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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1969
Page
20
Wet fields delay corn planting in Douglas County making disk tillage favored over plowing. Farmers are urged to use minimum tillage with chemical weed control and early fertilization, possibly planting milo or soybeans, and to plan supplies and equipment for rapid planting when fields dry.
Kansas State University extension agronomist Dr. Harold Jones says farmers in the eastern two thirds of Kansas use only about 20 percent of profitable lime. Based on nearly 25,000 soil samples in 1967, 7,674,000 acres need lime with 51 percent at 1% tons per acre, 39 percent at least three tons, and 10 percent five or more tons per acre. Consumers are urged to test soils and lime where needed, especially for alfalfa and soybeans.
Chemical control of musk thistle should begin April 10 and extend through May 20 in Douglas County. Musk thistle is a noxious weed in Kansas found mainly in pastures meadows roadsides and waste acres. Kansas law requires landowners or operators with noxious weeds to take control measures. Best spring control is spraying at one to two pounds of herbicide per acre.
Kansas farmers received an average wheat price of 1.24 per bushel in mid March, up from February but below March last year. The March price trailed the U S and Western North Central averages. Noxious weed control guidance is offered by Douglas County supervisor Herschell Hemphill with advice on musk thistle management.
Motor vehicles now account for approximately 91 percent of intercity passenger mileage indicating a major shift in travel patterns away from rail and air options.
The Agriculture Department reports a two percent rise in prices received by farmers for the month ending March 15, while prices they pay increased one percent. Gains stemmed from cattle and lettuce, offset by lower tomato and milk prices, with expenses also hitting a new high.
About 200000 gypsies in Czechoslovakia split into itinerant and settled groups. The nomads mainly craft copper pots while those in Slovak settlements labor in iron work, reflecting regional crafts and economic adaptation.
AP reports in Dover that public whipping as a mandatory sentence for robbery and assault with intent to rob faces Delaware House scrutiny. William J. O'Rourke warns that such punishment could become a status symbol for gang leaders, despite lashing being optional for 71 offenses since 1952.
Kansas farmers received 3 537 684 in loss payments as part of 70 million dollars in hail insurance payouts for 1968. Iowa and Nebraska led states with 12 458 711 and 7 320 176 respectively with Texas and Illinois also issuing substantial sums. Loss ratio stood at 60 56 as Cloud Marshall Mitchell counties saw heavy losses near the Oklahoma border.
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