Bulls Tested At Fredonia Station Show Strong Gains
Sixty one bulls from twenty seven herds across four states are in the Fredonia Bull Testing Station annually sponsored by the Fredonia Chamber of Commerce. Bulls weighed December twenty seventh after eighty four days of a one forty day test show an average daily gain of 3.13 pounds with several over 3.5. The top gainer in the initial period is an Angus owned by David Miller of Smithville Missouri at 4.22 pounds. Gauges include a Charolais by G W Ganks of Clarksville Texas at 4.1 and Herefords led by Dale Willson and George Clark at 3.9.
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Fredonia
Fredonia Chamber of Commerce
Dan Pherigo
Angus
David Miller
Smithville
G. W. Ganks
Clarksville
Texas
Dale
Willson
George Clark
George Chiga
Guthrie
Okla
Dale Willson
Parsons
Red Plains Cattle Co
Don Morton
Max Deets
Carlton Corbin Jr
Eureka
Elmer Johnson
Caldwell
Boyd Stewart
Fred Holder Jr
Milton
Elton Baldwin
Kansas City
Byron Stout
Wichita
Oscar Anderson
Cushing Okla
Herefords
Alta Vista
Delmer Pancake
Atwood
Richard Stryker
Fred Blau
Ashland
W. M. George
Uniontown
H. J. Davies
C. S. Stotts
Roy Beeby
Marshall
Bill Gill Jr
Edmond
John Hammer
G. W. Banks
Merle Scooley
Stark
Joe Hunter
Geneseo
Wiley Fortner
Brangus
Kenneth von Achen
Eudora
Flint Hills
Pherigo
Fight Lice With Spray For Beef Cattle Health
County agent Bill Dickson urges early spraying to control cattle lice, noting possible milk loss and slower weight gain in beef cattle. Effective sprays include lindane methoxychlor malathion taxaphene ronnel and delnav. dairy animals require rotenone or pyrethrum. USDA leaflet 456 advised for mixing and application. The article also details the Fredonia bull testing station, sale plans for March 6, and lists participating breeders and breeds with past test results and breeding goals.
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Erie
Bill Dickson
USDA
Dickson
Plan Late Winter Fruit Tree Sprays
Erie county farm agent Bill Dickson urges a continual February or March dormant spray program for apple peach cherry pear and plum trees. Use dormant spray oil with ferbam for peach leaf curl. follow a 7 to 10 day interval until three weeks before harvest. Capstan Dieldrin or Malathion cover early sprays, with Rotations excluding Dieldrin later. purchase sprays locally and consult extension bulletins for timing.
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Erie
Bill Dickson
Dickson
Kansas
Jamboree Egg Show Sets Prizes at Chanute Armory
Southeast Kansas Poultry Jamboree hosts an egg show at the National Guard Armory in Chanute on Jan 28. Cash prizes and a trophy await winners in two classes white eggs and colored eggs, with weight divisions of 24 ounces per dozen and 21 to 24 ounces. Entries close at 10 15 a m judging to follow. State Board of Agriculture officials will judge. The day also features a 1045 a m program a chicken barbecue and displays by hatcheries feed firms and equipment dealers. All poultrymen are invited.
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National Guard
Chanute
Bill Dick
State Board of Agriculture
Dickson
Phosphate on Alfalfa Offers Timing and Rate Guidance
ERIE instruction from Bill Dickson advises applying phosphate to established alfalfa stands during dormancy, with February best in Kansas if weather allows. Annual topdressing yields more total gain than biennial double-rate applications, though cost is lower. soil tests guide rates. For very low phosphorus soils, 60 lb P2O5 per acre. 40 lb for low. 20 lb for medium levels.
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Erie
Bill Dickson
Kansas
Dickson
Tax Records for Year-Round Financial Planning
An alert farmer should keep up to date income tax records year round. Maintain current expenditures that are fully deductible rather than delaying a large lump sum deduction. This is prudent tax planning not tax evasion.
Mrs Sailors Named District Representative to Kansas Extension
Mrs Don Sailors of Erie has been elected a district representative to the Kansas State Extension advisory committee for the Home Economics Extension program in south eastern Kansas. She will aid Harold E Jones, director at Kansas State University, by suggesting improvements to the Kansas Extension Service. Sailors also chairs the Neosho County home economics unit advisory committee, representing Neosho Wilson Montgomery Labette Crawford and Cherokee counties.
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Don Sailors
Erie
Kansas State Extension Advisory Committee
Kansas
Kansas Extension Service
Harold E. Jones
Kansas State University
Sailors
Neosho County
Light Work and Cold Weather Wear Tractor Engines
Erie expert Bill Dickson notes light work in cold weather accelerates engine wear. A 60 hour gasoline test showed cylinder wear far worse at 40 degrees than at 180 degrees, due to condensation and acid formation. Using shutters or curtains helps reach proper operating temperatures quickly, reducing wear and fuel use.
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Erie
Bill Dickson
Dickson
Battle Plan Drawn In Wilson County To Combat Waste
Wilson County farm leaders and experts mapped a 1964 Agricultural Conservation Program plan to curb soil and water waste. The ACP aims to maximize public funds by sharing costs with farmers, focusing on permanent vegetative cover, erosion control, water management, and soil improvement across roughly 225 farms, with lime applications and range and vegetation projects also highlighted.
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Wilson County
ACP
Grasses and Hay Quality Compared for Nutrition
Green cool season grasses save hay and supply nutrients hay often lacks including vitamin A protein and palatability. While good legume hay can offer similar benefits grass hay typically has lower protein. Poor quality hay risks deficiencies in these key nutritional aspects.
Pio-lak Pow-R-Pak Advertised for Home Ration Use
A farmer promotes Pio-lak Pow-R-Pak as a fortified supplement for home grown feed. It claims extra potent vitamins A D2 D3 and E, plus yeast content, to boost digestion blood formation and overall health, promising better gains and profits. The speaker invites calls or visits to demonstrate the formula.
Neosho Valley DHIA Annual Meeting Set
Neosho and Crawford counties Dairy Herd Improvement Association schedules its annual meeting for January 29 at 12:30 in the Chamber of Commerce room in Girard. A business session will review 1963 DHIA activity and elect a new board, followed by Ralph Bonewitz discussing dairy cattle feeding needs and deficiencies. All dairymen are invited.
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Neosho
DHIA
Ralph Bonewitz
K-State Extension Dairyman
Dickson
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Fredonia Station
David L. McCune
Chanute Ins. Board
B. F. Goodrich
Firestone
Hembree Tire Service
Santa Fe
ASC County
Soil Conservation
Agricultural
Soil Conservation Service
Forest Service and
Extension Service
Forest Service
State Game Department
Farmers Home Administration
Ralph F. Chapman
B & M Feed & Seed
Neosho Valley
Purina
National Guard Armory
Chanute, Kansas
Fred Harris
Ed Worley
First National Bank
Neodesha
Southeast
Duane Acker
Vern Bailey
Western Region
Ralston Purina Company
The
Kansas Poultry Industry
M. E. Jackson
Harry Reed
Sec
Kansas Poultry Assn
Potter's Hatchery
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