Soil Plan Seeks Teeth for Douglas County Erosion Control
Douglas County Conservation District urges a mix of voluntary and mandatory measures to meet the National Water Quality Act goals of cleaning waters by 1985. Orvil Pohl and the board favor state legislation granting local boards enforcement power, cost sharing rules, and a unified erosion-sediment program for public and private lands.
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Douglas County
Orvil Phol
Douglas County Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Pohl
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas Association of Conservation Districts
Wendall Eggerman
Northeast
KACD
Douglas County Conservation District Board
Orvil Pohl
Carl Spray
Raymond Nichols
Don Palmateer
Herschel Hemphill
Out-of-State Calls Push Questionable Herbicide Deals
Farmers are targeted by out-of-state salesmen selling high priced herbicide blends with small amounts of active ingredients. EPA says no registration rules are broken, but labels show high oil content and under one percent of active chemicals. Prices run $10 to $20 per gallon. Buy from reputable local dealers, identify needs, and compare cost per pound of active ingredient.
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Erick B. Nelson
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Insect Problems Hit Trees and Shrubs
The notice warns of aphids curling leaves on elms maples apples and roses and urges full-tree spraying with Diazinon Malathion or Metasystox R. It also notes a second borers treatment for lilac maples oak and privet and warns to watch for newly hatched bagworms threatening plant health.
Garden pests and plant virus warnings in horticulture notes
Landscape concerns bagworms and chemical controls like Diasmon Sevin Lead Arsenate and Dibrom. Tomatoes face septoria leaf spot and leaf curl with spray options Zineb Maneb or Polgram. Tobacco mosaic virus threatens tomatoes with early severe stunting and hard to control spread via debris tobacco products and aphids. Cucumbers show mosaic with mottling and long leaves. weeds and perennial hosts affect viral survival.
Heritage Hall at Rock Springs Ranch Opens Citizenship Programs
Heritage Hall at Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City showcases 4-H center programs tied to the Bicentennial. Jamie Schwartz serves as citizenship coordinator and offers three current programs on American heritage and civic action. Tours of Heritage Hall and galleries, plus the 400-seat Spencer Auditorium, are available. scheduling requires at least 10 days notice.
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Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
Heritage Hall of
Kansas
Jamie Schwartz
Heritage Hall
Spencer Auditorium
Bureau seeks pioneer farms for Kansas bicentennial program
The Kansas Farm Bureau sponsors a bicentennial effort to document farms or ranches in family ownership for 100 years or more by July 4, 1976. Eligible holdings must be at least 80 acres with ownership traced through the family and the current owner related to the original owner and Farm Bureau member. County and district winners are named in spring 1976. state winners later that summer. Donna Stewart, secretary in Lawrence, notes about 10 people have requested forms.
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Kansas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Donna Stewart
Lawrence
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Bureau Seeking
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