Modern Dry Lot Feed Equipment Cuts Down Labor
Bill Kepley of Earlton uses fence line feed bunks and a self unloading wagon to cut feeding time for Hereford steers wintered in a dry lot. The 164 foot bunk with a back concrete slab keeps cattle out of mud, drainage on a incline, and a solid front access road for year round wagon use. The setup, combining silage grain and protein supplement, lowers per unit costs as usage increases. The wagon also serves other farm tasks in summer, boosting equipment utilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Kepley
Earlton
Kepley
Price Support Data Given
Wilson county ASCS lists 1963 feed grain results with 599 farms signing to divert 1 950 acres barley 6 974 corn and 5 691 sorghum and 245 405 in advance payments 91 035 paid Wheat stabilization covers 175 farms 4 077 diverted acres from 14 015 allotment with 57 120 advance payment more than 30 000 Wool program shows about 70 producers applying for incentive on wool and lambs sold April 1962 to March 1963 CCC stored and moved 15 720 bushels corn and 11 745 soybeans under loans in 1961 14 642 soybeans resealed in 1962 26 665 wheat 61 000 corn 6 740 sorghum 20 174 soybeans 138 762 bushels wheat stored in county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Wilson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Wilson County
ASCS
CCC
Apply Weed Controls Now on Johnson Grass and Bindweed
Erie farmers facing Johnson grass and bindweed problems are advised to treat now. Bill Dickson notes bindweed blooms and thrives with subsoil moisture, recommending 2 4-D at one pound per acre and cultivation every two to three weeks. Multiple applications are often needed for full control, with soil sterilants risking long ground sterility. Dalapon plus repeated applications helps Johnson grass. Orville Wood offers weed killers with county cost sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Bill Dickson
Kansas
Dickson
Orville Wood
St. Paul
Brucellosis Declared Largely Contained in Wilson County
Wilson County Kansas is now among counties certified brucellosis free after a two year program led by county agent Dan Pherigo. More than 4 counties total are certified with most cattle tested. testing guidelines urge action for cattle bought from noncertified areas and repeated tests within 30 days. The effort aims to reduce bangs disease risks, protect human health, and support cattle shipments while urging calfhood vaccination for continued safety.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Dan Pherigo
Kansas
Pherigo
Kansas Livestock Assn
Wilson County Livestock Assn
M. W. Osbourn
Kansas State University
Bagworm Spraying Best During May
Erie reports May is optimal for bagworm spraying says Bill Dickson county agricultural agent. Eggs overwinter in bags on juniper arborvitae spruce maple oak and sycamore. Spraying should start after worms appear using recommended insecticides and proper spreader.
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Erie
Bill Dickson
Dickson
Soil Week Observance Aims at Future Stewardship
FREDONIA Soil Stewardship Week highlights man’s duties as stewards of soil and water. Wilson County Soil Conservation District chair Theo Myers says local events run May 1926, with the national theme We Turn Our Eyes to the Future. Across 2930 districts, programs and posters reach 14 churches, prepared with the National Association and church leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Theo ‘Myers
Wilson County Soil Conservation District
Wilson County
Puerto Rico
National Assn. of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Civil Defense School Series Begins May In Kansas
Regional rural civil defense training for county Extension personnel will be held in five Kansas cities beginning May 21. Training staff includes Harold F. E. Stover and Richard L. Jepsen of the K State Extension, R. D. Rodgers of Agricultural Research Service in Topeka, James E. Thornton regional rural defense representative in Denver, and Robert Butler of the state civil defense staff in Topeka. Meetings run May 21 through May 28 in Colby Dodge City Lyons Topeka and Yates Center.
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Kansas Cities
Harold FE. Stover
Richard L. Jepsen
K-State Extension
R. D. Rodgers
Agricultural Research Service
Topeka
James E. Thornton
Denver
Robert Butler
State Civil Defense Staff
Colby
Dodge City
Lyons
Yates Center
Sweeps and Rodweeders Outperform Disks in Wheat Tillage
Summer fallow tillage of wheat stubble land will begin soon. Because residue helps prevent wind erosion, researchers suggest using sweeps and redweeders over one way disks. Sweep red weeder tillage can leave up to 20 percent more residue at planting next fall.
