Plastic Covers Aid For Trench Silos
Erie dairy farmers may adopt low cost airtight plastic covers for horizontal silos to cut surface spoilage and storage losses. USDA experiments show covers of black polyethylene or vinyl seal silage, reducing spoilage to upright-silo levels. Weighting the cover with sawdust minimizes air leakage during feeding and preserves nutrient value.
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Erie
Gale Mullen
Neosho County
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Cheese Helps Summer Dishes Brighten Veggie Meals
Mrs Marjorie Rice county home economics regent says cheese adapts to August menus. Cheese sauce tops boiled potatoes cabbage onions peppers eggplant tomatoes and other vegetables. Leftovers become cheese skillet dishes with crumbs baked until brown.
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Marjorierice
County Home Economics
Regent
Feed Problem For Poultry In Hot Weather
County extension agent Gale Mullen notes poultrymen combat heat by noon feedings with wet mash or a step-up ration rich in vitamins and minerals. Some use neon feeding of pellets or crumbles, simply changing feed form to boost palatability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Gale Mullen
Mullen
High Prairie 4 Hers Win Style Revue
Carolyn Wing and Richard Morton, both 16 and 17 from High Prairie Pioneers, won grand champion titles at the Wilson County 4 H Style Revue in Neodesha. Jeanean Beemer and Max Lee King earned reserve champion honors with tailored outfits reflecting the 4 H fashion show style.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Carolyn Wing
High Prairie Pioneers
Philip Wing
Rural
Benedict
Vilas High School
Richard Morton
Joe Morton
Altoona
Jeanean Beemer
K. Beemer
Jeanean
Lafontaine
Max Lee King
Aaron King
Happy Hustlers
Independence Community College
Four 4-H Members Head to Rock Springs Training Event
Erie Neosho County 4-H youths depart Aug 1 for a week at Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City for state training. Names listed include Lyla Hanson Pat Porter Cheryl Umbarger with sponsors from First National Bank Chanule 4-H council Lucky Clover club. Three others join Aug 7 for state health camp Phil Stanley Dryden Karen Ferguson Sharon Bussman with sponsorships from a coffee company and Chanute Lions Club.
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Erie
Neosho County
Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
Dale Hensley
Lyla Hanson
First National Bank of
Phil Stanley Dryden
Karen Ferguson
A Coffee Company
Sharon Bussman
Chanute Lions Club
Terracing Progress In Wilson County
Wet weather delayed July soil conservation work in Wilson County. W J Lainer reports. Terraces built on Harvey Wells farm east of Fredonia. Carter Brookhart farm near Chanute. M D Nelson farm south of Coyville. Bill Gudde farm east of Neodesha. Waterways praised, including a spring Kentucky fescue stand at Gus Engstrom’s Fredonia site. Farmers urged to sign up with the ASC for engineering practices before fall planting. scheduling with nearby projects improves efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Wilson County
W. J. Lainer
Harvey Wells
Carter Brookhart
Chanute
M. D. Nelson
Coyville
Bill Gudde
Neodesha
Gus Engstrom
ASC
Sainer
Wheat Farmer Falloff Expected in Soil Bank
Federal farm officials foresee a sizable drop in wheat farmer participation in the 1958 soil bank acreage reserve. Changes limit offsetting gains in other crops and could reduce farm income. wheat rates rise to a 1958 average of 20.88 dollars per acre from 20.04, while soil moisture improvements in the central and southern Great Plains temper signup enthusiasm.
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Washington
Soil Bank
Central
Great Plains
Vinegar Makes Fine Steam Iron Cleaner
Erie guidance says clean irons with distilled vinegar for lime deposits. If using well or tap water, run vinegar for 15 minutes, then let stand overnight. Next morning, pour out vinegar and rinse the tank thoroughly.
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Marjorie Price
Pasture upgrades cut dairy feed costs says Wis agronomist
University of Wisconsin agronomist F. W. Burcalow reports dairy farmers can slash feed bills by improving pasture and forage handling. He notes feed costs run 50 to 60 cents per dollar of milk and that high quality pasture, hay, and silage can be produced at a fraction of grain prices. The grassland program aims for high quality pasture and proper soil fertility with lime, fertilizer, and suitable seed mixes.
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Chicago
F. W. Burcalow
University of Wisconsin Agronomist
Burcalow
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Wisconsin
Lemons and Limes among August Good Food Buys
Mrs. Marjorie Price county home economics agent notes lemons and limes as good August buys with plentiful supply and vitamin A. She warns shoppers to watch for special turkey prices, noting turkeys now double the year ago. She highlights a wide price spread between chuck cuts and steaks, aiding pocketbook choices this summer.
