Beef Month Events Highlight Kansas Beef Program
Gov. Docking proclaims May Beef Month in Kansas as Freeland outlines promotional activities. A beef tour in the Wellington Arkansas City area includes a social hour dinner with the governor and a May 29 visit to feedlots a feeder calf operation and a packing plant. Sponsored by Kansas Farm Bureau Kansas Livestock Assn and others, the events feature radio contests television beef demonstrations posters in stores and a barbecue luncheon with Dr. Bill Pope of Oklahoma State University. Kansas cattle on feed total 610000 head and farm and ranch cattle total 5564000 head valued at 756704000, up five percent from the 1962-66 average. Agriculture remains Kansas largest industry and beef production its major segment.
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Kansas
Robert Docking
Freeland
Wellington- Arkansas City
Governor Docking
Bill Pope
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
The
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kansas Livestock Assn
Kansas Cowbelles
Kansas State Department of Agriculture
County Reports on Conservation
1967 Agricultural Conservation Program aided 165 Wilson county farmers on 9 060 acres with emphasis on pasture improvement. William Huser, chairman, lists 288 acres permanent cover 311 natural reseeding 3 750 treated pasture, 5 884 acres water storage 61 structures 16 acres timber stand work 4 sod waterways 958 acres terraces 87 acres diversions 200 acres drainage. Total cost about 65 382 dollars with ACP cost sharing half and local matching funds.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
William Huser
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Huser
Eeeeeeenieiemcoen
Election Is Stalled In Tiny East Shore Town
A 194 194 tie for a Town Council seat leaves the outcome uncertain as voters cast ballots by hand. Mrs Harper challenges one vote but the court rejects the complaint for now and gives five days to resubmit. If sustained she will win. otherwise the winner will be chosen from today’s ballots, with a yearly pay of 15 dollars.
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ST. Michael S. M
Grain Stronger Forecast For Kansas Prices In Late 1960s
Kansas State economist Ruth E. Clifton predicts grain prices will strengthen over the next months. Forecast hinges on reduced Kansas and US grain acreage with total Kansas grain planted at about 18.8 million acres, down from 1967. Wheat 11.9 million, sorghums 3.9 million, corn 1.4 million, soybeans 0.9 million, oats barley rye 0.5 million.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Ruth E. Clifton
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Weekend visits spread through Erie vicinity
Erie area residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Kansas City Pittsburg Parsons McCune Overland Park and Wichita. Guests included the Higginss the Mullens Wamsleys and Crouchs with social calls extending to Leawood Chanute and Caney. Several local residents also hosted relatives from Denver Houston Milo and Independence.
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Erie
Blaine Heady
John
Kansas City
Robert Higgins
Sandra Heady
Pittsburg
Overland Park
Hazel Spraks
Houston
Charles
Wallace Sample
Denver
Maude Abell
Wichita
Claude Sample
Raymond
David Prewitt
Scott
Leawood
Joe Sample
Stephen Richey
Patsy Harris
Hugh Means
Ernest Nicholas
Virgil Nicholas
W. M. Nicholas
E. C. Nicholas
Lane
Santa Fe Ark
Chanute
Janice Nation
Phyllis Wells
O. J. Bridenstine
Caney
Nellie Mae Hammond
Fred DeLane
Loren Hudson
Henry
Maoma Vermillion
Milo
Max Hudson
Golden City
Hosmer Parsons
Independence
Everett Cowen
Manhattan
Bill Harvey
Catherine Cornell
Earl
Claudia
Parsons
Wayland Harvey
Recreation sources booklet for Kansas Extension program
A 16 page Kansas Extension booklet titled Sources for Recreation lists sections on athletics camping careers crafts income producing recreation property dramatics music nature outdoor recreation recreation training social recreation and playground equipment. County Extension offices have copies.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Week Stresses Stewardship Observance in Soil Week
Erie notes Soil Stewardship Week May 1926 with Walter Poor as Neosho County Soil Conservation District chairman. National sponsors include 3 000 districts across the nation Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The theme A Time for Initiative emphasizes citizen responsibility in soil stewardship.