Pact Approves Compromise for Atlantic Nuclear Force
Atlantic pact leaders meeting in Ottawa prepare formal approval of a compromise formula to form an allied nuclear force. Britain pledges 180 V bomber planes with hydrogen bombs to Gen Lemnitzer. the U S commits three Polaris submarines. France may block if seen as new commitments. The plan keeps the force unnamed and without its own command.
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Ottawa
C AP
Charles de Gaulle
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Britain
U.S
Lyman Lemnitzer
Europe
United States
Lemnitzer
Alliance
Two Boys Credited With Saving Life
Kansas City AP report says two teenage boys saved Edward Cauthon by pulling him from a smoke filled home in the Intercity district. Junior Newton 17 and Kenneth Sanders 16 led five boys to warn a grocery worker wife, then dragged the unconscious man outside and revived him. fire officials blame a cigarette.
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Kansas City
Junior Newton
Kenneth Sanders
Edward Cauthon
Cauthon
Newton
Free Army Trucks for Rural Fire Protection
The U S Forest Service via the Kansas Extension Service offers used army trucks at no cost to city and town fire departments for rural protection. Trucks can be converted to carry water or personnel or used as pumpers, reporting by Bill Dickson, county agricultural agent.
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ERIE
U. S. Forest Service
Kansas Extension Service
Bill Dickson
Boy shoots raccoon on Kansas farm yard
Nine year old Tim Porter of Glen Elder Kansas found his parents away and a large raccoon roaming the yard. He retrieved the family rifle and killed the 25 pound animal in an act of duty.
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Glen Elder
Kan
Tim Porter
Tim
Outstanding Rams Offered For Sale In Erie Event
In southeast Kansas 42 registered rams from Hampshire Southdown Corridale Dorset Shropshire and Suffolk plus 18 ewes under four years and five wethers will be offered at a Neosho County Fair Grounds sale in Erie on May 25. Myron Hillman will place the stock for the Kansas Farm Bureau marketing division with bidding starting at 8 30 a.m. and the sale to begin at 1 p.m.
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Erie
Kansas
Neosho County Fair Grounds
Bill Dickson
Hampshire
Southdown
Corridale
Dorset
Shropshire
Suffolk
Myron Hillman
Kansas Farm Bureau
Wilson Farms Soil Conservation Program Expands in Wilson County
In 1942 about 71,000 in Agricultural Conservation Program funds were expended in Wilson County across 304 farms to establish practices protecting soil water and woodland resources. The county committee administered the program with technical services from the Soil Conservation Service and reported progress on completed practices including lime application, permanent pasture, terracing, sod waterways, water reservoirs, and erosion controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Wilson County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
County
ACP
Soil Conservation Service
Wilson County Soil Conservation District
Wayne Anderson
ASCS
Anderson
Soybean Takeover Date Is Extended
FREDONIA The price support loan takeover date for 1962 crop soybeans is extended through July 31. Leon Choate, chairman, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation county committee, announced the extension to give producers two more months to redeem loans and market their soybeans. About 53 million bushels remained under price support as of March 31.
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Fredonia
Leon Choate
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Choate
Primatene Tablets Sell Without Prescription in Most States
New York physicians have long prescribed an asthma formula now available without a prescription. Primatene tablets open bronchial tubes loosen congestion and relieve tension, offering rapid relief from attacks and hours of freedom from spasms. Sold at drugstores for 98 cents with three medicines combined for asthma relief.
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New York
N.Y
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Potter's
Hatchery
Wilson
Civil Defense School
Kimball
Ansas
McCaskey Electric
American Cash Register
Toledo
American Electric
John Chambers
Bud Butts & Bil
Bath
Stark State Bank
Sanders
Coon
United States Brewers Association. Inc
M. FE. McGregor
Chanute
Wilson Farms
Share Soil
Sion
Mumpol
Kancay
Hone
Ben Franklin
Honegger
Turkey
Potter's Hatchery
S. Malcolm
Chanute, Kansas
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