Farm Management Meetings Planned by Douglas County
Douglas County Agricultural Service schedules two farm management meetings for January and February with sessions aimed at farm families. Wilton Thomas and Earl Means co‑host the events, with Mrs. Oletha Blevins leading the ladies’ program. The district Lamb and Wool School follows Jan 24 at Building No. 2 with a full program on sheep production, wool marketing, and related topics led by Kansas State University experts and Midwest Wool Marketing Cooperative staff. Reservations urged by telephone. program includes luncheon and door prizes.
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Douglas County Agricultural Service
Wilton Thomas
Kansas State University
Earl Means
Farm Management Association No. 4
Oletha Blevins
Douglas County
Kansas
Kansas Extension Service of
Douglas County Extension Council
Midwest Wool Marketing Cooperative
Phil Weiner
Your Wool Marketing Cooperative
H. C
Hank) Ruckert
Mr. Ruckert
Kansas Sheep and Wool Growers Auxiliary
Office of
Kansas Sheep & Wool Growers Auxiliary
Keith O. Zoellner
KSU Livestock Specialist
Wool Outlook
Seed quality over price guides corn wheat and sorghum bets
Eastern Kansas corn seed costs range 40 to 50 per acre while sorghum and wheat fall 30 to 45 and 30 to 40 respectively. Experts urge choosing high quality seed first and cost second noting seed worth is in field stand and healthy plants not bag tags. Kansas State analysis says dwarf apple trees permit higher density with earlier production and root stock choice matters for long term orchard profitability.
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Kansas
Kansas Horticultural Society
Kstate
R. F. Carlson
Michigan State
Carlson
Shrinkage Problem Must Be Considered
Oltha Blevins explains how fabrics shrink when not pre treated and why dry cleaning causes the least change while laundering causes the most. She warns about progressive shrinkage, size changes, and the need to measure garments before cleaning, especially knits, to avoid ill fits after cleaning.
Rose Parade caps New Year with million blossoms and VIPs
Pasadena welcomed 1.5 million spectators as floats bands and horses glowed in blossoms. Former President Eisenhower led in a white convertible as grand marshal, joined by dignitaries including John Glenn Earl Warren and Mike Mansfield.
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Pasadena
Calif
Eisenhower
Col
John H. Glenn Jr
Earl Warren
California
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Malaysia Considers Appeal for Allied Troops on Borneo Border
Malaysian government weighs asking Britain Australia and New Zealand for military personnel to strengthen defenses along the Borneo border with Indonesia. The emergency cabinet discussed the move with mostly technical personnel needed for communications and jungle facilities in Sarawak and Sabah. Britain has already dispatched several thousand troops to North Borneo.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Borneo
Indonesia
Sarawak
Sabah
Sukarno
North Borneo
Melting Snow Aids Wheat in Kansas Fields
Moisture from melting snow provided surface moisture of 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the southwestern third of Kansas, aiding wheat root development. Some northern and eastern areas remained dry, with limited pasturing and ongoing heavy livestock feeding due to storms and cold weather. Water hauling remained a major farm task in dry eastern regions.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Farm Prices At Lowest Level in Years
Kansas farm prices in mid December slipped from November and fell sharply versus December 1962. The state index reached 233 percent of the 1910 14 base, with meat animal prices at their lowest since 1957 and beef cattle down 22 percent year over year. The crop price index stood at 220 percent, barely above November and below last year. United States farm lime and fertilizer costs total about 1.5 billion dollars annually.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Farmers Protest Local School Tax In Bonner Springs Area
About 30 Leavenworth County farmers moved over 100 machines to a field near Bonner Springs to be assessed in the Linwood School District in protest of higher local taxes. They face taxes of 1.25 per 100 in Linwood versus 8.90 in Bonner Springs and long-term bond debts in the unified district. Local officials caution that relocation does not solve the levy disparity.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
Leavenworth County
Linwood
Wyandotte County
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Kansas
Kansas City
George Bell
Bell
William L. Howard
Lietzen
John Watkins
Watkins
Final Flight Details For Pope Are Arranged
Vatican City and Italy coordinate final details for Pope Paul VI s trip to the Holy Land on Saturday. A squadron of Italian air force F84 fighters will escort the Alitalia jet to international waters and will greet the return flight from Jordan and Israel on Monday.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
Holy Land
Vatican State
Alitalia Airlines
Jordan
Israel
1963 Driest Year on Record in Kansas Weather Bureau Says
The Weather Bureau reports 1963 as the driest year in Kansas with total precipitation averaging 19.07 inches, 13.29 inches below normal. The previous driest year was 1938 at 19.43 inches.
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Topeka
The
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Weed Control Is New 4-H Project
Kansas snow and cold drive weed concerns into the background as 4 H club members begin a new weed control program. Open to all 4 H boys and girls, the project teaches weed recognition and control within crops lawn and landscape work. Activities include collecting identifying mounting and labeling weeds and presenting displays. Weeds affect soil and water conservation as illustrated by a giant pig weed consuming 300 pounds of water in a season.
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Kansas
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