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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1964
Page
6
Kansas researchers discuss a shift to specialty crops in the state focusing on environment technology management and market forces. Perishable truck crops vegetables sugar beets beans and Christmas trees require timely harvest and market access, with expanding apple production in northeast Kansas and rising truck crops along the Kaw River.
Erie area residents can pick up the 1965 Farmers Tax Guide free from the county extension office in cooperation with the IRS. New items include deducting 10 cents per mile, the new minimum standard deduction, and installment payments with interest. Also available are farm and household account books and a farm management tax school at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday at the courthouse.
The article stresses daily animal health monitoring for early disease signs and prompt treatment to avoid higher costs. It discusses Kansas environmental conditions, rainfall effects on crop suitability, and market reach from local to distant buyers. It highlights irrigation, hybrid crops, processing needs, and the risk-bearing roles of growers and non-growers in adapting to new crops and markets.
Energy content mainly controls how much feed laying hens eat. Lower energy in feed increases feed intake to produce a dozen eggs. For every 10 calorie drop in productive energy, hens consume about one percent more feed.
Kansas State University nutritionists say urea can be a useful energy source in ruminant feeds when used properly and not as a replacement for true protein. Good management is essential and cattle from pasture should be conditioned before high grain or urea feeds. High urea supplements must be well mixed to ensure uniform intake and feeders should consult experts if unsure.
Advice on waterers and facilities for cattle in drought and dry seasons. Highlights include proper stall dimensions, paved alleys, water temperatures, and a hay diet to improve profits and feed efficiency during conditioning and fresh-water periods.
The Farmers Home Administration reported over 15 million dollars in loans to Kansas farm families in the past year. Loans supported equipment, feed, seed, and livestock needs for 1,213 farmers, and 356 farmers used ownership and expansion funds. Emergency and rural housing loans assisted 38 and 303 farmers respectively, with water development totaling 1.9 million dollars for rural systems.
Pelleted feeds turn mixed meal into uniform hard pellets using a conditioning chamber and a die. Pelleting reduces dust, increases weight per bushel, and lowers storage space needs while preventing selective eating and enabling inclusion of high potency drugs. Range blocks and cubes provide protein supplements for grazing cattle. most rations can be pelleted cost effectively at Kansas plants and custom mills.
Kansas tests of 756 samples from 90 of 105 counties show low dockage and few grade defects, with high test weight and protein. Statewide averages: dockage 0.26 percent, defects 1.8 percent, test weight 60.9 pounds per bushel, protein 12.3 percent, sedimentation 53. Results align with terminal market quality surveys.
Stubble mulching manages crop residue to protect soil, conserve moisture, and sustain production. Subsurface tillage loosens soil while leaving stubble on the surface, reducing erosion and runoff and boosting soil water storage on terraced slopes.
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