Family garden brings Merritt clan together in year round care
The Merritt family of Chanute runs a garden year round after moving to the area in 1974. Bob Merritt, his wife, and their children Bill fourteen to Nancy sixteen plant, tend, spray and preserve fruits and vegetables. They trade ideas with neighbors and rely on county Extension brochures to perfect canning and gardening, enjoying a shared, fruitful effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Jane
Bob
Jane Merritt
Bill
David
Merritt
Chanute
Navy
Erie
Merritts
Wheat harvest begins as Kansas crops show early ripening
Kansas farmers sharpen their blades as the 1977 wheat harvest starts. The Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes most wheat has jointed or headed with little ripening, while some areas report sporadic ripening and light hail damage. The first carload sold at the Kansas City Board of Trade fetched 2.20 per bushel, and harvest moves into Barber, Sumner, and Sedgwick counties with forecasts near 384 million bushels for the year. Lorena Croucher named Star Farmer of Kansas at the FFA convention.
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Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Chanute
Manhattan
UPI
Lorena Croucher
Westphalia
Star Farmer of
Future Farmers of America
Croucher
FFA
C.J. Riemann
Hill City
Agribusinessman of
Garnett High School
Garnett High
Kansas State University
Baxter Springs
Kansas City Board of Trade
Barber
Sumner
Oklahoma
Sedgwick
Harper
Kingman
Kansas-Oklahoma
Hays
Ellis County
Sugarcane subsidy plan could pay large growers over 1 million
The Agriculture Department moves toward a direct subsidy program under President Carter to aid sugarcane and beet producers without raising consumer prices. Estimates suggest twenty sugar firms may receive 1 million dollars or more, with others earning 500000 to 1 million. several processors could also gain. Some fear lawsuits over the legality of direct subsidies.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Carter
White House
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Hawaii
Florida
Louisiana
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Bob Merritt
Star Farmer
Humboldt
United Press International
By Bernard Brenner
UPI Farm
Chanute Livestock Market
Phil Welch
Zenndale Ratliff
Zenn Dale Ratliff
House &Trim Pont
W. Main
Montgomery
Petes Discount Warehouse
Thayer, Ks
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