Construction Progress In 1972 Wakarusa Watershed Projects
In 1972 work advanced on floodways and structures across Kansas. Floodways 1 and 2 near Lawrence and Eudora. Retarding structure 31 south of Lawrence. Multiple-Purpose Structure 4 near Topeka Wanamaker area. sites 5 and 23 near Topeka and Overbrook. Sites 9 10 near Auburn completed. site 11 near Auburn 95 percent. sites 18 19 near Wakarusa around 35 percent. Bids open for site 28 four miles south of Lawrence on Haskell Avenue.
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Wakarusa
Lawrence
Louisiana Street
Eudora Bottoms
Highway 10
Highway 59
Topeka
Wanamaker Road
Overbrook
Auburn
Haskell Avenue
Soil Measures Restore Vitality
Measures to prevent soil erosion aim to restore vitality to the environment and create landscape patterns that please the eye. Farmland beauty and bounty go hand in hand as grass and shrubs stabilize banks and transform eroded areas into ponds and haven for wildlife, visible across the country.
Plants Provide Pollution Control By ERLING T JACOBSON
The SCS Plant Materials Center in Manhattan Kansas studies grasses and other plants for erosion control and pollution reduction. An acre of good grass releases about 2400 gallons of water daily through evaporation and transpiration, cooling like a 70 ton air conditioner. The center maintains seed stocks of eight improved grass varieties and houses 800 grass and legume collections along with 350 woody plant varieties for conservation use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Kansas
SCS
Manhattan
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Research Service
Land-Use Regulations Removed in State Bill
Kansas legislators scrapped proposed land use rules aimed at sediment control from the Conservation Districts Law amid two years of study. Officials note decades of soil and water work support erosion safeguards, while a model sediment control bill is to be reviewed for possible Kansas adoption.
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Conservation District
Conservation Districts
Kansas
Council of State Governments
State Conservation Commission
Kansas Association of Soil Conservation Districts
State Soil Conservation Commission
Soil Conservation Districts
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Soil Sampling for Fertilizer Tests in Cultivated Fields
The guide emphasizes taking samples to the tillage depth, usually six inches for soil crops, and integrating fertilizer into that layer. Proper labeling and a rough field diagram prevent memory errors. Past fertilizer and cropping records plus next crop and yield goals guide recommendations.
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Pat Anderson
Journal-World Photo
By Erling T. Jacobson
SCS Plant Materials Center
Manhattan, Kan
Great Plains
Farm Equipment Inc
Cha
23Rd Street
Lawrence,,Ks
Douglas County Soil Conservation
C. F. Mathews
Fred Gottstein
Kenneth Hubbard
University State
Iowa Street
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