Pines found to grow well on poorer soil in Kansas
Kansas forester Paul Roth says farmers should plant pines on less productive land for Christmas trees. He notes demand for 5 foot trees, growing preference for smaller sizes, and shoppers turning to artificial trees, with Nova Scotia and Idaho suppliers dominating current market. Local sales mostly use fir from Iowa or Montana.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Paul Roth
Kansas State College
Roth
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Montana
Idaho
Chanute
Iowa
Family Fun In Making Stockings
ERIE County home economics agent Mrs. Marjorie E Price encourages families to join in making holiday stockings. She advises easy felt stockings decorated with beads sequins and stars sewn before the seam and notes white muslin stockins can be dyed red or green. A flannel trim and a toe bell add festive touch for children.
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Erie
Marjorie E. Price
Bankers to Cite Five Allen County Farmers
Five Allen County farmers will be cited January 9 by the Kansas Bankers Association for soil conservation practices. Edwin Laver and Herbert Henderson of northwest of Elsmore join Marion Garnett of northwest of Humboldt, Louis Lambers of Moran, and Warren Johnson of La Harpe as awardees. plaques will be presented.
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Elsmore
Edwin Laver
Herbert Henderson
Kansas Bankers Associaton
Allen County
Marion Garnett
Humboldt
Louis Lambers
Moran
Warren Johnson
la Harpe
Dave Woods
Tom Maxwell
Rodney Wolford
George Mack
Howard Gilpin
Mineral Boosts Manure Value
Wisconsin soils expert C. J. Chapman says adding superphosphate to manure boosts field value by locking nitrogen in nonvolatile form and reducing losses. Spread in barn gutters or at field application. Top dressing legume seedings with manure later lowers winter losses and improves hay yields when crops are fertilized.
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Chicago
C. J. Chapman
Wisconsin University
Chapman
Middle West
Kin Are Threat To Nematodes
ARLINGTON Ver Nematodes are slaughtered by fungi and microscopic animals including other nematodes Professor A C Tarjan of the Citrus Experiment Station Florida said monarch nematodes prey on kin kill for pleasure and can swallow nematodes half their size Monarchs found in plants soils and fresh water Tarjan quoted two notes estimate 30 million monarch nematodes in a New Jersey corn field top six inches of soil during a 12 week lifetime one monarch killed 1332 nematodes
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A. C. Tarjan
Citrus Experiment Station
Florida
Tarjan
New Jersey
Pinas Grow In Corsages
Erie advice from county home economics agent Marjorie Price on selecting and wearing corsages for Christmas events. She warns against overly unusual choices and advises pinning flowers in the direction they grow with stem down, left shoulder preferred, and protection from crushing.
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Erie
Marjorie Price
Individual fruit cakes shine at holiday gatherings
Erie home economist Mrs. Marjorie E Price urges making personal fruit cakes in muffin tins or loaf pans for easy ahead of time serving. decorate with citron holly and ribbon for gifts. The piece also explains P L 480 surplus food programs and recent donation levels and foreign currency sales set to expire June 30 1958.
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Erie
Marjorie E. Price
Mrs. Price
U. S
Law 480 Lifts Farm Exports
Public Law 480 increases agricultural exports and allows sales in foreign currencies for products not sold abroad for dollars. Farm Bureau officials say the law addresses dollar shortages in countries that want U.S. farm goods. Exports remain relatively small but new provisions broaden sale options.
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Fredonia
Farm Bureau
State Farm Rolls Out Star Features Auto Policy
Under Kansas law, one accident can cost a driver's license unless you show financial responsibility. State Farm introduces a new policy offering full protection to comply with the requirement and avoid losing driving privileges.
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Kansas
State Farm
Daily Crude Production Rises in Kansas and Plains States
Weekly Oil and Gas Journal survey shows total crude output rising 17,775 barrels to 6,866,750. Kansas leads gains with 19,350 barrels to 345,559, while North Dakota declines by 10,850 to 28,650. Oklahoma Nebraska and Arkansas also gain, Illinois and Colorado fall.
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Oil and Gas Journal
Kansas
North Dakota
the Journal
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Arkansas
Colorado
Farm Proposals For Congress
Eisenhower administration completes farm proposal work under Secretary Benson and the 18 member National Agricultural Advisory Commission. The commission will wrap up a two day conference with Benson and is expected to approve discretionary authority to set price supports for corn wheat cotton rice and peanuts between 60 and 90 percent of parity, replacing the 75 to 80 percent range. The group also advised on wool incentive payments and possible extensions.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
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Neosho Valley Creamery Holds Annual Christmas Party
The Neosho Valley Cooperative Creamery Assn hosted its yearly Christmas party in the high school gymnasium drawing 275 employees officers and families. A covered dish dinner followed by a program by creamery children preceded the distribution of annual bonus checks and gifts to G C Freeley and Howard Murray. Santa distributed the gifts as guests, including board members and friends. Mr and Mrs Guy Geoffrey arrived home from Lima Ohio with a new Erie school bus.
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Ohio
Dayton
Merle Noakes
Mike
Noakes
Erie
Merle Yockey
Zale
Neosho County
Yockey
Mercy Hospital
Parsons
Tommy Lockwood
Tommy Jr
Cheryl
Randy
LaPuente
Calif
H. B. Brown
Wayne Knox
Chanute
Ted Kyle
Arkansas City
American Legion
Kyle
John Richard Bass
Fort Leonard Wood
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Cleo Wheeles
Larry
Eugene
Kansas City
Leonard Turney
Pittsburg
Wheeles
Joe Burke
Geoffrey Agency
Wichita
St. Ambrose Parish
Parrish Hall
Ava Jeffrey
Gloria
Neosho Valley Cooperative Creamery Assn
Creamery
G. C. Freeley
Howard Murray
Santa
Guy Geoffrey
Lima
State Farm Unveils 44 Star Features for Drivers
Local agent promote new State Farm policy with 44 star features offering broader coverages and greater protection for modern motorists handling more horsepower and heavier traffic. Readers urged to call for details.
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State Farm Policy
State Farm Mutual
Social security tax rules for farm cash and crop rents
Farm owners with tenants who actively participate in farm management must classify cash and crop rent shares as taxable income for social security purposes under defined tests such as supplying capital, taking part in management, or performing 100 hours of work. Written lease terms help prove participation, with guidance to cancel at retirement and to seek SSA advice. Tip note advises warm water for cattle and hogs in cold months.
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Social Security Administration
Memorial Building
Chanute
Chaplains Cause Debate at Methodist Conference
Methodist Bishop G Bromley Oxnam rejects church-appointed chaplains paid by industry or unions. An industrial executive and a labor official endorsed the view at a conference on "Responsibility for a Ministry to Industry." Oxnam warned such chaplains would lack independence and said the Gospel judges all economic systems.
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Washington
G. Bromley Oxnam
Oxnam
Methodist Commission On Chaplains
Melting range of glazes for pottery stated
The glaze melting temperature for pottery and ceramics ranges from 1600 to 3000 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating the heat at which a smooth coating forms on ware.
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