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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1968
Page
6
A Kansas State University economist explains that rising interest rates curb safe debt, unless repayment periods lengthen or project returns boost earnings. He outlines three factors—the length of repayment, interest rate, and farm earnings—that determine how much debt a farm can carry.
First published legal notices announce City of Chanute bid invitation for main and lateral sewers and street paving with concrete surfacing due by July 8 1968. Also notice Anna E Youngberg appointed administratrix of George C Dunn deceased estate with creditors and heirs to file demands within nine months.
Seven special Agricultural Conservation Program projects are planned or underway in Kansas. ACP cost-share funds of about $27,000 support a Finney county project to build a large earthen fill serving as a detention reservoir and improved farm to market road, reducing flood and erosion on Ice acres of valuable farm land.
About 125 delegates at the ninth Kansas Chapters Soil Conservation Society meeting in Norton discuss water use and pollution with emphasis on erosion control and watershed planning. Keynote H Wayne Pritchard highlights public support for erosion control and multi purpose dams. Kansas State agronomist Larry Murphy details nitrate health risks from wells. Discussants note Bureau of Reclamation dams and Kansas Water Resources Board management. New officers named Bob Winteroth president Lee Collingsworth vice president Norman Sawyer secretary treasurer.
Kansas State University hosted the Kansas Soil Survey Coordinating Conference with representatives from nearly a dozen state and federal agencies. C W McBee outlined the Soil Conservation Service mapping progress, noting 2.4 million acres surveyed, 29 counties completed, 26 under way, and ongoing education plans for Republic and Gray counties.
Greenwood County sponsors a beef tour on July 25 starting at 8 a.m. from Eureka. Vernon Lohmann, Neosho County agricultural agent, reports details and invites interested participants to contact his office. Stops include purebred and crossbred herds, performance testing, feeding tests, liquid protein feeding, and a winter grazing project.
The Kansas county fair schedule covers July and August with 4-H club booths part of the events. Booth judging uses a 100 point scorecard: educational value 40, interest and originality 20, appearance 20, and display material quality 20.
Local paper from Chanute Kansas dated Tuesday July 2 1968 reports community news updates, school notes, and area events. Details reflect civic notices, sports standings, and local business notices typical of a mid 1960s weekly Tribune edition.
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