Thistles threaten garden war and judging plans emerge
Garden woes rise with Russian thistle to fight while avoiding sprays near tomato plants. District contests unfold Saturday May 9 at the Exposition Building with a 9 30 start, ending noon, followed by a Simplicity Pattern Co style show. Weigh Week for lambs and pigs runs May 9 to 16 with 50 cent tags, weighings by appointment at the fairgrounds or May 16 show. Lambs under 75 pounds and hogs at least 180 pounds. pre entries due May 8. Sherman County Spring Show in Goodland May 8 9 features beef and sheep. Morton County hosts a May 9 livestock judging at Elkhart. Youth Conference class choices due by May 8 with a $5 late fee. question about Finney County girls persists.
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Exposition Building
Simplicity Pattern Co
Sherman County
Goodland
Morton County
Elkhart
Finney County
Three Quarters of Thomas County Farmland Sold at Auction
Three irrigated quarters in Thomas County Colby area sold April 29 for a total 467 acres and 585,500 dollars. Buyers included Bryan and Lon Frahm Colby for 205,000 dollars, Cranston Farms Inc. for 203,000 dollars, and Joe and Sheryl McKinlay Colby for 177,500 dollars. Auctioneers were Farm and Ranch Realty Colby Vernon Hazlett and Don Hazlett. seller's attorney was Leon Roulier Colby.
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COLBY
Thomas County
Bryan and
Lon Frahm
Cranston Farms Inc
Joe and
Sheryl McKlnay
Farm and Ranch Realty
Vern
Don Hazlett
Leon Roulier
ASCS Disaster Payments and 1980 Crop Loans Detail
ASCS advises farmers not to destroy damaged crops before notifying the county ASCS office to qualify for federal disaster payments. The last day to apply for 1980 price support loans is May 31 with rates: corn 2.25 per bushel, soybeans 4.95, sorghum 3.67 per hundredweight. Loans run about ten months after harvest at 14 percent, with local farmers drawing on 981,539 bushels to date.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Reserve corn loan repayment extended by USDA action
Secretary John Block announced an indefinite extension on reserve corn loan repayments, preserving the 15.25 percent interest rate from April 15. Farmers gain marketing flexibility as policy shifts toward market oriented goals, with further adjustments for reserve release and call prices effective May 1 for wheat and barley.
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Secretary of
John R. Block
Block
USDA
4-H Notes Friendly Friends April Meeting Highlights
April meeting at Friend School presided by Toni Billings. Twenty five members plus six parents and one leader attended with two new members joining Happy Hustlers 4-H Club. Reports cover project talks on Basic Horse Colors My Home Improvement Project and How to Butcher and Skin a Rabbit with a Shadow Box demonstration. Spring Livestock Show May 16 and other activities noted.
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Friendly Friends
Friend School
Toni Billings
Happy Hustlers
Vickie Louk
Kim Simpson
Sherri Betts
Arthritis Fund
Lori Landgraf
Alana Simpson
Becky Wishon
Lorenda Rupp
Tonya Schreibvogel
Sabrina West
Sara Schneer
Steve Cain
Doug Caldwell
Michelle Ramsey
Michelle
Brenda
Leon Betts
Kim Martin
Curtis Herman
Robinson
Mills and Louk
Stephanie Mills
Tina Standley
Tammy Standley
Father Abraham
Garden Goofers
Fairgrounds
Philip Gerber
Ronnie Gerber
Beacon Booster
Kim Fillmore
Melany Martinek
Tim Jones
Barry Purdy
Susan Mayo
Susie Hotz
Julie Haygood
Karl Kunz
Jill Lee
Nancy Odgers
Eric Peterson
Mike Hendrix
Troy Staats
Brian Staats
Amy Robertson
Insecticide Guidelines for Otis Griggs Garden Pest Control
Ag agent Otis Griggs notes two insecticides Carbaryl and Diazion will work for hatching grasshoppers in gardens. Carbaryl restrictions cover many vegetables and warn of risks to honey bees. diazinon has extensive preharvest wait times and foliage restrictions for multiple crops.
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Levin
Ag board notes alfalfa stresses and pests in western Kansas
Kansas State Board of Agriculture reports alfalfa stunting in spots of Finney Scott and Ness counties by April 27. Blue alfalfa aphids blamed. pea aphids present in western Kansas with predators and parasites helping. Spring black stem remains the common alfalfa disease in Scott Ness Wallace and nearby western counties. Nancy Kantola named executive vice president of the Kansas Cooperative Council in Topeka succeeding Hal Hellebust retired March 31.
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Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Finney
Scott
Ness
Kansas
Ag Board
Scott, Ness
Wallace
Nancy Kantola
Kansas Cooperative Council
Topeka
Hal Hellebust
Nancy
Garden City Community Coop, Inc
Cenex
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Group Health Plan, Inc
St. Paul
Cooperative Editorial Association
American Institute of Cooperation
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Alan Ladd
Thomas County Land Sells
Beacon
Miriam
Abraham
Timothy
Clinic
Garden City Co-op Car Care & Farm Center
eLearn
Century Mfg
Garden City
Co-op
Five Points
Las Vegas
Big Bird
Vlan
Otis Griggs
Kantola
Scott-Houmacanco
Midwest
York NE
Lea cl Rae
Ioro
R.C. Young
ROTA
Italee
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