Slow Moving Farm Equipment Risks Highlighted in Safety Notice
The farming season brings slow moving equipment to highways, increasing crash risk. Drivers should maintain alertness and allow space for tractors and machinery. The National Safety Council and American Society of Agricultural Engineers promote a SMV emblem for vehicles 25 mph or less. Douglas County 4-H clubs and Farm Bureau offer emblems. county 4-H members will enter the Beef Breeders Show at the 4-H Fairgrounds with judging contests providing training.
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Farm Conference
National Safety Council
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Douglas County
Douglas County Farm Bureau
County
Wardrobe patterns tailor spring looks to your figure
Pattern guides urge stocktaking of measurements before selecting patterns. They explain choosing the right size and type from many figure options, with emphasis on matching style lines to features and using vertical lines to slim and lengthen while avoiding horizontal bands that shorten.
Pond Fish Stocking Applications Due in 1966
PAXSON farmers may file for fish stocking permits by May 1 at the Soil Conservation Service Office 711 West 23rd. Late applicants could receive fish in 1967. Two annual deliveries come from the Farlington Kansas hatchery, spring and fall. Wait one year after pond construction before stocking to build fertility and fingerling survival. Ensure water sufficiency for drought or cold.
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Soil Conservation Service
West 23Rd
Federal Fish Hatchery
Farlington
Kansas
Omaha U Bowler Olson sparks 6,216 in qualifier
Omaha University defending champion rolled a record 6,216 to qualify for the fifth annual NAIA bowling tournament in Kansas City. Bill Olson led with 1,300 across six games as eight teams earned spots for a two day national championship May 6-7. Other qualifiers included Pacific Oregon Northern South Dakota Arkansas Indiana Mississippi Valley State Concord West Virginia and more.
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Kansas City
Omaha University
Bill Olson
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Eght
Kansas Cy
Pacific University
Ore
Northerp
S.D
Ark
Incy
Ill
de Mississippe Valley State
Concord
W. Va
Vung Onek
Douglas County farm items include beef show and livestock day
The Douglas County 4H and extension program announce 50 beef entries for the Douglas County Beef Show at the 4H Fairgrounds with junior and senior judging by Roy Cropp Stan Larson and Ralph Utermoehlen. Meadowlark 4H serves lunch. Also notes on cattle feed, certified seed inspections, soybean planting windows, transplanting for vegetables and lawn turf recommendations.
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Douglas County
Roy Cropp
Stan Larson
Vocational Department of
Lawrence High School
Ralph Utermoehlen
Carol Martin
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Conservation Problems Evident on Most Croplands
The article notes that two thirds of the nation’s cropland shows conservation needs and that most farms require some conservation work. It explains the Agricultural Conservation Program ACP as a public farmer cost sharing plan to fund soil water woodland and wildlife protections on private land. In Douglas County over 300 farmers apply yearly and the county ASC committee allocates funds up to 2500 per person.
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United States
Douglas County
David V. Noe
Elmer C. Rappard
Charles B. Taylor, Jr
ASC
ASCS
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By Ralph Utermoehlen
Utermoehien
Chester F. Paxson
Paxson
Omaha U. Bowlers
Douglas County Farm News
Kansas State University
Gardner Crofoot
Cottonwood Falls
Kansas Livestock Association
Heptechlor
Powhattan
Bermuda
Midway
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Gben BG
Farley
Coop of
Cation
Ag Chemicals
Aldrin
Atrazine
Farmers Co-Op Association
Haskell
Moodie Road
Midland
A. V. Phillips
Earl May Seed CO
Shenandoh, Lowe
Clyde Husted Lewrence
Russell Houk Lewrence
Roy A. Lawson Wellsville
Louie Kindred
Kens
Carl E. Russell
Baldwin City
Harley Lyon Overbrook
Kans
KAW Valley Grain
Perry
Maygold
John Deere Tractor
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