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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1966
Page
6
Kansas reports two new control findings for Dutch elm disease. Root grafts between adjacent trees spread the fungus, so barriers of Vapam or VPM are used to sever roots beyond the drip line. Second generation bark beetles can inoculate wounds, so prune in cooler seasons and apply fungicide wound dressings to reduce infection.
Fish stockings were delivered to 17 ponds in Neosho county and western Wilson county by the U S Sport Fisheries truck from the Farlington hatchery. Largemouth bass bluegill and channel catfish were placed in cans for quick delivery to cooperating farmers and landowners.
Kansas State University experts announce a shift in how farmers claim federal gasoline tax refunds. For 1966, the 4 cent per gallon credit will be applied against income tax liability rather than immediate refunds, with claims made on 1966 returns and records kept for 18 months covering July 1, 1965 to Dec 31, 1966.
Changes in interstate rules by the USDA end shipments of hogs vaccinated with modified hog cholera vaccine porcine origin. Officials say porcine vaccine lacks safety margin for eradication efforts, while tissue culture and lupine origin vaccines remain available. Kansas advances through Phase II toward Phase IV in the national hog cholera eradication program.
Judges and attorneys staged a ground breaking on a paved lot for a new Miami Bar Association building. Because the lot was paved they brought in a pile of sand to mimic real digging, as no actual breaking of ground could occur.
K State Extension partners with the U S Forestry Service and the Corps of Engineers to plant grass and trees at reservoir recreation areas. Dr Harold E Jones says the Extension will oversee plantings and five years of vegetative management including weed control replanting and watering. Projects include Perry Pomona and Tuttle Creek reservoirs.
Manhattan dates announced for certifying various field crops. July 20 is final for sidecuts grama switchgrass millet green sorghums corn hybrid sorghums and hybrids. Aug 15 applies for other warm season grasses lespedera standard forage sorghums sudangrass and soybeans. Wilkins notes more acres inspected in 1966 but lower yields.
Erie farmers are urged to scout fields for soybean webworms as dry weather and insect damage raise risk. Don Loyd, Neosho county assistant farm agent, notes rising worm numbers in nearby areas and offers treatment options using Texaphone or Levin products while cautioning against Aldrin and Dieldrin.
Pittsburg reports the first annu al Four-State Angus Association Field Day will be held Saturday at Crawford County Fair Grounds in Girard. The event runs 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with judging and showing demonstrations, judging contests, a barbecue lunch, and ribbons in each class. Clayton Adair, association president, expects several hundred beef breeders and families. 4-H and FFA teams may enter freely, and individuals without affiliation may join.
The Extension Service will survey for seeding next spring, an unusual assignment. In Kansas the Extension serves to carry out forestry functions within the state.
This brief notes dairy management for hot weather season. It cites USDA tests and is authored by CONLOYD Assistant Agricultural Agent Neosho County, urging dairymen to consider seasonal procedures.
The Rock Springs Ranch schedule runs from mid July to Aug 15 with state and county 4-H camps conferences of college youth high school girls Kansas Farm Bureau and Future Farmers of America. Key events include National Club Congress Reunion July 16 17 and several 4-H camps across multiple counties concluding with leadership conferences in August. Missouri experiments emphasize dairy cow comfort in heat with shade air movement supplemental feed water and feeding strategies to maintain production.
Guidance for ched dar cheese soup suggests using milk as the liquid or a mixture of half milk and half chicken bouillon. The note emphasizes flexible dairy and broth options for flavor and consistency.
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