Backyard Carpet and Floor Covering Advice
Fiber choice matters for home look and durability. Synthetics resist soil and are easier to clean than wool, though wool lasts and resists soil well. Polypropylene and acrylic resist staining better than polyester. soil affects synthetics mainly on the surface while wool absorbs moisture. Dark colors hide dirt longer but charcoal shows lint. highly patterned or textured carpets can look cleaner longer. Trade with a reliable dealer who sources from reputable manufacturers.
Teachable moments shape summer 4 H camps
4-H News and Views discusses how summer youth camps create teachable moments that foster learning. Camp counselors guide intimate communication, mutual respect, and confidence, turning camp into an educational experience beyond home and school settings.
Fort Scott to Open By-Pass Circling Downtown
An 3.8 mile Fort Scott by-pass around the downtown business district along U.S. 69 and U.S. 54 is slated to open Friday. The new route, added to an existing 0.1 mile sector, aims to relieve downtown congestion and cost about 3.8 million dollars including right of way expenses.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Aus
Fuller Explains Complete Land Unit Irrigation Plan
Robert H. Fuller, a Finney County conservationist, details a two week U S Department of Agriculture course on advanced irrigation planning. The article outlines steps to select irrigation systems, site wells, map elevation, pipe water efficiently, level land, manage water reuse, and plan field access for a complete land unit system.
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Fuller
Robert H. Fuller
Finney County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Net Farm Income Down For One Farmer Group
Greensburg reports show third straight year of lower net income for a group of 522 Kansas farms in the Farm Management Association No. 3 analysis. Average gross income reached 44 616 last year, up 3 percent, while expenses rose 6 percent, cutting net income 13 percent from the prior year.
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Greensburg
Farm Mangement Association
Southwest Kansas
Kansas State University Extension Program
John F. Smerchck
Smerchek
Danny D. Trayer
Garden City
Trayer
Haskerley
Kearny
Stanton
Finney
Wichita
Greeley
Scott
Grant
Hodgeman
Pawnee
Barber
Comanche
Clark
Lane
Hamilton
Ford
Edwards
Kiow2
Meade
Gray
Seward
Stevens
Morton
John F. Smercick
Jon Herod
Ralph Germann
Kansas
Farm Management Association
K-State
Local Rodeo Crowned Myra Pember Queen of Event
Myra Pember of Ness County was named queen at the day long rodeo. A Kalvesta pair, Doc Woods and Margie Woods, siblings in the Pawnee Indians Lat Club, led senior divisions age 16 to 19. Winners include Ross Ardery and Don Keller in bull and bareback events, with Rick Mullen and Connie Cornett among top finishers in various rodeo categories.
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Myra Pember
Ness County
Kalvesta
Fin Pion Aioe Eoetey Ea Cowghri
Doc Woods
Margie
Leonard Woods
Randy Fisher
Meade County
Debbie Abbot
Seward County
Cowboy
Finney County
Darlene
Doc
Margie Woods
Ross Ardery
Haskell
Finney
Rick Mullen
Wichita
Rick Hibler
Don Keller
Rosa Ardery
Woods
Long —Hares Woods
Connie Cornett
Stevens
Janet Cornett
Cloverleaf
Hetty Johnston
Vickie
Calhoni
Cheyenne
Caltion
Don't count on new plantings making it on their own this summer
Agricultural notes warn that slow growing plants require careful watering during the growing season and that hot conditions in western Kansas create a critical period for woody plants. Insecticide guidance includes malathion mixtures for trees and shrubs and cautions about label approvals and harvest intervals.
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Kaneas
Irene Sein
4-H Cub Notes Charleston Astronauts 4-H Club June meeting
The Charleston Astronauts 4-H Club held its June meeting in the Charleston Co-op office. Janice Renick presided, members reported ribbons from the spring 4‑H show in Cimarron, and the program featured talks on trees and seeds, a quail conservation talk, jokes, and a Kansas State University 4‑H camp report. Refreshments were served by the Joe Roth family and others. The report also notes the masked bobwhite’s historic presence in southern Arizona and its rediscovery in 1927 in Sonora, Mexico.
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Arlestonn Mztronauts
Charleston
Ron Irsik
Gary Kopper
John Rowan
Freddy Martin
Steve Rowan
Velma Kopper
Kansas State University
Carol Oringder
Joe Roth
Sharon Oringderif
Blackout Hits Utah Power Company Office
Salt Lake City AP report notes confusion as a spokesman wryly downplays the outage at a Utah power company office. The blackout affected several areas and disrupted service while investigators seek a cause. The spokesmen offered humorous quips about unpaid bills while officials assess damage and impact.
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Utah’ Power Company
Salt Lake City
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Willam
Falls Finney County
Era
PCA
The
Man Caltionen
Fes
Rpopea
Garden City Tientre Credit Association
Sico
Keues
Eth
Biel Road
Wheetland Garden City
Kenses
Venvemse
Lfitay Sien
Rodeo
Boya
Flag
Alan McVicker
Fioney
Rick
Albert Maddux
Arizona
Sonora
Mexico
Lincoln
Victor
Oxyoen, Inc
Wyoming
Felten
Pha
Garden City Sale Co., Inc
Nees
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