Youth Work Rules Effective Jan 1 in Agriculture
Washington report outlines new Labor Department rules under the 1966 Fair Labor Standards Act. The regulations restrict youth under 16 from hazardous farm work, with exemptions for parents’ children and students in vocational training. Some cases may be granted exemptions after individualized Department review.
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Fertilizer and Agricultural Chemicals Conference in Topeka
The 20th annual conference in Topeka December 11 to 13, sponsored by the Kansas Fertilizer and Chemical Institute and Kansas State University, features 22 speakers on chemical research and application. K-State agents present fertilizer demonstrations with names including E A Cleavinger and Bryce Orr among others.
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Topeka
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Municipal Auditorium
Charles Wright
Lamb Price Up in December Market Forecast
Kansas State University extension economists predict slightly higher lamb prices this December and modestly stronger slaughter in October to December. They note a 6 percent drop in this year’s lamb crop, with other commodities like eggs, milk, hogs, corn, sorghum, wheat, soybeans, and cattle also expected to stay steady or fall slightly due to supply and market factors.
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Kansas State University Extension
Area Hog School On Tap Monday
An area swine school for producers will be held at the Crawford County Telephone Cooperative warehouse in Girard Monday. Kansas State University extension specialists will discuss housing nutrition breeding disease control and pollution control. Leo Wendling will discuss Housing Your Hogs in 1975 and Wendling will offer tips on feeding handling storing and processing feeds. The program includes manure handling ideas and a review of KSU research on nutrition and breeding by Wendell Moyer. Dr Homer Caley will cover swine diseases and outbreak management with a look at the hog cholera situation.
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Roy Gwinn Jr
Hyde S. Jacobs
Larry Murphy
Oliver Russ
Carlyle Thompson
Richard Vanderlip
David Whitney
Kansas State University
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Carroll Hess
R. V. Olson
William A. Kelly
Kansas University Law School
Lawrence
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Record High Beef Eating Likely This Year
Manhattan experts forecast record beef consumption in 1967 near 104 pounds per person as production climbs to about double two decades ago. Kansas State University Extension meats specialist George Ahlschwede notes rising intake from 60 pounds to new highs alongside growing output.
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George Ahlechwede
Kansas State University
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Wood Is Good Winter Fuel
Kansas State University forester Leonard Gould explains heat values of firewood, noting air dried wood outperforms green wood due to moisture loss. He lists species by heating value, explains seasoning times, provides cord weights and heat outputs, and urges planning and mixing wood types for efficiency. The Chanute Tribune.
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Leonard Gould
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Heat Cable Guards Pipes Against Cold
Kansas State University expert Elwyn S. Holmes discusses protecting pipes from freezing. Covering pipes with soil or using electric heating cables on exposed sections prevents damage. cables cost 6 to 20 cents per foot with low electricity, thermostatic control can cut costs, and proper sizing avoids safety hazards.
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Elwyn S. Holmes
Kansas State University
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