Agri Bureau Weighs Timing Of 1970 Feed Grains Program
Officials signal uncertainty over when the Nixon administration will announce the 1970 feed grains program with some suggesting post January 1 or after House hearings. The program, costly and flexible, ties land diversion to price supports and payments, with major costs totaling about 1.4 billion dollars last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
House Agriculture Committee
Food and Agriculture Act
Department
Capital costs and underground farm wiring trends in Kansas
Agricultural economists note rising capital costs for farm machinery while output grows with little extra labor. Farmers consider profitable adjustments, alternative capital uses, and new underground wiring to reduce wind and storm damage, with careful planning of conductor sizes and burial practices.
Land Clearing Profitable in Eastern Kansas
Eastern Kansas lands especially in Douglas County have grown into brush and timber. Planting unproductive tracts to smooth brome pasture offers high carrying capacity and potential profits through better land use and reduced need for cultivated acreage.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Cattle Lice Treatment Urged Before Hard Winter Arrives
Kansas State University entomologist Dr. Leroy Brooks warns cattle should be checked for lice before winter. Carriers drive herd infestations, requiring two treatments three to four weeks apart. sprays are often most effective, with specific insecticides and age restrictions noted for dairy and beef cattle.
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Manhattan
Leroy Brooks
Kansas State University
Brooks
Mail Census Entirely for Rural Areas
The 1969 census of agriculture will be conducted entirely by mail with no census takers involved. In January 1970 every farm or ranch operator will receive a census form to fill out and mail back. The completed questionnaire will be confidential and published only in aggregated totals by county, state, and nation.
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Bureau of the Census
Parents Boost Involved 4 H Club Efforts
This Kansas extension piece urges parents to support 4 H youth by counseling on project choices providing materials and transportation hosting meetings sharing skills and serving as leaders. It also offers calf halter training and wildlife area as conservation project ideas for 4 H members ages 8 to 19.
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Ag Brass
Nixon
By Don Kendall
AP Farm Writer
White House
By Dan L. Pherigo
By Robert E. McIintyre
Capitol Federal Savings and Loan
Lth
Minneapolis-Moline
Hopkins, Minnesota
Lawrence
Shock Implement. Co
Lawrence, Kansas
the Land Bank
of Lawrence
East 7Th Street
Eben Farley
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Brad Lindskog
Prophetstown
Ill
Charolaise Angus
Chicago
Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
KSU
Fritz CO
New Hampshire
Firestone Corner
Coop
CO OP
Farmers Cooperative Assn
Coop Oop
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