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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1965
Page
7
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service data show total grain acreage at 18.5 million acres for 1965. Winter wheat leads gains with an 850 thousand acre rise to 11.5 million, soybeans rise about 20 percent, and total feed grain acreage down about 7 percent.
Kansas State University hosts the 1965 Kansas 4-H Club Roundup from June 7 to 11 with more than 1,200 Sun flower State 4-H members leaders and county agents expected. Governor Avery and other officials discuss citizenship and careers while KSU faculty outline college programs.
Purilak mineral supplement with yeast provides essential minerals and vitamins for livestock and poultry. It promotes rapid growth and better health with three yeast types improving feed efficiency. though it costs, the cost of not feeding is higher.
Fertilizer usage in Kansas has risen dramatically over 17 years. Sales jumped from 33 000 tons in 1946 47 to 610 000 tons in 1963 64, an increase nearing twentyfold.
Early maturing lighter finished beef cattle shorten the feeding phase cutting overhead and feed costs. An increasing share of calves go directly from weaning to the feedlot with feeders rarely handling three or four year old steers and few two year olds.
Dan Pherigo Wilson County farm agent notes propazine gives better pre emergent weed control in sorghum with less crop injury, though sandy soils may suffer. Two pounds per acre controls broad leaf weeds. 2 4 D works when sorghum is 4 to 12 inches tall but improper use can injure crops. Atrazine applied after emergence targets weeds before grasses reach one inch. follow labels for safety and effectiveness.
Spring Field Day at the Columbus experiment field begins Thursday at 1 p.m. Speakers include Dr. Floyd Smith on Agriculture Research in Economic Development, Dr. Richard Vanderlip on Why Does Wheat Winter Kill, and Dr. Elmer Heyne on Wheat Varieties for Southeast Kansas. Verlin Peterson will discuss nitrogen for wheat, followed by Prof. G. E. Fairbanks on What’s New in Planting Equipment. Local dealers show minimum tillage gear. refreshments provided. Location: two miles west and two and a half miles north of the K7 and US 69 junction. Open to all interested.
Wilson county farm agent Dan Pherigo advises mowing alfalfa in the very early growth stage for highest protein and leaf preservation. He notes two thirds of protein is in the leaves and that rapid curing with hay conditioners and barn dryers improves color and nutrient retention.
Dan Pherigo reports on Livestock Feeders Day findings in Wilson County. In swine rations, flavoring compounds and a 5 percent wood molasses replacement had no performance effect. Lysine addition raised gains to 12 percent protein milo-soy but 16 percent protein fed best feed efficiency. Wheat and wheat mill feeds improved efficiency versus milo, with mill feed up to 30 percent. fineness of grind slightly influenced pellet consumption.
Marco Mire, 62, an employee of an international shipping agency in Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia, speaks 33 languages and dialects despite never attending a formal school. His father, a professor, educated him at home.
Leon Choate says drought year does not cut eligibility for 1965 voluntary wheat program certificates. Eligibility uses 80 percent allowance and normal production, with 75 cent domestic certificates on 45 percent and 30 cent export certificates on 35 percent of normal production. Full certificates apply if 80 percent of allotments planted. reductions hit export certificates first.
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