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Erie
Marjorie Price
Arkansas County Tops In Soybean Production
An Agriculture Department report shows Mississippi County Arkansas led the nation in soybean output in 1955 and 1956 with 4,960,000 bushels in the latest year and 3,704,900 bushels the year before.
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Arkansas County
Washington
Arkansas
Mississippi
Agriculture Department
Mail Ballots Out For ASC Election
Erie ballots mailed to all eligible Neosho County voters for ASC community committeemen. Each ballot lists 10 names with room to write in candidates. Ballots must be mailed to the ASC office in Erie and postmarked by Aug. 12. Results after the tabulation committee counts the ballots.
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Erie
ASC
Neosho County
Ralph Wilson
Wilson
Hay Crop Harvested On Grass Waterway
Dwight C. Diver of Chanute along with A. G. Palmer from the Soil Conservation Service reports a grass waterway on a Woodson County farm yielded over 50 bales of good brome hay from about one to one and a half acres. The terraces held through heavy spring rains, improving erosion control and suggesting waterways can be productive for hay or seed harvests when moisture and nutrients are ample.
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Erie
Woodson County
Dwight C. Diver
Chanute
A. G. Palmer
The
Soil Conservation Service
Palmer
Diver
Mental Health in Family Living Studied by HD Units
In Neosho County during August and September women members of Home Demonstration Units will study the topic Mental Health in Family Living. County agent Mrs Marjorie Price says families face rising tensions and community action is needed to keep people sound and healthy.
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Erie
Neosho County
Marjorie Price
Health board aids leaders with mental health info
The State Board of Health offers film strips pamphlets and discussion aids to unit leaders to address wide ranging issues from mental illness costs to aging parents delinquency teen problems and fulfilling activities for seniors.
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State Board of Health
Check on Corn Recommended
Chicago report from the Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges farmers to inspect corn fields this summer to cut costs and raise yields. Key checks include green stalks, adequate plant density, loose tilth, and sufficient soil moisture. The advisory promotes organic matter and water retention to improve next year’s profits.
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Chicago
Middle West
Strap-on Helicopter Weighs 68 Pounds in Test
Manhattan Beach CA A Tokyo born aeronautical engineer Eugene M Gluhareff says he has produced the world s smallest strap on helicopter It weighs only 68 pounds and is worn like a knapsack He claims it flies about 50 mph for half an hour and features jet engines with potential interest from the armed forces
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Manhattan Beach
Calif
Eugene M. Gluhareff
Gluhareff
Humboldt social notes recount visits and travel patterns
The Humboldt column lists multiple households visiting relatives and friends across Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado. It notes returns from Antlers Oklahoma, Grand Lake, and Estes Park, with extended family connections among Harwood, Nash, Gould, Bartholomew, and Wing families, as well as local events and recitals.
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Bob Nash
Antlers
Okla
H.A. Harwood
Harwood
Mrs. Nash
Harlengen
Texas
el Dorado
Ark
Bill Hastings
Mrs. Hastings
Colorado
George Garvie
George
Marie
Laramie
Wyo
A. J. Hall
Mission
Humboldt
H. H. Stewart
Jeanette Pendarvis
Tulsa
William Liefeld
Henry Leifeld
Hofer
Patricia
Chanute Tribune
Wichita
M. A. Scott
Diana
Barbara
Ottawa
Scott
Fred Bartholomew
Colorado Springs
Bartholomew
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Junction
Mr. Bartholomew
L. A. Matthewson
Los Angeles
Matthewson
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Norma Kraus
St. Louis
P. C. Kraus
Denver
Clifford Kraus
Kraus
C. W. Porter
Chanute
Emilie Geissler
John Mahaffy
Lynn
Nancy
Thomas
Coffeyville
Mahaffy
Wilson Pitman
Carl Bedenbender
M. H. Amos
San Antonio
C. E. Westle
Ralph Gould
Win
Few Cement Plants Idle by Strikes
A union official said the nationwide cement strike is nearly over with about 15,000 workers back at 64 plants. Seven plants with 1,340 workers remain struck, while Five General Cement Co factories and two Lone Star Cement Co plants stay closed. Pay raises average 13.6 cents plus fringe benefits pushing total packages to 162 to 17 cents per hour. Retroactivity to May 1 in 99 percent of cases.
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Chicago
Toney Gallo
Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union
General Cement Co
Lone Star Cement Co
Gallo
Naional
Popocatepetl Volcano Near Mexico City Quiet Since 1549
Popocatepetl, located about 40 miles south of Mexico City, remains intermittently active but has not produced a damaging eruption since 1549.
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Popocatapetl
Mexico City
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