Guernsey Cattle Farms in Douglas County Kansas Noted
Two top Guernsey cattle farms in Douglas County Kansas have been classified by L Q O Colebank an official judge for the American Guernsey Cattle Club. The dairy herds at Sibley and Vinland are owned by Albert Eckman and W C Bocle and Son. They are tested for milk, butterfat and conformation rating to guide efficient dairy development.
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Kansas
Douglas County
L. QO. Colebank
Knoxville
Tenn
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Peterborough
N. H
Sibley and
Vinland
Albert Eckman
W. C. Bocle and Son
Certification Data Explained for Kansas Farms in 1965
Certification under the 1965 feed grain program requires farms to be certified by July 15. Noncompliance risks loss of payments and eligibility, with a Aug 5 amended report option if planting changes occur. Early payments are expected by early August, and field spot checks begin after July 15 to verify acreage and diverted land.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
Summer Squash Rates As A Weight-Watcher's Boon
Mrs. Oletha Blevins explains summer squash as a low calorie vegetable rich in vitamins A and C and minerals. She advises selecting fresh squash without blemishes, notes June marks season opening, describes varieties like straight neck, zucchini, coco relle, White Bush Scallop, and acorn, and outlines cooking ideas to preserve flavor and nutrition.
Douglas County Soil Conservation District Budgets for 1966
The Douglas County Soil Conservation District seeks a $3,000 budget for financing special meetings and outside help. The county commission can grant up to $3,000 annually, with last year fully allotted. The district’s scope now includes water conservation, wildlife, flood prevention, and land treatment across the Wakarusa River Watershed, as noted by vice chairman Wilson Counts. A “Water for America” exhibit is on display in the Kansas Union through July. The editor reports found Johnson grass in Clinton-area fields and urges immediate weed control.
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SCD Supervisors
Douglas County
Wakarusa River
Wilson Counts
Douglas County Lcd Board
Wakarusa
Kansas Union
United States
America
Clinton
Training Meetings Set Before Fair for 4 H and FFA
Douglas County 4 H and FFA set training sessions ahead of the August fair. A sheep and lambs show prep meeting will be July 13 at Silver Summit Farm near Lawrence, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Beef judging and dairy judging schools follow July 16 and July 19 at local farms. The 1965 Fair Books are at printers for mid July delivery. Dress Revue theme “She walks in beauty” drives county activity with many girls modeling their self sewn outfits under club supervision.
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Douglas County
FFA
Silver Summit
Lawrence
Tom Swearingen
Raymond Ice Farm
Stull Busy Beavers Club
Robert Bigsby
Dress Revue At National 4-H Congress In Chicago
At the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago a dress revue features 50 prize winning outfits modeled by the nation’s most attractive young women showcasing youth fashion and achievement.
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Chicago
Local Milking Shorthorn Receives Special Milk Award
Oak Terrace Red Rena owned by John B. Gage Dual Lyn Farm Eudora received the American Milking Shorthorn Society Silver Medal certificate for producing 3,070 pounds of butterfat across six records.
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The
American Milking Shorthorn Society
Oak Terrace
John B. Gage
Duallyn Farm
Eudora
Willie Reed Signs 1965 66 Knick Contract
Willie Reed, last season's NBA rookie of the year, became the first Knickerbocker to sign for 1965 66. The 6 foot 10 inch center weighs 235 pounds and will anchor the Knicks front line.
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Willie Reed
National Basketball Association
New York Knickerbockers
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Farley
State Horticultural Farm
Manhattan
Norland
Sudan
Kansas Farm Business
Oletha Blevins
Mrs. Blevins
Paul Hadi
Rex Roberts
Richard Oehlert
Moderngas, Inc
By Chester Paxon
Douglas County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Douglas County Commission
Paxson
Crane & Co., Inc
Mass
Badger Body and Truck Equipment CO
Cuming St
Omaha
Nebraska
By Ralph Utermoehlen
Utermoehlen
Dale Land Bank Dey Cah Seed
John Rosenbaum
Bowersock
Massachusetts
Lawrence, Kansas
Collect
H. V
Slim” Windsor
AGRI
Ana
John Deere
Ia John
Farm Equipment, Inc
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