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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1972
Page
7
The environmental campaign must extend beyond restoration to improving living conditions amid growth. Creative conservation prioritizes resource protection and wise use, with stewardship under God guiding 3,000 Soil Conservation Districts observing Soil Stewardship Week May 7 14.
Cooperative Extension advises regular watering for newly planted trees to ensure root air expulsion and establishment. Water weekly in light soil, biweekly in heavy soil, plus a soil saucer to conserve moisture. watering remains crucial in the second year. Also notes wasp nest spray guidance and peony disease prevention with bordeaux mix or ferbam.
The article explains using chlordane preplant to reduce wireworms in carrot beds. It distinguishes henbit from chickweed by leaf shape stem and flower color. Both annuals die in summer but reseed. spraying best in early March to eradicate existing plants though seeds remain.
Douglas County extension 4-H agent Bill Merhoff invites farm families to employ a Korean agricultural student for 20 months of on site training. Trainees aged 23 to 30 will receive orientation in Missouri or Washington DC, board and room free, and wages at local rates. A written agreement governs employment. Call by Monday.
The May 3 deadline purs pre-registration for the State 4 H and Youth Round-up at Kansas State University June 5 9 for youths 15 and older. About 1000 teens will attend five days of sessions and events with more than 60 topics and evening programs. Douglas County Extension lists sessions and forms and invites nonmembers to attend. The National Safety Council Youth Safety Awards nominations are due in Chicago by May 1 with supporting activity review.
U S soil surveys show far less land in the Great Plains now faces wind erosion than last year amid drought. By March 1 the area damaged stood at 950 922 acres versus 2.7 million a year earlier, with 1.7 million acres “in condition to blow” down from 4.3 million. Most affected lands lie in Colorado Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas.
Kansas milk output for March reached 144 million pounds, down 2 percent from a year ago, with the dairy herd shrinking from 196000 to 191000 cows. Per cow production rose to 755 pounds, five pounds more than March 1971, while first quarter output remained 1 percent below last year.
The USDA announced payments for 1971 wool marketing. The incentive rate is 271.1 percent of the 19.4 cent national average, reflecting lower prices and marking the lowest wool price since 1938. A $2.10 per hundredweight incentive for unshorn lambs was also set, with 45 applications and total payments of $8,869.61 in Douglas County.
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