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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1959
Page
9
The Garden City branch experiment station reports on pasture productivity under irrigation. Field chopping yields 8,400 pounds of milk per acre, versus 7,000 for strip grazing and 5,000 for rotation grazing. Alfalfa-bromegrass pastures deliver about 5,000 pounds of milk per acre yearly when strip grazed.
Elliott Roosevelt, 48, son of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was acquitted on a drunk driving charge in Scottsdale Arizona. He was arrested April 4 after being found asleep behind the wheel of a parked car. his defense argued he was not driving and that fatigue caused his condition.
Junior leaders from 4-H clubs in Cole Farm, Garden City, and Lone Star State plan an anti-rodent campaign tour. They visit Longhorn Caverns, the state capitol, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma City, returning home after a two day trip.
Kansas State University notes stress on sorghum planting rates for sudangrass pastures and warn against excessive density that harms forage quality. Emphasizes careful grazing, soil moisture use, and regrazing recovery. Also highlights livestock water needs and the role of ample drinking water for maintaining health and temperature.
Strawberry season notes strawberries freeze well when packed with sugar. Pick mature berries, wash, hull, and freeze in moisture proof containers at zero. In Columbia DC overtime parking fines rise from 50 cents to a dollar, with Robert Davis among first fined.
The Home Economics Agent describes sewing basics for girls, band and skirt lengths, and vinegar rinse for dark fabrics. It explains gelatin starch as a safe finish, then encourages mothers and daughters to start projects, gain skill, and enjoy supervised practice for junior miss clubs and 4-H girls.
A reader oriented note suggests that beginning sewing for 10 to 13 year olds uses two fabric widths for a simple skirt costing about 1.50 to yield a 4.00 value. It discusses skirt lengths bands, hem, and age variations plus a long calendar of local events and cookery activities with names and dates.
Kansas State University economists in Manhattan predict stable wheat prices with harvest prices at terminals about 25 to 30 cents per bushel below current levels. High protein quality wheat could be around 10 cents under supports at key Kansas points, reflecting steady demand and ongoing export importance since the end of World War II.
Garden City Telvarpm reports annual production but surpluses rise as July 1 carryover reaches 1,285 million bushels the largest on record. Economists say prices for the 1959 crop will follow seasonal patterns with near term weakness before harvest and strength by mid December, aided by government price supports.
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