Kansas State tree program offers 1964 items for order
Kansas State University extension forester Harold Gallaher says the 1964 tree distribution accepts orders for 50 trees per species and 100 for nuts, with prices $5 per hundred for shrubs and trees and $1 per hundred for nuts. Available species include pines, red cedar, black locust, walnut, osage orange, lilac, and more.
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Kansas State University
Harold Gallaher
Extension Forester
Gallaher
Broiler Project Open to All Douglas County Youth
The 4-H Broiler project invites all Douglas County youths aged 8 to 20 to raise broilers. Growth from 1961 to 1963 shows 200 to 2,200 broilers with 4-H participants rising to 29. Chicks must be ordered in multiples of 25 by February 1. call VI 3-7058 for details. Douglas County delegates attend Citizenship Short Course June 21 27 in Washington DC. applications due by March 2.
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Douglas County
National
Washington, D. C
Lawrence Rotary Club
4-H Council
Deadline Nearing On Price Support Loans
January 31 sets the deadline for price support loans and purchase agreements on 1963 crops including wheat barley oats grain sorghum rye and soybeans. Growers must store crops properly since storage quality affects the loan amount under the program.
Lamb and Wool School At 4-H Fairgrounds Friday
The District Lamb and Wool School begins Friday at 10 a.m. at Building No. 2 of the 4-H Fairgrounds. It is sponsored by the Kansas extension service and the Midwest Wool Marketing Association. A noon luncheon will be served by the Midwest Wool Marketing Cooperative.
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Lamb and Wool
The
Kansas Extension Service
Midwest Wool Marketing Association
Fairgrounds
Midwest Wool Marketing Cooperative
Two for the Money fashion revue by local women
THYRA DAVIS reports members of the Douglas County Home Demonstration Units will present a fashion revue themed Two for the Money. The event at 1 30 p m Tuesday Feb 4 in the Electric Living Center Kansas Power and Light building features 27 garments in current patterns for children and women with emphasis on simple lines and easy care fabrics.
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Douglas County Home Demonstration
Douglas County Extension Council
Pattern Company
Electric Living
Kansas Power and Light
9Th and
Ky. Sts
Charline Moynahan
Standards Raised On Wheat Quality
Washington AP says the United States will tighten wheat quality standards effective May 1 to shed a dirty label in foreign markets. Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman ordered the reforms after two years of study led by Great Plains Wheat Inc. Former Rep. Clifford R. Hope praised the move, citing benefits to U.S. export trade.
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Washington
Sam
Orville L. Freeman
U. S
Great Plains Wheat Inc
Clifford R. Hope
Kansas
Hope
Freeman
Emergency tillage guidance to curb wind erosion
Emergency tillage should precede soil blowing and run at right angles to prevailing winds. It should be deep enough to bring compact clods to the surface, typically three to six inches, with tractor speeds of 3.5 to 4 mph giving the best surface protection.
Weather Damage High in Kansas in 1963
The Weather Bureau reported 11 fatalities and 11.2 million dollars in damage across Kansas in 1963 from storms. Three deaths came from lightning, eight from traffic accidents on slick highways, and hail caused most losses with a million in crops and nine million in property. Thirty-nine storms included 29 tornadoes, yet no fatalities from tornadoes.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Sedgwick County
Garden City
Voluntary Wheat Plan Proposed to Secretary
The USDA Advisory Committee on feed grains and wheat urges Secretary Freeman to enact a voluntary wheat program to prevent farm income losses. It would replace the rejected mandatory plan, keep core features, and fund via marketing certificates, keeping farmer receipts and wheat food costs near current levels.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dwarf Apple Trees for 1964 Planting Available
Dwarf apple trees including Delicious Golden Delicious Jonathan Winesap and others can be planted in 1964. Kansas State University research shows half size dwarf stocks suit Kansas better than extreme dwarfs. Adapted root stocks include MM104 MM106 MM109 MM111 and M2. Extreme dwarfs should use dwarfing interstem arrangements. Order plants from nurseries promptly.
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Kansas State University
Kansas
Swine Rations Show Efficiency In Kansas Trials
Pelleted rations have always been used more efficiently than meal rations in Kansas swine feeding trials.
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Kansas
Party Preparation Simplified by OLETHA BLEVINS
Household party tips for freezing ahead meals and make ahead snacks. Advice covers safe fillings and binders, freezing methods, and storage to ease entertaining. Includes two simple make ahead recipes Peanut Brittle Popcorn Balls and Easy Peanut Butter Fudge. Includes guidance on menu planning and suggested free bulletin offer.
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P. O
Kansas towns warned of water shortages without rains
State Health Department warned on Wednesday that about 15 Kansas towns face water short ages unless rainfall improves. Alma Altamont Beattie Cedar Vale La Cygne Madison Mound City Mound Valley Pleasanton Reading Severy Allen Caney Fulton Fall River listed as affected communities.
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Kansas
State Health Department
Alma
Altamont
Beattie
Cedar Vale
la Cygne
Madison
Mound City
Mound Valley
Pleasanton
Reading
Severy
Allen
Caney
Fulton
Fall River
Farm Rats Spread Disease Across Farms
Rats in barns contaminate stored grain and feed and can transmit swine erysipelas to other farms. Migrating rats act as disease carriers, threatening livestock health and farm biosecurity.
Eskimos Rarely Learn to Swim Despite Water Life
Eskimos are born near the water but seldom learn to swim because the water is too cold.
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Herb Altenbernd
Bob Neis
Eudora
William C. Handley
Handley
Lamb
HDU
By Thyra Davis
Johanning Bros. Implement Co
Oletha Blevins
Blevins
Decorating
A. V. Phillips
Eowees
Ford
KAW Valley Implement
Westheffer
Federal Land Bank
Association
East
Lawrence, Kansas
Genui
John Deere
East 23Rd Street
Deems Farm Equipment, Inc
Arcadian
Tredemar
Agricultural Business Company, Inc
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