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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1977
Page
5
Landscape and garden notes advise tying leaves around small cauliflower heads to shade them, using 18 to 25 inch diameter by 4 to 5 feet tall tomato cages anchored securely, and slug control for strawberries with metaldehyde or sevin mulch concerns.
The article highlights 4 H as a path to careers in agriculture, noting the sector is a major employment field with 14 to 17 million workers. It lists projects in livestock, plants, energy, machinery, ecology, and farm management, and stresses 4 H training can spark careers as farmers, scientists, technicians, and educators. It then provides crop pest control tips for peach borers, roses, cucumber beetles, mulch, bagworms, and kermal scale with specific treatments and timing.
Hesston Corp in Hesston Kansas and the Fiat Group discuss Fiat investing $20 million in newly issued Hesston stock. If finalized the price is expected at $10 per share. Hesston has faced financial trouble from low cattle market prices, reporting a $6 million net loss for the year ended Sept 30 1976 and a $3.07 million loss for the first quarter.
The Nature Conservancy, allied with the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society, draws major funding from Exxon and others while buying land as a private living museum. John Humke of Minneapolis notes the group has protected about 1.10 million acres in 25 years in 12 states, with much later turned over to other owners.
Rep. Sebelius will travel with Agriculture Secretary Bergland on a three week Far East tour. Reps. Baldus McHugh and Sebelius join Bergland as members of the House Agriculture Committee. The trip mirrors committee work on food stamp legislation.
Anticipating farm legislation changes the ASCS will require Douglas County growers to report acreages for wheat corn grain sorghum and barley. Reports are due by Aug close of business for corn grain sorghum and barley and prior to harvest for wheat. Unreported acreage may mean no planted acres and loss of 1978 program benefits.
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