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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1955
Page
8
ASC chairmen E. L. McCan and Walter Bradford remind wool producers in Neosho and Wilson counties they qualify for payments on shorn wool and lambs sold for slaughter. Filings with acceptable sales documents must be made promptly to avoid misplaced records.
Neosho County soil conservation work continued in November with farmers and landowners building drainage ditches on 175 acres, three ponds, and 5.4 miles of terraces. Six acres of grass waterways were established and additional waterways shaped for spring seeding. Charles A. Sommars, Earlton farmer, praised contour farming using terraces as guidelines, noting corn yields of 38 bushels per acre on contour rows versus 31 on noncontoured fields.
Three new cooperators signed November farm plans with the Allen County Soil Conservation District. Paul Hibbs of Elsmore 240 acres Ralph Barnett of Moran 160 acres and F J Mathews of Iola 251 acres joined. Terrace work dominated activity with 27.04 miles built and 28.03 miles staked diversions 0.32 mile and 0.5 mile staked plus one pond staked.
Erie county agriculture agent Mah lon Morley announces a 64 page Farmers Tax Guide to help Neosho farmers with 1955 income tax. The bulletin gives plain language information, step by step filling directions, ten sample forms, a rapid finder index, and a detailed index with about 175 entries.
Kansas State College researchers reported good phosphate results in 1955 fertilizer and soil fertility trials despite drought. Floyd W. Smith said results over five years show phosphatic fertilizer benefits wheat, especially with lime, and that superphosphate outperforms rock phosphate, notably on limed soil.
Erie officials report a bi monthly county 4 H Council session Thursday night to set the date for the annual county 4 H Day. Newly elected president Rita Schooley will preside with Barbara Pillot taking minutes. The council includes two community leaders and two older 4 H members from each club.
Dodge City report states the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers reaffirmed support for a two price wheat plan. Directors approved the plan last year, proposing support prices for wheat used domestically and no supports for surplus wheat.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges dairymen to cut costs by using high quality pasture and home grown grains. Savings of up to 25 percent are possible by substituting forage for some protein supplements, plus three cost-cutting steps: cull unprofitable cows, adjust herd size to forage, and reduce handling and delivery expenses.
The Agriculture Department reports a drought reduced Kansas sorghum output this year while national production nears the 1950 record at about 233 million bushels, up 8 percent from last year. Texas and Oklahoma show higher yields, Kansas Nebraska and Colorado fall short.
FREDONIA The meat type hog will rise in popularity and was discussed at a Franklin county extension meeting. Kansas is not yet breeding for the meat type hog due to fears of lengthening marketing time to seven months, with six months achievable. Differences within breeds exceed those between breeds, and careful selection can yield a hog reaching market weight in six months using present breeds.
Harvey Stiegelmeier of Normal Illinois was named soybean champion of North America for the fourth time at the International Grain and Hay Show in Chicago. The 61 year old farmer fields 330 acres in Champaign County and grows hybrid corn and oats seed.
Fossils mainly preserve in marine contexts with large accumulations arising where ocean currents settle similarly sized remains. This pattern shows seas concentrate specimens by transport and sorting, producing dense fossil beds aligned with ancient current pathways.
About 65 4-H officers gathered in Erie for an officers training school. Leaders from multiple clubs taught sessions for presidents secretaries treasurers and recreation and song leaders while reporters and graduates heard about future roles and responsibilities.
Lester Griffith, county agricultural agent, said USDA plans a change in beef grade labeling. The current grade Commercial would be revised, affecting buyers who select beef by grade.
In southeast Missouri, Bob and Aleene Sells of Peach Orchard receive two farms valued by a $10,000 gift from Roscoe L. Chamberlain of United Farm Agency. The Sells, with seven children, bought a first 80 acre farm for 200 dollars down on a 3,000 dollar price, becoming the agency’s 50 000th buyer. They then acquired a second 80 acre farm, with livestock and a six room house, funded by the gift and retirement of the first debt. The gesture marks a milestone in the agency’s 30 year history of farming sales.
Kansas beef producers will lead a large delegation at the 59th annual convention of the American National Cattlemen's Association in New Orleans January 8 to 11. About 2,000 stockmen from 30 states will discuss research beef promotion and cattle feeding problems, headed by George F.
Andrews Kanapolis as president of the Kansas Livestock Association sits on the national organization's general council. Louisiana cattlemen plan many gala events for visitors including a Mississippi river steamboat ride tours of southern plantations and a festive banquet and ball.
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