Quality Wheat Step Will Be Considered
Erie meeting at the new Erie High School Building aims to discuss forming a quality wheat association in Neosho County. Alf growers and grain dealers are urged to attend. Norman Whitehair of Kansas State College and Marvin R Wiebe of a Kansas City firm will speak. Refreshments provided by local grain dealers.
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Erie
Quality Wheat Association
Neosho County
Erie High School
Alf
Mahion Morley
Norman Whitehair
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Marvin R Wiebe
Kansas City
Morley
Milk program changes listed for schools
Neosho and Wilson County agricultural agents report that last year a special school milk program boosted per capita consumption by producing over 400 million additional half pints. USDA announced modifications for this year to broaden participation, set separate item reimbursements, and ensure milk prices for students drop.
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Mahlon Morley
Neosho County
Lester Griffith
Wilson County
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers Vote Next Week in Agricultural Stabilization Committees
Counties to hold elections for community committees in 12 townships. Voting takes place at multiple schoolhouses and city halls on August 10 at 7 pm. James Sneed, county office manager, notes two alternates per committee and assigns delegation roles.
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Erie
Agricultural Stabilization and Service Committee
At & Pm
James Sneed
Big Creek Cremona
Danville
Farlton
Centerville
Doane Dodd
Chetopa
City Hall
Thayer
Shaw
Grant
Town Hall
Stark
Ladore
Lincoln
Mission
St. Paul
Shiloh
Tioga
Chanute Walnut Grove
Cleveland
Corn Plants Eat Rations In Six Weeks
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee says corn uses up to 85 percent of its summer plant food during the six weeks from knee high to tasseling. Between July and August soil must supply peak nutrients to support growth, affecting nitrogen, phosphate, and potash uptake and possible ear development issues if short.
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Chicago
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Cattle Finishing Faster In Western Feed Lots
USDA specialists report faster cattle finishing in the western states than the Corn Belt. Large factory type feed lots account for about 40 percent of western cattle finished in nine states. Feeder cattle mainly come from local cattlemen, with quicker turnover and shorter feeding periods in the west.
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Fredonia
USDA
Corn Belt
West
Guernsey Field Day Set For Saturday At Edna Farm
The Southeast Kansas Guernsey Field Day is planned for next Saturday at the H FE Weir farm south of Edna. Events begin 10 30 a m with lunch provided. Tim C Main of the American Guernsey Cattle Club will present a type demonstration and judging contests for junior and adult divisions will follow the type school.
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Erie
Kansas
H. FE. Weir
Edna
Tim C Main
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Poultry Gains Rapid When Houses Are Cool
Kansas State College expert M. F. Jackson says ventilation and insulation keep poultry cool for faster gains. He notes broilers and replacement pullets grow quicker while layers and breeders sustain production when houses stay cooler. Aluminum plays a role in cooling.
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Manhattan
M. F. Jackson
Kansas State College
Improving House Comfort Through Ventilation and Insulation
Advice on keeping homes cooler with white roofs or roofs painted white reflect sunlight. Emphasizes well insulated ceilings and maximizing ventilation by opening houses and removing unnecessary equipment that slows air movement.
Junior Leaders Attend Camp Near Junction City
Two Neosho County 4-H junior leaders Florence Roberts and Lou Reinhardt, from Every Ready and Best Yet clubs, travel with Talmage Eagles to the Junior Leadership 4-H camp at Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City. They were chosen by the county 4-H council for their club work and records. The Neosho delegates joined peers from Iola en route, as the camp closes Saturday.
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Lou Reinhardt
Florence Roberts
Neosho County
Rock Springs Ranch
Talmage Eagles
Erie
Junction City
Wheat Growers In Wilson County Face Marketing Quota Penalties
Final date for Wilson County wheat growers to meet 1955 acreage allotments was May 25. Growers with more than 15 acres and excess over the allotment after May 25 face a penalty of 1.13 dollars per bushel on the excess. Walter Bradford notes compliant farmers will receive marketing cards enabling penalty free marketing or loan options.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Walter Bradford
Wilson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Commodity Corporation
Record Wheat Stock High in Kansas and U S
Topeka reports Kansas wheat stocks in all positions on July 1 reached 243.718 million bushels, a record for that date, per the Agricultural Marketing Service and Kansas State Board of Agriculture. The national total was 1.020 billion bushels, up 13 percent from the prior record.
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Topeka
Kansas
U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
United States
Survey Finds Kansas Children Diet Falls Short
A Kansas State College survey of 645 nine to eleven year olds across 18 schools shows only about one in ten children fully meet nutrient allowances. Calcium and ascorbic acid gaps persist despite school milk programs, with three cups daily as minimum calcium and citrus fruits key for vitamin C.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Abby Marlatt
Department of Foods and Nutrition
Kansas State College
Miss Marlatt
Nine Missing Cows Found Trapped in Cellar
Mrs. William Parlette reported the nine cows missing from her York County farm since July 24 were found in the cellar of an unused Sunnyburn house. Four cows died of starvation and asphyxiation, five survived, one calf was born and the herd apparently wandered into the ground level cellar to escape heat, with the door shut by a kicking cow. A strong odor led to their discovery.
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York
William Parlette
Sunnyburn
Mrs Maithoit Dies at 100 in Concordia
Emma Maithoit, Cloud County pioneer, died at St. Ann's Home for the Aged Saturday night at the age of 100, the obituary notes. The death occurred in Concordia and the family is awaiting further details.
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Emma Maithoit
Cloud County
St. Ann's
Teachers and graduates noted in Parsons society column
Mrs Ted Kyle returned to Manhattan for the final week of summer school at Kansas State College Sunday evening. Joe R Sample will receive his master's at Pittsburg State College Thursday with his mother and sister attending the ceremony and banquet. Sample will be supervisor of fourth grade work at Horace Mann. The Chanute Tribune.
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Miami
Ted Kyle
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Topeka
Donnie Lowe
Lloya Lowe
Joe R. Sample
C. P. Sample
Pittsburg State College
Keith Richey
Sample
Horace Mann
College Laboratory School
H. C. Hunt
Verle McCoy
Ison
San Diego
Calif
Bob Brogan
Ison Ronnie
St. Paul
Wichita
Brogan
Charles Norris
Judith Richey
Barbara Bryan
Tuba City
Ariz
Miss Richey
B. C Kiplinger
Dorothy Treadway
St Paul
Frederick Swan
Tommy
Gil
Fort Scott
Frederick
Fred Swan
Miami, Fla
Harold Gordon
Gordon
Topeka Judging School Visit by Erie Vocation Group
Erie and Vicinity Harold Vancleave led a group of students on a two day judging school across Shawnee county farms in Topeka. Students included Mike Sears A J Depee Donald Gibson Gerald Powell Jack Waltermire Larry Strange and Larry Showalter.
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Harold Vancleave
Vocational Agriculture Department
Topeka
Shawnee County
Mike Sears
A. J. Depee
Donald Gibson
Gerald Powell
Jack Waltermire
Larry Strange
Larry Showalter
Sam Huff
Fort Scott
Cleo Wheeles
Huff
Soil Conservation Department
Bourbon County
Neosho County
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