Farmers Keep Eye On Money Policies
Assistant Professor of Economics at Kansas State University explains how monetary and fiscal policies affect farmers. Higher interest rates raise farm mortgage costs and alter land values, while tax changes and government spending shifts influence consumer demand for farm products and farmers' after tax income.
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Orland
Buller
Kansas State University
Improper Use of Chemicals Risks Livestock Health
Dr Homer Caley Kansas State University Extension warns chemicals used in livestock care can harm animals if misused. Increased insecticide use and poor label reading cause poisonings. safety includes reading labels wearing protective gear and storing chemicals securely.
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Manhattan
Homer Caley
Kansas State University
Carey
Caley
Outlook Stable For Feed Grains Despite Market Shifts
The outlook for feed grains remains stable with prices staying near or above year earlier levels. Demand rose for cattle hog and poultry feeding, lifting prices above 1965 66 levels. October March prices for corn barley grain sorghums and oats averaged about 13 percent higher than a year earlier.
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Kansas State University
Feed grain acreage and stocks trends in 1966 crop outlook
The article notes expected feed grain acreage will fall seven percent below the 1960-64 average, with possible production rising to a record 170 million tons if a normal growing season occurs. April 1 stocks are 103 million tons, down 10 percent from a year ago, with on farm stocks at 69 million and CCC stocks at 3 million, half of last spring. It also mentions bamboo as a grass reaching 120 feet in India and China.
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CCC
India
China
Herbicide limits on crops and livestock feed rules
Kansas State University extension herbicide expert warns about crop feeding limits for several chemicals. Ramrod limits include not cutting immature plants for silage and no grazing or feeding treated forage. 2 4 D pasture grazing restrictions vary. dalapon affects alfalfa feeding and 30 day hay-cut delay.
Clever squid flashes lights and shifts color to outswim rivals
The torpedo-shaped squid shows advanced behavior, outswimming many fish. It can alter colors quickly and uses blinking colored lights like a firefly, suggesting a level of active intelligence in its movements.
Goals Influence on Success in Kansas Farming
A Kansas State University study of 37 farmers links personal goals to farm success. Those valuing truth, religious values, and power showed higher income and growth, with three of four satisfied in farming. Satisfaction correlated with success, while later years emphasized education and welfare of children over land ownership.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University Department of Economics
Kansas
John Sjo
Evergreen and Rose Prunings Due Now
Extension landscape notes prune evergreens such as cedar juniper arborvitae and pine to control size and form. Prune junipers to retain natural shape with hand pruners and downward cuts. Pines are trimmed when new candles are white and tender, mainly June in Kansas. pruning promotes density and hides cuts. Roses require type specific timing with ramblers and small climbers pruned after bloom and new canes arising from the base. Large flowering climbers split into once bloomers like Pauls Scarlet and re bloomers like Blaze.
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James J. Nighswonger
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Pfitzer
Kansas
Pruning Tips for Ramblers and Climbers
The guidance notes leaving some old wood on large flowerers while new shoots grow on existing canes. Remove several three year old canes, keep three to four main canes per plant, and trim old canes after the first bloom on once bloomers. Re bloomers wait for later season. Regular pruning prevents tangled, unsightly briars.
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Leuthold
Rock Springs Camps Start At Rock Springs Ranch
June marks Kansas 4-H first statewide camp at Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City. From May 31 to June 3 Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Pottawatomie and Riley counties send youth. June 5-9 hosts the music camp. later sessions include groups from numerous counties and church organizations.
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Manhattan
Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
Merle Eyestone
Kansas 4-H Foundation
Brown, Doniphan
Jackson
Pottawatomie
Riley
Lutheran Youth Fellowship
Camp Fire Girls
KSU
First Mennonite Church
Newton
First Baptist Church
Salina
Hesston Church
Trinity Lutheran Youth
Wichita
Lewis and Clark Expedition Costs and Legacy
The 1804 05 expedition cost about 2500 dollars to the government. Its results solidified American claims to the Northwest and opened lands to settlement. Maps and journals provided a vivid view of the vast land from sea to sea.
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Lewis and Clark
America
Northwest
Garden disease sprays advised for tomatoes and melons
Extension Circular 261 from DeLano outlines fungicide and mineral sprays to prevent bacterial and fungal diseases in tomatoes and vine crops. It details timing, mixing rules, compatibility with insecticides, and notes on fixed copper Maneb Zineb Captain Karathane and Karathane use for mildew and leaf spots.
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Erie
Fred DeLano
Neosho
DeLano
Kansas
Barnyard chaos after freeway crash in Southern California
On the San Bernardino Freeway a truck with 3 700 chickens and a steer truck collided. Animals flooded the road, hens laid eggs, steers fled into San Gabriel Alhambra and Rosemead, a steer was roped in a grammar school yard, and one animal died in a collision.
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California
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Don Burnett
San Gabriel
Alhambra
Rosemead
Johnny Appleseed Tale Amid Adrift Sighting
A driver escaped injury after a steer escaped into a Rosemead supply yard and was tied to a telephone pole. Monday traffic on the freeway stretched over six miles but later returned to normal as all animals were accounted for. John Chapman roamed Ohio and Indiana in the early 19th century preaching gospel and earned the name Johnny Appleseed after dropping apple seeds along his travels.
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Rosemead Telephone Company
John Chapman
Ohio
Indiana
Johnny Appleseed
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