Competition Keen For Dairy Princess at Kansas State Fair
South Central Kansas dominates the annual Kansas Dairy Princess contest at Hutchinson’s State Fair September 13 to 18 with district winners Jane Raymond of Montgomery County and Janice Moon of Winfield among leading contenders. Finalists from eight other districts include college coeds whose farming roots and 4-H backgrounds highlight a growing turnout of talent and poise as judges prepare for Sunday crowning.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Marcia Hall
Coffeyville
Barbara Jean David
Winfield
Miss Hall
Kansas Dairy Association
Miss David
Jane Raymond
Clarence Raymond
Kansas Guernsey Breeders Assn
Princess Barbara Jean
J. W. Winfrey
KDA
Winfrey
Rita Kay Torkelson
Horton
Marilyn Albert
Paola
Fredonia
Wilson County 4 Hers Sell 20 Fat Steers at KC Sale
Wilson County 4 H club members sold 20 fat steer projects at a club sale in Kansas City on September 4, part of a 232 head sale. Sellers include Suzanne and Lee Kidd Jerry and Jim Choate Steve Reynolds Robert Smith Lewis Bonner Gary Kay Duckworth Jerry Shaw Marlon Frankenberg and Gary Campbell. Top pen steers, Hereford and Angus, brought 28.25 a hundredweight. Nine steers were sold with Neodesha Fair. four calves unsold will appear at Wichita Fat Stock Show October 1 2 owned by Larry Cline and Jim and Jerry Choate.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Kansas City
Suzanne
Lee Kidd
Jerry
Jim Choate
Steve Reynolds
Robert Smith
Lewis Bonner
Gary
Kay Duckworth
Jerry Shaw
Marlon Frankenberg
Gary Campbell
Hereford
Wichita
Larry Cline
Jim
Jerry Choate
Continue Visits For Compliance Of Soil Bank
Erie reports ongoing checks to ensure farmers in the Soil Bank adhere to contract terms. Jim Norris, chairman, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee, urges careful land monitoring for crop or grazing activity and proper cover crops. Inspections continue through December 31 for Acreage Reserve and through the life of Conservation Reserve contracts.
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ERIE
Lance
Jim Norris
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Inspections Planned to Check Farm Compliance with Quotas
Farm inspections will verify if producers planted within Soil Bank base crops and al lotments. Basic checks precede random ongoing checks across the county. ASC visits will occur at farms with reports of possible violations or community committee recommendations.
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ASC
Choate Heads Wilson ASC in Fredonia election
Choate Leon Choate of Fredonia was elected chairman of the Wilson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee at the annual ASC convention. Charley Ward, also of Fredonia, was named vice chairman and Richard Stryker of Fredonia became the third regular member. O. R. Chapman of Buffalo was chosen as first alternate. Both regular and alternate members were elected.
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Fredonia
Leon Choate
Wilson County Agricultural, Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Charley Ward
Richard Stryker
O. R. Chapman
Buffalo
ASC county committeemen assume 1 year term duties
ASC county committee men, elected from among bona fide farmers, serve a one year term starting Sept 1. They handle policy and decisions for national farm programs at county level, including price supports, acreage allotments, marketing quotas, the Agricultural Conservation Program, storage facility loans, wool and sugar programs, and the Soil Bank. Delegates chosen by farmers elect the committees and farmers participate in local elections naming community ASC committees.
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ASC County
Soil Bank
October 10 Deadline In Reserve Plan For 1959
Erie County farmers must apply by October 10 to join the Conservation Reserve program. County Agent Gale Mullen says applications low in the ASC Office in Erie require prior years crop yields and cropland value. The estimated payment for Neosho County farms is 13.50 per acre with a 10 percent bump if all cropland joins the reserve. contracts due by October 24.
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Erie
Gale Mullen
ASC
Mullen
Neosho County
The platypus displays bird like reproduction
The platypus, native to Australia, is a mammal that lays eggs and nurses its young. It has a duck like beak, webbed feet, and a short fur coat, combining avian and mammalian traits.
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Australia
Crop Storage Big Problem For Government
Washington AP report notes this year's record wheat crop slows plans to exit grain storage. government may need deeper involvement. Existing capacity nears one billion bushels plus idle ships and space, with surpluses rising. Conference of storage leaders set to define official steps. Also reports a 15 percent drop in dairy purchases since price supports were trimmed, totaling 550 million pounds versus 642 million last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Sam
High Production Mark For Brown Swiss Bull Hugo
Brown Swiss bull Hugo at KABSU Manhattan leads US DHIA production with 14 daughters averaging 12,842 pounds of milk and 552 pounds of fat. His daughters rank high for milk and type, with a top two year old class leader in the Earl Webber herd at Arlington.
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Manhattan
Kansas Artificial Breeding Service Unit
W. B. Tex- Jane Hugo
United States
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Bill Collins
KABSU
Kansas State College
DHIA
Hugo
Fire Captain Halts Burning Car At Lexington Station
Fire Capt. William Tuttle spotted a car with burning brakes near the Lexington fire station. He jumped into a truck, overtook the auto three blocks away and extinguished the fire. Parked Denver tickets await trial for Monty Sinner in Grand Junction. Fortunes of overweight load lead Lakeland driver Jack Woody to a $10 fine before returning through King Hill, Idaho.
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Lexington
William Tuttle
Denver
Monty R. Sinner
Grand Junction
Colo
King Hill
Idaho
Jack Woody
Lakeland
Fla
Justice of the Peace
Lynn Sherman
Woody
Husband backs wife's opponent in Minnesota primary
In Minnesota, voters weigh the Coya Knutson renomination as her husband Adny Knutson backs her opponent Marvin Evenson. Knutson defends attendance and committee duties while Evenson accuses her of missing roll calls. Odin Langen seeks the Republican nod for November.
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Minneapolis
Coya
Minnesota
Coya Knutson
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Knutson
Adny
Oklee
Minn
Marvin Evenson
Moorhead
Space Photos Readied for MIT Analysis After Read of Gamma Ray Data
In Minneapolis an AP report notes special photographic plates carrying potential space clues are prepared for transfer to MIT for analysis. Data collected by a lead-shielded gamma ray telescope camera was obtained at an altitude over 19 miles.
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Minneapolis
Space
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Balloon telescope feats dramatic 104600 foot ascent
A 303 foot plastic balloon launched by General Mills rose to 104 600 feet and stayed aloft for 16 hours. The 900 pound telescope and 500 pound lead shield were released by a trigger and parachuted to a southeastern Minnesota farm. MIT scientists devised the system to study cosmic rays and possible spaceflight hazards.
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General Mills, Inc
Minneapolis
Minnesota
MIT
Judge Hoffman Dodges Jury Duty With Own Summons
William W. Hoffman, the presiding judge, returned the mailed jury summons to the court clerk noting a fact overlooked, using the very document to excuse himself from jury duty in Oakland California.
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Oakland
Calif
William W. Hoffman
Mail planes cut coast to coast mail time by 22 hours
Mail planes began service twenty years ago and landed at dusk to load mail sacks onto trains for overnight transport. The daylight fly by system nonetheless reduced coast to coast mail time by twenty two hours.
Hog and Sheep Market Outlook From Local Livestock Meeting
A Kansas City market panel reviewed hog and sheep trends. Hogs show reduced price swings due to year round production and meat type hogs from various breeds. Spring prices expected softer but profitable. sheep favor different weight lambs and profitable ewe flocks in Kansas with room for expansion.
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Kasas
Kansas
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Neal McCoy
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