Counties' Extension Program Heads For Sharp Trimming
Kansas faces drastic cuts to its nearly 100 year old extension program as the legislature rejected a 138000 appropriation. 62 counties cannot maintain two agent positions and 24 cannot fund a third 4 H agent. State leaders cite need for higher county aid or legal changes to raise levies.
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Manhattan
Kansas
James A. McCain
Kansas State University
Associated Press
McCain
Kansas State
Harold F. Jones
Farm Bureau
Kansas County Agriculture Extension Council
Jones
John Anderson
Bill Mitchell
Hiutchinson
Mitchell
William B. Ryan
Norton
Excess Wheat Penalty Set for 1962 Crop
Erie reports the 1962 marketing quota penalty on excess wheat is $1.59 per bushel, at 65 percent of parity. Glen Neely notes adjustments may apply for farms with 15 acres or less. penalties now affect all farms whose 1962 wheat acreage exceeds 13.5 acres or the prior three year high.
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Erie
Glen Neely
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Justment
Neely
Special Stockholders Meeting to Vote on Dissolution
Notice calls a special meeting of GREATER NEOSHO ENTERPRISES INC stockholders at 123 e Street Cranute Kansas on June 1962 at 1:00 PM to vote on dissolving the corporation and winding up its affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Tribune
Greater Neosho Enterprises, Inc
E Street
Cranute
Kansas
Mary K. Brookhart
Neosho County Dairy Princess Contest Seeks Contestants
Neosho County seeks single girls aged 16 to 24 for the June Dairy Month Princess Contest. Contestants must have a dairy farm background and a high school education. Deadline to enter is June 10 and a June 2 banquet will announce the county winner.
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Erie
Neosho County
John DeMott
Kansas
DeMott
Tioga
Chanute
Eric
Bill Dickson
Kansas Bulls Begin First Test Station In Wilson County
In Fredonia the first bull testing station in Kansas accepts entries. The July 20 start date replaces August 17 to help bulls adjust before the 140 day test. Hereford breeders statewide show interest. entries require birth dates Sept 1 1961 to Jan 31 1962, clean pedigrees, top 50 percent of herds, and weighed at weaning with adjusted weights calculated by county agents. Richard Striker of the Hereford Assn notes interest from Spring Field Day participants near El Dorado.
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Fredonia
Kansas
Dan Pherigo
Wilson County
Richard Stryker
The
Hereford Assn
el Dorado
Pherigo
Erie Area News Notes From Kansan Communities
Erie area residents display family visits church gatherings and civic duties. Boys State participant Ed Brady of Erie attends Wichita event and serves as election counselor. Mrs Hines joins husband in Biloxi while studying radar at Keesler AFB. Local gatherings include Christian church fellowship at Chanute with speaker Bob Young and upcoming Humboldt meeting led by Rev. Glenn Crosby.
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Erie
Ed Brady
Pershing Brady
Wichita
John Hines
Biloxi
Miss
Hines
Radar
Keesler Air Force Base
Tulsa
Anna Beard
Erie Rest Home
Reeves Kimmey
Kansas City
W. M. Kimmey
Robert Campbell
Lawrence
Alfred Heady
The
Christian Church
First Christian Church
Chanute
Bob Young
Humboldt
Glenn Crosby
Clifford McClure
Arlene
David City
Neb
C. G. Moore
Beverly Moore
Larry Simmons
Ralph Amos
Rita
Melvern
Ark
E. W. Amos
Grant Zimmerman
McCune
Ralph
Zimmerman
Lonnie Wright
Galen
Gwen
J. J. Wright
Derby
Miller
Paul Casady
Spider Mite Damage Warns Iola Cedar Trees and Ornamentals
County agent Tom Maxwell notes spider mites have damaged cedars and ornamental evergreens in Iola. Light yellowing at branch tips signals infestation. Control options include thorough water washing, high pressure rinses, or malathion sprays at two tablespoons per gallon with a sticker spreader. Red dots moving on the foliage indicate mites. treatment may also curb bagworms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iola
Allen
Tom Maxwell
Two Sides to Story
Catherine Fisher complained as eight cows trotted across her new lawn and police corralled the animals in a city lot. Bob Fisher blamed a construction crew for a broken fence and said the cows escaped, with an owner charged $5 per head to reclaim them.
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Springerville, Ariz
Catherine Fisher
Bob
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