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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
5
Finney County 4-H members will camp July 17 to 20 at the Ford County Lake near Dodge City with Stevens and Grant Counties. The county quota is 35 boys and 45 girls, with leaders required. parents and leaders urged to volunteer for transport and supervision.
Kansas has hosted dairy herd improvement associations for half a century says Dr. Harold E. Jones director of Extension at Kansas State University. The program began in Dickinson County in 1912 with A Reed aiding setup. By 1924 nine associations covered 183 herds and 1 174 cattle. current numbers show 59 associations with 28 895 cattle across 104 herds. Production and economics rose from 262 pounds butterfat per cow in 1924 with 110 dollars over feed costs to 408 pounds and 264 dollars by 1962. New techniques include owner sampler weigh day a month and solids not fat tests begun with eight Marion County herds in 196? and expanding to about 5 000 cows in 30 counties by end of 1962.
A sports car crashed into an overpass on Interstate 45 in Kansas City on Wednesday during rain, killing 28 year old John Albert Meyer of Kansas City. The incident occurred amid wet road conditions.
Farmers across the nation had 532 million bushels of 1962 crop corn placed under price support loans and purchase agreements through April 30, 1963. Gilbert W. Egbert, chairman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation state committee, announced the figures compared with 11.8 million bushels for 1961 as of last April. Loan maturities for most grains have passed, with only soybeans extended to July 41.
With rising use of installment buying and charge accounts, consumers are urged to compare credit types carefully. Open accounts, revolving plans, option accounts, and installment credit each have distinct costs, terms, and limits. Read contracts for cash price, service charges, down payments, and repayment schedules to avoid overextending finances.
The report covers several 4 H clubs including Eager Beavers Happy Hustlers Go Getters Wide Awake Lincoln Livewires Beacon Boosters and their June activities. Events include tours field days demonstrations talks and performances plus summer plans and a countywide leaders party. Notable names include Linda Selichnow Sherry Reid Carolyn Lee Kerry Spanier Lorene Stoner and Bonita Thomas with agents and leaders overseeing projects and demos. The pieces note tours on July 2 4 H projects gun safety entomology cooking and landscaping plus a picnic and weiner roast at community locations.
A reader laments useless government forms and comments, noting accumulation of tasks that cut into income. Frustration grows over Sunday sales restrictions and expected need for part time work. A neighbor jokes about painting for extra funds while sharing casual remarks about community chores.
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