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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1962
Page
5
Wilson County Farm Agent Fredonia notes agriculture fuels America with rising output despite urbanization. He traces shifts from land expansion pre 1920 to technological farming, tractors, and hybrid corn, highlighting livestock, education, and marketing workers shaping a robust farm economy.
ERIE Thorough watering of landscape plantings before freeze up is as important now as it was this summer, says Bill Dickson, county agricultural agent. Broad and narrow leaved evergreen shrubs hold foliage in winter and continue to give off moisture. Sunny or windy locations need more water. Ground stays frozen most winter, water is tied up, causing winter burn. Water deeply, not just on the surface, to help through winter. If the ground thaws, give another drink.
Erie farm agent Bill Dickson explains that favorable weather and prices can skew income. Farmers should estimate annual net income, then adjust by year end through sales timing, repairs, purchases, CCC loans, and tax credits to align with average income and optimize tax results.
Neosho County and eastern Kansas will begin a sheep scab eradication drive within two weeks. Federal vets and Kansas Livestock Sanitary Commission inspectors offer free examinations. Infected or exposed flocks face 60 day farm quarantines and mandatory dipping before sale. The report notes 62 western counties cleared of the disease and about 150 local flocks in Neosho.
Farm operators must sign an application at the ASCS county office to participate in the 1963 wheat stabilization program. Signup ends Friday in winter wheat areas. Leon Choate said participation is not automatic and payments depend on an approved application showing intended conservation diversion. Operators may divert 20 to 50 percent of their wheat allotment or base, with special provisions for small farms.
County agent Bill Dickson says careful selection of replacement donors and gilts can raise finished hog quality. Key traits: backfat under 1.1 to 1.4 inches, body length 29 inches, weight around 200 pounds by 150 to 160 days, disease absence, and strong, straight lines with good legs. Gilts from large uniform litters with six nipples per side are preferred to approach a No. 1 hog.
A KC-97 refueling plane caught fire over central New York after a midair refuel. Ten crew bailed out. S. Sgt. Huston Childress, 31, was killed. Four survivors had minor injuries. The craft disappeared after ditching near Odessa while daylight searched for the missing aircraft.
The annual Wil son County Livestock Assn meeting occurs Thursday at 8 p.m. in Fredonia courthouse. A Kansas City Stockyards panel will discuss live stock marketing trends and the six month outlook. The association highlights demonstrations field trips and events to boost livestock production and management. Panel members include representatives from commission companies packers stock yards and a large Kansas City bank. State Bank of Fredonia supports the effort.
Nutrient priorities for beef cows on winter pasture are protein and phosphorus. Dry cows should receive 1 lb of 40 percent protein supplement or 12 lbs of 30 percent protein supplement daily. phosphorus about 12 grams per cow daily, with grass supplying about half. For cows nursing calves, add roughage or concentrates. Enrollment in Michigan State University foreign language classes rose 21 percent this fall.
A meeting on livestock marketing is sponsored with an open invitation for anyone interested to attend. Organizers encourage broad participation from producers and related industry stakeholders.
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