Grasshoppers Threaten Kansas Crops This Year
Extension entomologist Dell Gates notes central and eastern Kansas face a grasshopper threat with egg pods in Finney and surrounding counties. Four main species cause damage, with two striped forms and lesser migratory producing multiple generations. Control now to prevent later losses. several insecticides available in powders, concentrates or solutions. Early targeting in weedy roadside and field margins eases application. two weeks mark optimal timing. Insecticides include aldrin toxaphene chlordane dieldrin heptachlor, with rates varying by product and growth stage.
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Kansas
Hgg
Finney
Sixrounding
Dell Gates
Kansas State College
New Floor Care Offers Lasting Tile Shine
An advertising pitch for Glaxo floor coating claims it covers tile floors with a water cloay finish that dries in an hour and lasts months. It promises a high-luster non-slip surface, easier application, and savings over traditional wax while keeping floors looking bright.
4H Club Girls Demonstrate Cinnamon Rolls Bread Lesson
Judy Phipps led a Cinnamon roll demonstration for the Essex home demonstration unit teaching punch-down technique and loaf shaping. Members baked rye with prunes, white bread, and oatmeal bread, then tasted rolls Judy and June baked. Nine of twelve members attended with visitors Mrs Bill Phipps and Sharon Phipps among others.
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Jane Warner
Judy Phipps
Bill Brown
Essex Home Demonstration Unit
Essex
Judy
Pawnee
Harry Reed
Virgil Brown
June
Mmes
Joe York
County 4-H judging contest lists top scores and helpers
Four-H members judged foods and home improvement classes at the county judging contest held Monday. The event used the same scoring method as the fair, with top scores over 400. Notable high scorers included Alice Raynesford 467 Margaret Sughrue 465 Loretta Goss 464, and many others. Helpers recognized were Mines A G Warren Ralph Gross Noble Widows Lyle Ashworth Carl Baker Harry Hewson Nathan Billings Louis Lefort and Don Jackson.
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4-H
Mines
A. G. Warren
Ralph Gross
Noble
Lyle Ashworth
Carl Baker
Harry Hewson
Nathan Billings
Louis Lefort
Don Jackson
Alice Raynesford
Margaret Sughrue
Loretta Goss
Phyllis Opitz
Linda Quint
Alex Hornung
Wanda Jean Hays
Patty Sughrue
Ramona Oyler
Darlene Goss
Greta DeRemus
Delinda Billings
Marcille Brown
Agricultural Extension Calendar Entertains Wheat Marketing Referendum
The calendar notes a June 20 meeting at 4-H building 48:00 p.m. at the Fair Grounds discussing Wheat Marketing Quota Referendum. It mentions Friend school and Fryars 4-H at 8:00 pm and references animals with diluted sprays not dangerous to handle while ordinary precautions are followed.
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Friend
Fryars
Fair Grounds
National Dairy Month Highlights Milk Uses in Kansas
June is National Dairy Month and peak Kansas milk production. Extension specialist Miss Gertrude Allen of Kansas State College suggests adding milk to breakfasts by cooking cereal in milk, making milk soups, chowders with seafood or meats, and using milk in casseroles. Desserts like cream pies and custards, milk drinks, and flavored milk shakes diversify meals and boost nutrition.
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Kansas
Gertrude
Allen
Kansas State College
Manhattan
New Law To Stop Poor Eggs In Kansas
Kansas State College specialists say a new egg law takes effect July 1 requiring producers to grade all eggs sold retail and label cartons. Egg cartons must show grade and kept at or below 60 degrees by buyers and retailers, with exemptions for farmers selling eggs privately. A statewide Kansas State College meeting June 9–10 will cover grading instructions.
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M. E. Jackson
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kansas
Dan Cain
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Plans Approved for Post Office and Court Houses in Kansas City
A Senate Public Works subcommittee approved a $2,393,303 plan for a combined post office and court houses in Kansas City Kansas. The figure is reduced from the $3,415,000 House estimate of 1954, reflecting a smaller 86,500 square foot building versus 128,000 in the earlier proposal.
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Washington
Kansas City
Kas
Senate Public Works
House Public Works Committee
General Services Administration
4-H enrollment hits all-time high in Finney County
Finney County 4-H enrollment reaches 376 club members for 1955, up 62 from last year, with 125 adult volunteer leaders guiding projects. Frances Russell prepares for Finland visit as IFYE delegate. Sears Pig contest set with eight purebred gifts. Members must submit a 250 to 300 word essay on Good Sow And Litter Management by August 1.
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Finney County
IFYE
Frances Russell
Washington, D.C
Finland
Frances
U.S
County Extension Office
Former Californian Fined for Pay Kickback Scheme
Former Representative Ernest Bramblett of California was fined 5000 dollars and placed on one year probation for falsifying his office payroll in a salary kickback scheme. He was convicted 16 months ago and plans to appeal, telling Judge Walter M. Bastian he had nothing to say before sentencing. The sentence included four months to one year but was suspended, with probation for one year.
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Washington i
Ernest Bramblett
Calif
Bramblett
Walter M. Bastian
Karison Wins GM Scholarship in National Contest
Detroit Kansan reports one of 100 high school seniors named as four year college scholarship winners sponsored by General Motors. James P. Dougherty of Wichita and Abbey School Canon City Colo is listed among the recipients who choose their colleges and receive 200 to 2000 dollars annually based on need.
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Detroit
General Motors
James P. Dougherty
Wichita
Abbey School
Canon City
Colo
Potwin Senior Wins Vickers Scholarship Title
Loren J. Minard 18 Potwin Kas high school graduate wins the $2,000 Jack A. Vickers Sr. scholarship at the University of Wichita He will receive $500 annually for four years and plans to enroll in the school of engineering.
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Wichita U
Loren J. Minard
Potwin
Kas
Jack A. Vickers Sr
University of Wichita
Minard
Vernon Minard
Whitewater
Dairy Ration Has One Third Soybean Test At Station
Dairy ration containing one third soybeans kept production high at the Mound Valley branch experiment station. James E. Knox reported no drop in destruction and no nutritive difficulties with a ration of one third beans one third alfalfa and one third oats from locally grown crops. The tests used the station's identical twin herd. Knox asks farmers and county agents with twin dairy calves to notify him as the station seeks more identical twins.
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James E. Knox
Mound Valley Branch
Knox
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Verna Warren
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Jeannie Harms
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Michael Keller
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Beverly Minter
Charlene Dicks
Barbara Ludwig
Kathryn Sughrue
HD Agent
Liees
Wisconsin
Harley Sales Company
Bor
Tulsa
Okla
Firestone
Garden City Co-operative Equity Exchange
Co-op
Floyd Ricker
Mgr
Scott County
Five Points
Karison
Vickers
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Association
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Moratal
Neds
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Willys
George Deslongchamp
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