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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1963
Page
5
Weather influences parasite populations in animals with clearer benefits seen after deworming. Hidden losses from parasites fade as improvements from treatment become evident, though the overall effect is more often positive than negative.
Wilson county farm agent Dan Pherigo notes that dairying requires more than milking gear. Efficient feed handling relies on self unloading wagons, silos and wagon fed silage, with larger farms adding a silo unloader. Some dairies feed green chop, but that increases labor. Use of extra pasture when available eases work.
Kansas State University set up the Southeast Kansas Experiment Field near Chetopa to study pecan production on gumbo and sandy soils. The 45 acre gumbo plot and 20 acre upland plot enable trials on fertilization, weed control, insect management, and grafting. A field day is planned for October 10, 1963.
Erie Kansas tests show treated sorghum seed raises yields by about 10 bushels per acre. Without fungicide only 35 to 65 plants emerge per 100 kernels, while properly treated seed yields 60 to 75 plants. Insecticide protection matters after planting. seed tags show treatment. Recommended mix is two ounces captan or thiram fungicide and one ounce wetting agent.
The excerpt notes that legume days and silages provide carotene and dairy cattle fed generously are unlikely to be vitamin A deficient. Dehydrated alfalfa meal also offers carotene. It mentions seed treatment with dieldrin aldrin or heptachlor pesticides and a fungicide to protect against seed-borne and soil insects. A method for spacing seeds is described using planter bags and wheel distance to estimate plant spacing.
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