Kansas Homemakers Week Celebrated By State Women
Finney county women join about 38 000 Kansas women in Kansas Homemakers Week May 6 to 10 proclaimed by Governor Docking. Extension homemakers, with Kansas State University Manhattan and USDA, reach 254 000 families in 1967 with education programs and research updates for richer lives.
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Finney County
Kansas
Kansas State University
Manhattan
United States Department of Agriculture
Wide Awake 4-H Club Places Fourth in Hays Judging
The Wide Awake 4-H Club of Finney County finished fourth at the Kansas State University Experiment Station judging contest in Hays. First place went to Phillips County Deer Creek 4-H Club and Saline County Kipp Wide Awake 4-H Club.
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Wide Awake Club
Wide Awake
Finney County
Kansas State University Experiment Station
Hays
Phillips County
Deer Creek
Saline County Kipp Wide Awake
Giant manta rays span sizes in eastern Pacific
Giant manta rays of the eastern tropical Pacific reach wingspans around 22 feet with reports of larger specimens. They propel themselves by flapping their broad pectoral wings to glide through the water.
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Tropical Pacific
Strawberry facts and extension home economics aims
The article explains Extension home economics at KSU aims to inform individuals and families about programs. It notes the strawberry is unique with seeds outside and contrasts seed placement with other fruits. Research tests many seedling varieties but 24 main types dominate about 97 percent of commercial crops. It discusses berry size, price, color, flavor, and maturation seasons and notes frozen fruit purchases since 1950 allow year round availability at reasonable prices.
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Sion Home Economics
KSU
Larry Jones tops Southwest District Livestock Judging School
Larry Jones of Holcomb was the high individual scorer at the Southwest Kansas District 4-H Livestock Judging School held at Finney County Fairgrounds with 590 points. Some 400 4-Hers attended. Stevens County's Steve Davis was second with 588 points and Daisy Doll 4-H Club led the top clubs with 1,704 points. Top counties were Stevens and Finney, with a county total of 1,716 and 1,713 respectively. Bill Foltz announced winners. Top ten individuals include Niles Wiseman and Donnie Keller. Adult leaders and other county results are listed. an apparent stray sentence notes the Philippines supplying half of the world’s coconut products.
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Larry Jones
Holcomb
Southwest
Kansas
Finney County
Larry
Taylor Jones
Steve Davis
Stevens County
Lydia Jayhawkers
Wichita County
Stevens
Bill Foltz
H Teader
Jones
Davis
Niles Wiseman
Ford County
Donnie Keller
John Nordyke
Leslie Bishop
Wichita
Larry Kinser
Doc Woods
Finney
Jerry Brown Finney
Eric Morgan Stevens
Claude Davis
Kenneth Bishop
Warren Clymer
Grant
Virgil Brown
Howard Spitzer
Scott
Ford
Hamilton
Meade
Greeley
Kearny
Daisy Dell
Happy Hustlers
Prairie Schooners
Sherlock Strivers
Winning Workers
City Slickers
4-H Club Notes Peppy Workers and Go Getters Meet
Two 4-H clubs held their April and May meetings in Garden City and Pierceville. Peppy Workers discussed May 11 district home economics judging and May 4 livestock contest in Garden City while planning 4-H Sunday. Go Getters planned a club tour and radio program, with talks on emergency first aid and music appreciation and group singing.
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Kendall
Garden City
Evelyn Buck
Anna Graber
Cheryl Patterson
Linda Mayne
Kim Lohman
Janice Graber
Connie Lohman
Calvin Mueller
Jolene McGraw
Kathy Keller
Pat Ven John
Rodney Ven John
Sharon Dechanton
Earnest Davis
Walter Allen
Technological Progress Offers Many Ag Benefits
Kansas State University economist E S Bagley explains that agricultural technology raises output and lowers costs through new production methods and new products. Early adopters gain profits before competition equalizes, while broad dissemination benefits all, increasing standards of living and leisure time for farmers.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
E.S. Bagley
Bagley
British Newspapers Call for Retaliation Over Gibraltar Ban
LONDON AP British newspapers urged strong retaliation after Franco Spain banned tourist traffic to Gibraltar. Commonwealth Secretary George Thomson told Commons Britain would not abandon Gibraltar's people despite no retaliatory measures being announced. Gibraltar residents voted 99 percent to remain British last September, while Spain continues its bid to seize the 24 square mile rock ceded to Britain in 1713.
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London
Spain
Gibraltar
Commonwealth
George Thomson
House of Commons
Britain
Updated standards for hog carcasses emphasize lean yields
Standards over the past 13 years shifted to reflect leaner hogs and higher yields. Revisions redefine U.S. No. 1 to allow thinner backfat, align No. 2 3 and 4 with earlier grades, and use carcass weight as an optional factor. Additional notes discuss optimal corn plant populations and weed control guidelines for windbreak plantings.
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U.S
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Elsie Branden
Finney County Extension
Shirley White
Exten
Garden City Telegram
Garden City Pca
PCA
Garden City Production Credit Association
Miller Ave
Garden City Sale Co., Inc
Jerry Chmelka
Jerry
Kansas Livestock Association
FFA Chapter
Telegram
Future Farmers of America
Rew
Ken Jamison
Larry Mott
Leland McGraw
Robin McLinn
Roger Farmer
Plgen
Greg Hands
Farm Mechanics
Lloyd Lightner
Jerry Brown
Republic of the Philippines
Pierceville
Kathy ‘Keller
Paul von John
Lowell McGraw
Larned
Just
Wyoming
Masonry Products Inc
Fulton
Gulf
Gul CC
Wheatland Electric Garden City
Kanses
Albert Maddux
Wheatland Electric
Ulysses
Lane
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