Windbreak planting guidance for Finney farmers in Kansas
Rural windbreak advice outlines locating windbreaks north or west of farmsteads, using three to five tree rows with shrubs and evergreens spaced at 1 to 12 feet. Emphasizes 20 feet or more between rows for tillage equipment, seed bed moisture, and potential irrigation. Extension program offers trees at $5 per hundred with first come serve basis and a Kansas Wind breaks leaflet.
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Tully
Kansas Extension Service
Kansas
Lincoln Livewires 4-H Club Meets with Santa Visit
Santa Claus attended the Lincoln Livewires 4-H Club monthly meeting and handed out candy. Youngest members Phyllis and Duane Wilcox, grandchildren of Thurman Lile, were noted. The club voted to provide a food basket to a needy family delivered December 23. Committee members were Herbe Olsen, Carol Olsen, Margaret Dougherty, and Colleen Dougherty. Plans include a cherry pie contest on March 23 and Christmas games with a gift exchange. refreshments were served.
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Santa Claus
Lincoln Livewires 4-H
St. Nick
Phyllis
Duane Wilcox
Thurman Lile
Herbe
Carol Olsen
Margaret
Colleen Dougherty
Margaret Dougherty
Decrease in Wheat Support Loans Reported for October
Kansas farmers held 64,204,401 bushels of 1982 crop wheat under price support loans and purchase agreements through October, per Agr Stabilization official Gilbert W. Egbert. The report compares with 97,117,640 bushels in 190 crop wheat and 123,861,981 bushels in 1860 crop wheat under support through October in prior years.
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Kansig
Gilbert W.egbert
Agrcultural
Conservation State
Colmulttea
State 4-H Advisory Committee Meets at Kansas State
The State 4-H Advisory Committee session is set for January 10 and 11 at Kansas State University. Members include county club agents William VanSkike Great Bend Kenneth McGin ness Olathe Dale Hensley Independence home economics agents Elsie Branden Garden City Marilyn Jones Eureka Lucile Gline Goodland agricultural agents Marshal Walker Ulysses Keith Fish Wakeeney Duke Fooshee Howard and state Extension staff representatives Richard King E D Warner John Ferguson.
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William VanSkike
Great Bend
Kenneth McGinness
Olathe
Dale Hensley
Independence
Elsie P. Branden
Garden City
Mariellen Jones
Eureka
Lucile G. Cline
Goodland
Reveal Red Party Shakeup in the Soviet Union
The Tass news agency reports the dismissal of agricultural expert Nikolai Ignatov as one of the Soviet Union's 11 deputy premiers. Izvestia cites firing of Kazakhstan officials First Secretary Dinmukhamed Kunayev and Second Secretary N N Radionov amid criticism of harvest failures and weak leadership in industry, construction, and agriculture.
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Moscow
Soviets
Nikolai G. Ignatov
Soviet Union
Communist Party of the
Kazakhstan Virgin Lands
Tass
Ignatov
Communist Party
Izvestia
Kazakhstan
Dinmukhamed A. Kunayev
N. N. Radionov
County Schools Schedule January Farm Extension Talks
Frank G. Bieberly and George W. Wright of Kansas State University outline a January series of county meetings in central western Kansas. Bieberly will cover crop research fertilizer practices and weed control while Wright discusses soil sampling interpretation. A Jan 16 to 18 session adds McAdams and Osborne for cattle topics and brucellosis work. Later, Jan 29 to Feb 1 features Bieberly McAdams and Hugh McDonald visiting Scott Wichita Greeley and Wallace counties to discuss fertilization irrigation and grain marketing.
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Frank G. Bieberly
Soila
Kansas State University
Bieberly
George W. Wright
Rooka
Phillipa
Trefo
Ellis
Leberly
Wright
W. E. McAdams
M. W. Osborne
Logat-Gove
Lane
Ness
McAdams
Osborne
Bie
Berry
Hugh McDonald
Scott
Wichita
Greeley
Wallace
Mixing tips for pie crust with a sprinkler method
Instructions from a U S Department of Agriculture report describe using a laundry sprinkler to combine liquid shortening or oil with water for pie crusts. Marks on the sprinkler measure oil and water, with room temperature liquids. Use an electric mixer for blending, roll dough between waxed paper, and keep fat chunks toward the bowl bottom. The piece notes a favorable outlook for food shoppers with steady prices and more meat and produce in 1963.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food price outlook for 1963 and egg buying tips
The 1962 page notes lower prices for frying chickens and turkeys, with fresh vegetables likely cheaper in early 1963. Oranges and frozen juice should fall versus last winter, while apples and lemons may rise. Eggs: compare grades and sizes to maximize value, medium eggs often cheaper per unit than large, small eggs cheaper if one-fourth less than large.
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United States Research Service
Election Terms Explained: Majority and Plurality Defined
A majority means more than half of all votes cast for that office. A plurality is the largest vote tally, exceeding the next opponent’s count but not necessarily a majority.
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