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Erie
Walter Poor
Neosho County
Virgin Islands
Several Approaches To Water Supply In Kansas
Rural water can come from wells but not always feasible. Alternatives include rural water districts springs cisterns and ponds. Consult USGS local health officials and Extension agents for guidance on treatment and sources before drilling a well.
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Manhattan
Elwyn S. Holmes
Kansas State University
Holmes
U.S. Geological Survey
Lawrence
Kansas
Annual State 4 H Roundup To Draw 1200 Delegates
More than 1 200 Sunflower State 4 H youths will attend Kansas State University June 3 7 as delegates to the Roundup. They will choose two of KSU's eight colleges, engage in 12 hours of project enrichment, and participate in a talent program and social events. Delegates stay in dormitories and eat at the Union under a new small living group plan with counselor leaders.
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Manhattan
Sunflower State
Kansas State University
KSU
Charles Bates
Care Advised For Storage On Farm Loans
William Huser explains farmers with Commodity Credit Corporation loans must monitor stored grain. Final loan returns depend on grain condition at payoff or delivery, so deterioration hurts the farmer. With fewer inspections, farmers should inform the ASCS county office promptly to arrange grain movement and protect profits.
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Fredonia
Commodity Credit Corporation
William Huser
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Huser
ASCS
Colorado tavern hides 35-foot sign after word ban
In Colorado Springs operators of a bar removed a 35-foot sign after a state liquor inspector ruled that using the word saloon is illegal in the state. The action follows new enforcement of signage rules affecting taverns and bars.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado
Given Farm Plans Okay Given Farm Plans
Erie all board members were present for the May meeting of the Neosho County Soil Conservation District. Conservation farm plans and revisions were approved for multiple farmers including Nels Olson and Paul Coover in Erie and several in Chanute St. Paul and nearby towns. The district reported three new cooperators applied for assistance and noted construction of 16324 feet of terraces and shaping of 10 acres of grassed waterways.
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Erie
Neosho County
Soil Conservation District
Nels Olson
Stark
Charles Forsyth
Paul Coover
Edgar Whelan
St. Paul
Paul Matlock
Harold Henry
Wesley J. Henry
Gerald Umbarger
M. E. Stover
Clarence Greve
Chanute
SCS
Walter Poor
Clair Trabue
Galesburg
Lou Reinhardt
Eric
Fred Beachner
F. A. Johnston
South Mound
Vernon Lohmann
James Beech
Glenn Dunlop
Charles P.mckinnie
The
Soil Conservation Service
Taxpayers Assn. Meets Tomorrow in Erie Courthouse
Neosho County Taxpayers Association plans an 8 p.m. meeting at Erie courthouse. County Clerk Virgil Lowe will discuss reappraisals and valuations, and a county commissioner board member will describe features of the county budget. Public attendance invited.
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Neosho County Taxpayers Assn
Erie
Virgil Lowe
Board of County Commissioners
Classifieds and Display Ads Highlight Local Commerce
The page compiles classified notices and display advertisements. Listings include job calls sales services and community notices from area merchants and residents highlighting goods events and offerings. Local businesses promote promotions auctions and real estate opportunities alongside public notices.
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Uma Dewie Ey le
Warren Babcock
N. Steuben
Hwy
Steuben & Garfield
Clark
Staley
Humboldt
MO Kan Pha
Saddle Club
Lamar
Missouri
W. W. O'Bryan
Hiattville, Kansas
Erie Vicinity
Gale Mullen
Lewis Wamsley
John Mullen
Ray Wamsley
McCune
Russell Hines
Dwight Allman
Allman
Tom Crouch
Springfield
Don Daniel
William Harvey
Harris
Anita Harvey
Tony Kusel
Cattie
Hoss
H. R. Krokstrom
Martin Baugher
National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
E. W. Mueller
Lutheran Council
U.S.A
John George Weber
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Harold Huff
Board of Missions
Methodist Church
Henry A. McCanna
National Council of the Churches of Christ
Lewis Newman
Southern Baptist Convention
God
Splay
S. Central
Calif
California
Potter's Hatchery & Feed Store
Malcolm
Mobil
Mobil Farm Center
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