Kansas 1968 crop yields highest since early era
The 1948 crop yield was the third best in Kansas history at 769 million dollars, up 15 million from 1967. Only 1960 and 1958 surpassed it. Record yields occurred in soybeans and sorghum, with best per acre for corn, soybeans, and barley. Acreage declined by about one million due to wheat reductions, while sugar beet acreage rose with a new factory at Goodland.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Goodland
Acre
Crop and Livestock Report Highlights 1968 Yields and Acreage
The Crop and Livestock Reporting Service details 1968 wheat production at 243.77 million bushels, up 10 percent from 1967 and 17 percent above the five year average, with 11.96 million acres seeded and 9.75 million harvested. Sorghum produced 163.32 million bushels, second largest on record, with a 9 percent rise from 1967 and 25 percent above the five year average. Corn grain reached 85.05 million bushels, the largest since 1950, topping 1967.
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Kansas
Kansas Farm Yields Reach Record Highs Across Crops
The report details record corn yields of 75 bushels per acre and strong gains in soybeans, barley, oats, and sugar beets. Acreage harvested rose, with corn silage and hay also up, while rye and potatoes showed mixed results amid broad production gains. Apples and peaches posted notable increases in 17 years and the year’s overall agricultural output surpassed 1967 figures.
Nutrition Is Important Feed Costs High in Winter
Winter feeding of beef cows drives calf production costs and reproductive performance. A 1 000 pound cow needs about nine pounds of total digestible nutrients daily plus 0 8 pounds of digestible protein. Suggested rations include prairie hay with protein supplement or silage with protein supplement.
Aids for Roses Suggested During Winter Readings
A mound of soil six to eight inches high should be cilled around rose plants after some moderate freezing weather and when the plants are dormant. Later a four inch mulch of Straw prairie hay leaves or similar material may be placed on the soil. Keeping the plants cold or dormant is a prime importance. This prevents plants from sending out tender shoots during warm days in early spring. Holding the plants back a few days in the spring can result in saving plants from late spring freezes. Tying the tops of tall growing varieties to prevent whipping of the plant is suggested. Extensive wind whipping can result in loosening the crown of the plant and possible damage to the crown. If the tops are not tied they should be pruned about knee high after the first freeze. It is preferable that roses be pruned in early spring just before new growth starts.
Eastern Wheat Benefits From Rain Across Kansas
Last week's rainfall aided eastern and southern Kansas wheat while western areas received snow moisture. Cold weather slowed growth and moisture remained short in many western counties. Harvesting of corn and sorghum continued where ground froze. Snow storms boosted livestock care and heavy feeding, with livestock in good condition overall. Wheat pasturing slowed by snow in the north and frost in other sections. Some corn stalk and sorghum rubble grazing continued.
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Kansas
Kansas Crop and Lovestock Reporting Service
Soybean Fertilizing Aided By Soil Testing And Liming
Field trials show soil testing followed by targeted fertilizer applications yields the best soybean crops, with optimal results on closely spaced rows. Nutrient needs for 30 bushels per acre include 128 lb nitrogen 25 lb phosphate and 51 lb potash, with liming emphasized to improve soil fertility and crop response.
Farm Tax Guide Is Available at Extension Office
The 1969 Farmer's Tax Guide from the Internal Revenue Service is now at the Douglas County Extension office per Dan Pherigo. The 48 page publication explains federal tax issues for farmers with explanations and examples and includes filing dates for 1968 tax returns.
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Douglas County
Dan Pherigo
Internal Revenue Service
San Francisco Chinatown Remains Largest Chinese Settlement
The article notes San Francisco Chinatown as the largest Chinese settlement outside China with an estimated population near 50 000, highlighting its size and significance in the Chinese diaspora.
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The
San Francisco
Chinatown
A Look to the Future Cash Flow Chart Cuts Costs
A farm cash flow statement tracks all cash transfers including income expenses and family living costs. It links past results to future plans, aids credit decisions, and helps monitor receipts versus expectations for timely financial management.
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Manhattan
Kansas Farmers Guard $48.4 Million Harvest With All-Risk Insurance
Kansas farmers protected $48.4 million in 1968 under the All-Risk Federal Crop Insurance program. About 28,000 farmers benefited with $4.5 million in losses recovered, mainly to wheat, with new irrigated sugar beet and corn programs to be added in 1969.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Bowling
Wallace
Wichita
Finney
Stanton
Grant, Kearny
Sherman
Colorado
Grant
Scott, Finney
Haskell
Food a Bargain For Americans
The piece explains how American food prices fit into household budgets and highlights the farmer’s role in efficiency and crop variety. It notes a shift from 25 to 17 percent of take home pay spent on groceries, with farmers receiving about 40 cents of every dollar, and costs rising from processing to retailing. Weather and supply disruptions can raise prices, while consumer demand for convenient, pre prepared foods also adds costs.
Burlingame Boy Shot After Car Rivalry in Topeka
An 18 year old Burlingame youth named Ray Parsons was hospitalized in Topeka with a leg wound. Police say the injury followed a shouting match between two carloads of youths on Wednesday night after Parsons exited his car. The report notes prior car to car shooting by the other group.
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Topeka
Burlingame
Ray Parsons
Parsons
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