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• The South Dakota office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service says the count of 1.21 million head is up 5 percent from Sept. 1.
• Breeding hog inventory of 165,000 head is unchanged from last year but down 3 percent from last quarter. Market hog inventory of 1.05 million head is up 1 percent from last year, and up 7 percent from last quarter.
• The September-November 2013 South Dakota pig crop of 914,000 head is down 2 percent from 2012. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 85,000 head, down 6 percent from last year.
• The average pigs saved per litter was 10.75 for September-November.
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24th annual youth goose hunt set for next weekend
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The 24th annual central South Dakota youth goose hunt will be held next weekend in Pierre.
• Sam Koenecke, one of the coordinators, says the event is a great way for kids to get involved in waterfowl hunting. He says the annual event gives kids a chance to see what goose hunting is all about and get some training.
• The hunt is free to young hunters ages 12-15. It begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, with an information meeting at the Pierre Ramkota hotel. Young hunters will be assigned to guides for the weekend and get instructions for the weekend hunt.
• People can get more information on the youth hunt by calling the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Waterfowl Access Trailer at 605-264-5380.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
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• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:
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• 1. BOMBINGS RATCHET UP FEARS AHEAD OF WINTER GAMES
• A suicide bombing on a trolleybus in southern Russia killed at least 14 people, a day after another bombing at a railway station claimed at least 17 lives.
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• 2. WHO'S OBSESSED WITH TRACKING EXPENSES
• Documents obtained by the AP show the al-Qaida terror group is serious about financial bookkeeping, with what amounts to a company-wide accounting policy (Continued on page 17)
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