Corn Growing Champions Crowned At Chicago Show
Willard C. Kirk of Jeffersonville Ohio won the 1955 corn championship at the International Grain and Hay Show in Chicago for his seed and soil program. Tom Halsterman of Rushville Indiana earned the junior crown with Indiana hybrid No. 844, guided by 4-H and FFA leadership.
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Chicago
Willard C. Kirk
New Corn
Jeffersonville
Thomas Halsterman
Rushville
Ind
Lair
Newton
Kirk
Tom Halterman
Indiana
Tom
Future Farmers of America
Rush County
Hampshire
Halterman
Purdue University
Thomas Halterman
Farm Interest Meetings Scheduled by Erie Agents
Erie farmers hear about cattle sheep and hog futures and the grain outlook at a 1 30 p m Friday session in the Old Erie High School Building. Marketing and outlook school led by Mahlon Morley county agent with Ray M Hoss and Norman Whitehair Kansas State College specialists.
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Erie
Mahlon Morley
Erie High School
Ray M. Hoss
Norman Whitehair
Kansas State College
Hoss
Whitehair
Kansas
Registered Bull Sold at Brown Swiss Sale
Brown Swiss breeder 5S. F. Dewees of Beloit Wisconsin sold Texas Show Boy 124174 to Walter Hall of Erie. Fred Idtse secretary of the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association reported this sale from Beloit Wisconsin.
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F. Dewees
Texas
Farm Outlook Relies on Broader Economic Conditions
Erie extension agents say farm outlook now hinges more on overall business health than in the past. They note U S farm production value dropped from 17 percent of national output in 1929 to six percent in 1953, with farm population shrinking from 25 to about 13 percent. Demand for farm products grows from non agricultural incomes.
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Erie
United States
U.S
Deputy Sealer Tests Neosho Motors
Four propane meters tested on Neosho County trucks were correct, one adjusted within tolerance, and none condemned. Deputy State Sealer John L. O Neill noted the service helps LP gas dealers since no mobile tester exists. Fred True explained the figures show few condemnations but many need adjustment across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Neosho County
John L. O'Neill
Weights and Measures Division
State Board of Agriculture
Fred True
Farmers to hold tax and social security meeting at Old Erie High
An informal session on income tax and social security will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Old Erie High School Building. Bill Guy will lead an open forum for farmers to ask questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie High School
Bill Guy
Clifford Culbertson
Jack Irwin
Neosho County
Soybean Production Sets New High Mark
Columbia reports a 1955 56 season record soybean supply estimated at 384.8 million bushels, up 40.7 million from 1954 55. Exports for the year through September 1955 reached 60 million bushels, 52 percent above the prior year. Harrington of the Missouri university ag econ department notes expectations of further export gains and explains harvest delays and price movements while farmers weigh selling to preserve profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
D. N. Harrington
University of Missouri Agricultural Economics Department
Herd Test Mark For Dairy Cows
Kansas State College reports record 857 herds and 20,179 cows on dairy herd improvement tests, up from 775 herds and 17,275 cows last October. October 1955 production averaged 781 pounds milk and 30.5 pounds butterfat. higher than a year ago due to culling and management changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bonewitz
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Bonewitz
D.H.I.A. Fest
D.H.I.A
D.H.T.A
Chanute Tribune December 13 1955 brief
Chanute Tribune issue from December 13 1955 covers local news happenings in Chanute and surrounding areas with brief reports on community events and public notices. Names, places, and dates reflect mid century small town life.
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The
Chanute Tribune Pa
Dairy Herd Improvement Association Membership Note
Bonewitz cites that join information is required for participation in the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Specific steps or requirements are not detailed in the fragment. The item notes the existence of membership prerequisites.
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Bonewitz
Average Price Is High At Annual Angus Sale
At the 1955 International Show Window Sale in Chicago Aberdeen-Angus cattle sold for a total of $56,330 from 50 head. Ten bulls averaged $1,190 and 40 females averaged $1,111 with a top female at $5,500 and top bull at $3,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association
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America
EWU
Neosho Motors
ELY Bros
Earlton
Chanute Sales
the Farmers of
Southeast
Chanute Production Credit Association
Arthur Solomon
Sec'y
Treas
P.O. Box
Chanute, Kansas
Eek Schultz
Schultz
Judy
Lota Judy
Harrington
Chapman Feed Service
E. Main St
Dolores
Wadsworth
Beauty
Elgin
Torrence Jewelry Tioga Hotel Bldg
Bray and Johns Equipment CO
E. B
Buck
L. L. Johns
Bray & Johns Equipment Co
International Harvester
Weaver
International Harvester Co
N. Highland
Floyd Bray
Howard Dobson
Wayne Greve Albert Lindberg Cloyd Wilson
E. B. Weaver
Ralph Garvin
S. Santa Fe
Floyd K. Bray
Chanute Discount Co., Inc
Father’s den
Spacemaster
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