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All-Around Service ® All Around Oklahoma Page 2 Oklahoma Farm Bureau Reduce your risks Page 6 journaljournaljournal Horses journaljournal stay wild Volume 54 No. 5(ISSN 1091-921X) August 2002 Just showin’ off Inspiring today’syouth through Oklahoma’s athletic heritage By Mike Nichols executive director of the Oklahoma Sports Museum. “We The aroma of freshly roasted peanuts and hot buttered didn’t know what we were doing.” popcorn almost permeates the air as echoes from roaring Memorabilia from 400 to 500 athletes with Oklahoma crowds seemingly reverberate from the corners of the Okla- ties now adorns the museum. There are more than 1,000 homa Sports Museum in historic downtown Guthrie. items displayed. The 13,000 square feet “We thought we could facility is a shrine to provide a place where we Oklahoma’s top athletes, a could not only recognize tribute to their careers with Hall of Fame athletes,” displays replete with memo- says Hendricks, “but all pro rabilia from their glory days. athletes from Oklahoma.” It also features relics of no- There are large displays table state collegiate action. of Oklahoma’s superstars This unparalleled facil- in Major League Baseball ity is the brick and mortar (MLB) and the National offspring of an impromptu Football League (NFL). discussion initiated by Lo- Oklahoma MLB Hall of gan County Farm Bureau Famers featured include member Richard Hendricks Jenkins, Mickey Mantle, with Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins and Harlem Johnny Bench, Warren Spahn, Willie Stargell, Carl Hubbel, Globetrotter great Geese Ausbie. Bullet Rogan and Paul and Lloyd Waner, the only brothers in Hendricks, an educator and coach at Guthrie for 19 years, the shrine. broached the idea of a place to display items from Jenkins’ “Oklahoma has a lot of baseball players. There’s no other and Ausbie’s illustrious careers following a school assembly. sport where we have that many. That’s the reason we’re heavy He remembers the occasion well. on baseball,” says Hendricks. “It was during Red Ribbon Week (a drug free promotion). One special baseball exhibit is a Rawlings Gold Glove We invited Ferguson Jenkins and Geese Ausbie to put on an Award donated by Rawlings Company honoring five assembly for the kids. They talked to the kids (about staying Oklahomans who received the award as best at their Richard Hendricks shows off the Warren Spahn Award. in school and being drug free), and when it was over we talked position. Bench, the former Cincinnati Reds catcher, is in the Gold Glove Hall of Fame for winning the award 10 about a place to display their memorabilia and consecutive years. using their influence positively to influence our NFL Hall of Famers include Leroy Sellmon, kids.” Tommy McDonald, Jim Thorpe and Steve Largent. Hendricks, now retired, and the two Okla- Heisman Trophy winners Barry Sanders, Steve homa all-star athletes took their 1991 idea to the Owens and Billy Sims have memorabilia on display community and by 1992 a non-profit organiza- along with OU coaching legends Bud Wilkinson tion was established and the push to gather and Barry Switzer. material for exhibits began. Some three years No display about Oklahoma sports would be later, trustees guaranteed funds to purchase the complete without legendary OSU basketball coach buildings for the museum and by 1996 the first Henry Iba. Mr. Iba is memorialized for his excel- building was restored. lence at both OSU and the Olympics. Relics from The West Gallery was opened next by Gov. the arena bearing his name, Gallagher-Iba, include Frank Keating, who assisted museum trustees in a set of the first wooden chair backs and another set obtaining a grant to help install electricity, heat that replaced them before the recent renovation and and air in that area. enlarging of the basketball mecca. “I just felt lucky the Lord lead me to do this,” Oklahoma’s most recent superstar Olympian, says Hendricks, who now serves as president/ A set of the original chairbacks from what is now OSU’s Gallagher-Iba Arena. (Museum, Page 3) Wheat producers can reduce risks for 2003 crop OFB offers revenue assuranceWheat Harvest protection State wheat producers again have the opportunity to participate in a revenue assurance program designed to reduce their risks for the 2003 crop. “This program, brought here by Oklahoma Farm Bu- reau, protects wheat producers in the case of yield or price decreases or a combination of both,” said Scott Bulling, Oklahoma Farm Bureau Crop Insurance crop program manager. “When we introduced this in 2000, half of producers who had crop insurance switched to the revenue assurance program. I strongly recommend it, especially in today’s environment of both production and price risks. I’d also recommend they purchase the highest level of coverage they can afford.” The amount of protection varies from 65 to 75 percent, with the cost typically being $3 to $5 per acre. Bulling said the cost varies from county to county and with the amount of protection desired. The cost typically is slightly higher than multi-peril crop insurance but less expensive than crop revenue coverage. “This is a revenue product rather than just crop insur- ance. It essentially is a money in the bank guarantee for wheat producers,” he explained. Wheat producers still are allowed to sell their crop traditionally as well as collect the guarantee when they purchase the revenue assurance coverage. Oklahoma wheat growers saw the average yield of assurance coverage -- “a money in the bank guaran- “OFB simply is trying to give producers options to reduce their 2002 crop sag to 31 bushels per acre, the lowest tee” -- can help producers eliminate some of the risks the risk of producing a crop. I certainly would recommend level in six years. Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s revenue they will face with their 2003 wheat crop. wheat producers looking at this program,” he added. The deadline to bind coverage for the 2003 wheat crop is Sept. 30, 2002. Bulling said producers who are not sure Program rewards farmers’ innovative ideas, inventions how many acres of wheat they will plant can sign up by that Your innovative idea could earn a year’s free use Oklahoma Farm Bureau members interested in date and provide the actual number of acres seeded later. of a New Holland tractor if it’s selected as the FARMER entering the competition should go to the AFBF “They’re only charged for the acres they plant. The winner of American Farm Bureau’s 2002 Farmer IDEA web site at fb.org, look under FB Program and select premium is not due until next summer,” he said. Idea Exchange. EXCHANGE Farmer Idea Exchange. “I urge producers to obtain this coverage through Farm AFBF sponsors the program to surface inven- The complete set of entry forms can be found, Bureau because we’re owned and operated by farmers and tions, equipment modifications, innovative crops, downloaded and completed. All forms must be com- have a good understanding of the needs of producers and marketing techniques, management systems and farm- pleted and be accompanied by two 4-inch by 6-inch the desire to help them improve their bottom line.” ing practices developed by farmers. It is designed to color photos before being submitted to Oklahoma Farm Oklahoma Farm Bureau has a toll-free number for encourage Farm Bureau members to share their ideas and Bureau. wheat producers interested in the revenue assurance pro- help farmers find ways to cut costs, become more effi- Those who want to enter must send all the required gram. Producers who call 1-877-913-7475 will be put in cient, improve the environment and improve their net forms to Oklahoma Farm Bureau by Sept. 1. Address touch with a crop protection specialist who will answer any income. entries to OFB, Farmer Idea Exchange, 2501 N. Stiles, and all of their questions. That specialist also is authorized The competition is intended for individuals. Products Oklahoma City, Okla. 73105. to sell revenue assurance program coverage. already being marketed or procedures being publicly imple- A state winner will be selected and entered into the Bulling said producers also may obtain information mented may be submitted in the competition since the national contest to represent Oklahoma. The national win- about multiple peril, crop-hail, crop revenue coverage and purpose of the program is to share innovations and products ner will be announced at the 2003 AFBF convention in CAT coverage by telephoning the same number. with a wide variety of farmers. Tampa, Fla. 007406862 Published in February, March, April, June, Au- Joe Mayer, Guymon ................. Vice President Oklahoma Farm Bureau gust, October, November and December by Okla- Scott Dvorak, Perry ........................... Secretary homa Farm Bureau, 2501 N. Stiles, Oklahoma Henry Jo VonTungeln, Calumet ....... Treasurer City, OK 73105-3126, Telephone 405-523-2300. Bob Drake, Davis .................................. Director Subscription rates $1 per year for members Merle Atkins, Davidson ........................ Director as part of dues, $5 for non-members. Periodi- Stanley Miller, Lindsay ......................... Director cals postage paid at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mike Spradling, Sand Springs ............. Director Wade Rousselot, Wagoner .................. Director POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Al Callahan, Poteau.............................. Director Oklahoma Farm Bureau JOURNAL, 2501 N. Matt Wilson ..........................Executive Director journaljournaljournal(ISSN 1091-921X) Stiles, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3126. Sam Knipp ............ Director of Communications Visit our Web site at www.okfarmbureau.org Steve Kouplen, Beggs ...................... President Mike Nichols ................. OFB JOURNAL Editor 2 • OKLAHOMA FARM BUREAU JOURNAL • August 2002 Museum shows off state athletes (Continued from Page 1) The museum is open Shannon Miller, is honored in both bronze 1 to 5 p.m. Wednes- and other media. Olympic wrestler Wade day and Thursday.