Wheat Committee Recommends 50 to 100 Million Bushel Cut
The U S Grains panel in Washington calls for a 50 to 100 million bushel reduction for the 1969 70 crop year aiming to improve supply demand balance and stabilize prices. It favors a 10 percent diversion below the 59.3 million acre allotment with voluntary cuts, retention of the acreage substitution, and marketing certificates as part of the plan. The panel notes rising carryover, favorable 1968 weather, and uncertain world demand with exports likely easing.
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Manhattan
U. S
Washington, D. C
U.S
Mulching Tips Boosts Vegetables and Shrubs Early Growth
King notes plastic and straw mulches conserve moisture and reduce weeds while warming soil in cool springs. Dark plastic raises soil temperature about 10 degrees, speeds fruiting, and helps prevent rot. Avoid fresh straw, rake deep strawberry mulch to about one inch during fruiting.
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King
Cons-O-Rama Draws 169 Boy Scouts
In Erie 169 Boy Scouts attended Camp Wilderness for Cons O Rama a conservation field day this month About 40 adults served as instructors The event ran despite intermittent rain and received positive feedback from scouts and leaders C P McKinnie SCS office reported Scout names include Scott Allen Edwin Aday John Brotton Mike Bright George Lea John Lea Bob Lee Lloyd Lynch Keith Moffatt Brian Mee Tony Newman Chuck Ozburn Larry Lea Jimmy Rockover Andy Sherman Roger Findahl J C Winkler and adult leader Bill Barker
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Erie
Camp Wilderness
Independence
Chanute
Scott Allen
Edwin Aday
John Brotton
Mike Bright
George Lea
John Lea
Bob Lee
Lloyd Lynch
Keith Moffatt
Brian Mee
Tony Newman
Chuck Ozburn
Larry Lea
Jimmy Rockover
Andy Sherman
Roger Findahl
J. C. Winkler
Bill Barker
Kansas 4-H Appreciation Week Spotlight
Special Week MANHATTAN June 38 celebrates Kansas 4-H Appreciation Week. Across counties 4-H'ers honor individuals and organizations that supported 4-H during the year.
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Manhattan
Montgomery Ward Distributes Employee Benefits
Employees at the Montgomery Ward store received about 19 000 each under the benefit program during 1967 as M J Martin the store manager announced at the Benefit Statement Day. Ward's total benefits paid to employees last year reached 60 million with 10 million in group insurance alone.
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Montgomery Ward
M. J. Martin
Martin
Ward
Wards
Sugar Beets Boost California Economy
California sugar beet growers add about 210 million dollars annually to the state economy through related industries. Malcolm Young of the California Beet Growers Association notes that for each dollar to growers, economists estimate 2.5 dollars are generated in the wider economy.
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Stockton
Calif
California
Malcolm Young
California Beet Growers Association
Yule Tree Production Plans Summer Meeting in Manhattan
The Kansas Christmas Tree Association schedules a June 8 meeting in Manhattan with tours of local growers. Morning visits include Zeandale plantation. afternoon tour features a northwest Manhattan plantation with growing methods and a shearing demonstration. About 20,000 trees expected this year. 35,000 forecast for 1969.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Christmas Tree Assn
Zeandale
KCTA
Jack Slusher
Kansas State University
Kansas State Music Camp Held At Rock Springs Ranch
The 20th annual Kansas State 4-H Music Camp runs June 3 to 7 at Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City with over 230 campers. Director is John B. Hanna. four 1967 campers on the continuation committee include Twila Gore Clare Moore Debbie Sanderson and Doug Lopeman.
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Manhattan
Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
John B. Hanna
Kansas State University
Twila Gore
Larned
Clare Moore
Stafford
Debbie Sanderson
Norton
Doug Lopeman
Chanute
Beware of Super Seeds in Wheat Buying
Kansas State University extension crops expert Howard D. Wilkins warns farmers about quick loss seed purchases sold as superior wheat varieties. He cites itinerant salesmen pushing mixed or unsuitable seed and urges checks with research bulletins, proper labeling, and county extension guidance before buying.
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Manhattan
Howard D. Wilkins
Kansas State University
Kansas
Wilkins
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
County Extension Agricultural
K—State Experiment Station
Last Few Pounds Run Costs Up
Kansas State University economist John H. McCoy warns that feeding an extra 40 to 50 pounds to feeder steers this summer raises costs. He notes rising weights could lower prices, as beef output increases with heavier cattle while demand may not keep pace.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
John H. McCoy
July Deadline for IFYE Delegates and 4-H Teen Caravan
July 1 is the deadline for applications to the 1969 International Farm Youth Exchange delegates and 4-H Teen Caravan members. County Extension agents have forms and details of these international 4-H programs. IFYE delegates spend six months abroad, while Teen Caravan members stay six weeks in the host country and travel two additional weeks in summer.
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Manhattan
International Farm Youth Exchange
IFYE
Graduation Present Delayed Cadets Nab Fugitive On The Run
Scottsdale police academy officers in training interrupted their graduation plan to chase and capture a fleeing youth who had disarmed a sheriff's deputy. Maricopa County Sgt. Tom Bartlett said the youth pulled a gun from under a cart, disarmed the deputy, then fled. Cadets formed a perimeter as the bus with graduates passed by.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
Scottsdale
Soil Group In Meeting At Erie Courthouse
A conference of soil conservation district supervisors and associates met in the Erie court house meeting room. Charles Gray led discussions on district problems, experiences, and administration ideas. Attendees included representatives from Labette Wilson and Neosho counties.
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Erie
Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Charles Gray
State Soil Conservation Committee
Boards of Supervisors
Labette
Wilson
Neosho
Eldon Summers
Coffeyville
Paul Hunter
Chester M. Baugher
Parsons
Ralph Peters
Chetopa
Louise Schneickert
James Gaskell
Altamont
John Bambick
Gladys Spoon
Arthur Miller
Fredonia
Walter Poor
Chanute
C. P. McKinnie
Lou Reinhardt
Thelma McKinnie
Eric
Fred Beachner
St. Paul
MIT studies single cell protein as future food
MIT scientists launch a two year project to determine if human food can be produced from single cell proteins like yeast grown on molasses and sulfite liquor. Yeast derived protein has long fed animals, but this marks exploration for people.
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Cambridge, Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Baltimore
Department of Motor Vehicles
John Jewell
Quincy
Mass
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Staley
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Jess Hamilton
Harper
Ken Chapman
Silver Lake
George Wingert
Ottawa
Cecil Delp
St. John
John Rohde
Edwardsville
John Russell Jr
DeSoto
Jack Sowder
Winfield
Harold Gallaher
Lopeman
Carolyn Bartholomew
Burr Oak
Ben Fink
Topeka
Darell Naegele
Santana
Don McWilliams
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Edna
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