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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1956
Page
6
USDA economists project a 25 percent population rise by mid 1955 and 210 million by 1957 increasing demand for farm products. They foresee a one third rise in overall production by 1957 and a fourth rise above 1951 53 levels by 1975 with higher yields and efficiency vital to meet needs.
Farmers in Fredenia and surrounding areas may obtain herd brucellosis testing and calfhood vaccination funded by federal programs. Plans A B and C outline vaccination for female cattle aged 4 to 10 months and mandatory blood testing within five years. Adult vaccination is not funded and calfhood vaccination is required for federal support.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee of Chicago outlines four farm soil care steps. Feed crops with balanced nutrients, build soil structure with organic matter, avoid work when soil is wet to prevent compaction, and limit excessive tillage. A well plowed, aerated soil aids nutrient release and water uptake for moisture reserves.
Farmers can get a head start on their 1957 fertilization plans by sampling soils early in winter. The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee cites Purdue agronomists noting fall and early winter are ideal for testing and prompt lab attention. R D Bronson urges careful planning with field layout and soil type boundaries.
Kansas State extension dairy expert Ralph Bonewitz explains three approved production record plans for dairymen. DHIA testing remains the official method for sire programs and official sales records, costing 50 to 60 cents per cow monthly. Owner sampler, weigh a day a month, and new weigh a day plan are alternatives with lower costs and different manual steps.
Six Wilson County 4 H clubs earned top recognition at the Wilson County 4 H achievement party at Fredonia High School on December 15. Purple seals went to Home Builders Lucky Beginners Vilas Vikings Buffalo Boosters Good Luck and Happy Hustlers. Blue seals to Skyrocket and High Prairie Pioneers red seals to The Willing Workers and gold seals to Pleasant Valley Rockets Verdigris Valley and Good Workers. Leaders awards to Lewis Cline ten years and Ralph Boicourt seven years with other leaders named. Prizes ranged from 5 to 15 dollars for Most Improved Club Vilas Viking received 15 dollars. Seventy-two county championship awards were given to individuals. The best club award went to Home Builders 4 H club.
Lester Griffith, Wilson county agricultural agent, urges cattle owners to inspect herds for cattle grub or lice. He notes each grub-infested animal can lose more than seven dollars in value, contributing to an annual cattle loss around one hundred million dollars. Traditional control uses rotenone spray or dust three to four times during grubs, with December favored for first treatment.
British railways reballast the tracks to remove clickety clack caused by rail joints. They weld rails into one mile lengths and lay them in rubber grooves on concrete ties to reduce noise and vibration.
The Kansas State Dairy Assn. announces three postholiday meetings. The annual dairy group meeting will be January 24 at the Jayhawk Hotel Topeka with principal address by Martin J. Framberger newly named general manager of the American Dairy Assn. The session covers by-law amendments and district organization plans plus Dairy Month 1957 and a Kansas dairy princess appearance. A free lunch is offered. Farm and Home Week runs February 4 through 6 with Inter Breed Dairy Council Day on Feb 4 and Breed Assn meeting on Feb 5. Myron W. Clark of the American Dairy Assn. will speak. The State Board of Agriculture convention is January 9 to 11 in Topeka with a banquet at the municipal building January 9.
Morton Joe Morton Al Toona Edwin York Neodesha were selected at the December Wilson County Farm Bureau meeting to attend the Kansas Farm Bureau presidents meeting and leader training school. The school runs in Manhattan January 6 7 and 8. A commodity committee was named with Ralph Vandaveer Jr. chairman Byron Porter Gene Spohn Gilbert Borland and Ted McAninch. Wayne Coltrain Neodesha was appointed safety committee chairman. Refreshments followed.
The 1956 soybean crop is estimated at 457 million bushels, up 86 million from the prior record. Illinois tops production with 135 million bushels and a record 28.5 bushels per acre, surpassing its 1951 best. Other 1956 estimates include Indiana 24.5, Ohio 24, Maryland 23, Delaware 23, and New Jersey 25 bushels per acre.
An overnight guest at a neighbor's house began walking in his sleep early that morning, prompting concern about the safety and behavior of the visitor.
Kenny Schreiber an 18 year old paralyzed since July 1955 in a neck injury at Ness City Kansas says he can wiggle his toes and declares Christmas joy as he recovers. His parents and friends visit at the hospital while doctors praise his determination and a five hour operation aids progress. He plans college work at Fort Hays State College and seeks completion of his degree.
The article urges farmers to analyze 1956 outcomes to improve 1957 yields and profits. It stresses keeping complete farm records for crops livestock inputs and dates, to identify profitable practices and reduce repeat of poor methods. The writer offers help to set up or review a record system.
Indiana, Minnesota, and Iowa post strong soybean totals with Minnesota at 53.1 million bushels and Illinois leading national production. North Carolina, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia also report record crops while 1956 crops exceed 1955 levels. The tale closes noting WWI aviator H Clyde Balsey of the Lafayette Escadrille.
Weather map shows fair skies in most regions with a warming trend in parts of the Southern Plains. Snow flurries affect the Mississippi Valley Midwest and Northeast with freezing conditions in northern Florida. Fog and cloud cover linger in the Northwest while eastern regions stay colder with lingering frost.
An unseen Pajama clad visitor rang the bell on Christmas morning and entered the William C Robinson home in Tucson. Authorities later identified the intruder as an unknown man whose motives remain unclear.
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