Erie Council Plans Election Meeting for 46 Farmers
Erie County agents announce a single annual council meeting at Erie High School on November 6. George Stevens farm director of KCMO Radio will be principal speaker with 4H and home demonstration units providing entertainment. Baby sitting and facilities for young children offered. all county residents invited to attend.
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Erie
Rng
County Agricultural Extension
Gale Mullen
Mullen
George Stevens
Kcmo Radio
Kansas City
Stevens
Tak
Entomology Project Expands For 4 H Clubs
Erie 4 H members enroll in a new entomology program with three phases beginning intermediate and advanced. Tasks include demonstrations insect collection life history studies and insect control surveys. Awards offer gold medals trips to Chicago and $400 scholarships for top national winners.
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Erie
Neosho County
Gale Mullen
Mullen
National Club Congress
Chicago
Record Supply of Feed Seen
Manhattan Kansas anticipates a record feed concentrate supply for the new season led by higher per animal rations and a projected 44 billion bushels of corn if the Sept 1 harvest holds. Agricultural economist Leonard W Schruben notes corn may surpass wheat as the crop most in surplus with Kansas producing more corn sorghum barley and soybeans than the 1948 57 average.
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Manhattan
Leonard W. Schruben
Kansas State University
Schruben
Kansas
Oats Production Drops as Feed Costs Seen Lower
Schruben says feed grain prices likely lower this year than last year. Sorghum relative to corn expected to ease in 1959 vs 1958. Oats prices projected to stay firm through 1959-60 marketing year. Record feed supply on hand should reduce livestock costs.
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Schruben
Soil Speaker Fredonia Leader to Speak at Feb Meeting
Leon J. McDonald a conservationist and humorist from Stillwater Oklahoma will address the Wilson County Soil Conservation district annual meeting February 4. Jack Hall work unit conservationist announced today the event will be in the Armory building.
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Fredonia
Leon J. McDonald
Stillwater
Okla
Wilson County Soil Conservation District
Jack Hall
Work Unit
Armory
Beef Tour Planned for Neosho County Farmers
An afternoon beef tour announced by county agent Gale Mullen will visit Roy Triplett farm and Taylor Brothers farm near Urbana on October 22 starting at 1 30 p m. Extension livestock specialist Wendell Moyer will lead discussions on deferred fed steer programs replacement heifers crop fed calves and beef feeding outcomes with market outlook and cattle grades information.
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Erie
Neosho County
Gale Mullen
Wendell Moyer
Roy Triplett
Urbana
Taylor Brothers
Kansas Farm Income Jumps During 1958
Kansas farm income rose to 372.7 million in 1958, up 288.2 million from 1957, with average realized net per farm at 3186 and inventories increasing by 155.3 million. Cash receipts reached 1,183.6 million, government payments totaled 35 million, and gross income was 1,297.5 million while production expenses climbed to 924.8 million.
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Tex
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The
Agricultural Marketing Service
Grass Seeders Put To Test In Conservation District
Fredonia reports the soil conservation district grass seeders are heavily used this fall. Ross Claiburn says about 150 acres have been seeded in three weeks. Farmers may use the drills for pastures waterways or conservation lands and should contact Claiburn or the district supervisors.
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Fredonia
Soil Conservation District
Ross Claiburn
Claiburn
Soil Conservation Service Office
Minimum tillage reduces soil loss and costs
Dr. R. L. Cook of Michigan State University cites Agricultural Research Service and Soil Conservation Service findings that minimum tillage could cut soil losses from continuous corn by up to 40 percent. It keeps soil loose to reduce runoff, saves water for crops, and lowers land-prep costs by 3 to 6 dollars per acre while reducing weed competition.
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Chicago
R. L. Cook
Michigan State University
Soil Science Department
Cook
H. L. Johnson
Wool Incentive Payments Totaling 8102.67 in Wilson County
Wool payments to Wilson county producers under the 1958 wool incentive program reached 8102.67 by the end of August. Leon Choate notes this represents most of the incentive payments for wool and unshorn lambs marketed from April 1 1958 to March 31 1959. About 83 wool and 57 lamb payment applications were filed.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Leon Choate
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Prussic Acid Poison Becomes Seasonal Issue in Fall
Erie county agent Gale Mullen warns prussic acid poisoning rises in fall as sorghums Johnson grass and Sudan grass retain dangerous levels after the first hard freeze. Plants show no visible toxicity, so grazing is unsafe after freezing. young post frost growth is especially risky for cattle and sheep.
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Erie
Gale Mullen
Mullen
Seam Sewing Hints From ERIE One Expert
ERIE One recommends reinforcing the lower half of the arm scye with two rows of machine stitching to finish the seam of a set in sleeve. Mrs Marjorie E Price county home economics agent provides the guidance for home sewers.
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Erie
Marjorie E. Price
Chanute Tribune Advises Seam Construction Cautions
A Chanute Tribune note warns on sewing technique for arm slashes detailing stitching lines eight to one fourth inch from cut, trimming to three eighths inch, and the risk of tearing if the seam weakens. Mrs Price cautions against tearing out weakened seams.
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Price
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