64 000 Soil Conservation District Cooperators in Kansas
More than 64 000 soil conservation district cooperators have developed basic conservation plans on 17 600 000 acres in Kansas. About 81 000 farmers and ranchers are cooperating with 105 districts and receiving technical help from the Soil Conservation Service, totaling 27 500 000 acres. federal funds support technicians, but costs rise and aid may decline.
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Soil Conservation District
Kansas
Roel Haart
Machtace Aati
Morrie A Bolline
USDA
Oil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
District Staff Organized Here in 1947
Finney County's Soil Conservation District staff began work in 1947. Since then the District under a strong Board of Supervisors has developed 453 completed farm plans covering 276,618 acres with terraces, grass seeding, land leveling, irrigation pipelines, stockwater dams, and conservation contracts. Farmers now pool resources to solve community and watershed problems and control floods to develop full land resources.
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Marjorie Seay
Finney County
Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Board of Supervisors
Great Plains
Six Billion Plan For Education Proposal Unveiled
Washington AP Kennedy administration plans a five year education aid program exceeding six billion dollars. The plan, to be outlined in a congressional message late this month or in February, builds on a budget proposal of 144 million for the year starting July 1 and authorization for up to 1.215 billion in spending commitments that year to seed a multi year program. Construction costs rise as plans are drawn and projects begin.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
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