Tests Reveal Way To Prevent Bloat
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates annual losses from bloat at 50 million dollars. Research identifies foam forming in the rumen from legumes like alfalfa and clovers. salivA and antifoaming products like poloxalene show promise. Poloxalene, marketed as Bloat Guard, tested at multiple universities and to be sold in Kansas soon, costs about five cents per animal per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Delano
Neosho County
U. S.department of Agriculture
U. S
Kansas State University
E. E. Bartley
Iowa State University
Louisiana State University
Montana State University
Mississippi State University
Smith Kline and French Laboratories
Philadelphia
Kansas
Narrower soybeans rows boost yields in study
Eris research by Verlin Peterson at the Columbus Experiment Field shows soybean yields rise about three bushels per acre with 21 inch rows and higher seeding rates of 60 to 75 pounds per acre. weed control, lodging risk, and moisture conditions affect results.
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Erie
Verlin Peterson
Columbus
Fred DeLano
Neosho County
Peterson
Kansas
Mound Valley Experiment Station
Columbus Field
Protective multi pest control mix marketed by Union Carbide
Product claims to protect plants against Mexican bean beetles Japanese beetles squash bugs leafhoppers flea beetles corn earworms tomato fruitworms and hornworms plus leaf rollers and tobacco flea beetles. It also controls fleas and ticks on cats and dogs and fleas lice mites and ticks on chickens. Union Carbide Corp.
Camel Causes Runway Panic at Cairo Airport
A stray camel wandered onto Cairo International Airport runway as an Air India Boeing 707 prepared for takeoff. The pilot halted the takeoff just yards from the animal while three jets circling for landing were held. Guards chased the camel for about an hour and finally captured it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Air India
New Officers Named To Pharmacy Board
Four new officers were named Sunday to the State Board of Pharmacy at a meeting in Wichita. Woodrow Anderson of Dodge City was chosen president Alan Hibbard of Medicine Lodge was named vice president Terry Jaquith of Topeka was elected secretary and Dana Creitz of Parsons was named a board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
State Board of Pharmacy
Woodrow Anderson
Dodge City
Alan Hibbard
Medicine Lodge
Terry Jaquith
Topeka
Dana Creitz
Parsons
Pig Malformation Detection in Breeding Stock
A common inherited malformation in male pigs is described as a rupture with enlarged scrotal area. The notice urges careful selection of breeding stock free of the condition and recommends ear marking and selecting from hernia-free litters.
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Manhattan
Great circle route guides transatlantic flights
National Geographic notes the great-circle track is the shortest distance between two points on Earth. Aircraft bound for Europe from the United States head north to follow this route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic
United States
Europe
Big Litters Boost to Profits for Hog Farmers
Erie readers learn that litter size is 10 percent hereditary and 90 percent management. Expert Fred DeLane stresses mating, feeding, and sanitation to lift weaned pigs per litter from six to seven and beyond, with costs and profits outlined for 6 and 12 pig litters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred DeLane
Neosho County
May 3 History Highlights Across The Years
On May 3 1919 the first airline passenger service carried two women from New York to Atlantic City. A 1956 Methodist conference declared no church place for racial discrimination. A 1951 fireworks factory explosion in Venezuela killed 38 and injured 50. A 1965 civil rights murder trial of Mrs Viola Gregg Liuzzo in Alabama ended with a hung jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Atlantic City
Methodist Church
Venezuela
Collie Leroy Wilkins
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Alabama
Reseal Announced for Four Farm Stored Grains
Fredonia reports that after 1966 maturity dates a reseal is announced for wheat grain sorghum barley and oats stored on farms. AL Lambert chair of Wilson County ASC outlines extended loans and storage payments on 1965 crops and possible extensions for earlier crops while noting no reseal for 1965 soybeans and no corn extension at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Lambert
Wilson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Commodity Credit Corporation
Lambert
Rock Springs Ranch Photography Contest Opens
Ron Poor of Chanute reports a new Kansas 4-H Foundation contest at Rock Springs Ranch. Amateur photographers may submit black and white prints or color slides showing development and use of the ranch. County agents hold details on classifications awards and scorecards.
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Rock Springs Ranch
Ron Poor
Chanute
Neosho County
4-H Foundation
Kansas 4-H Foundation
Farmers eye bumper yields as soil tests rise in county
Erie farmers plan aggressive fertilization to boost crops as over 900 soil samples are tested in the county laboratory, up nearly 200 from last year. Neosho agent Fred De Lano notes farmers largely follow fertilizer recommendations while some adjust rates to match moisture and weed pressure. Wheat shows strong response to adequate fertility and nitrogen top dressing, soybeans remain under study for fertilizer impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Fred DeLano
Neosho County
County
DeLano
Columbus
Poultry Study Supports Small Laying House Space
After five years of housing studies at the Kansas State University poultry research farm, results justify the shift to one to one and one fourth square feet per layer when good management is followed. The study also finds that a modified fan ventilating system offers no advantage over natural ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Visitors to Jordan Rise in 1965 Amid Tourism Push
Visitor numbers to Jordan reached 501 346 in 1965, up 29 percent from 1964 as the tourism sector expanded under government efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Bear Shot After Day-Long Medina Hunt
A 300-pound black bear was shot and killed in Medina, Washington, after a day-long pursuit through a wealthy suburb east of Seattle. Medina Police Chief Al Anglin fired the rifle after two dogs treed the animal in the Bergstroms’ backyard. Reports of a roaming bear had circulated for days, with an early sighting reported by a taxi driver about a mile from the Bergstrom residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Medina
Here
al Anglin
James E. Bergstrom
Bergstrom
Chanute Tribune May 3 1966 Highlights Page Six
Chanute Tribune from May 3 1966 reports local notices community events and brief updates on area news. Item snippets cover school activities weather notes and civic notices with period tone and concise summaries.
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ACME
Isevin
Tse
Sevin
T.M. Union Carbide Corp
Potter's Hatchery
Malcolm HE
Pharmacy Board
Clark Or
Pfister
Source
U.S. Weather Bureau
Reseal
H. R. Krokstrom
Martin Bougher
Bear
The
Chanute Tribune
Prather
Evergreen
BUD Audiss Bulk Agent
Mid-America Petroleum Co., Inc
North Santa Fe
Mpsty
Chanute Grain & Seed Company
Santa Fe
Bank of Commerce
Chanute, Kansas
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