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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1956
Page
6
Report from Mound Valley Branch Experiment Station notes 30 acres of sudan rye and vetch pasture rotating with brome and alfalfa supported 23 cattle. Floyd Davidson details seasonal shifts from sudan to forage mixes and nitrogen and phosphate applications to sustain production.
Neosho County 4-H Clubs send members to the Hutchinson State Fair encampment with adult supervisors Mrs. Kenneth George and Talmage Eagles. Participants include Ronnie Poor Merle Greve Jeannene Meyer Yancy Hudson Louis Bartholomew Marilyn Wilson Lyla Hanson Jackie Tarvin Gloria Noakes Sharon Johnson Shirley Simmons and Mrs. T. E. Simmons. An Anita Weber and Miss Simmons compete in the State Share the Talent program on Wednesday. Mahlon Morley accompanied the group.
Wilson County 4-H clubs send forty three members to the Hutchinson State Fair during fair week. Participants include Carolyn Wing Evelyn Boicourt Betty Neds Suzanne Kidd Carol Pfeifer Diane Turner Annie Lambert Jeanene Beemer Jerry Milligan Mark Wing Richard Morton Larry Loomis Jack Chapman Wayne Porter and Richard Stewart with contests in foods judging talent home improvement dairy livestock and wheat exhibits.
Er ie recognition comes as Neosho County 4 H members and other youths seek the Kansas Who s Who Gold Key honor this fall. Applications are due to the state club department in Manhattan before next Saturday and require age 15 by Oct 1 three years in 4 H junior leadership two out of county events two recommendations and a project based points total. Last year s recipients included Maribelle Berthoz Pat Keenan Jim Malson and Rita Schooley from local clubs.
Hay baling has fluctuated over four decades with shifts in share of the crop. Postwar growth in automatic balers and twine tying drove rapid adoption from 1942 to 1955. By 1954 nearly three quarters of hay was baled, contrasting earlier World War I and interwar periods.
Leann Turner and Carolyn Loomis, county blue ribbon dairy foods winners, presented demonstrations at the Topeka Free Fair last Wednesday. The county home economics judging team also competed with Diane Turner Carolyn Wing and Carol Pfeifer judging on site last Tuesday.
Mahlon Morley reports farm price and yield data for Kansas. Across 1955 and preliminary 1956 figures, wheat averaged about 15 bushels per acre with rye around 10 to 11 bushels. Rye sold at $1.05 a bushel while wheat brought $1.95.
Erie reports new FHA rules broaden loan authority to help more family type farms. Loans fund operating and developing farms with part time work, refinance debts, and raise operating loan limits. All existing services remain, including housing and conservation loans, with debt refinancing available through June 30 1959 for farms no larger than family size.
Figures show rye yields far less than wheat and brings lower value in Erie. The report compares rye unfavorably with wheat for grain, noting weaker production and market returns.
Des Moines report states the American Foundation for Animal Health warns hog producers that swine influenza is seasonal and highly costly. Early signs include loss of appetite cough and breathing troubles, with rapid spread and potential heavy losses in breeding stock. Proper diagnosis and dry clean housing are urged to prevent outbreaks.
After several gloomy years the hog industry shows signals of improvement. Hog marketings remain lighter than a year ago while prices exceed September 1955 levels. Projections for 1956 farrowings are 16 percent lower than 1955, with a smaller 1957 spring pig crop, suggesting fewer hogs on hand next year.
Farmers must file gasoline tax refund claims by October 1 under a 1956 law. A two cent refund per gallon applies to gas bought after 1955 and used on farms in the first half of 1956. Claims require records and may be obtained from county agents or IRS offices.
Statewide tests from 16 experiment stations place Concho as the top yielder at 30.8 bushels per acre. Other averages include Clinton 29.4, Kowa 29, Kanking 29, Pawnee 27.8, Ponca 26.6, Wichita 26.6, Red Chief 26.5. Turkey Kharkof Cheyenne Commanche and Triumph were not tested at all locations.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee advises fall top dressing of phosphate and potash on old alfalfa fields. Targeted rates range 300 to 500 pounds per acre with mixtures like 0-10-30 or 0-9-27. 0-20-20 may help if phosphate and potash are both low. Boron-deficient soil may need 30 pounds of borax per acre. The goal is to boost stored nutrients in roots for next year.
The piece discusses how roots gain strength in severe winter weather. Strong, well fed roots anchor plants more securely in soil and resist heaving during cycles of freezing and thawing.
Hutchinson report details champions at the Kansas State Fair wool show with Nelson Vogt Newton winning the championship fleece and first in half blood. Homer Shoop St. John took quarter blood fleece, D P Neal Glen Elder won three eighths staple, Bob Wallace Barnard won fine wool. Sorghum seeds led by A G Siegrist Hutchinson and Walter Clark Great Bend with others. forage sorghums saw Emil Schmerchek Topeka take multiple honors plus more firsts from Hoisington Topeka Plevna Eskridge and others.
Gee of Lawrence won first and second in potato exhibits. Kassan earned the fair sweepstakes in vegetables and also won sweepstakes in sweet potatoes. McGee took a first and a second in miscellaneous vegetables.
A California judicial committee on court etiquette urges proper attire for both sexes. Men should wear a business suit with coat and tie, while rural areas may accept sportswear or Western clothing. Women should avoid shorts slacks riding pants or casual outfits and refrain from smoking chewing gum eating candy reading newspapers knitting or talking during sessions.
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