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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1962
Page
7
Erie farmers face a storage quandary after a strong harvest. Long term grain storage on farms is rising due to surpluses and new drying systems. Farmers must weigh farm bins versus elevator storage and price storage per bushel per month.
Areas infested with plant parasitic nematodes should be marked and preparations made for fall fumigation. Advice comes from Joe Dickerson, Kansas State University plant pathologist. County agents or extension pathologists at K State provide soil prep instructions and chemical recommendations.
County agent Bill Dickson notes plastic covers for bunker and trench silos greatly reduce spoilage seepage and gas losses. A Maryland USDA study found surface sealing cut spoilage by about half and raised dry matter value by 10 pounds per square foot.
Neosho County Soil Conservation District approved three new conservation farm plans and additions to three plans at its August meeting. In the last two months 36 acres of waterways were shaped, 27,000 feet of terraces built, and 2,600 feet of diversions constructed. The board reviewed radio equipment for faster terrace layout and conservation work. The treasurer reported funds and a speaker for next winter’s annual meeting was arranged. Attending were N. L. Gulick, Joe O'Brien, L. G. Dulavey, Bill Dickson, C. P. McKinnie, and James Beach.
Three step soil sampling method by Dan Pherigo Wilson county farm agent. Divide the farm into uniform sampling areas, choose a suitable instrument and collect 10 to 20 subsamples from the top six inches, mix, crush clods, and place a pint of composite soil for testing at the extension office.
Wilson county home demonstration units participate in a statewide safety program organized by the Kansas Home Demonstration Council the Extension Service and the State Board of Health. Each unit submits a questionnaire and a county summary will be prepared to recognize outstanding accident prevention work with certificates.
Wilson county ASC chair Leon Choate announces 1962 crop wheat support at 2.06 dollars per bushel, unchanged from earlier, with soybean support at 2.16 per bushel for No. 2 beans and 13.8 to 14 percent moisture. Final wheat rate follows parity rules. minimum price under the formula may apply. Eligibility requires 1962 production, proper grades, and farm allotment participation. Loans and purchase agreements run harvest to January 31 with a May 31, 1963 maturity.
Beef cattle producers eye sales and auctions in coming weeks. Experts discuss whether feeding calves on grass later this month pays, depending on selling plans. If holding, keep calves growing. if selling soon, synchronized gains are hard. Buyers favor cattle started on grain, yet start on grain may command higher prices later.
Erie Kansas report by Bill Dickson notes rising interest in production testing and selection of hogs among Neosho county and southeast Kansas producers. Emphasizes heritable traits like backfat and loin area for lean meat yield, and the need to balance measurable and visible factors with proper management and nutrition. Extension plans offer on farm testing guidance.
Wilson county agricultural extension office offers guidance on bindweed control. For wheat fields, spray 2 4 D about 30 days after cultivation during late bud to early bloom. Fall spraying requires delaying wheat seeding by at least two weeks after the first good rain. Use ester type 2 4 D at one pound acid equivalent per acre.
Top blue ribbon winners in the Neosho county 4 H style revue and best groomed boy contest were judged at Erie High School last Tuesday. Winners include Linda Campbell Shamrock cotton dress Carol Baldwin Hillcrest school outfit Virginia Madill Neosho Valley Busy Bees street or church dress Patsy Harris Lucky 13 sports outfit Sandy Heady Hillcrest party dress Ruby Baker Prairie Schooners tailored dress Lois Barnhart Ever Ready church or street dress Jo Ann Rodgers Ever Ready wool garment Joyce Womeldorff Prairie Schooners party dress Nancy Kinne Shamrock complete outfit Bill Lopeman Neosho Valley Busy Bees casual outfit Bob Schoenhofer Prairie Schooners sports outfit Glenn Barnhart Ever Ready dress suit Bill Taylor Willing Workers semi format Demonstration on interfacings by Nancy Kinne received a top blue. illustrated talk on Conservation by Joyce Womeldorff received a blue. Champions and reserve champions will be chosen from among the top blue winners and announced at the public style revue tomorrow. The public revue will be at Erie High School at 8 p.m.
Dairy specialists list essential sanitation measures to prevent disease in herds. They emphasize clean dry bedding, properly sized stalls with partitions, fly and rodent control, and careful maintenance and disinfection of milking machines. Ditches around Neolithic sites in Italy once shaped settlement patterns, now visible from the air.
Fredonia reports show bluegrass mowed at 2.2 to 3 inches forms a stronger deeper root system than grass cut at 1 inch. Deep roots improve water and nutrient uptake in summer, promote healthier stands, and reduce weed invasion. Shallow frequent watering hurts lawns with poor roots, encouraging crabgrass.
A Kansas State University extension poultryman announced the Kansas Poultry Business Analysis will start September 1. The program aims to standardize reporting of flock productivity and aid farmers in management decisions with monthly data on feed efficiency rate of lay feed cost per dozen eggs egg grade and return per hen. Each producer will receive a code number for flock identification and comparisons. County agents and farm management staff will provide registration blanks and sample reports.
Allen county farm agent Tom Maxwell reports bagworm activity on junipers, pines, arborvitae, cedars and other trees. Cedars show browning from damage. repeated chemical sprays often fail. remove bag nests first then treat with malathion or lead arsenate. Early sprays are effective. neglect can endanger shrubs.
Wilson county farm agent Dan Pherigo advises farmers who have not baled prairie hay to do so before maturity. He notes protein content in native grasses drops in late stages, and late meadow cutting may yield more hay per acre but with lower feed value.
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