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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1978
Page
8
Spring garden catalogs drop soon signaling better weather and quick shade trees, big blooms, and groundcovers. Homeowners may order from surge of ads but deliveries can be smaller than expected. Choose sturdy plants and ensure pollination by planting a second variety for many fruits, while noting exceptions.
The Cattleman’s Fate in 78 theme drives the Kansas State University Cattlemen’s Day on Friday March 3. Registration opens 8 a.m. at Weber Hall Arena with program at 9 45 and adjournment at 2 15 followed by a tour of the Beef Research Center. A crowd of up to 1000 is expected. The agenda includes a blue ribbon panel featuring Richard Pringle Harold Ingle Floyd Fairleigh Robert Lewis and Wray Finney. A separate program for women and the annual stockmen’s dinner are also planned.
Rural land is steadily lost to housing, roads, and industry with about three million acres per year shifting from agriculture. Only one third of total agricultural land is cropland, and prime farmland of roughly 250 million acres remains key to food and fiber. Preservation is urged as urban growth consumes prime fields, notably 81 percent of Douglas County’s rural land is prime agricultural land.
The President approved a 10 percent feed grain set aside for 1978 and higher storage payments for the farmer owned grain reserve. Officials urged farmers to use both aid programs to lift prices as oversupply narrows. Storage pay rises to 25 cents per bushel yearly. sign-ups run March 1 to May 1 through ASCS offices. Eligibility is race color religion sex or national origin neutral.
Douglas County ASC chairman Charles B. Taylor Jr explains farmers have until March 31 1978 to place 1977 barley oats rye and wheat under loan or sign purchase agreements while the May 31 1978 deadline applies to 1977 corn sorghum and soybeans. CCC loans run nine months at 6 percent interest with options to use reserve sell early or keep loan funds.
Richard Johnston, Dyche curator and professor, discusses the whooping crane, an endangered symbol, at a Wednesday Evening Series talk in the Panorama Room. He will review its status and screen the movie A Great White Bird.
A USDA view traces changing world production and trade risks and opportunities for U.S. farmers. India’s improving harvests cut its wheat imports while rising yields and fertilizer use lift its output. the Soviet Union grows in cotton and wheat, with domestic use surpassing U.S. in cotton and a 1980 goal of 14.8 million bales. The report notes long term shifts, including India’s grain stocks, vegetable oil needs, and Soviet exports likely to compete with U.S. on world markets.
Producers with multiple farm operations may enter some farms in the set aside program and grow set aside crops on other nonparticipating farms without losing benefits on complying farms. Nonparticipating farms cannot exceed their normal crop acreage and NCA crops include barley corn sorghum rice wheat and more. Officials say the change will boost participation.
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