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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1971
Page
6
County Extension Director Earl L. Van Meter signs off this summer Lawn Landscape and Garden column. Tips cover seeding K 31 fescue or bluegrass now at 10 lb per 1000 sq ft, September fertilizing, fall bulb timing, October November dandelion control, fruit tree spray programs in winter, iron deficiency in maples and oaks, mole and grub control, grasshopper remedies, and a call for reader feedback on the series.
The county 4 H program adds geology as a new project with hands on field trips and fossil study. Kansas State University expert Dr Harold I Jones outlines three units and guides youths to explore earth history and rock types while horticulture also expands with gardening landscaping and science phases for teens.
Reservations due Monday for the free Fall Forage Field Day at Kansas State University. The daylong tour from the Extension Office starts at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m., featuring new soybean varieties, millet versus sudangrass and forage sorghum, weed control and corn yield from fertilizer herbicide mixes, ammonia soil retention studies, alfalfa weed control, and nitrogen placement effects. Wheat varieties Shawnee Satanta Chanute and Pronto show soil born mosaic resistance.
The Soil Conservation Service promotes vegetation as a tool to abate pollution including noise. It argues sounds accompany daily activity, and without planed vegetation the environment and life face rising noise pollution. Wise use and maintenance of plants can lessen environmental sound.
Lyons mayor Bob Briscoe won the cow chip throwing contest in Rice County centennial celebrations with a 89 feet 9 inch toss. Geneseo mayor Jim Shriner took second at 87 feet 6 inches, while Chase mayor George Stoop finished third at 78 feet 8 inches.
The Agriculture Department projects world wheat import demand to drop about 3 million metric tons in the 1971 72 season ending June 30. Strong harvests and competition among exporters lift supplies, especially in Europe, reducing the need for imports and possibly cutting European exports to non European nations.
The county executive director notes that certain wheat varieties are labeled undesirable for 1972 price support due to inferior milling or baking quality or climatic factors. Undesirable wheats will receive no premiums and incur a 20 cent per bushel discount. The list includes Cache, Red Chief, Wasatch, Yogo, Era, Henry, Namari 60, Neepaws, Penjam bo 62, Piti 62, Red River 68, Spinkcota, Super X, Grains and Siete Cerros 66, with four new and eight removed from 1971. Farmers should plant varieties recommended by Extension Service.
Franklin County will sell equipment as is at public auction in the County Shop Yard Ottawa Kansas at 19th and Elm on Thursday September 9 at 1 00 PM.
The Agriculture Department says a bumper 5.3 billion bushel corn crop this year plus a 700 million bushel carryover lifts the 1971 72 corn supply to just over 6 billion bushels. Prices and feed use are expected to fall from 1970 71 highs with larger supplies and world market competitiveness rising.
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