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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1956
Page
7
In Mound Valley area droughts reveal how climate, soil and timing affect crops. Winter cereals and oats endure or escape heat stress while brome and alfalfa provide drought resilience. Sorghums falter in dry summers. native grass offers grazing but timing matters. Long-term experience guides crop choice and management for variable seasons.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee says spring fertilization boosts forage yields and per acre returns, with earlier yield and higher quality forage. Agronomists advise delaying turnout until four to six inches of growth and firm ground, using phosphate potash and possible nitrogen, plus rotational grazing to sustain legumes and extend total feed.
Secretary of Defense Wilson declares the United States is strong enough to inflict vast destruction upon any aggressor anywhere in the world, signaling a stern warning and steadfast deterrence amid global tensions.
MOUND VALLEY Kansas a twin dairy herd one of the nations largest will be shown to attendees at the seventh annual dairy and spring agronomy field day at the Mound Valley experiment station on Friday May 25. Station superintendent Floyd E Davidson says the day is the principal public extension event of the year with extensive research in progress and plans for the best field day yet. The identical herd draws interest as eleven pairs are in production and one pair is in fourth lactation averaging rare twins with only about one in 200 twin births being identical females. Researchers note minerals in the dairy ration may be less critical than once thought as cows fed prairie hay and grains without mineral supplements besides salt have stayed healthy. Visitors will have the chance to observe.
Nutrient rich feeding is crucial to raise a chick into a healthy pullet. Worms waste feed and delay egg production. a liquid warmer method shows high effectiveness. Lice also reduce laying. Alabama Polytechnic Institute tests show a flock free of lice yields more eggs.
A Kansas agriculture event features Dr. Glenn Beck and Dr. William F. Pickett with talks on horticulture and new research. Attendees will tour agronomy projects led by Davidson and Lloyd C. Jones, viewing pasture production, fertilizer trials, and soil and water conservation practices with lunch served by a local women's group.
A dairy tour is planned for Friday starting at 9 30 am from the courthouse grounds. Mahlon Morley and Ralph Bonewitz with Dr M W Osburn will join to discuss production management and disease control. Stops include Hugh Means farm near Erie, Phillip Miller farm near Parsons, and Ernest Harms farm near Thayer showcasing Holstein and Jersey herds and pasture systems.
The article outlines the role of a bank farm representative as a public relations and advisory position. The aim is to help farmers improve operations while supplementing the work of County Extension Agents, engaging directly on farms and with 4 H Clubs and FFA. The tip notes cattle prices may be irregular for 30 to 60 days and advises holding cattle during weakness and selling on uptrends.
Erie information on eligibility for payments for unshorn lambs and shorn wool sold after April 1 is available at the ASC office. For shorn wool sold other than farm or local shipping point, applicants must provide seller name and address, sale date, net weight, gross proceeds, marketing deductions, transport and other charges, net proceeds, amount paid to producer, and purchaser or marketing agency details. Outright farm sales require fewer details. lambs and yearlings sold require seller address, sale date, number of lambs, liveweight, and purchaser or marketing agency details.
The notice provides the purchaser’s name and address along with the signature of the issuing person or firm for the sales document.
Thayer Field Day will be held at 1 p.m. May 23 at the Thayer Experiment Field located 32 miles east of Thayer. Verlin Peterson, manager of the Thayer and Columbus fields, will conduct the tour. Attendees will observe crop varieties and fertilizer tests with results explained. Public invited.
SAN DIEGO California sixth grader at Point Loma Elementary School writes a hopeful essay about going to the moon. He envisions travel after reaching the moon and expresses a desire to explore beyond.
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