Home Danger and Health Tips From A Busy Modern Life
A miscellany of observations notes home as a risky place, with 19 million Americans injured yearly. It cites aging, poverty thresholds, education earnings, denture health risks, telecrime cameras, inflation quips, and Mark Twain on daily duty, all in brief contrast.
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McCarthy DeMere
Memphis
Leon Keyserling
U.S
National Center For Health Statistics
Japan
Liverpool
England
Mark Twain
Dutch Elm Disease Cure Is Sought
At the 15th Kansas State Shade Tree Conference in Manhattan speakers discuss hopeful systemic fungicides to combat Dutch elm disease. Dr. Eugene Smalley cites progress and the challenge of identifying a single curative chemical while noting funded research is limited. Dr. Harold McNabb adds Iowa State research funding figures and warns against unproven proposed cures.
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Manhattan
Kan
University Ramada Inn
Kansas State University
The
Kansas Arborists Association
Kansas League of Municipalities
Kansas
Wichita
Eugene B. Smalley
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Smalley
Harold S. McNabb Jr
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa State
Jarvin Emerson
Kansas Office of
Record Visitors Peak at Yellowstone Park in 1968
Busy Park West Yellowstone Montana AP reports 1968 saw a national record 2 229 657 visitors to Yellowstone National Park, up 19 634 from 1967. For the fourth straight year the park surpassed two million visitors. Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford Connecticut opens facilities for the handicapped with 210 accommodations in 18 cottages and related activities. Trois Rivieres Canada markets substantial newsprint, comparable to Sweden.
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West Yellowstone
Mont
Yellostone National Park
J. K. Anderson
United States
Harkness Memorial State Park
Waterford
Conn
Tribune Phone Contact Note For Readers
If you cannot reach your Tribune by phone, contact your carrier. When unavailable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Livestock Tops Kansas Industry Growth Projections
A Kansas study shows 1965 cattle sales at 596.9 million and hogs at 100.8 million, lifting livestock to near 700 million with meat packing at 590 million. Economists project cattle output to rise 79 percent from 1966 to 1980, outpacing national growth, while hog and meat processing gains also loom large.
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Emerson
Tree and Shrub Species for Conservation Available in Kansas
Kansas landowners ordered and received 16 million seedling trees in 11 years through the Extension Tree Distribution Program. About two dozen species are available this year for windbreaks shelterbelts woodlots erosion control wildlife plantings and Christmas trees. First orders ship in March and continue through April with seedlings at 8 per hundred and stratified nuts at 2 per hundred.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Harold Gallaher
Kansas State University
Soil Conservation Service
Kansans
Gallaher
Earlton farmers win 160 bushels per acre corn yield
Taylor brothers Lewis and Wayne of Earlton earned a yield award after producing 5 600 bushels of No 2 corn from 35 acres using Funk's G 5757 hybrid in 30 inch rows. The crop achieved 160 bushels per acre with 21 000 plants per acre and 250 lb nitrogen 138 lb phosphate 144 lb potash per acre plus soil insecticide. Jim Cooper of Chanute presented the documented yield award after certification.
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Earlton
Taylor Bros
Kansas State
Lewis and
Wayne Taylor
Taylors
Funk
Jim Cooper
Chanute
The
Wayne
Lewis Taylor
Price support payments for 1968 shorn wool
Wool growers who sold shorn wool in 1968 may apply for price support payments by January 31. Applications, handled by the county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee, require sales records and a completed form with supporting documents.
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Fredonia
William Huser
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCC
Huser
ASCS
Origins of toy spaniel breeds traced to Europe and Asia
The English Toy Spaniel likely originated in Spain. The King Charles type with a Beijing-like nose indicates later crossbreeding with dogs from China and Japan.
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Spain
China
Japan
Completion Report Necessary for Pay
Wilson County ASC officials remind farmers to report completion of approved cost sharing practices by the set date. Chairman William Huser says failure to report can reallocate funds. If not finished on time, request an extension before the original deadline.
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Fredonia
Wilson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
William Huser
Wilson County
ASC
ASCS
ACP
Huser
Plan Now For Better Production
Kansas State University agronomist Frank G. Bieberly urges farmers to use off season time to study new production guidelines and apply certified seed, fertilizer, and weed control. He notes publications RP 139 RP 136 and RP 168 offer tests and results for small grains corn forage and spring planted crops.
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Manhattan
Frank G. Bieberly
Extension Agronomist
Kansas State University
Bieberly
Bierberly
Bermuda Pastures for Cattle in Southeast Kansas
Neosho Extension notes explain Bermuda grass pasture as a high potential forage for cattle in southeast Kansas, detailing establishment steps from soil prep to sprigging, cover crops for wind erosion, machine use, sprig quantities, and fertilizer needs for winter-hardy, well fertilized stands.
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Vernon E. Lohmann
Neosho County
ERIE
Kansas
Bermuda
Harper County
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Hugh F. Edwards
Kansas Highway Patrol
Edwards
Frank Carlson
H. R. Krokstrom
Martin Baugher
Trois Rivieres
Canada
Sweden
John H. McCoy
K-State Department of Economics
McCoy
Wayne Waylor
Hershel Ase
Funk’s
Chanute Grain
Chanute, Kansas
Truitt
N. Steuben
Humboldt
Neosho Extension Notes
Bermuda Pastures
Lohman
David L. McCune
Service Coop
N. Highland
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