be able to calculate the cost to put their farm plans into action. Farm wives are also encouraged to attend all sessions so that they have a better working knowledge of the farm plan and the new price projections, At the end of the three days of classroom sessions, Maher will with the plan, and to answer any questions. The will be held on write up a farm plan for those in the course. Arrangements can also be made for Maher to visit the farms next summer to help farmers with any problems they may be having the first three Wednesdays of January, including Jan.

7, 14, and 21. Sessions will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a break for lunch. All sessions will be at the Davison County.

4-H grounds. there is no charge lor the Farm Management Course, which is being co-sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service and the Mitchell-Huron Production Credit Association. Any farmer in the area may take the course, and those interested are asked to call the extension office 996-7536 by Jan. 6 for more information. Pilot program stresses Indian lifestyle, culture PIERRE Governor Richard Knelp sdid today that in the, past year units of Indian study for elementary classroom use were distributed to 11 schools across the state, in Refugees fall under tax laws: it sponsors may get tax breaks Even though South Dakota ranks 44th among the 50 states In population, its 517 Southeast Asian refugees place it 36th on that score which, according to John B.

Langer, IRS District Director, has prompted numerous questions to IRS about the tax Status of the refugees. Langer explained that such refugees are considered resident aliens and are Covered by Federal income tax and social security tax Broadcast to center on working BROOKINGS, S.D. Rational Public Radio will open its 1976 season of American Issues Radio Forum Jan. 10 with a call-in program on "Working in America." The three-hour program, focusing on America's work force, will present, short documentaries followed by telephone discussions with' listeners from across 'the Underwritten by a grant from the National Endowment the Humanities; American Radio Forum is this country's only "live" nation- Wide dialogue on the Bicentennial. Programs include three hour- long segments which examine issues which have confronted from its beginning.

On "Working in America," will hear portions to the organized labor the welfare state, America's changing work ethic. During the first hour of the -program, the history of the movement will be and its effect on the Distribution of wealth and- income among workers explored. The second hour will consider the welfare state in "America. The program, will "also explore the problems and possible solutions facing America in its ''Post-Industrial -Age." At SDSU- requirement for earnings. On the other hand, sponsors of the refugees may be eligible for tax benefits as a result of their sponsorship.

A sponsor may claim a refugee as a dependent if the refugee lived as a member of the household for the entire calendar year, had a gross income of less than $750, did not file a joint return with spouse, and if the sponsor furnished over one-half of the refugee's total No dependency deduction is allowed unless all four of the above tests are met. If a church group or charitable organization sponsors a refugee or refugee family, cash contributions and the fair market value of other by an individual to the church for support of the refugees are considered as contributions to the church and are, therefore, deductible. Out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a result of taking a refugee family into the home for a temporary period under a charitable resettlement agreement are deductible as charitable contributions. However, the refugee family members could not' be considered as dependents. Refugees are admitted to the United States as parolees under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

For. Federal income tax purposes, refugees are considered resident aliens and are subject to taxes in the same manner as United States citizens. Additionally, refugees will be liable for social security taxes and a variety of state and local taxes. All income earning refugees should make sure they have applied for a social security number. For this they would use Form SS-5.

They must also complete an Employee's Withholding. Allowance Certificate, From W-4, and a Certificate of Alien Claiming Residence in the United States, Form 1078. Owners of businesses employing refugees should ensure that the above forms have been completed. Any of forms listed above mav be obtained by calling the IRS' toll-free number, Examples of tax laws that affect refugees are: 1) any interest income on deposits made by a refugee in U. S.

banks must be included in gross income; 2) support money received from any family members living outside of the United States is not taxable; 3) jewelry, clothing, currency, and other personal belongings left behind are not tax deductible as losses; 4) money sent to relatives in Southeast Asia is not deductible. Langer urged 'that refugees, their sponsors, and their employers call the IRS for an information packet which covers these and other questions concerning 'the tax status of Southeast Asian refugees. The IRS toll-free number is 1-800-592-1870. EROS to be discussed at Ag Expo SIOUX FALLS William H. Anderson of the Earth Resources Observation Satellite (EROS Data.Center) near Brandon, will be among speakers at Ag Expo '76 January 7-8 at Sioux Falls.

