Business Booming at Clyde Snodgrass Tractor Graveyard
Parsons Kansas AP profile of Clyde Snodgrass and partner Richard Bloomcamp running a five acre tractor wrecking yard with about 170 machines. The pair ship parts to 23 states and note rising demand as high new tractor prices push farmers to restore and salvage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Kan
Clyde Snodgrass
Richard Bloomcamp
Walnut, Kan
Snodgrass
Virginia
Thayer
Bloomcamp
Pleasanton
Nevada
Fort Scott
Planning Meet Set Tuesday On Water Unit
Public meeting set for 7 30 p m Tuesday at Wakarusa Elementary School to discuss the proposed Wakarusa Rural Water District. Organizers will outline boundaries water costs sources and financing plans with FHA and a water engineering firm present.
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Wakarusa
Douglas County
Don Carbaugh
Wakarusa River
U. S. 56
Clinton
Pleasant Grove
Carbaugh
Franklin County
Lawrence
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Water districts to get $1 million of federal funds
Lt. Gov. Dave Owen backed a plan to use $1 million of Missouri federal revenue sharing for rural water districts in Kansas. The proposal by Morgan Williams, director of the Farmers Home Administration, would blend part of the state’s $43 million revenue sharing for 1972 and 1973 with low interest federal loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Dave Owen
Morgan Williams
Farmers Home Administration
Kansas 4-H Journal Highlights Education and Career Clusters
The February 1973 Kansas 4-H Journal spotlights education and careers with a new feature listing 15 U.S. career clusters and details on Kansas colleges and institutes. Articles cover careers from accounting to aviation and offer school profiles, tuition costs, housing, and scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas 4-H Journal
Kansas
United States
Sign-Up Forms Available For Farm Programs
Douglas County ASCS office opens sign-up for 1973 feed grain and wheat programs from Feb 5 to Mar 16. About 800 Douglas County farms expected to enroll, with revisions to program provisions. Farmers urged to monitor notices and sign up early to avoid long lines. Measurement services at cost available upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Douglas County
Red River 68 Leads Spring Wheat Trials in Kansas
In 1969 1970 and 1971 Kansas tests compared Red River 68 with other spring wheat varieties and crops under Kansas conditions. Red River 68 emerged as the highest yielding spring wheat in most tests though yields lagged behind winter wheat. Other entries such as Chris Polk Waldron 6W01812 Exp and Mexipoli fared similarly or worse with hazards including wet seedbeds leaf rust and high winds reducing test weights.
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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Kansas
U. S
Rockefeller
Mexico
Red River
World Seeds, Inc
Chris, Waldron, and Polk
U.S. States
Pith
Chris, Polk and
Waldron
Vogel to Lead Farm Discussion in Lawrence
State Rep. John Vogel of Lawrence will chair a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee panel on agricultural issues Monday at 7 30 p m. Participants include Sen. Bert Chaney Sen. John Simpson Rep. Don Crumbaker and Rep. John Carlin with diverse views expected. Reservations for the Holiday Inn dinner meeting may be made via the Chamber of Commerce.
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John Vogel
Lawrence
House Agricultural and Livestock Committee
Agriculture Committee of the
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Wesley Wulfkuhle
Bert Chaney
D-Hutchinson
John Simpson
Salina
Don Crumbaker
R Brewster
John Carlin
D-Smolan
Holiday Inn
Chamber of Commerce
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Buford Watson
Watson
Lawrence Commission
Clinton Reservoir
Parsons, Kan
Alvin L. Brail
Kansas Power & Light
Cee Noman Harris
By Billy R. Merhoff
U.S. Department of Education
The
Kansas 4-H Foundation
William M. Riley
Marie Rupp
Glenna Wilson
4-H
Douglas’ County
By Eben B. Farley
County
Ascs Director
E.L. van Meter
Vogel
Som Eling
Syed
Alexanders
Iowa
American Royal Arena
John Deere
Farming Frontiers
Safemark Tractor Tires
K.A.M.A
Group Purchasing & Sales
Anderson
Manhattan
Ply
Safemark
Farm Bureau Office
Ridge Court
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