Marketing Holds Farm Profit Key
Kansas State University economist Roger H Wilkowske outlines how marketing, not just production, drives farm profit. He notes Kansas ranks 10th in cash receipts and emphasizes shifting from rural to urban markets, regional milk pricing, and concentrated advertising to meet urban demand.
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Roger H. Wilkowske
Kansas State University
Kansas
United States
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Johnson
Shawnee
Kansas River Valley
Kasas
Poultry A Stable Food Source After Nuclear Attack
Food sources post nuclear attack favor poultry as a dependable supply. Poultry are raised under shelter and fed protected feed, offering quicker production and resilience to radioactivity compared with other farm animals.
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Manhattan
Erie Feed Grain Rules Outline 1967 Program Details
Erie Neosho county ASCS issues a summary of the 1967 feed grain program including acreage diversion targets of 15 to 18 million acres, price support loans on corn and sorghum with caps, and a 20 percent diversion requirement for payments. It adjusts national loan rates to 1.05 and 1.61 dollars per bushel for corn and grain sorghums respectively, notes minimal diversion for small farms, and states signup begins early 1967.
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Erie
Neosho County
ASCS
Amendments Expand Seed Labeling Rules Across Agriculture
Congressional changes to the Federal Seed Act promise clearer labeling for agricultural vegetable and lawn seed. Key provisions require variety names on agricultural seed labels, germination percentages and test dates for vegetable seed packages over one pound, and prohibition of mislabeling by retailers. Additional rules cover treated seed labeling, hybrid seed labeling, nitrogen fixing inoculant dates, weed seed controls, and importer protections with ongoing testing requirements.
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Dallas
Congress
Consumer and Marketing Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture Agency
CMS
Secretary of Agriculture
Area Youth 4-H Winner
Cherryvale youth Bob Stritzke won the 4-H state poultry award. son of Mr and Mrs Paul Stritzke, he has been with Happy Hustlers 4-H Club a decade and now studies poultry science at Kansas State University. He raised over 5000 brooding chickens and helped Montgomery county 4-H youth as a coach for three years.
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Manhattan
Cherryvale
Bob Stritzke
Paul Stritzke
Happy Hustlers
Cherryvale High School
Kansas State University
Bob
Montgomery
Kansas
Montgomery County
Kansas City
Annual Poultry Convention Two Day Wichita Event
Wichita hosts the Kansas Poultry Assn annual convention with an egg show heaviest tom turkey contest and dressed turkey judging. Dr H T McDaniel opens talks on major diseases followed by H B Wallace on horizons in the poultry industry. Activities include hatchery meetings, youth program, film on careers, and a dinner dance with an egg and turkey auction.
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Wichita
Kansas Poultry Assn
H. T. McDaniel
Hess and Clark
Ashland
Ohio
H. B. Wallace
Hy-Line Poultry Farms
Des Moines
Iowa
EPA
Hatchery
Wallace
Hurst
Turnbull
Price Rise Seen For Farm Output
Kansas State University economists forecast higher prices for farm outputs in November. Milk and wheat rise slightly. hogs, lambs, turkeys steady to higher. Feeder cattle, calves, slaughter cattle steady. eggs fall due to higher production. USDA school lunch purchases have pulled millions from market.
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Kansas State University
Turkey
USDA
Autumn Leaf Removal Options in Manhattan
Autumn in Manhattan highlights several leaf cleanup options. Use leaves for mulch or compost, or have them hauled away by the trash service. Each method helps manage yard waste while protecting soil health.
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Manhattan
Kansas Hereford Association Meeting Set for Nov 13
The Kansas Hereford Assn annual meeting is slated for 7 p.m. November 13 at the Baker Hotel Hutchinson with a dinner and program. A. Young of Alexander will show slides about a trip to the Soviet Union. The meeting precedes a stock show the next day, with R E Beck of Winrock Farms Turner Division Sulphur Oklahoma serving as judge.
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The
Kansas Hereford Assn
Baker Hotel
Hutchinson
G. A. Young
Alexander
Soviet Union
R. E. Beck
Winrock Farms
Turner Division
Sulphur, Okla
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Prosser
BUD Audiss Bulk Agent
Mid-America Petroleum Co., Inc
North Santa Fe
Chanute
H. R. Krokstrom
Martin Baugher
General Motors
Department of Agriculture
David Mugler
William Hurst
Hurst Foods Co
Newton
Don Turnbull
American Poultry and Hatchery Federation
Emerson Televisions
Black & White
T.V
Hdw. & Music Company
East Main
Dannen
B& M Feed & Seed
E. Main
David L. McCune
Chanute Ins. Board
Humboldt Elevator Mills
J. Floyd Breeding
James Pearson
Senate
Breeding
Pearson
Pol. Adv
Yours
Senator
Leonard Pipkin
Robert Brock
Topeka
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