Wheat Seed Selection Emphasizes High Germination and Strength
Fredonia reports farm experts urge careful seed choice as shriveled wheat with low test weight may germinate yet produce weak sprouts. Extension agronomist notes field vigor matters more than lab germination, advising cleaning low weight seed and adjusting drill rate to avoid thick stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Lester Griffith
Wilson County
E. A. Cleavinger
Extension Agronomist
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Agronomy Department
Wheat Price Support Narrows Undesirable Varieties
Erie reports 31 wheat varieties labeled undesirable for 1958 price support due to inferior milling and baking quality. Discounts of 20 cents per bushel apply to producers growing these varieties, with penalties under 1956 rules. Identification rests with the grower, who seeded the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
FE. L. McCan
Neosho County
U. S
Bark Beetle Elm Problem and Beetle Control Call
Kansas State College entomology expert Hugh E Thompson warns elm growers to target bark beetle breeding areas rather than sampling diseased trees. He notes Dutch elm disease is incurable in infected trees and beetles carry the fungus between healthy and diseased elms. He urges destroying breeding material and marking infested trees to reduce spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Manhattan
Kansas City
Hugh E. Thompson
Kansas State College
Kansas
Crack Prevention in Chocolate Cake Baking
The text explains that pan selection and mixing affect cracks in chocolate cakes. It notes that soda flavor is undesirable, red color can come from food coloring or extra soda, and some recipes use sour cream to achieve red color without soda taste. Judges favor color if not accompanied by soda flavor.
Wheat Acreage Sign-up Time for 1958 Reserve
Wilson County farmers must return acreage forms to the ASC office by October 4 to establish a soil bank base. The program covers wheat, corn, other small grains, sorghum hay, seed, or ensilage crops, and certain grasses harvested for seed or grain. Forms mirror Neosho County procedures and aid base calculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Wilson County
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Neosho County
ASC
Sudan
Highlight of Fairs In Style Revue
ERIE 4 H club girls and boys model clothing in the style revue and best groomed boy events. Judges award points for the self 25 and outfit up to 50, construction 25, with emphasis on professional look. Fairs encourage better 4 H club work and serve as progress reports for each member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Marjorie Price
Baked Goods Tips Listed
Erie county fair exhibitors seek help from Marjorie Price on baking and judging. Questions cover preparation timing, cooling and wrapping, freezing batches ahead of time, and common scoring concerns such as cracks in quick breads affecting texture and crust appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Marjorie Price
Buying Time For Clothing
Erie reports that with school opening near, Parents should involve children in shopping for outfits. County home economics agent Marjorie Price advises reading garment labels to learn fabric, care, shrinkage limits, and finishing. Clothing sizes rely on body measurements, and trying on items ensures fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Marjorie Price
County ASC Convention Set By Erie County
Erie county ASC delegates and alternates will meet at 1 p m Thursday in the ASC office. The list includes Big Creek Loyd Whitworth and Fred Malson as alternates, Danville William Neely and Raymond Fickel as alternates, Centerville Durward Hines and Ira Lowmaster, Ch etopa Forrest Chickadonz Robera Powers and Joel Van Meter, Grant George Defenbaugh and Louis Beggs, Ladore Newt Gulick and Harold Heady, Lincoln O R Baker and Harold Wright, Mission Charles Kennedy and George Vitt, Shiloh William Dringenberg and Clair Trabue, Tioga James F Cooper and Andrew G Nelson Jr, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Community Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
E. L. McCan
Big Creek
Neal Heilman
Loyd Whitworth
Keith Culbertson
Fred Malson
Carl Olson
Danville
William G. Neely
Charles So
Chetopa
Forrest Chickadonz
Robera Powers
Clifford Culbertson
Joel van Meter
Bob Frankenberg
Eric — Glen Raney
Clifford Theising
Owen Swiler
Russell Heady
Harry Allen
Grant — George R. Defenbaugh
Robert Collins
Wallace Erikson
Louis Beggs
Warren Knox
Ladore
Newt L. Gulick
Jerald Magner
Harold Heady
Oral Smith
Lloyd VanCleave
Lincoln — O. R. Baker
Kenneth Spriggs
John Owen
Herbert Moore
Harold Wright
Charles Kennedy
George Vitt
Raymond Grillot
August Richstatter
R. E. Fortune
Shiloh
William Dringenberg
Lloyd Dulavey
Clair Trabue
