Vine Crops Differences in Pumpkins Squashes and Crosses
County Extension Agent explains vine crop genetics crossing within the same species and why cucumbers and watermelons do not cross. Details on pumpkin versus squash names, harvest times, pollination by bees, and best spraying times to protect blooms.
Varieties of Alfalfa for Kansas Fall Planting
E L Van Meter outlines four main Kansas alfalfa varieties for fall sowing August 15 to September 15. Kansas Common Buffalo Cody Kanza each with traits on winter hardiness disease resistance and aphid susceptibility and yields, with Kanza cited as top producer and Cody urged for rapid adoption.
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Records Can Get Project In Spotlight
Four-Hers submit some 600 project record books for county awards. Neatness and completeness are prized as records are evaluated. The broader aim is to teach useful business skills and track growth, profit, and practical expansion.
Small Boys Dream Of Being Like Him
A portrait of a conservation contractor as a trusted farmer neighbor with one eye on weather and another on the billfold. He steadies erosion with dirt work, faces rising costs, and mentors boys who dream of tractors while balancing work, family, and faith until retirement.
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IFYE Program Expands Under New Four H Exchange Structure
County 4 H agent describes IFYE renamed International Four H Youth Exchange with three parts Ambassador Caravan and Representatives. Ambassadors travel Europe two to six weeks after freshman year. Caravaners 17 to 25, four to ten weeks starting mid June in Europe Asia Caribbean or Australia. Representatives 10 weeks to five months in spring summer or fall. Participants must be 19 to 25 at departure.
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Ifye Caravan
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Caribbean
Australia
Kansas Crop Potential Rise by About Six Million Acres
Kansas is poised to increase crop production potential by roughly 6 million acres next year due to no set-aside for feed grains wheat or cotton in 1974 and the end of long term land reserve options The 1973 set-aside totaled about 1.3 million acres with normal conserving base around 4.7 million acres Less than a third of the added land will go to grain harvest in 1974 the rest to alfalfa or summer fallow
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