He will discuss how farmers and rarichers can apply aerial photography to help themselves in agricultural management practices. He is a native of Ohio and has completed work for a doctor's degree in remote sensing at the University of Michigan. A program featuring well- known speakers is scheduled both days of Ag Expo, which is sponsored by the South Dakota Fertilizer and Ag Chemical Association for farmers, and agri-business people. In addition, more than 100 agricultural exhibits will be on display at the event at the Sioux Falls Coliseum Contention Hall. a pilot program stressing Indian culture and Kneip noted that the materials designed for classroom use were made possible through a Title IX Office of Education program and are available to those elementary school teachers who wish to Implement them as part Of their teaching programs.

The Governor said that he felt this program is a valuable aid in teaching and helping school children become aware of the rich Indian heritage in South Dakota. "I would hope that those instructors who have not taken advantage of this program will contact the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs for information concerning the program, and that those teachers now using it will continue to do so in the future." Included in the teaching units are the titles, "Indians Speak to Themselves," "Science An Indian Perspective," "Indian Memories," "Quiet," "Government of the Indian People," "Learning of the Indian People," and "Social Life of the Indian People." The Governor said that the distribution of more teaching units will support the recommendation for more Indian heritage texts that came from an Indian Education Forum held in October 1975 by the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs Planning Commission. Units of study were compiled prior to the Forum. Also included in'that Forum were recommendations that state legislation rec'ognize the concept of bilingual and bicultural education; that, teachers have more training in Indian culture; and that active leadership be provided by the state in working for the improvement of education for Indian people. Addressing those areas, the Governor said a workshop will be held in Rapid City on January 30-31 to deal with the technical aspect and the implementation of a bilingual- bicultural program in school systems where it does not exist, and improvement of programs in systems where it presently exists.

He also noted that the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs is studying the possibility through the use of accreditation procedures, to perhaps require all graduating teachers to have some background on Indian culture. The Governor said he felt that the" state was addressing the recommendations "quite well," and noted that the Legislature could also be of help by studying the needs of the bilingual-bicultural program, and possibly appropriating necessary monies for that program. Schools in which the pilot is underway include Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Mobridge, White River, Sisseton, Waubay, McLaughlin, Mclntosh, Shannon County Schools, Cheyenne River, and Martir Common. Mt. Vernon's first legislative page named MT.

VERNON A Mt. Vernon High School senior will je leaving for Pierre next week as the school's first legislative page. Debbie Hanson, daughter of ifr, and Mrs'. Carl Hanson, has selected from a field of several hundred applicants to Debbie Hanson serve as a page in the South. Dakota Senate during the first ten days of the 1976 legislative session.

Miss Hanson is being sponsored by Senator George Shanard. While in Pierre, Miss Hanson will be learning the legislative procedure first-hand in her dally duties -of distributing bills, journals and legislative digests, and' in transporting messages to and from legislators to other state agencies or personnel. She will be required to attend all sessions of Senate during her term at Pierre running from Jan, 6 to Jan. 16. As a page; Miss Hanson will be joining other lop students from South Dakota in their page duties.

At all times during the legislative session there will be seven pages and two messengers serving with terms divided into two-week sessions so as to allow more students the opportunity to serve as pages. Each is paid per day for their work. Selection of pages is based on academic standing and comments from reference persons in the community. In addition, a Senator or Representative from the applicant's legislative district must sponsor the applicant. Miss Hanson has been active in music, forensics, drama, anc journalism activities at Mt Vernon High.

She was also chosen as the local district and state participant in the State Conservation Speech contest was the AlC youth scholar Lansing, was named a Bicentennial senior, and was an REA Youth Tour participant ti Washington, D.C. She is ab active in her 4-H organization. Joining Miss Hanson in th first group of legislative page will be another area studen' Larry Kasten of Mitchell. Dakota Bicentennial Ball set for Yankton Jan. 24 YANKTON, S.D.

