Fickel Cows Lead In Holstein Production Test
Leo Fickel of Earlton fields three registered Holsteins in a 305 day test by the Holstein Friesian Association. Reservoir Charity Don Royal yielded 13,930 pounds milk 641 fat 211 solids not fat. Reservoir Faith Burke Lad 16,140 milk 606 fat 1,355 solids not fat. Reservoir Countess Terri 16,360 milk 588 fat 1,357 solids not fat. Kansas State University supervised the weighing as part of nationwide testing. solids not fat is newly recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Fickel
Earlton
Holstein
Friesian Assn, of
America
Brattleboro, WI
Faith Burke Lad
Countess Terri
National Holstein Association
U.S
Kansas State University
Counties Eligible For Loans
Farmers Home Administration will grant emergency loans in Wilson and Woodson counties and in Chautauqua Elk Greenwood and Montgomery counties. Loans aid farmers to maintain normal operations after drought damage. Interest rate is 3 percent with repayment based on resumed operations. About 110 families in Wilson and Woodson counties currently use agency credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Farmers Home Administration
Wilson
Woodson
John R. Linn
Chautauqua
Elk
Greenwood
Montgomery
Linn
Phosphate Guidance For Alfalfa In Phosphorus Deficient Soils
Alfalfa uses a lot of phosphate and removes about 11 pounds per ton of hay. Western Kansas soils often have sufficient phosphorus, but Arkansas River Valley soils are low. A soil test is advised. if deficient, test strips help decide application. Winter or spring topdressing of 40 to 60 pounds as supers phosphate may be useful, doubling for longer lasting effects. Seed bed applications of 200 to 400 pounds are suggested for establishing new stands on deficient soils, though costly if stands fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Arkansas River Valley
Rodents Vulnerable In Winter Months
Winter drives rats and mice into farm buildings making an anti rat and mouse campaign sensible. Use Warfarin bait outdoors and traps indoors with common foods like peanut butter bacon or raisins as bait. Cotton balls can also attract field mice and help control the infestation.
If Not One Thing It's Another In Savannah
Savannah man Albert L. McCoy was inflating a tractor tire at a service station when the tire exploded. The blast sent him to the hospital with head injuries after he fell against a gas tank, a dangerous accident from a routine tire repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Albert L. McCoy
Destroyers Out of Tonkin Target Mystery
US destroyers were reported out of the Gulf of Tonkin after a patrol in which radar targets were fired upon but no hits were confirmed. Navy officials say no debris or bodies were found, a Navy inquiry is underway, and Washington insists the gulf remains international waters. Tass claimed sinking five ships, a report not corroborated by US officials. The incident coincides with Saigon unrest and labor strikes, raising questions about Vietnam policy and possible withdrawal options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Can
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Gulf
Navy
Far East
Tass
Washington
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Los Angeles
United
States
United States
North Viet Nam
China
Hanoi
Peking
Tonkin Gulf
State Department
Saigon
Nguyen Khanh
Fredonia Bull Testing Station Sees Record Bulls on Test
Seventy four bulls from 26 producers across Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri participate at Fredonia Bull Testing Station for a 140 day feed lot test. Bulls weigh in Sept 18 19 and will be weighed monthly through January with a February sale planned. The event marks the largest group and third year of the program with multiple age groups and strong breeder interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Oscar Anderson
Cushing
Okla
Carlton Corbin Jr
Eurek Glen Bowdish
Barbara B. Houghton
Hanover
H. J. Davies
Frank L. Brewster Jr
Baxter Springs
Early Hebb
Fall River
Max and
Marcelyn Deets
Black Nugget Angus Co
Independence
Piper Ranch
Oswego
Richard Stryker
John Hammer
Marshall
Dan Pherigo
Wilson County
Kansas
Pherigo
Oklahoma
Deers
Flint Hills Hereford Assn
Late Starts Hinder Baby Beef Projects
4 H members in the baby beef program should select calves early to finish by the county fair. Dan Pherigo of Wilson County notes conformation and feeding win success. Start with two pounds grain daily, add half a pound biweekly, calves eat two pounds grain per 100 pounds body weight, provide prairie hay up to ten pounds, and ensure salt, bone meal, limestone, and water are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Pherigo
Wilson County
Vitamin A for Beef Cattle in Various Feeds
Beef animals require vitamin A. Pasture and good roughage supply ample amounts. Legume hay or silage helps wintering cattle meet needs. Poor roughage calls for added vitamin A with concentrate or dehydrated alfalfa meal. Half pound of dehydrated alfalfa provides about 40 000 units. A beef cow needs 16 000 units and a wintering calf 4 000 units.
Records for Dairy Farm Management
Records are essential for dairy projects including production, cow identification, last calving date, heat period and service sire, dry off date, due date to freshen, calving date and calf sex and ID.
Sailors Named Chair In Kansas Farm Center Drive
William A Sailors of Stark has been named chair man of a nine county southeast Kansas area in the fund drive to establish an Agricultural Hall of Fame and National Center near Kansas City The drive aims to raise about 250000 for the first building Wilbur Levering Topeka is state chairman Key supporters include the Kansas Extension Service Kansas Farm Bureau Farmers Union Grange and the Kansas Department of Vocational Agriculture
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Sailors
Stark
Kansas
Agricultural Hall of Fame
National Center
Fredonia
Harry Paulson
Sailors
Chautauqua
Cherokee
Crawford
Elk
Greenwood
Labette
Montgomery
Neosho
Wilson
Kansas City
Wilbur Levering
Topeka
Kansas Extension Service
Kansas Farm Bureau
Farmers Union, Grange
Kansas Department of Vocational Agriculture
Eggs Lagging In Marketing
Marketing shifts push more contracts in production and marketing. Markets seek higher quality sources, with outlets developing Fresh Fancy AA programs. Marion Jackson of Kansas State University notes buyers contract with producers or production groups, reshaping egg industry operations and introducing a new market outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Jackson
Kansas State University Extension
Jackson
Puri-Lak Yeast Mineral Supplement Endorsed by Iowa Farmer
Byron G Beukema of Newton Iowa testifies that adding Puri-Lak yeast mineral with salt to feed improves cow health calved herd and reduces scours and udder troubles while boosting pig weaning and gestation outcomes. He notes using 50 pounds per ton and endorses 36 or 30 percent hog and beef supplements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron G. Benekema
Newton
Iowa
Byron G
Beukema
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fickel
Reservoir Charity
Don Royal
SPF
O'Bryan Ranch
Hiattville
Hepler, Kan
Emerson
Destroyers
Tonkin
Target
Ameri
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Free Asia
Honolulu
B& M Feed & Seed
Erickson
George Clark
Alta V
Jim Hoover
Lebert R. Shultz
Leawood
Spur Ranch
Vinita
Elton Baldwin
Iberty
David Miller
Smithville
Bill Webb
Rayville
Ed Brown
River
Sailors Heads Farm Center
Daveo
Davison Chamical
Breiner's Feed Store
W. Main
Poland
Yorkshire
Puritan Laboratories
Des Moines
Armstrong
Coronet
Tire Service
Santa Fe
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