Older Farmers To Be Interviewed in Kansas Study
Kansas State College’s agricultural experiment station conducts May interviews with about 70 rural Kansans aged 65 and over across seven southeastern counties to assess retirement housing needs and preferences. Miss Tessie Agan notes the study aims to reveal how housing arrangements, facilities, and conveniences affect aging in rural areas.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Agricultural Experiment Station
Kansas State College
Tessie Agan
Neosho
Wilson
Elk
Crawford
Cherokee
Greenwood
Coffey
C. M. Slagg
North Central
Miss Agan
Dwarf Plants Need Space in Manhattan Area
Dwarf grain plants require about 80 square inches per plant for acre yield in the Manhattan area with adjustments to 100 square inches. Kansas State College experiments show spacing rows 20 inches apart and plants four to five inches apart. This yields 63,000 to 78,000 plants per acre and needs three to four pounds of seed, with two seeds sometimes sown per plant, totaling six to eight pounds.
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Erie
Manhattan
Kansas State College
H. H. Laude
K-State Agronomist
Excess Wheat Deadline Near
The May 20 deadline for disposing of excess wheat acreage was emphasized by Wilson County Agri cultural and Stabilization Conservation Committee chair Charles Ropp. Farmers must dispose of excess acreage to maintain price support eligibility and avoid 45 percent penalties on excess wheat under par ity pricing and marketing quotas.
Grub Killer Shows Promise in Cattle Tests at Hays
Entomologist Tom Harvey reports ET 57, given as a five gram bolus per 100 pounds body weight, killed most cattle grubs in Ft. Hays tests. Calves treated November 8–9 showed grub counts dropping from 255 to 6 over four months, while untreated calves rose from 152 to 1 041 then fell to 21.
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Manhattan
Ft. Hays
Hays
Tom Harvey
Pure Food and Drug Administration
Harvey
Calf Starter Formula Emphasizes Farm Ingredients
Erie reports dairy calf starter recipe by Mahlon Morley county agricultural agent using milo or cracked corn oats wheat bran soybean oil meal alfalfa bonemeal trace minerals irradiated yeast and autoface A. Kansas tests show coarsely ground ingredients boost palatability versus pelleted forms.
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Erie
Mahlon Morley
Kansas
Caution Urged by USDA on Stocker Cattle Plans
Agriculture officials warn cattlemen to proceed carefully as grass prospects improve after spring rains. Kansas State College economists R Wayne Robinson and J H McCoy note limited stocker supply and rising prices, urging prudence for next fall markets amid expectations of large fed cattle supplies.
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Fredonia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas State College
Manhattan
R. Wayne Robinson
J. H. McCoy
Robinson and
McCoy
Wise restocking stance urged for grassland recovery
A cautious view suggests easing restocking to allow grassland to recover from a prolonged drought, contingent on the drought being broken. The remark emphasizes balance between livestock pressure and ecological rebound.
Good Farm Practices Pay Off On Local Farms
Local supervisor Hanserd House of the Farm Home Administration reports that drafting pasture, fertilizer use and herd culling boosted dairy yields last year. Farmers financed by FHA credit produced about 2000 pounds of milk per cow despite drought conditions.
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Erie
Hanserd House
Farm Home Administration
House
FHA
Pig Disease Warning Issued For Farmers
Des Moines Iowa reports a warning from the American Foundation for Animal Health on atrophic rhinitis in pigs. The disease, widespread since 1944, causes facial deformities and slowed growth after weaning. it rarely kills, but prompt veterinary diagnosis is needed. Contaminated herds should be culled and premises left vacant for six months, followed by thorough cleaning before restocking from disease free herds.
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Des Moines
American Foundation For Animal Health
United States
Wheat Hay Is Cut Early
Erie reports Mahlon Morley says cutting wheat for hay at the head emergence stage yields higher protein content and a $60 per acre value from a 3 ton yield, compared with grain yield. Wheat forage can also be siloed as silage, with early dough stage best for silage.
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Erie
Mahlon Morley
Administration Fights to Preserve Farm Research Budget
Washington The Eisenhower administration opposes a 12 million dollar cut in the Farm Research Fund for industrial uses of surplus farm products. Agriculture Secretary Benson and aides plan heavy lobbying as the House considers the bill. A presidential commission had urged a 100 million dollar annual program, while critics urge soil bank cutbacks. Economists warn of flat farm income until oversupply is cleared by exports, soil bank, and disposal programs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Farm Editors’ Assn
House Appropriations Committee
House
Congress
House Committee
Presidential Commission
Appropriations Committee
Soil Bank
Nathan M. Koffsky
Economist
Wilson 4-H'ers Plan Beauty
Wilson County 4-H members pursue beautification of home grounds and home improvement projects. Twenty one members join grounds beautification and twenty nine enter home improvement this year, with local medals and scholarships offered as incentives and state and national awards including watches, a $400 college scholarship, and trips to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Chicago
Cover crops must be approved for Soil Bank acreage reserve
Farmers planting a cover crop on acreage reserve land must use state and county approved crops. Charles Ropp notes that approval does not void the nonharvest clause and any eligible crop maturing in 1957 must be disposed of so no grain or seed can be harvested. The disposal deadline in Wilson County is May 20, with ASC office guidance available.