The sounds and sights of our pioneer past will be relived Saturday, Jan. 24,1976, when Yankton hosts its Dakota Territorial Ball from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. in its City Hall. Area citizens are invited to attend the event which is designed to 'commemorate the days when Yankton served as capital of Dakota Territory.

The Ball will feature an hour of special entertainment, pioneer decor, a traditional grand march, and music by the "Shrine to Music" Bicentennial Orchestra conducted by USD Professor, Arne B. Larson. The Bicentennial orchestra is. composed of 25 professional musicians including faculty members from area colleges and public schools. The group uses a full complement of strings, woodwinds, brasses, piano and percussion to recreate the "big band" sounds of the early 20th century.

The orchestra will feature German, Scandinavian, Bohemian, Czech, American and other national dances as well as waltzes, two-steps, schottisches, fox trots, the lander, and so on. All of the music played by the group comes from the library of the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, one of America's major educational and musical resource centers. Some of the titles to be featured include: "Let Me Call You "Beer Barrel "Bye Bye Blackbird" "Carolina Moon" and the "Tennessee According to Prof. Larson, the music is played in the authentic, traditional styles of the period of the late pioneer days.

Tickets for the Ball can be purchased at six Yankton Pressler wants Administration to study ag trade policies WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Larry Pressler today asked President Ford's staff to give more attention to the effect agricultural trade policies are having on midwest farmers. In letter to Vern Loen, advisor to the President, Pressler suggested that the 1948 example of Harry Truman's victory be studied. In that year, Truman captured the farm vote in various swing states and thus won enough delegates to gain the Presidency. "The same thing could happen in 1976 but farmers at present are very disillusioned with the Ford Administration," Pressler added. Attached to Pressler's letter was a recent survey of Republican farmers.

It showed that farmers in general were very disenchanted with the Administration over the Soviet wheat deal and the apparent knuckling under to George Meany. "Also, based on my "listening" meetings held in South Dakota, I have found that farmers do not want handouts. But they do want better trade treatment insofar as imports of from Canada, Argentina, and elsewhere are concerned and where imports of dairy products from the Common Market affect them. Yet, ironically, our farmers find varying restrictions on the export of beef and eggs to Canada, and our exports of beef to the Common Market are limited, "he said. Pressler told the President's aide that the farm vote could be the swing vote in delivering several states, including all of the mid western states, plus such states as Michigan, and "California.

"The farm vote has been almost totally ignored in the Presidential campaign to date." In his letter, the eastern South Dakqta Representative made five suggestions, including: 1. That the President immediately use his authority to retaliate against the "countervailing duty" trade practices of the Common Market which prohibit imports of dairy products from the United States but subsidize the export of dairy products buildings help experiments 2. Ending "most favored nation" trade treatment of countries until they remove restrictions on U.S. exports of beef, dairy products, and pork. 3.

Immediately appointing family farmers to international trade delegations and to policy posts regarding trade in the Agriculture Department. 4. Ending the State Department's in determining agricultural trade policy. It should be replaced with an Agriculture Commerce State Department consultative committee to ensure that agricultural products are given equal treatment with industrial treatment. 5.

Instructing our ambassador to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs in Geneva that agricultural products should be given the same priority in international trade treatment as our industrial products are currently given. businesses including the three banks, Rexall and Wallbaum Drug Stores and the Hallmark Card Shop. Mail order reservations can be made by writing P. 0. Box 236, Yankton, S.D.

57078. A check should accompany the order. Charles Mix ASC members elected PLATTE Dante farmer. Frank J. Blaha was re-elected to his second consecutive term on the Charles Mix Agricultural, Stabilization and Conservation county committee at the recent county convention.

Elected as first and second alternates to the committee were Harry W. Crisman and Leon K. Martin. Albert.Groen was named chairman and Leonard L. Pesickas was named vice-chairman of the group.

Farmers elected to committees throughout the county included: District I Tom Sternhagen, Harry W. Crisman, Steve J. Carda, LuVern Gramkow and Ken Rehwaldt. District 2 Bernard W. Uecher, Russell Stone, Leon K.

