K State Horticulture Field Day Set At Ashland Farm
County Extension News reports Kansas State University will host a Horticulture Field Day on August 20 at the Ashland horticulture farm nine miles southwest of Manhattan. Tours feature experimental fruit and vegetable plots with talks by Dr. Charles W. Hall Dr. James K. Greig Dr. Ronald W. Campbell and Fred B. Hadle. Topics include Crimson Sweet melon varieties potato tomato watermelon musk melon and orchard practices. Noon lunch offered and Extension Office contact VI 3 7058. Also notes on mosaic virus disease soil rotation and rust control in wheat with varieties Ottawa Kaw and Triumph highlighted.
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Kansas State University
Ashland Horticulture Farm
Manhattan
Charles W. Hall
James K. Greig
K-State
Hall
Ronald W. Campbell
Fred B. Hadle
Ottawa
Comanche
Concho
Rodeo
Kansas
Assistance Available Waterway Seeding Date Set
Waterways in Douglas County should be seeded between September 10 and October 5 for ACP assistance. After seeding, bring your tickets to the ACP office on Gil Vermont Street in Lawrence. Successful seeding requires a firm seed bed mulch such as grass hay, straw, or similar mulch, evenly spread and anchored for erosion protection.
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Douglas County
ACP
Gil Vermont Street
Lawrence
Feed Grain Setup Unchanged in 1964 Program
The 1964 feed grain program mirrors 1963 with a signup period in early 1964 and a higher diversion limit. Producers may divert up to 50 percent of base acreage, with maximum 25 acres or 50 percent of base. Two payment rates apply, plus a new limit that payments cannot exceed 20 percent of the land's value. Loans and support levels remain similar to 1963.
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Department of Agriculture
Learning at Work Demonstrated by Judging Activity
4 H club leaders and extension agents showcase learning by doing through judging contests at county and state fairs. Teams of three or four judge classes such as Jersey heifers or fabric samples, with members rating items and giving reasons for placings based on project standards.
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William C. Handley
Topeka
Hutchinson
Oregon GOP to Host Rockefeller and Goldwater Conference
Oregon Republican officials announced that New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona will headline the Western States Conference in Eugene on October 12.
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Eugene, Ore
Oregon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Pressing and Ironing Vital To Making Clothes
Mrs Oletha Blevins discusses pressing and ironing as essential to garment quality. She explains differences between pressing and ironing, equipment needs, fabric sensitivities, and best practices such as pressing as you sew, using press cloths, and protecting zippers and seams for a professional finish.
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P.O. Building
Lawrence, Kan
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County Extension News
K-State Horticulture Department
Triumph
Wichita
By Melvon Wertzberger
Wertzberger
Oletha Blevins
Blevins
Finer Acer
Enhontt
Lawrence Kansas
Otel
Gaga Lawrence Paper CO
6Th & NH
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank Association
Kenses
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