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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1966
Page
7
Kansas State University economist Wilton B. Thomas suggests higher fed cattle prices may not boost profits. With feeder costs rising 10 to 20 percent and gains tied to high feed costs, most feeders face modest or below average profits. Home produced feed and efficient gain costs improve outlook for certain operators.
Fall timber activity in Neosho County prompts landowners to plan for best prices. Key steps include identifying saleable trees, marking with paint, estimating volume, contacting mills, obtaining multiple bids, preferring lump sum bids, and drafting a written contract. Extension forester Gary Naughton notes recent sales and offers bulletin resources.
The Commerce Department has apportioned 4.4 billion dollars in federal highway funds for the next fiscal year ending June 30, 1968. Kansas receives 25,118,622 for interstate system and 19,862,641 for primary feeder and urban highways. Missouri gets 81,778,432 for interstate system and 86,497,171 for primary feeder and urban highways.
11 area farmers received bass bluegill and channel catfish from a Farlington hatchery truck. 800 bass 8 000 bluegill and 1 150 channel cats were distributed to ponds ranging from three tenths to five surface acres. 282 ponds have been stocked to date in Neosho county.
Erie reports Neosho county extends guidance on cool season grass sowing. Early fall between Sept 10 and Oct 5 offers rapid germination and strong establishment, with Oct 5 a safe cutoff to avoid winter kill. Early spring fits March 1 to 15, while winter sowing risks loss. fertilizer emphasis on nitrogen with split applications and January February if only one is used.
Kansas State University extension plant pathologist Claude L. King urges removing and burning elm trees that show signs of Dutch elm disease rather than relying on spraying. He notes that immediate removal can save many trees, reduce beetle breeding sites, and cut long term costs for cities and individuals.
Extension landscape tips for fall planting cover hole size for bare-root and balled plants, correct depth above root crown, and backfill mix of moss and topsoil. Advises avoiding fertilizer on new fall plantings, but fertilizing after establishment can boost growth.
Erie farmer Fred DeLano notes high soybean yields hinge on careful harvest. He warns losses come from speedy cutting and tells operators to limit ground speed to three mph and to verify cylinder speed and concave clearance as moisture changes. Each inch above two inches of stalk height can cost a bushel.
Los Angeles area industry faces drug use among production line workers. Sgt. F. E. Sweeney of Vernon Police Dept says illegal pep pills fuel turnover and backsliding, noting arrests would disrupt firms already running tight shifts. He spoke at an industrial health conference Saturday.
Kansas members of Congress, all Republicans, appear on key actions in Washington. Votes include Byrd amendment adoption 39 32. poverty bill passage 49 20 with Carlson for and Pearson against. House tax credit suspension 221 118 with all Kansas against. fair packaging bill 300 8 with all Kansas for. State Justice appropriation 319 38 with Ellsworth not voting. grade school aid 237 97 with Ellsworth Mize Skubitz for and Dole against. Shriver not voting.
Bo Roberson of the Miami Dolphins finished second behind Ralph Boston in the broad jump at the 1960 Rome Olympics, highlighting the competitive field and notable American performance.
Kansans in dairy farming will attend the sixth Dairy Science Progress Days in November. Dr. Charles L. Norton Kansas State University outlines meetings at Holton Salina Kinsley Wichita and Iola with sessions on breed efficiency calf raising and Dairy Facts 1967.
On October 11 1776 Benedict Arnold led Colonial forces in the first official naval clash of the Revolution, opposed by the British off Valcour Island in Lake Champlain. A ten year prior memory recalls a U S military transport plane lost en route to the U S from Lakenheath England in the east.
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