Automatic Systems Supply Pig Parlor
Earl Reinhardt operates an automated hog farming setup with six growing stalls housing 50 to 55 pigs per pen and 45 sows for breeding. An electric auger feeds six pens, each 20 by 30 feet, with seven tons in main tanks and 60 bushels per pen tanks, while a lagoon handles waste and hogs self manage feed and water access. Pigs market at about 225 pounds.
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Earl Reinhardt
Reinhardt
New FHA Rural Credit Service Expands Access in Counties
Altamont and Neosho counties start FHA loan program to aid low income rural families with loans up to 2500 for farming, small businesses, and services. Applicants must lack other credit, have low income, and show potential success. cooperative groups may qualify.Filed through Farm Service Administration with 4.125 percent interest.
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Altamont
Labette
Neosho
John W. Edwards
Farmrs Home Administration
Edwards
FHA
U. S. Department of Agriculture Agency
Office of Economic Opportunity
New Credit Service
Erie
Rat Hordes Cause High Annual Loss
MANHATTAN Food manufacturers and processors of agricultural products must vigilantly prevent rat damage. A rat eats over $5 of food yearly, contaminates ten times that amount, and damages at least $2 of property annually. National estimates place the rat bill between $2.2 and $2 billion annually.
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Manhattan
United States
Public meeting on Cedar Creek watershed Feb 3 at High School
Altoona officials announce a public information meeting by the Cedar Creek watershed board at the high school on February 3 starting at 7 30 p m. Leslie E Johnson assistant state conservationist will present slides and discuss watershed development. Refreshments will be served.
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Altoona
Cedar Creek Watershed Board
Leslie E. Johnson
Japan’s TV Ownership Sits Second to U S in Sets
With 15 million television sets in operation, Japan ranks second only to the United States in television ownership. The notable statistic highlights Japan’s rapid adoption of home entertainment, signaling a strong market for broadcasters and manufacturers. The report underscores the global spread of television, reflecting postwar technological growth and consumer demand.
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Japan
United States
Pittsburg to Run Kansas Food Stamp Office After Feb 1
U S Department of Agriculture food stamp work will operate from Pittsburg at 308 North Walnut after Feb 1 under the joint federal state county program. Ralph L Matcalf will head the Kansas project, overseeing Crawford Cherokee Bourbon Rice counties. The program issues food coupons in lieu of commodities, with participation and eligibility handled by county welfare offices.
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Dallas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Pittsburg
North Walnut
John J. Slaughter
Southwest Area
USDA
Food Distribution Division
Ralph L. Matcalf
Lyons
Rice County
Crawford
Cherokee
Bourbon
Marvin E. Larson
Kansas Department of Social Welfare
County Welfare
AMS
County Boards of Social Welfare
Crawford County
Most Eli
Planting soybeans requires early weed control tips
Erie reports Fred DeLano Neosho county farm agent advises killing several weed crops before planting soybeans to reduce competition for water nutrients and light. He recommends seedbed prep shallow tillage multiple passes, use rotary hoes and spike-tooth harrows, and considers pre emergent chemicals Amiben Randox and Alanap-3 with deeper planting when used.
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Erie
Fred DeLano
Neosho County
DeLano
Amiben
Randox
Restocking Way Around Hog Disease
Erie reports guidance on re stocking swine herds after disease. The Specific Pathogen Free program offers clean breeding stock free of rhinitis virus pig pneumonia and bloody dysentery along with brucellosis leptospirosis hog cholera and other diseases. Steps include marketing the old herd cleaning facilities idle six weeks repopulating with SPF animals maintaining a closed herd preventing new additions and enforcing clean clothing vehicles and double fencing along with testing and vaccination per veterinarian advice.
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Erie
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