Pointers From Pete Fort Hays roundup reports feed trials
Windy cold Friday saw the 6th Annual Fort Hays Branch Experiment Station Roundup Fees Day draw the largest attendance on record. Morning cattle observations preceded an afternoon discussion of test results and seed treatment findings. Kansas sorghum seed treatment improves yields by about 10 bushels per acre with proper fungicide and insecticide, while untreated seed yields 35 to 65 plants per 100 kernels. Unseasonal barley winterkilling notes show Dicktoo and Chase as hardy varieties. Rogers less hardy, Hudson also lodging and yielding less in mild winters. Recommender planting dates for Western Kansas winter barley range September 10 to 26. Breeders aim for a hardy, non lodging, high yielding barley variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Fort Hays
Kansay
K-State Agricultural Experiment Station
Dicktoo
Chase
Meimi
Renn
Hudson
Rogers
Kansas
Dicktop
Best Time To Control Bagworms 4-H Notes From Pawnee Indians
April 8 Pawnee Indians 4-H meeting notes list candidates for 4-H Round-Up in June and Mary Ruth Daniels chosen for Music Camp. Club donated five dollars to Cancer Fund and featured talks on swine breeds, sewing, calf training, music appreciation, and health. Four-H Sunday set for May 1. visitors and refreshments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Phipps
Joe Briggs
Norman Erkie
Mary Ruth Daniels
Cancer Fund
Poland
China
Joyce Phipps
Rodney Phipps
Peggy
Stephen Foster
Denny Holden
Kansas Beef Production Hits New High Across State
Dr. Robert L. Coppersmith of Kansas State University notes record cattle and calf inventories at 103.5 million head in January 1963 and predicts average per capita meat use at about 16 pounds, with beef making up 92 pounds. Kansas shows faster cattle on feed growth than the U S due to feeder cattle imports, improved grain and forage from 1958-62, and rising grain sorghum yields. irrigation and redirected land may boost output further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Robert L. Coppersmith
Kansas State University Extension
Wil E
United States
Great Plains
Coppersmith
Pearson on Committee for Air and Water Pollution Bills
Sen. James Pearson of Kansas was named to a Senate subcommittee to review air and water pollution legislation. The article notes Hong Kong's main cities are Victoria and Kowloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Pearson
R-Kan
Senate
Hong Kong
Victoria
Kowloon
Freezing asparagus and nutrient tips from home kitchen guide
Practical home guidance covers freezing asparagus up to 12 months, selecting tender spears, prep steps, and packing. It also advises on cooking enriched rice, preserving nutrients, and a diet note stressing calorie awareness and balanced meals for dieting.
Balanced meals to sustain weight loss guidance
A Diet advice column stresses planning meals around family eating patterns to simplify sticking to a diet. It suggests gradually increasing calories after reaching target weight, from 1200 to 1400, by adding whole milk and a bit more lean meat while maintaining exercise and monitoring the scale.
County Weed Fight Plan Boosted For Noxious Plants
Everett Samples, County weed Supervisor, says the county weed department is ready to combat the eleven declared noxious weeds in Finney County. Equipment is overhauled, chemicals secured, and landowners are urged to contact for planning. The office is in the courthouse. contact BR 6-5766 or BR 18-3205. Infestations include bindweed, Johnson grass, and ragweed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Telegram
Kansas
Finney County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pete
Mocrarit
Wan ZE
Fulton Garden City
GO Getters
Mia
Elsie Branden
Kenneth Fromm
Lowell McGraw
Lee James
Delta. Gates
Kansas State University
Gates
Chicopee
Mass
C. W. Kirkpatrick
Federated Church
Pearson
Elsie Aranden
Albert
Burns
Allen's Safety Center
Pane
Garden City Telegram
Firestone
States
Canada
Eurpeeana
Zinnias
5Th& Fulton
Cook's Paints
Epras
Stauffer Chemical Company
Agricultural Chemicals Division
Omaha Station
Omaha
Nebr
Sander's
Reg. TM
Sa Besten
Stauffer Chemicals
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!