Early Spring Burns Impact Bluestem Ranges and Soil Moisture
A Kansas State University study notes frequent spring fires in Flint Hills bluestem ranges remove mulch and raise soil temperature early in the season. While yields rise briefly, moisture loss lowers longer term forage and soil moisture, with early burns causing greater reductions. May 1 in Manhattan and late April elsewhere are suggested as best dates.
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Fredonia
Bluestem
Flint Hills
Dan Pherigo
Wilson County
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kansas
Crop Loans Dip As 1964 Corn Soybeans See Declines
Kansas farmers had 1.65 million bushels of 1964 corn and 137 thousand bushels of 1964 soybeans under price support loans through May, well below 1963 levels. May dates set loan and maturity timelines. nationwide corn under loan remains near decade lows with much repaid stock and limited takeover.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Gilbert W. Egbert
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
Egbert
World Citizenship Theme For Leaders Conference
World Citizenship in Focus is the theme for the State 4-H Club Junior Leadership Conference July 28 to August 2 at Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City. Teens from every county attend. Cecil Eyestone of Kansas State University leads with a committee of 1964 delegates. Major talks include John Monaghan on the United Nations and Francis Pressly on international citizenship, with four Kansas delegates to the National 4-H Conference.
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Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
Cecil Eyestone
Kansas State University
United Nations
John P. Monaghen
Merriam
Francis Pressly
Washington, D.C
Kansas
Lois Kohn
Wichita
Vivian Becker
Inman
Joe Smith
Kansas City
Bill Wood
Syracuse
International Farm
KSU
Dairy Identification Records Emphasized by Farm Agent
Wilson county farm agent Dan Pherigo urges comprehensive identification records for dairy herds. Records should include identification means, birth date, sire, dam, freshening date, breeding date, and service sires for both registered and grade animals.
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Dan Pherigo
Wilson County
Wilson Fair Opens With Giant Barbecue Week
FREDONIA The annual Wilson county fair opens Thursday and runs through Sunday with a large barbecue event Thursday evening. Four tons of beef, 6000 potato chips packages, 100 pounds onions, eight gallons sauce, 300 pounds ham and beans, 10 gallons pickles, 10000 bread slices and 500 gallons iced tea supplied by local merchants and professionals. Ray Kelsey oversees the preparations. Rodeo shows run at 8 each night Thursday through Saturday with a Sunday pony pulling contest at 1 PM and a youngsters rodeo at 7 PM.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Ray Kelsey
Elm Leaf Beetles Attack Elms Across Kansas
Kansas State University entomologists report elm leaf beetles defoliating Chinese and hybrid elms from Kansas City to the Colorado border. Dr. Hugh E. Thompson says chewed leaves drop. recommendations include spraying with DDT or Levin at 2 pounds per 100 gallons. Fully grown beetles retreat to tree crevices and grass. there are three to four generations, increasing injury risk. Extension Bulletin 386 details control steps.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Kansas City
Colorado
Kansas
Hugh E. Thompson
Kansas State University Extension
4-H Club News Jolly-Go-Getters Hold Calf Show Day
A fitting and showing day was held Saturday at the home of Marion and Paul Alford. Seventeen members attended as club calves were groomed for the fair and Marion demonstrated proper calf showing techniques for judging.
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Marion
Paul Alford
Calf Registry and Identification Procedures Outlined
Calves eligible for registry should be marked at birth or soon after to prevent identity mistakes. Grade animals may be identified with eartags and recorded in an identification book. Neck chains, strap numbers, photos, or other numbering may be used as secondary ID if cross-indexed. DHIA offers services for enrolled herds. local agents can provide testing program details.
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Dairy Herd Improvement Association
DHIA
Kansas Common Best Alfalfa Choice
Kansas common alfalfa selection is urged for Kansas conditions. Dan Pherigo notes winter hardiness rapid recovery after cutting disease resistance and suitability of Kansas Common based varieties Buffalo Cody and others with varying strengths and weaknesses. Growers are advised to switch to Cody and Kansas Common derived varieties when practical.
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Fredonia
Dan Pherigo
Wilson County
Kansas
Cody
Buffalo
Wheat trade prospects with Soviet bloc favored over China
The piece argues the United States could gain more wheat sales with the Soviet bloc than with Red China. It notes licensing and ship requirements limit exports to the bloc, but easing those rules could raise short and long term trade, while China remains unlikely to buy much US wheat.
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Red China
United States
Peking
Washington
Soviet Bloc
U. S
Warm Water Ponds for Fishing bulletin released
A new bulletin from the Soil Conservation Service explains how to build and manage warm water ponds for profitable fishing. It covers site choice erosion control stocking fertility and weed management. Copies are available from Charles P McKinnie in Erie.
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Erie
Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Charles P. McKinnie
The
McKinnie
Virus Threat Dwarf Mosaic Reaches Midwest Corn
A new corn disease named Manhattan Maize dwarf mosaic, first seen in southern Ohio and Arkansas in 1962, spread to at least 11 states by 1964. Missouri reported it in three counties in 1963 and 42 counties in 1964, with suspicious fields in Kansas in 1964. The disease also affects sorghums, raising Kansas concern.
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Manhattan
Ohio
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
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Russia
Robert J. Bevins
North Santa FE
Mid-America Petroleum Co., Inc
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California
Potter's Hatchery
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Malcolm
National Farm Safety Week
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Kansas Farm Bureau
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