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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1961
Page
7
Wilson County farmers face January 31 1961 as the deadline for price support on 1960 crop grains and related crops. County ASC Chairman Leon Choate outlines loan rates and eligibility for barley flaxseed grain sorghum oats rye soybeans and wheat with various grade based discounts premiums and moisture conditions noted.
Kansas State University projects the statewide tree distribution program to reach about two million trees, up from 1.01 million last year. Prices remain 5 dollars per 100 deciduous and 7 dollars per 100 evergreens. orders go through county extension offices.
Kansas delegates report the states high life expectancy among white males and females at the White House Conference on Aging in Washington D C January 9 12 The Sunflower State ranks sixth in population 65 and over with 32 counties having at least 15 percent seniors The conference aims to plan coordinate aging programs across government and issue recommendations for future research and action Mrs Briggs represents Harold E Jones Kansas Extension Service on aging and the interdepartmental committee of 12 agencies
Dr. Leo Walsh of Wisconsin extension soils says skipping a soil test worsens the cost price squeeze. He notes many farmers lack soil tests and under apply lime or fertilizer, while testing and using recommended rates can yield 3 to 5 dollars back per dollar spent and raise net income per acre and per bushel. The article also mentions dragonfly depictions in prehistoric New Mexican pottery and ancient Oriental paintings.
The sixteenth annual Kansas Formula Feed conference will be at Kansas State University January 8-10. Leaders include Dr. Hugh D. Branson and Dr. Raymond J. Doll discussing high egg production and concentrate rations. Exhibits on nutrition and feed programs, plus a banquet, mark the event sponsored by university and industry groups.
Kansas Seed Dealers Assn announces a series of public meetings to share the latest seed varieties seed bed preparation and related topics. Roy W. Kiser president says events will be in Atchison Parsons Newton Salina Goodland and Cimarron from Jan 17 to Jan 26 with Extension Service Kansas Crop Improvement Assn and State Board of Control assisting.
Dr Curtis J Overdahl of Minnesota ext soils says steady fertilizer use in drought prone areas boosts profits by preventing missed opportunities. He cites Western Minnesota experience showing low risk in moderately dry years and notes deeper roots, improved moisture use, and higher organic matter from fertilized, residue-rich soils.
A total of 1 446 586 acres of cropland in Kansas will remain out of production under Conservation Reserve contracts in 1961. The land will stay in reserve under contracts from earlier years and may not be cropped or grazed for the contract life. Contracts end about 1 655 Kansas acres at the end of 1960. Land leaving the reserve may be kept in permanent vegetative cover for twice the years under contract without reducing future acreage allotments.
Reservoir Hilda Smoky Burke owned by Leo F. Fickel of Earlton produced 14 620 pounds of milk and 581 pounds butterfat in 305 days on twice daily milking as a four year old. Kansas State University supervised the weighing and testing as part of the national Holstein herd testing programs with over 2600 participating herds.
The Elk City Sun has been sold to John L. Miller of Independence by Mrs. Ned Davis widow of the publisher. Davis had run the weekly for most of its 58 years of existence. the paper was founded by his father.
Washington AP reports analysts at the Independent Petroleum Association of America predict a 2.5 percent rise in consumption of oil and oil products for 1961, below the wartime-peak average. Heating oil demand and economic conditions will shape the final gain, with seven months of 1960 showing a 2.1 percent rise.
The Chanute Tribune notes a 6 percent rise in oil demand tied to railroads and other industries shifting from coal to oil during a transitional period. A large surge in natural gas use also drew some markets away from oil.
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