Farm Costs Reflect Quality of Hay Used
Erie reports that meat and milk costs hinge on the quality of this summer hay. Early cutting boosts value. alfalfa cut before bloom yields far more protein and energy. Leaf loss from improper handling reduces feed value. hay conditioning speeds drying and favors dairy cattle. Haylage may be an option with 55 percent moisture in a tight silo.
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Erie
Bill Dickson
Neosho County
Washington State College
Dickson
Early Spring Sprays Best for Garden Disease Prevention
Erie county agricultural agent Bill Dickson recommends starting fungicide sprays as plants leaf out to prevent mildew leaf spot and blight. Reapply within one to two days after each rain and about every 10 days. cover entire plants and soil. Use spreader-sticker if spray does not cling. avoid using sprayers previously used for weed killers.
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Erie
Bill Dickson
Dickson
Wilson Conservation Projects Completed in Wilson County
County agent Dan Pherigo reports March work in Wilson County includes waterways terraces drainage ditches and stockwater ponds. Builders include Lamar Whitson Lee Hall Gordon Wiltse Clyde Lovell Glenn Markins Ralph Bolton Roy Milligan Leslie Sloan and Carl Payne.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Dan Pherigo
Lamar Whitson
Lee Hall
Gordon Wiltse
Clyde Lovell
Glenn Marklns
Ralph Bolton
Roy Milligan
Leslie Sloan
Carl Payne
Hegers Elected To Angus Group
Mr and Mrs George A Heger of Chanute have been elected to membership in the American Angus Assn at St Joseph Mo secretary Glen Bratcher announced. The membership was one of 812 issued to breeders of registered Aberdeen Angus in the United States during the past month.
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George A. Heger
Chanute
American Angus Assn
St. Joseph, Mo
Glen Bratcher
United States
Gulick New Board Head
Gulick of Galesburg elected chairman of the Neosho County Soil Conservation District board succeeding Walter Poor. L. G. Dulavey continues as secretary and Lou Reinhardt of Chanute becomes treasurer. New accounting methods were adopted under a state law, with Poor and Gulick guiding the changes.
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ERIE
N. L. Gulick
Galesburg
Board of Supervisors
Neosho County
Poor
L. G. Dulavey
Thayer
Lou Reinhardt
Chanute
Joe O’brien
St. Paul
Poor and Gulick
Eureka
Yates Center
Cedar Creek
Wilson
Neosho
SCS
Poor Stands Listed As Main Deterrent Of Top Crop Yields
Wilson County farmers plant 20 000 acres of corn 18 000 of grain sorghum and 12 000 to 15 000 of soybeans Poor stands limit yields due to planting speed and equipment Farmers are urged to run planters slower use uniform seed distribution Aim for 18 000 to 19 000 seeds per acre in corn and similar for sorghum Apply insecticide for corn root worm and pre emergent weed control Atrazine for corn propazine for grain sorghum Detailing recommendations by county agent Dan Pherigo and local context in Wilson County Kansas.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Dan Pherigo
Pherigo
Kansas
Dairy Cattle Show Set At Girard April 25 I May
Southeast Kansas dairymen gather in Crawford County for the spring dairy show at the Crawford County fair grounds near Girard beginning at 10 a.m. An Ayrshire breeder reports 225 to 250 head will attend with all dairy breeds represented including Ayrshire Guernsey Milking Short horn Brown Swiss Jersey and Holstein.
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Girard
Kansas
Crawford County
Crawford County Fair Grounds
Frank Titmus
Ayrshire
Guernsey
St Cloud students brave cold for spring ice cream festival
ST CLOUD Minn AP students at St Cloud State College ignored snow and freezing winds to celebrate the ice breakup on the Mississippi River with their annual spring ice cream festival on campus.
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ST. Cloud, Minn
St. Cloud State College
Records Needed Under Wool Plan
Lamb producers must keep complete records to qualify for payments under the national wool program. Reports must show the number and live weight of unshorn lambs purchased or state none, and include purchases of unshorn lambs even if no sales document was provided. Shorn wool filings require lamb counts and weights as well. Payments depend on wool incentive weights, lamb weight gains, and ownership duration of 30 days or more.
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Fredonia
Leon Choate
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Choate
Insemination Course Completed by Kramer
Jerry Kramer of rural Galesburg completed a two week intensive course in artificial insemination of cattle conducted by American Breeders Service Inc. at Belvidere Illinois. The program covered animal physiology sanitation genetics and breeding techniques with a facility visit in Madison Wisconsin. ABS specializes in high production cattle semen and tests bulls. Kramer will serve Neosho County and eastern Wilson County with semen for beef and dairy cattle of major breeds.
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Jerry Kramer
Galesburg
American Breeders Service Inc
Chicago
Belvidere
Ill
Madison
Wis
ABS
Kramer
Neosho County
Wilson County
Mosaic Hits Area Wheat in Neo Sho County Fields
County agricultural agent Bill Dickson reports mosaic disease reappears in Neo Sho County wheat, especially fields with prior infection. Bronze yellow spots appear in many fields and can blanket entire patches, with green-up expected after several warm, dry days.
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Erie
Neosho County
Mosiac
Bill Dickson
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Malcolm
Hegers
Angus
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