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Fredonia
Charles Ropp
Wilson Agricultural Committee
Wilson County
ASC
Soil Bank
Humboldt PTA Officers Announced for Coming Year
Humboldt Mrs. Jack Peterson named president of the Washington school PTA with Wayne Gillhant as vice president and Austin McGill as second vice president. Other officers include Leo Dietrich secretary and Marlene Quathamer treasurer. The 1957 year closed with a kindergarten round-up at the school led by Mrs. McGill.
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Jack Peterson
Washington
Assn
Eugene Moore
Martin Henrichs
Wayne Gillham
Austin McGill
Ben Wilhite
William Clements
Charles Clements
Leo Dietrich
Mother's Day Gatherings Span Journeys and Visits
College student and several families marked Mother's Day with visits and meals across Kansas. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Horn in Tulsa, Mrs. Allie McWherter with family, Lynn Brothers of Kansas City, and multiple Horn, York, Lehman, Van Nice, Bartholomew, and McCoy relatives. A Young Matrons bridge luncheon honored Mrs. McCoy and Mrs. Chancy before changes of residence and job plans.
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Humboldt
Elizabeth Shoemaker
Dennis
Annette
Dora Smith
Parsons
Smith
J. L. Shellman
Minnie Towles
William Towles
Towles
Bertha Griffitts
Iola
Jerry Sinclair
Emporia State
W. J. Sinclair
G. W. Horn
Lee Wadley
Wadley
Butch
Wichita
Arthur Horn
Bartlesville
Harold Horn
Tulsa
Allie McWherter
Lynn Brothers
Kansas City
J. W. Brothers
Wilford York
Altoona
Mary York
M. A. York
William York
Jimmy
Ella Fortner
Tillie Barrett
Neodesha
Edwin Lehman
Marvin Dunn
Sylvia
Becky
Topeka
Leslie Lehman
G. C. van Nice
J. A. van Nice
C. G. Puckett
Pat
Tommy
Diana
van Nice
Fred Bartholomew
Chanute
John McCoy
Kenneth Chancy
Young Matrons Club
Elmer Harwood
Bridge
Women circles gather for WSCS regrouping meetings
Mrs. Frank McFarren Jr. leads Ruth circle with 15 attendees at C. F. Young home. Elmer Har wood chairs Alpha circle with seven members. Worship leaders include Fanny Buchanan and Inez Cole. Eva O Connor, Lola Morgan and Esther circle hostesses organize refreshments. Lydia and Esther circles report attendance of 16 and 10 respectively with program talks on missions and Christian readings.
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Frank McFarren Jr
WSCS
Ruth Circle
C. F. Young
Elmer Harwood
Howard Morrison
Young
Ann Stout
Alpha Circle
W. L. Palmer
Fanny Buchanan
St. John
Norman Vincent Peale
Eva O'Conner
Eva Bullock
Merritt Franklin
Palmer
Lola -Morgan
Bardwell
John Franklin
Millard Cress
Oklahoma House Advances Bone Dry Whisky Bill
The Oklahoma House passed a bone dry bill 72 to 22 adding buy receive or take possession of whisky to criminal offenses. The measure aims to treat whisky buyers as bootleggers with possible jail terms on conviction, though it was held on the calendar by a motion to reconsider.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Liquor bill passes House. Senates' next action eyed
Rep. Robert O. Cunningham of Oklahoma City says he will push support for the liquor bill in the Senate after it passed the House without debate. The bill would prohibit sale barter or exchange of liquor with penalties ranging from 30 days in jail and a $50 fine up to six months and a $500 fine.
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Robert O. Cunningham
Oklahoma City
Senate
House
IRS Explains Tax Bill Over Dependents in New Mexico
In Albuquerque the IRS says a New Mexico taxpayer was billed for taxes due after failing to list his wife and 12 children as dependents on the initial return. A corrected tax return later fixed the oversight.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Internal Revenue Service
New Mexico
Australian test shows piperazine hydrate with carbon tetrachloride
In trials, piperazine hydrate given orally with carbon tetrachloride proved highly effective against the common stomach worm of sheep. The study notes strong results and potential for broad use in veterinary practice.
Spray programs improve weed and insect control when properly applied
Farmers report mixed results from sprays. Proper choice of sprayer, calibration, timing, and the right chemical are essential. The Extension Service outlines a simple test for application rate and advises consulting the County Agent for specific recommendations.
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Extension Service
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Farm Products Research Fund
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Claude J. Utley
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Oue Pioctare
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Gorton
REP
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Charate, Kansas
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