New Program In Douglas County ACP Adds C-9 Drainage System
Douglas County adds to the 1969 Agricultural Conservation Program with Practice C-9 Permanent Open Drainage Systems. The cost share is 40 percent for earth moving up to eight cents per cubic yard and 40 percent for land clearing up to $8 per acre. Soil Conservation Service will design and stake the system. the practice targets land used for at least two of the last five years and aims to improve drainage while considering wildlife habitat.
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Douglas County
Soil Conservation Service
Crops Require Close Watching
Farmers should inspect crops early to spot limits on yields not evident at harvest. Young plants show micronutrient deficiencies such as zinc, with leaf striping at the base of older leaves. As plants grow, symptoms fade yet yields may drop. evaluate starter responses and plant population for harvest.
Mid May Kansas livestock and crop prices rise from April
Kansas farmers saw higher prices for both crops and livestock in mid May. Crop prices edged up from April but remained below May last year while livestock products and hog prices posted sizable gains. Corn and beef cattle led gains with dairy and egg prices mixed versus prior months.
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Topeka
Kansas
State
Kansas Engineer Named 1969 National Watershed Man of the Year
Robert V. Smrha of Topeka has been chosen as 1969 National Watershed Man of the Year by unanimous vote of the Awards Committee of the National Watershed Congress. The honor will be conferred at the 16th annual Congress June 8 to 11 at the Brown Hotel. Smrha, chief engineer of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture Division of Water Resources, has urged integrated watershed planning balancing municipal and industrial needs, recreation, irrigation, pollution control, wildlife, and beauty.
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Louisville
Kansas
Robert V. Smrha
Smrha
National Watershed Congress
Congress
Brown Hotel
Division of Water Resources
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Extra Effort Pays Off in Egg Production
Kansas State University Extension economist M E Jackson says up to 10 percent of eggs from large flocks are dirty or cracked and undergrade eggs fetch about half the price of Grade A. Frequent gathering from 8 to 12 and 2 to 4 improves refrigeration and lowers losses. proper feeder maintenance saves feed costs. good ventilation reduces ammonia for hen comfort.
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M. E. Jackson
Jackson
Point Barrow Recedes About Seven Feet Annually
A report notes that Point Barrow in Alaska is shrinking shoreward at roughly seven feet per year due to coastal erosion. The fact highlights ongoing erosion impacting coastal landscapes and communities.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Greenbugs Attack Sorghum Across Kansas
Kansas State University extension entomologist Dr. H Leroy Brooks reports greenbug infestations in seedling sorghum from southeast through north central and southwest Kansas. Problems span Sumner Labette Cowley Montgomery Chase Wilson Republic Haskell counties with varying severity, risking replanting. Farmers should monitor daily and apply controls only as infestations appear, following 1969 Kansas Insect Control Recommendations.
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Manhattan
Kansas
H. Leroy Brooks
Kansas State University
Sumner
Labette
Cowley
Montgomery
Chase
Wilson
Republic County
Haskell
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