School to Change Child Labor Rules
Kansas City report on new fall term impact under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Farmers who hire school children during school hours face direct responsibility for violations. Records must be kept for workers under 18 and age certificates shown on file. Infringement can lead to injunctions or criminal penalties.
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Kansas City
U. S. Department of Labor
G. Truman Hall
U.S. Department of Labor
Hall
Secretary of Labor
Federal District Court
Beef Eating Shows Increase in U S Beef Consumption
Beef consumption in the United States may hit a record in 1956 with the average person eating about 83 pounds, two pounds more than last year, per USDA data. The shift shows a long term rise in beef and red meat intake, with 1950s spending patterns favoring beef over pork in dollars for eight years.
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United States
Lester Griffith
Wilson County
USDA
U. S
Boost for Neosho soil and water conservation loans
In Neosho County and across the state Farm ers Home Administration credit advances support soil and water conservation efforts. Loans fund pumps sprinkler systems irrigation and related facilities with 4.5 percent interest and insurance. Minimum repayment is 20 years. Private lenders insure most funds and the county PUA in Enon issues loans for farm operations.
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Erie
Neosho County
Farmers Home Administration
Hanserd House
FHA
House
Elia'ble
PUA
Ene
Wilson ASC to Meet Next Thursday in Fredonia
The Wilson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service will convene at the ASC office in Fredonia. County officers will be named and committees and delegates for each township listed, including Cedar Clark Center Guilford Neodesha Newark Pleasant Valley Prairie Talleyrand Verdigris Webster and more.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASC
Cedar — C. W. Forsythe
Clark Frankenberry
George Eisele
Howard Carver
Reed Streets
Giles Creager
Joe Studebaker
Bert Darling
Delmont Sierman
George Neill
Chetopa — Verne Fraser
Louis Erbe
Gilbert Borland
Max Travis
Carl Morgan
Clifton — R. W. McMulligan
Glenn Hoffman
Orley Chapman
Bryan Canty
Harold Sauders
Colfax
Chester Uden
Oscar Larson
Dale Nelson
James Olson
Bryan Burk
Duck Creek
Kenneth Beemer
Guy Panon
Lloyd Bagby
Oliver Marlett
Lester Mce-Gregor
Fall River
Charles Friend
Alva Lambert
Leland Brindle
Sylvester Hendry
Donald Morris
Guilford
Charles Ropp
Marvin Ambrose
Ray Vining
Ray Scott
Walter Loomis
Neodesha — Lewis Griffith
Cecil York
George Katzer
Ralph Vandaveer Jr
Joe Clegg
Newark
Virgil York
Dale Hateliff
William Gudde
Harry Berg
Eldred Newland
Pleasant Valley
Claude Carter
Lawrence Kuntz
Lee Campbell
Dock Puckett
William Fair
Prairie — Jeon Choate
Kenneth Fulghage
W. W. Chamberlain
Homer Maxwell
Leo Payne
Talleyrand
Aiph Rebert
Howard Koch
Roy Prillman
Rex Olenhouse
M. H. van Buren
Verdigris
W. F P. Evans
Earl Marr
Max Ecton
Garald Fitzmorris
Rex Thomas
Webster
Charles Ward
Cloyd Gillespie
G. J. Jordan
Reuben Hember
Plastic Liners May Save Water Supply
U S Department of Agriculture tests with Utah Agricultural Experiment Station show plastic films used as liners could conserve water. The research explores liner options to reduce evaporation and improve irrigation efficiency in farming regions.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station
Seepage control methods for farm irrigation systems
Farmers may reduce water loss by lining irrigation canals and reservoirs. Seepage accounts for about one third of irrigation water losses, with storage losses also preventable by lining reservoirs. Lining helps areas with coarse soils where stock ponds fail to hold water.
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Farrmers
Alfalfa Value Calculations and Planting Tips
Kansas State College expert L E Willoughby estimates three tons of alfalfa yield 5 624 pounds of dry matter 636 pounds of digestible protein and 3 018 pounds of digestible nutrients valued at 120 72. He notes alfalfa is the most valuable Kansas field crop and offers timing and soil tips for planting inoculation lime and proper cultivation.
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Fredonia
L. E. Willoughby
Kansas State College
Manhattan
K-State
Kansas
Willoughby
Delegates Set For Annual ASC Meeting
The Neosho County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation service holds its annual county convention at the courthouse on Thursday. Ralph Willson announced the meeting will include township delegates, annual reports, and ASC officer elections.
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Erie
Neal Heilman
Danville
Raymond _ Fickel
William G. Neely
Gerald Umbarger
Merle Ely
Bill Fairchild
Poole Hereford Ranch Centenary Event
The Poole Hereford ranch in Geary County marked its hundred year milestone with a July barbecue attended by over 1,000. Founded by Irish immigrant William D. Poole, the farm grew from a quarter-section to 3,000 acres. Grover Poole, 72, leads the family herd with his sons, and Kansas State College officials joined the centennial observance.
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Manhattan
Eas
Flint Hills
Geary County
William D. Poole
Grover Poole
Grover
Kansas State College
Erie Couple Returns From 10 Day Southern Vacation
Erie and Vicinity City Clerk and Mrs. Harvey Steele and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Richardson traveled the South to the Atlantic coast, stopping in Gilbertsville Kentucky to visit Norman and Beth, longtime Erie residents now fishing at a TVA dam site noted for excellent angling.
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Harvey Steele
Clarence Richardson
Atlantic Seaboard
Gilbertsville
Norman Beth
Erie
Beths
Poultry Egg Market Shifts Toward High Quality Premiums
The industry notes rising consumer demand for high quality eggs and premium pricing for eggs produced with extra effort. Those selling on current receipts face lower prices, widening the gap with Grade A eggs. The ultra industry remains cyclical with entries rising in good times and falling when prices drop as laying flocks expand to capacity.
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Kansas
Fur trade totals in 1955 and 1999 sales
Americans spent 1.409 million dollars on furs in 1999 and 400 million dollars in 1955, reflecting the market size across two eras. The figures illustrate long term demand shifts and price levels in the fur industry.
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Ray Roberts
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R. E. Fortune
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