Grain insect sources and cleanup steps from Al's Corner
Albert Maddux explains grain insects originate mainly from on farm sources such as bins and waste grain rather than field infestation. He emphasizes cleaning before loading grain, sweeping all surfaces, removing old grain and trash, and burning debris to control infestation alongside more than just chemicals.
Insecticide guidance for bin cleaning and lawn care tips
In Garden City Telegram a Kansas State University extension note discusses pre harvest insecticide use in bins, spraying walls and seams to kill pests, bagworm warnings for evergreens, and crabgrass control with DMA AMA or PMA. It emphasizes following container directions, timing sprays, and maintaining proper lawn watering and fertilization.
NATO Group to Disband July 1
Paris AP says NATO to abolish the Standing Group on July 1 after ministers ordered its dissolution. Washington meetings will transfer duties to the NATO Military Committee as SHAPE moves toward a new site near Brussels. De Gaulle orders SHAPE and other NATO bases out of France by April 1.
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Permanent Council of the North Atlantic Alliance
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Brussels
Washington
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Britain
France
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Supreme Allied Headquarters, Europe
SHAPE
Charles de Gaulle
Foreign Consumption U S Soybeans Important to Kansas Farmers
Foreign demand for U S soybeans affects Kansas farmers as exports to EEC rise from 25.5 million buses to 74 million, with meal and oil uses. Beef and pork demand grow with income, boosting meat intake in Europe. Tariffs on feed grains keep oilseeds cheap, while butter substitutes vegetable oils, tempering demand.
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Kansas
U. S
European Economic Community
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Itss
KPC
West Germany
Recovery of Cattle Price Slump Expected by Fall
Livestock economist John H. McCoy of Kansas State University expects the cattle price slump to persist into early summer with a possible recovery by late summer or fall. Factors include higher beef supply, modest demand gains, lower cold storage stocks, and rising meat imports, with slaughter patterns shifting toward heifers and cows.
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John H. McCoy
Kansas State University
U.S
4-H Club Meetings Highlight Projects and Tours
Eager Beavers 4-H met June 7 at the 4-H Building with Brenda Boone piano solo and talks on Drinks for Every Season and vegetables. Sherlock Strivers 4-H gathered June 8 at Holcomb schools to plan a July tour and fireworks stand with demonstrations and group singing.
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Eager Beavers
4-H Club
4-H
Brenda Boone
Susan Eatherly
Carma Ragel
Sherlock Strivers
Holcomb Consolidated Schools
Larry Jones
Karen Glant
Hodgeman County
Lenice Steinmetz
Janice Rogers
Phyllis Schiffelbein
Karla Glant
KaAnn Frey
Jimmy Irsik
de- Anne Richmeir
Penny Small
Randy Steinmetz
Fred Schiffelbein
Bert Robins
Adria Smalls
Bruce Kenyons
Maxine Rogers
Floriculture Study Offered at Kansas State University
Kansas State University and the Kansas State Florists Association offer a two year program to train workers for the retail flower industry. Students spend one year on campus and one year as apprentices in an approved shop, earning a starting salary during apprenticeship. The curriculum covers English, speech, botany, plant science and business topics, with a certificate awarded upon completion.
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Kansas State University
Kansas State Florists Association
Kansas State
R. E. Odom
Horticulture Department
Waters Hall
Manhattan
Baseball-sized hail found at Lou Wikley farm
D D Hall, driving through hail damage near Sterling Kansas, stopped at the Lou Wikley farm where he found a hailstone he described as baseball sized after picking it up. The report notes the surprising scale of the hail encountered during the storm area.
Conservation plans benefit whole areas, not just farms
Gilbert I W Egbert chairs the state committee and says soil and water conservation on farms and ranches benefit entire areas. Kansas progress under the Agricultural Conservation Program includes 10,511 miles of terraces and 3,267 earthen dams, plus waterways and lime applications totaling thousands of acres and tons.
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Gilbert I W. Egbert
Cheirman
Egbert
Kansas
National Extension Conference Plans and Kabob Cooking Tips
Plans for the National Extension Homemakers Council Conference in Fort Collins Colorado with a June 25 reservations deadline and August 14 to 17 dates. Enroute tour options from Garden City with a June 25 contact. Also cooking ideas for kabobs with meat and fruit skewers and a toasted angel food cake dessert with flavored frostings.
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National Extension Homemakers Council
Fort Collins
Colorado
Norman Thompson
Garden City
Thompson
Ship's Name in Honor of Wichita
The keel of the USS Wichita an oil er will be laid June 18 in Quincy Massachusetts The ship will be named in honor of Wichita Kansas It will perpetuate the name of the cruiser Wichita taken off the Navy list March 1 1959 Navy Secretary Paul H Nitze told Rep Garner E Shriver It is the first of a new class of replenishment ships designed for a sustained speed of 20 knots and to operate independently or as part of a replenishment group
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Quincy
Mass
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Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Garner E. Shriver
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