Kansas State seeks identical twin dairy cows for research
Kansas State College invites farmers within 300 to 400 miles of Manhattan to offer identical twin female dairy cattle. The college seeks true identical twins with no beef lineage, preferably milking age, for experimental use. Leaders James Knox and F C Fountaine oversee the request.
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Manhattan
Kansas State College
Mound Valley
Kans
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
James Knox
Branch Agricultural Experiment Station
F. C
Winter Health Hints Listed
DES MOINES A 10 point program for winterizing livestock was recommended to farmers by the American Foundation for Animal Health. The plan covers sanitation and ventilation in hog and poultry houses, cautious grazing for cattle, internal parasite treatment for ewes, parasite checks on cattle, mastitis control, isolation of new feeder stock, vaccination against hog diseases, rat control, brucellosis efforts, and avoiding moldy feed.
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Des Moines
American Foundation For Animal Health
Sudan
Soil fertility is key to high crop yields and conservation
The Midwest division of the National Plant Food Institute says soil fertility, well managed with regular plant food applications, supports 75 to 125 bushels per acre corn. High fertility soils protect against erosion, retain water, and maintain loose structure through organic matter inputs like manure and crop residues.
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Chicago
Midwest
National Plant Food Institute
Farm Calendar Notions Echo Ancient Inca Schedule
Kansas State College extension notes a modern Farm Calendar for farmers, but dairy scientist Keith Huston discovers an ancient parallel in the Inca chronicle Nueva crónica y buen gobierno. The text lists monthly farm tasks from January to December, linking early agrarian planning to present practice.
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Manhattan
Kansas State College Extension Information Service
Kansas
Keith Huston
F. Guaman Poma
Nueva Cronica Y Buen Gobierno
Manco Capac
Farmers Boost Yields with Good Management and Fertilizer
The Institute notes carbon dioxide escape and soil oxygen uptake aid crop roots. Farmers increasing yields through sound management and fertilizer gain greater returns per hour, per dollar, and per acre devoted to crops.
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Institute
48 Tax Levies Are Announced
The total state county and city tax levies for Chanute and Neosho County for 1958 are announced. Chanute’s levy includes a city operating tax of $2.00 per $1 000, first since 1930, while the high school district levy is $29.41, with $1.75 for educational building. Outside the district the levy is $35.60 per $1 000, Chanute city tax at $33.08, totaling $64.49 per $1 000 for Chanute property owners. Other Neosho county levies range from $52.10 to $87.69 per $1 000, with townships at 7–18 cents.
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Chanute
Neosho County
Erie
Earlton
Galesburg
Stark
St. Paul
Thayer
Danville
Chetopa
Lincoln
Mission
Tioga
Grivas Declares New Motto in Cyprus War After No Day
In Nicosia AP reports EOKA leader George Grivas issues leaflets declaring Freedom of Holocaust as the Greek Cypriot campaign continues. Islanders marked No Day, the 18 year remembrance of Greece rejecting Mussolini’s ultimatum and joining the Allies.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
George T. Grivas
EOKA
Greece
Mussolini
Grivas
Britain
Bigger Than Us Says Team Maintains Level in Test
The speaker notes they are "level" and performing adequately, emphasizing steady progress and composure. The quote reflects confidence in current performance and a focus on maintaining balance rather than surpassing expectations.
Kansas U Receives NSF Grant for Math Institute
The University of Kansas in Lawrence earned a 245800 dollar National Science Foundation grant to fund a 1959 60 Institute for High School Teachers of Mathematics. Directed by Dr G Baley Price the KU program will pay about 50 teachers 3000 dollars each plus dependents and travel allowances.
Woman Routs Tavern Bandit With Misfiring Gun
Janet Pfeiffer 34 defends Weequahic Tavern in Newark after her husband Paul is pistol whipped and knocked out by a bandit who cleans out cash. She hurls a glass and a chair as the gun misfires twice, preventing further harm.
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Newark
N.J
Janet Pfeiffer
Paul
Pfeiffer
Robbery Suspect Arrested After Bar Fight Pursuit
Police nabbed Edmund Carter, 22, Linden, after a gunman fled the scene of an armed robbery. A patron flipped a bar stool at the bandit as he ran, another customer noted the getaway car’s license plate, and officers later charged Carter with armed robbery. Police said he carried a revolver with two dented but unfired bullets.
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Edmund Carter
Linden
Carter
Conrad Hilton Jr to wed Tulsa socialite Patricia McClintock
Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr. and Patricia McClintock, heiress of Tulsa oil fortune, will marry November 26 according to her mother Mrs Horace Schmidlapp. Miss McClintock, 18, a Finch College freshman, is engaged to the Hilton heir who previously married Elizabeth Taylor.
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New York
Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr
Conrad Hilton
Patricia McClintock
Tulsa
Miss McClintock
Horace Schmidlapp
Finch College
Frank G. McClintock
Hilton
Elizabeth Taylor
Hilton Hotels Corp Vice President Named in Chanute Item
The Chanute Tribune notes a Hilton Hotels Corp executive as vice president with his father serving as company president in a brief 1958 item.
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Hilton Hotels Corp
Photographers confront suspect after robbery arrest
Louella Gray, 22, at Dallas police station after being charged with robbery lashed out at photographers. She threatened she would strip if photos continued, then covered her face by pulling her sweater neck up, while investigators questioned her.
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Dallas
Louella Gray
Average U S Cow Produces About 6000 Pounds Of Milk
A typical dairy cow in the United States yields roughly 6000 pounds of milk annually, reflecting standard production levels for American dairy operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Farmers welcome in Chanute class and judging contest recap
The Chanute High School hosted the first session of an educational class for about 35 farmers led by Vocational Agriculture teacher Charles Carter with others assisting. A Southeast Kansas Land Judging Contest in Chanute drew around 100 FFA Chapter and 4-H members who judged soil sites on Harve Johnson's farm, while notes advised careful grain storage and rodent control for CCC loans.
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Chanute High School
Charles Carter
Kansas
Chanute
Harve Johnson
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