Five County Farmers to Receive Bankers Awards at Fairgrounds
The 21st annual Douglas County Soil Conservation District meeting honors five farms for soil and water conservation. Recipients include Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wise of Lawrence Route 3, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rappard of Overbrook Route 2, Mr. and Mrs. Arley Flory Baldwin Route 2, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hack Baldwin Route 2, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Butell Baldwin Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Lawrence
Overbrook
Bankers
Douglas County
Richard Butell
John Peters
Lawrence National Bank
District Board of Supervisors
Homer Gerstenberger
Don Palmateer
Leslie Demeritt
Wilson Counts
Roy Lawson
Demeritt
Howard D. Wilkins
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Wilkins
Chapman
Kansas State
Wakarusa Watershed Plan Moves Forward in 1966
The Wakarusa Watershed Board with Soil Conservation Service aid completed the general plan and financing method for the district. The plan calls for 28 floodwater retarding structures, four multiple purpose structures, and 1.8 miles of floodway across Douglas Osage Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties, with public hearing held August 3, 1966 and improvements aimed at flood control and water resource conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakarusa
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
State Soil Conservation Committee
Wakarusa River
City of
Lawrence
Wakarusa-Kaw
Eudora
Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of the Budget
Congress
Land Treating Is Basic Need Of Watersheds
Land treatment is essential for watershed projects and works with structural measures to protect soil water and plants. Critical sediment source areas must be treated to prevent erosion and runoff before floodwater control structures. After treatment these areas may be left as woodland or grassland or used for hay seed production or limited grazing.
Pollution and water quality standards in Kansas
The article surveys pollution as a national and Kansas issue, noting fish kills and water degradation. It cites 1966 Kansas fish kills totaling about 1.1 million fish, with agriculture and feedlots as major sources and John Redmond Reservoir area heavily affected. Public hearings by the Kansas State Board of Health aim to set minimum water quality standards, followed by costly implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Interior
Kansas
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Roy Schoonover
Commission
Fish and Game Commission
Cottonwood
Neosho
Emporia
John Redmond Reservoir
Kansas State Board of Health
Strong 1967 Hog Market Seen by KSU Economist
Kansas State University Extension economist Robert L. Coppersmith projects a robust hog market in 1967 with a summer high near 25 dollars and a fall to 17 to 18 dollars. He cites weak beef and lamb competition and notes 1967 profits for efficient producers despite not reaching 1966 highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KSU
Robert L. Coppersmith
Kansas State University
Coppersmith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Butell
Soil Conservation District
Hack
Flory
Wise
Rappard
Rappards
Baldwin Junction
U.S. Highway 56
U.S. Highway 59
Lone Star Lake
Worden
Uss
By Carter Anderson
Wakarusa Watershed
Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Agriculture Committee of
Geary County
Anderson
Keith M
Donelson Scs
Donelson
Farm Insurance
Insurance Agency
Post Office
Soil Conservation Award
Otto Hach
Lone Star
IHC Farmall
Bede Ea
Kuhn Truck and Tractor, Inc
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