Carl Castle
Verne Stafford
Tioga
James F. Cooper
Kermit FE. Adelgren
Andrew G. Nelson Jr
Ed Neyhard
Beard family hosts ham burger fry in yard gathering
In Erie area the Beard family held a backyard ham burger fry at Merle Yockey's home Saturday night with Walter and Elizabeth Beard, Bing Sears, Paul Wagner, Anita Craig, Louise Stroup, Gene Beard, and others. The BPW picnic is set for tomorrow at Mrs. Roy Crockett's Thayer home, with members to bring sandwiches and table service and transportation arranged by president Mabel Colan. Mr and Mrs Bert Shackelton visited Pittsburg for friends and business. FE Z Duvall returned from Wichita after a week’s vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beard
Merle Yockey
Walter Beard
Bing Sears
Paul Wagner
Anita Craig
John
Louise Stroup
Randy
Gene Beard
Burdette
Roy Crockett
Thayer
Mabel Colan
Bert Shackelton
Pittsburg
Local Committee Appointments List Names and Roles
The fragment lists alternates and delegates for a committee: Reuben O Bark as alternate, sec Walnut Grove Raymond Mc Dermed as chairman and delegate, Morris Raney as vice chairman and alternate delegate, John Heitman as regular member, Cecil Fisher as first alternate, John R Eggen as second alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben O. Bark
Walnut Grove
Raymond McDermed
Morris Raney
John Heitman
Cecil Fisher
John R. Eggen
Seed Pool Meeting Tomorrow at Erie
Erie farmers are invited to a seed wheat pooling meeting in the courthouse court room at 8 p m tomorrow. County farm agent Gale Mullen aims to locate good quality seed wheat for fall, arrange supplies and trucking, and prioritize locally recommended varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Neosho County
Gale Mullen
Mullen
Livestock Field Day Planned in Wilson County
A livestock field day is set for Friday at 1 30 p m at the Richard Stryker farm seven miles north and half a mile west of Fredonia Wilson County farm agent Lester Griffith announced the event Stockmen will see a production testing program in a beef cow herd with calf grading weighing and other demonstrations including implanting calves with Stilbestrol All interested stockmen are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Wilson County
Lester Griffith
Richard Stryker
Here
Kansas
Erie News Highlights From Family Reunions To Legion Honors
Sunday events include the Bush family reunion with seventy five attendees at a Wichita park. Erie’s American Legion delegation to Hutchinson earned honors. Ted Kyle elected state commander and Hollis Dunham delegate. Locals host guests and plan next year’s reunion at the Duvall home. multiple families visit Kansas City and Minnesota for business and fishing trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cation
Bush
Wichita Park
Duvall
Erie
American Legion
Hutchinson
Ted Kyle
Kyle
Hollis Dunham
National Legion
James Pierce
R. A. Cottey
Parsons
Mrs. Pierce
George Highfill
Kansas City
Hinshaw Case Dismissed After Telephone Job Split
A case involving Hinshaw ends with a dismissal. Court records note Hinshaw, son of Mr and Mrs Pat Hinshaw, formerly at Kansas State College Manhattan, is connected to a telephone company job. The source text is fragmentary and reads as a courtroom outcome with little detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Chanute Tribune Pa. & Stephens
Hinshaw
Kansas State College
Manhat
Ian
Mrs. Hinshaw
Telephone Company
Aging collie Major wins court case in Pasadena
In Pasadena California a 19 year old collie named Major wins a court case granting him freedom to roam. The owner Earl Jackson faced a neighbor’s charges over the dog’s behavior. Attorney Grover Dodson argued for senior dog privileges. The municipal judge ruled the dog too old to cause damage or annoyance despite health issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Major
Earl Jackson
Grover Dodson
Dodson
Richard Filden
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South Highland
Ebur Schultz
Lee Judy
Schultz & Judy
Am. Society Farm Managers & Appraisers
Erie & Vicinity
FE. Z. Duvall
Wichita
Chapman Feed Service
McCormick Farmall
Neosho Implement Co
S. Santa Fe
Thone
C. F. Yockey
Kentucky
Florida
Wilber E. Jacobs
Minnesota
W. L. Oliver
Cleo I
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David
Duane Ferguson
Carlyle Hinshaw
Chanute
Santa Fe
Earl
Jersey
Guernsey
M.M
I.H.C
David Bradly
John Deere
van Brunt
R.C.A
Great Western
Walter W. Myers
Bill Riley
Mahlon Morley
First National Bank
KCRB
Chanute Sales
Joe Brazil
Midway Consolidated School OF Buffalo
Vilas, Kansas
Vilas
Army
Naden
Frank Troutman
Don Marple—Director
Walter Sgeele
Delmer Miley
International
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G.M.C
Dodge
Woodruff Oil Co. & Truck Sales
Rom
Menyreree
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