Breeding Roost In Dairy Cattle Advances in Artificial Breeding
Neosho County report notes a 70 percent rise in cows bred by the county artificial breeding association from 1957 to 1959. Since 1950, over 9,000 cows have been bred. the 10,000th is expected in fall 1960. The cooperative board includes Culbertson and Reinhardt, with semen from Kansas State University unit and Bull studs for six major dairy breeds. Breeders cite cost savings versus keeping a bull and practical benefits for their herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Mullen
Neosho County
ERIE
Raymond Schoenhofer
Wilbur McDaniel
R. H. Dean
C. H. Culbertson
Ralph Reinhardt
Phil Miller
Kansas Artificial Breeding Service Unit
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Reinhardt
Ralph Plans Fall Sale to Maintain Herd Size
Ralph intends to keep his herd around the current size by selling most of the yearlings this fall as part of herd management.
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Ralph
Sudangrass Insurance For Pasture
Neosho County agent Gale Mullen says ERIE Sudangrass is the best summer pasture for southeast Kansas. It provides excellent pasture for all livestock and helps maintain milk flow for dairymen when permanent pastures lag. Plant after soil warms in late spring, mid May is ideal. 20 to 25 pounds of seed per acre. Greenleaf is the best adapted variety. use certified seed when possible. Sudangrass should be 18 to 24 inches high before grazing. avoid young regrowth due to prussic acid risk. maximize pasture by dividing the field.
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Erie
Kansas
Neosho County
Gale Mullen
Sudan
Woodson County 4-H Program Expands Reach
YATES CENTER The Woodson County 4-H program has grown with three new clubs and about 50 more members in 1959 60 bringing total clubs to 11 and membership near 230. City youths join projects like woodworking electricity auto care and photography expanding rural 4-H into urban areas.
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Yates Center
Woodson County
Chemical Sprays Halt Weed Growth
Neosho County farmers show strong interest in new pre emergent weed control chemicals for corn. Atrazine and Lazine allow soil spraying at planting to prevent weed germination all season, with near total weed control in plots and no corn damage at typical rates. Costs, not efficacy, limit adoption. band application lowers cost to about 3.75 per acre versus broadcast 15.00.
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Erie
Neosho County
Gale Mullen
Mullen
Vern Heilman
Heilman
C. R. Thurman
Hybrid grain yields best for sorghum plantings
Kansas State University extension agronomist Frank Bieberly says hybrids outperform open pollinated sorghum varieties by about 25 to 35 percent. In northwest Kansas tests, the best open pollinated variety yielded 41st of 45, while the top hybrid reached 71 bushels per acre. the 1959 top hybrids averaged 68 bushels versus 44 for open pollinated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Frank Bieberly
Extension Agronomist
Kansas State University
Kansas
Kansas 1959 grain sorghum tests show strong yields
In the dryland test at Garden City the top hybrid yielded 71 bushels per acre and top open pollinated 48. The top five hybrids averaged 69 and top five open pollinated 45. In the irrigated test the top hybrid reached 147 and top open pollinated 104 bushels per acre. Bieberly notes good hybrids exist for all Kansas areas and a report is available at county extension offices.
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Garden City Branch
Kansas
Bieberly
Night catching and tranquilizers raise live poultry prices
Giving tranquilizers to chickens before catching for shipping may yield higher market prices. Administering tranquilizers in feed before marketing calms birds and prevents flapping bruising and feather removal without scalding. Catching is best done at night.
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Cliff Culbertson
Culbertson
John Irwin
Schoenhofer
Phyllis Carder
Howard Carder
S. Highland
Donna Lucas
E. K. Lucas
N. Lafayette
Harold Stroud
Urbana
Stroud
Woodson Co
Buick
Mitchell Motor Company
Chanute, Kansas
East Oak
Rere DO
Vla
Seidlitz
Good Housekeeping
Elton
House OF Color
The
Chanute Tribune
David L. McCune
Chanute Ins
W. Mair
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