Kansas Still Land of Opportunity in Soil Conservation
State Conservationist reports Kansas progress in soil and water conservation with plans for over half the farms and ranches, 41 585 recipients of technical assistance, and 25 677 operators applying practices. Terraces, grass waterways, stubble mulching, contour farming, ponds, and irrigation expanded, aiding drought resilience and erosion control across the state.
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Kansas
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
U. S
Kansas Great Plains
Soil Conservation Service
Sunflower Feeder Livestock Association Forms in Kansas
Seven northeast Kansas cattlemen organized the Sunflower Feeder Livestock Association in Lawrence to operate in 19 counties. Richard Casteel is president and the group plans graded feeder calf sales starting this fall with 60 to 70 head per year.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Sunflower Feeder Livestock Association
Northeast
Richard Casteel
Tonganoxie
Don Pal Imateer
Duane Putnam
Topeka
Raymond Denham
Olathe
Andy Duffle
Pomona
Marlin Ehlers
McLouth
Casteel
Missouri
Leavenworth County
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Be Careful Be Careful In Buying New Pattern Sizing Review
The Measurement Standard Committee of the pattern industry along with Butterick McCall s Simplicity and Vogue is standardizing patterns to match ready to wear sizes. Tests show women in sizes 8 to 12 wearing a size 12 pattern with varying ease across brands. Emphasizes checking both old and new sizing charts marked NEW SIZING with a red symbol and using bust waist and back waist length to determine correct size.
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Butterick
McCall’s
Simplicity
Vogue
Pat Seeas
Signup Opens for 1968 Wheat and Feed Grain Programs
Signup for the 1968 Wheat and Feed Grain Programs started February 5 at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office and runs through March 15. Early participation included 115 farms in wheat and 121 in feed grain during the first week, with 98 wheat and 92 feed grain signups in 1967. The programs offer yield and financial gains, with wheat having no diversion requirement and a 40 percent allotment or planted acreage basis, while the feed grain program requires diversion with a minimum 20 percent of the base.
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Agricultal Stablization and Conservation Office
Committees Chosen for Maple Leaf Festival 1968
Richard Stephens president of the Baldwin Maple Leaf Planning Assn named festival committees at a recent meeting. Appointments include publicity Tuesday Reading Club Hestia Better Homemakers Commercial Club parade American Legion queen committee L I Club Girl Scouts Black Jack Ladies Club Eastern Star BPW Club Philomatheon baby show Mothers Club bus tours Rotary auction Masons floats PEO window displays Hopewell Country Club street carnival and booths rest rooms and slide show kiddie parade and Mr and Mrs Bob Martin. Members agreed to join the Santa Fe Trail Historical Society as contributing members with Stephens as association representative.
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Richard Stephens
Baldwin Maple Leaf Planning Assn
Hestia
Better Homemakers
American Legion
L & I. Club
Girl Scouts
Black Jack Ladies Club
Eastern Star
B.P.W. Club
Philamatheon
Mothers Club
Rotary
Masons
P.E.O
Hopewell Country Club
Commercial Club
Bob Martin
Santa Fe Trail Historical Society
Stephens
4 H Members Learn Horsemanship in Kansas
True horsemanship is the art and science of riding with riders and horsemen. Kansas 4 H members enrolled in horse projects practice mounting and rein control, using two main positions and bracing methods to stay secure when a horse moves.
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Kansas
Test Shows How To Cut Soil Loss
Shredded sorghum or corn stalks cushion soil from raindrop impact and reduce erosion. USDA tests show shredded but undisked stalks minimize topsoil loss on sloped Kansas land, with higher losses when stalks are not shredded or not disked.
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Kansas
USDA
Volunteer Meeting Set at Ballard Center
A Ballard Community Center volunteer meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at 708 Elm St. Interested persons may help with arts and crafts cooking sewing music and woodworking classes. Children in first grade and older are invited to attend the meeting.
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Ballard Community Center
Elm St
Home as a series of work centers for storage
The article urges viewing the home as varied work centers to plan storage. It suggests simple rearrangements like hanging utensils, evaluating what to keep, and organizing by task and reach. practical examples include egg cartons in drawers and door hooks to save steps without spending money.
Actress Katy Jurado in critical condition after overdose
Los Angeles AP report states Katy Jurado 40 former wife of Ernest Borgnine and two time Academy Award nominee is in fair condition at UCLA Medical Center after reportedly swallowing sleeping pills. Police entered her Los Angeles apartment after a call from her agent Ron Meyer Wednesday night.
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Los Angeles
Katy Jurado
Ernest Borgnine
University of California At Los Angeles Medical Center
Miss Jurado
Ron Meyer
Drivers Education Completion Surpasses Nine Million
Over the last ten years about nine million students finished the standard driver education course requiring at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of behind the wheel practice.
Farm Purchase Tax Tips From Kansas State University
Farm purchases can affect income tax. Deduct interest on the loan, not principal. Allocate cost among crops, improvements, dwellings, and land. depreciation and investment credits apply to improvements. land itself not depreciable. personal dwelling not depreciable. A five step method helps claim depreciation. Consider insurable values for cost allocation.
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John H. Coolidge
Kansas State University
Collidge
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