Douglas County 4 H hits 11th among 105 areas
Douglas County reports 586 4 H club members 267 boys 319 girls among 17 clubs ranking 11th in the state. Statewide 32 037 members. Wyandotte Johnson Butler and Riley show largest gains.Kansas Extension notes 4 H program by USDA and Kansas State University partners.
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Douglas County
19Th St
Bill Hundley
Sedgwick County
Butler
Wyandotte
Reno
Shawnee
Dickinson
Riley
Montgomery
Cowley
Johnson
Wyandotte County
Johnson County
Chautauqua
Kansas
First Farm Circular Describes Seed Corn Protection
The Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station issued its first circular on guarding seed corn from burrowing animals. It lists three methods including poisoned bait poisoned seed and coating with an offensive substance. Materials tested include kerosene fish oil pine tar tobacco and coal tar with coal tar and tobacco proving most promising.
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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Kansas Farm Lands Dominate State Geography
Report notes that more than 95 percent of Kansas land area lies on farms, highlighting the agricultural character of the state and its rural landscape.
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Kansas
Seasonal Hatch Timing for Chicks Advised by Kansas State Expert
Loyal F. Payne of Kansas State University outlines hatch timing to optimize egg production and meat outcomes. He advocates early spring hatching for market eggs, with specific windows for general purpose, crossbred, and Leghorn lines, and notes hot weather and poor feed reduce chick growth in Kansas.
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Loyal F. Payne
Kansas State University
Payne
White Rocks
New Hampshires
Kansas
Kansas bait grasshopper poison formula from 1911 12
Kansas State University entomologists developed a bran mash poison for grasshoppers in 1911 12. They found fruit juices especially orange lemon and banana made the bait highly attractive, and the Kansas bait method became widely used worldwide.
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Kansas State University
Kansas
Kansas Farm Income Hits Record High in 1961
The average gross income per farm in Kansas rose to a record $13,508 in 1961, indicating stronger agricultural earnings across the state. The figure marks a peak in farm profitability for the year.
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Kansas
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