Martin, Eugene Kisch and Kenneth Lundberg. District 3 Eugene Payer, Byrl D. Swanson, Marlen Laska, Robert Hruska and John R. Knodel. District 4 Harold Pavlis, Leonard Steckley, James H.

Arshem, William Pavlis and Raymond H. Franssens. District 5 Warren L. Lien, Gerrit Mellema, Merle Meyerink and Elmer Hegg. The county ASC committee is responsible for local administration farm programs such as wheat and feed grain, commodity loans, wool incentive programs and conservation.

Three types of ventilation, roofs and side walls are under study using these scale models of beef cattle confinement buildings at South Dakota State University. The research by Agricultural Experiment Station personnel is under a grant from the Butler Manufacturing Company, Kansas City. Mo, one of the largest agricultural building Hrmi in the world. SDSU Ag Exp. Sta.

Photo January winds from virtually any direction in South Dakota can simulated by revolving scale model open front bed building 90 turntable in front tunnel (baffled structure at center, Graduate student Tony Koenig of bolnte wutftfecr of watet wbJsJi meters out specific amounts of moisture to simulate the moisture production from cattle aud their wastes- -SDSU Ag Exp. Sta- Photo BROOKINGS, S.D. Three new buildings on the South Dakota Stale University campus would hold 600 head of cattle in research about ventilation and other environmental conditions in open front type structures. That is, they would hold 600 cattle if animals l-20th the size of their living counterparts were available. These buildings are exact scale models, each about feet in size, which represent actual buildings of about 50x100 feet.

Cost and campus space limitations for use of fullsize experimental buildings would be prohibitive. SDSU agricultural engineers use the models to obtain data on the effects of wind speed and direction on ventilation air flow, air flow patterns within the models, circulating air temperatures (ambient) and relative humidity, It's all done in ag engineering laboratories. Sensitive measuring devices provide the raw data for the models and a computer will help translate this information into prediction equations in addition to comparing tilation rates under various operating conditions. The project, to he completed about a year from now, is in the early stages of collecting data and checking out the models, according to Mylo A. Hellickson, associate professor of agricultural engineering at the SDSU Agricultural Experiment Station.

Tony Koenig of Fairfax-, S.p., a graduate student, is working on the project as part of the requirements for a masters degree. A unique part of the research is that it is a "walk-on" project. A representative of the Butler Manufacturing Company, Kansas City, heard papers reporting results of a similar building-model study presented by SDSU ag engineers at a meeting of the American Pnoiotu of Anriioiiltural Engineers a couple of years ago. The Butler representative contacted SDSU officials with the result being a $10,000 grant for continuation of the research. "We've really had cooperation in getting these models constructed," Hellickson says.

"For instance, company officials furnished us with specially fabricated exact scale panels of metal sheet of the type used for full-size buildings. This aided Koenig in getting the details needed for the scale models." Another result of the' research grant is a 4x4-foot wind tunnel ag engineers constructed for this and upcoming projects. The wind tunnel has a capacity of simulating winds over 25 miles per hour although wind speeds in this study will vary from 0 to 20mph. Wind directions for the study will be northwest, north, east and south conforming to January winds in South Dakota. Wind direction determinations for the model study are comparatively easy: the models can revolve on a turntable in front of the wind tunnel and can be easily adjusted for virtually any "direction" and wind speed.

Photographs and observation of smoke from special smoke candles enable researchers to Area student accepted by NCB GREGORY Thomas Schoenfelder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Schoenfelder, has been accepted for the winter term at the National College of Business in Rapid City. A graduate of Gregory High School, he will be enrolled in the business administration program. follow air movements within the models.

According to Hellickson, quantity of air moved through the structure and distribution of air within the structure must both be included for efficient ventilation system design. "Currently there's not much comparative or design information on ventilation characteristics in many naturally ventilated buildings," he adds. Another problem in building design is humidity, mostly coming from cattle and their wastes within the building. This is simulated in the model by evaporating small, measured amounts of water to conform with the amount of moisture normally produced in similar beef buildings. Three different types of buildings are included in the study: open ridge-slant roof- straight walls; circular ridge vent-slightly slanted roof- slanted side walls; and open ridge-slightly slanted roof- straight side walls.

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