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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1963
Page
5
Wilson County farmers are urged to review the 1964 feed grain program before seeding. Agricultural official Leon Choate notes wheat and feed grain alignment, the overall acreage limits, and added incentives for diverting acres to conserving uses.
The Fredonia Bull Testing Station in Kansas resumes bull entry Sept 19 for a 15 day conditioning and 140 day feed lot test. Sponsored by the Fredonia Chamber of Commerce beef cattle improvement committee the program adds all beef cattle breeds with entries from four states. Bulls must be in top half of herd and gain at 2 lb day age. two groups senior and junior calves will be tested separately with separate records. Bulls receive a mixed ration and self feeders. 11 stations operate nationwide with strong interest from beef producers.
Ralph Chapman of B and M Feed and Seed touts a silage additive that costs one pound per ton and promises 10 flavors with 3 preservatives. The product allegedly keeps brass silage from souring and improves palatability and intake for cattle.
Extension agent Bill Dickson warns that late summer pastures lack essential nutrition as grasses and clovers decline. Dairymen should supplement hay or silage with high protein feed and grain, using specific feeding guidelines based on milk output. Early lactation cows require heavier grain programs to maximize production.
Public sale announced to liquidate personal property at the seller's residence located 2 miles east and ½ mile south of the 47 and 75 junction in Altoona Kansas. Sale details to be provided at the site.
Large Saturday sale begins at 1 PM featuring tractors combines plows disks and farm implements plus cattle goats and livestock including two cows calves and milk goats. Also listed are lumber building materials miscellaneous tools and several trucks and farm fragrances with a note of cash terms and no liability for accidents.
The Extension office in Fredonia has a ready supply of disease prevention and control leaflets prepared by the Extension veterinarian. The materials cover symptoms and prevention methods for livestock diseases including anaplasmosis in cattle stomach worms listeriosis foot rot in cattle and sheep atrophic rhinitis in swine and other conditions. Working with a veterinarian and periodic vaccinations plus good sanitation help reduce disease.
The average U S laying hen produced 212 eggs last year, 100 more than 1925, with most gains since 1934. Breeding nutrition management and disease control boosted output, while regional gaps narrowed from 156 196 in 1930s to 196 222 by 1962.
Reservoir Countess Term 4655811, a three year old owned by Leo F Fickel of Earlton, produced 15 240 pounds of milk and 518 pounds butterfat during a 305 day test period. Kansas State University supervised the weighing and testing as part of the Holstein Friesian Association of America breed improvement program. It compares with the average cow output of 7 211 pounds milk and 270 pounds butterfat annually.
1963 crop soybeans in Wilson County will be supported at 2.16 per bushel for No. 2 grade with moisture not exceeding 14 percent. Leon Choate announced the 1963 schedule matches 1962, with a July 31 loan maturity extending 60 days. Record demand keeps prices above loan levels, aiding production and farm income.
Kansas wheat shows strongest response to fertilizer with nitrogen and phosphorus as the main needed nutrients. Potash may help some potassium deficient soils, but amounts are lower than in corn. Soil testing and staged nitrogen topdressing plus preplant phosphorus are advised. cultivate to control weeds until trees shade the ground.
Erie reports Neosho County home demonstration units study how radio and television affect school age children. Family life leaders use Kansas State material to examine media influence, reading, and recreation within a balanced home program.
Fredonia county agent Dan Pherigo warns against cutting corners in selecting materials for farm building foundations. The foundation must carry the structure safely and endure for the long term.
Higher pig densities cut management costs via automation but raise health risks. Arthritis jowl abscess erysipelas edema disease vibriocolitis enteritis and cannibalism are common in confinement. Disease losses hurt feed efficiency and profits. veterinarians aid preventive programs with blood counts cultures necropsies and health records.
Neo County soybean acreage rises yet harvest looms with signs of lodges in pods. Losses occur mainly at cutting bar and reels, about 10 percent, rising with poor conditions. Tips include slow speeds, proper reel adjustment, and moisture management to curb losses.
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