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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1955
Page
8
Mound Valley Experiment Station reports a dry but productive 1954 season with wheat yields reaching 40 to 50 bushels per acre in some plots. Fertilizer use, notably 150 lb ammonium nitrate and 120 lb treble phosphate plus 40 lb muriate of potash per acre, raised average yields from 19.2 to 39.6 bushels and boosted value by about $40.80 per acre annually.
Dry April reduces grass seeding as Charles P. McKinnie of the Soil Conservation Service notes. Waterways seeded with cover crops like sudan, and permanent sod to be sown in fall. Districts and ACP cooperators report nearly four miles of terraces built 47 acres grass waterways seeded one stockwater pond built drainage ditches for 198 acres. two new SCD cooperators. nine soil and water conservation plans prepared.
Art Krone vice-president of the Cham ber of Commerce called business men to join a county-wide all crops tour set for Wednesday. Mahlon C Morley county agricultural agent arranged the event. Speakers include FE A Cleavinger from Manhattan and C P McKinnie of the Soil Conservation Service. Stops cover O W Morris Otto Hoesli farms near Erie South Mound operations near South Mound and farms near Thayer and Galesburg. Tour ends with a 1 15 p m visit to the Thayer experiment field after lunch at Thayer.
Erie Kansas wheat growers learn early this year what lies ahead for acreage allotment and marketing quotas. County agent Mahlon Morley notes that last year quotas came July 1 and allotments July 15, but this year both are due by May 15. He explains annual proclamations required for next crop and quotas triggered when supply exceeds normal by 20 percent. Morley says carryover expected larger than last year despite reduced acreage.
The sixth annual spring field day at Mound Valley experiment station will be held Friday. Researchers will inspect crop soil and pasture experiments and hear talks by Leslie E. Johnson on watershed treatment and flood control and John A. Miller on fertilizer use in 1956. Floyd E. Davidson invites tri state farmers and others, with lunch served by the Mound Valley Methodist Church.
Kansas State College entomologist H. R. Bryson warns homeowners to apply insecticides now for white grub control. May beetles, the grubs’ adults, lay eggs in soil by day and feed at night. pesticides that kill beetles also kill grubs after hatching.
The report notes Mexico coverage over the eastern United States, temperatures reaching the 80s in most areas east of the Mississippi. A north south rain belt spans Wisconsin to Louisiana with Shreveport, Louisiana recording 4.65 inches in a day and Butler Missouri near 3 inches in six hours. Montana and Pennsylvania also saw rain. Early lows ranged from 16 at Laredo Texas to 29 at Mullen Pass Idaho.
A Kansas State College meeting addressed the new Kansas quality egg law effective July 1. Experts from hatcheries, farms, and extension staff emphasized breeding, feeding, and handling as key to quality and profit, with practical recommendations on housing, ventilation, litter, nests, water access, and prompt cooling of eggs.
Kansas State College announces a Friday wheat day at Hutchinson bringing millers bakers and grain men together to discuss mutual wheat problems. Ezra Taft Benson will speak and a large tent will host 14 college exhibits on new wheats diseases marketing soil fertility milling drought and related topics.
Erie growers are warned that wheat treated for seed purposes should not be mixed with purchase agreement and Commodity Credit Corporation loan wheat. Mixtures render the wheat ineligible for CCC delivery or purchase. Haddan advises separate storage to preserve food or loan eligibility.
Memphis report cites Jack F. Criswell of the Agricultural Ammonia Institute noting anhydrous ammonia now accounts for about 20 percent of nitrogen fertilizer. Growth shown in USDA tonnage data from 1947 to 1954. He spoke at a 400-farmer meeting in Blackwell Oklahoma.
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson backed an American-Korean Foundation project to rehabilitate the 4-H movement in South Korea. A Texas drive gathered livestock and farming supplies for Korean 4-H clubs, with the first shipment worth over $300,000 set to depart from Houston on June 15.
The Associated Press reports rain is forecast for wide eastern regions, easing hot humid conditions. Moist air from the Gulf is expected to bring showers and cooler temperatures across multiple states.
The Philippine army reports 179 Huk rebels surrendered in southeast Luzon over two weeks. President Peron resumes work after a week of influenza illness. Israeli envoys meet to review policy amid Middle East shifts. Nehru’s Congress bans attendance at the World Festival of Youth in Warsaw and warns members away from the Red World Federation of Democratic Youth.
Erie Neosho county farmers and businessmen are invited to the sixth annual spring field day at the Mound Valley Experiment Station. The program runs from 10 a.m. with dairy nutrition talks led by James E. Knox and visitors from Kansas State College. Afternoon talks cover crops soil fertility and conservation practices plus variety tests and tomato and sweet varieties under study.
The event will feature corn and six kinds of green beans and is expected to be the biggest since the experiment station began operations. Lunch will be served by women of the Methodist church.
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