Wheat Allotments To Area Farmers
The 1959 wheat allotments were mailed to Neosho and Wilson County farmers. Neosho has 1,899 allotments totaling 40,034 acres and Wilson has 1,564 allotments totaling 41,888 acres. Compliance affects marketing quotas price supports soil bank payments and future quotas with penalties for excess production and exemptions for limited acreages. A Friday referendum will decide marketing under quotas, but 1959 allotments remain in effect.
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Neosho
Wilson Counties
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees
Neosho County
Wilson County
Allotment Deadline July 1 For New Farm Wheat Allotments
Wilson County ASC Chairman Charles R. Ropp outlines July 1 deadline for farms with no 1956 57 or 58 wheat seed or 1958 allotment to apply for a 1959 new farm wheat allotment. Applications must be written. blank forms available at county ASC offices.
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Fredonia
Charles R. Ropp
Wilson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Ropp
Barley Good Buy At Present Price
County Agent Gale Mullen advises Erie farmers to buy and store barley at current harvest prices as livestock feed. He says barley delivers strong feeding value, worth 70 cents a bushel, equaling higher priced corn for cattle, lambs, hogs, and dairy cattle. Barley should be ground or crushed for most livestock, except fattening lambs.
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Erie
Gale Mullen
Mullen
Hopper War Fund Asked
Denver AP reports eastern Colorado faces a grasshopper plague with 150000 acres sprayed. Gov Steve MacNichols asks legislature for 1500000 to help fund a broader campaign costing about 5530000 overall. Aerial spraying expands to Fremont and Costilla counties as hoppers create wings locally.
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Denver
Colorado
Steve MacNichols
Fremont
Costilla
Cheyenne
Kiowa
Cheyenne Wells
Kit Carson
Eads
Jim Doyle
Vote Friday Sets Wheat Quotas For 1959
Neosho and Wilson County chairmen announce a Friday referendum on 1959 wheat marketing quotas. Eligible growers with more than 15 acres may vote. those with 15 or fewer or in the feed wheat program are exempt. A two thirds YES vote means parity support of at least 1.81 a bushel. otherwise about 1.20. Penalties apply for excess wheat under quotas.
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Neosho
Wilson County
ASC
Height Tip Given On Sudan Pasture
ERIE Sudan grass should be allowed to reach 18 to 24 inches in height before livestock are permitted to graze. County Agent Gale Mullen warns the height reduces prussic acid poisoning risk and supports rapid regrowth with heavy stocking. Subdivide pastures with electric fencing to control grazing. Drought or frost slows growth and increases danger.
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Erie
Sudan
Gale Mullen
Mullen
Chinch Bugs Ravage Wilson County Corn and Sorghum
An infestation of chinch bugs has severely damaged many fields of young corn and sorghum in Wilson County. Farmers report extensive feeding on seedlings, threatening early yields and prompting calls for pest control and crop management responses.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Chinch Bug Control Tips From County Agent Griffith
County agent Lester Griffith warns that fields damaged by chinch bugs suffer most in small grain crops planted to sorghum or milo. He prescribes spraying precautions, including using 4 to 8 ounces of dieldrin per acre, directing spray to the plant base, applying 15 to 20 gallons of water per acre, and spraying in cool hours. The piece notes 1958 wheat price support details and approved quotas from 1957.
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Lester Griffith
Griffith
Excess Wheat Penalty Set for 1958 Crop
A marketing quota penalty of 1.09 dollars per bushel was set for excess wheat in the 1958 crop by the Wilson and Neosho Counties Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees. The 45 percent of the wheat parity price as of May 1 triggers penalties for noncompliance with farm acreage allotments, with exemptions for farms under 15 acres or those signed to produce up to 30 acres for feed. Adjustments to avoid penalties must occur before harvest, with a deadline of May 20.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees
Wilson
Neosho
Farm Exports Show Decline Across Major Commodities
U S agricultural exports are projected at 4 billion dollars for the 1958 fiscal year ending June 30, with 3.3 billion in the first ten months of 1957-58. Exports are 16 percent lower than 1956-57, and total would rank third largest on record behind 1951-52 and 1956-57. Declines hit cotton wheat rice edible oils and some livestock products, offset partially by strong feed grains and soybeans.
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United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Collision Fatal Takes Mrs McClure in Kansas
Mrs Eva I McClure 69 of Leavenworth died in a Lawrence hospital after injuries from a June 8 car truck collision near Tonganoxie. The accident occurred near the town as authorities reported.
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Lawrence
Eva I. McClure
Leavenworth
Lawrence Hospital
Tonganoxie
Farming Across Regions Reveals Varied Practices and Grains
The author describes a family road trip through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri noting distinct farming styles. From small fields and hay baling in the Ozarks to large mechanized farms in eastern Arkansas and western Kentucky, corn dominates in several areas while barley harvests begin in southern Missouri.
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United States
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky Dam
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Freezing Peas For Year Round Garden Freshness
Mrs. Marjorie E. Price outlines methods to freeze peas at peak season for flavor and color. Process quickly after picking, use crushed ice or refrigeration if delayed, and blanch thoroughly to preserve enzymes and vitamins. Use wire baskets or cheese cloth squares, and scald peas in at least two gallon water returning to boil within a minute for each pint.
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Marjorie E. Price
Scalding and Cooling Guidelines for Peas
Determine the scalding time from when the water returns to a boil. Peas should be scalded one minute. Rapid cooling follows the scalding. Use cold running water or ice water with crushed ice to cool vegetables rapidly. Cool to about 60 degrees Fahrenheit before packing into freezing containers.
Judge Killed By Power Mower at Evergreen Ranch Show
Wil lard Hesslar, 46, a noted rancher and horse show judge, died when a fragment of baling wire pierced his chest from a power mower. Autopsy found the wire twelve inches long pierced his right lung and lodged in a vertebra, death due to lung hemorrhage. Hesslar, a breeder and trainer who moved from McPherson Kansas three years ago, is survived by his widow.
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Evergreen
Colo
Willard Hesslar
Hesslar
Kenneth Raynie
Jefferson County
McPherson
Kas
Gov Docking Joins Florida Citrus Mutual
Gov George Docking of Kansas, holder of one Florida orange tree, becomes a Florida Citrus Mutual member after a commercial fruit company gifted the tree during a Miami Beach visit for the National Governors Conference. He pays the six mill per box assessment to support Florida citrus promotion.
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Lakeland
Fla
George Docking
Kansas
Florida Citrus Mutual
Commercial Fruit Company
Miami Beach
Docking
The
Mutual
Australia and New Zealand Seek U S Meat Purchases
Australia and New Zealand urge the United States to buy more meat, noting ample beef for steaks but a U S demand for meat suitable for hot dogs and similar small items.
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Australia
New Zealand
United States
U. S
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Joe Brazil
Chinch
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Tubbock
OKLA
Texas
Topeka
Whchite
Nebraska
Lester Brooks Blacksmith & Welding Shop
S. Grant
Harvest
Chapman Feed Service
E. Main
Home Loan Headquarters
Chanute Building & Loan
BABY
Silver Comet
Leghorn
Ames
Potter's Hatchery
Malcolm
Chanute, Kansas
John
Gorton
Little Rock
Memphis
Ozark Area
REP
Bank OF Commerce
Charate
Friendly Bank
F.d.lc
Gov. Docking
Florida
Woodruff Truck Sales
Counseling Service
First National Motor Bank
E. 1St
F.D.I.C
Coop
Chanute Farmers Co-Op Ass'n
N. Highland
Aubrey W. Bostwick
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