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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1965
Page
8
The Extension notes winter injury and heat damage on arborvitae junipers and cedars with blight risks from fungus. It advises Camptan or zineb sprays after rains, uses insecticides for mites, and recommends watering, draining, and larva controls for mosquitos. It also covers bindweed control, alfalfa topdressing, fertilizer placement, and social security tax deposits for hired labor.
Tips on choosing low calorie foods and reading labels to control weight. Compares dietetic and regular options, notes cost and calorie differences, and offers simple low calorie dressings and menus for daily meals. Includes examples like canned peaches tuna and cottage cheese to illustrate calorie savings.
The final date to apply for a new wheat farm allotment is July 1. Applications are on file at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Eligible applicants do not hold a current wheat allotment and expect to derive over half their income from the farm in question. Sedimentation values for 1965 wheat were dropped after three years of trial, with protein premiums to encourage quality. the USDA aims to improve standards and develop other quality incentives.
Milking cows on summer pasture should be watched for declining production as pastures wear thin. Supplement with silage or hay or extra grain to maintain yield. A good practice is to feed some dry roughage along with pasture or green chop.
Conservation measures on Douglas County farms with terraces survived recent rains while sloped cropland without protection suffered severe erosion. A Land Treatment Committee toured the Wakarusa River Watershed to assess needs, noting 4 407 miles of terraces remain and only 40 miles added yearly. The report urges intensified terrace installation and district support, citing specific progress, new cooperators, and farm plan completions.
Fifty Douglas County 4-H members attend a Rock Springs Ranch camp led by six counselors and two officials. Camp coordinator Thyra Davis and chaparoned by arrangement. National 4-H leaders back a National Campaign for Natural Beauty with Luci Johnson as honorary chair.
Ants will be active through the season with colonies nesting in soil near foundations and under slabs. To stop invasions treat baseboards and window sills with household sprays containing chlordane or lindane, or use chlordane dusts. apply weekly until ants disappear. For lawns, dust nesting areas with five percent chlordane and water to wash in. carbaryl dust also works.
Warm evenings draw families to cookouts but accidents rise from charcoal handling. Kansas State University extension engineer John A. True warns that even gray ash can hide a hot fire and urges sturdy grills, keeping children away, using approved lighter fluid, extinguishing flames, soaking the area, and never leaving a burning grill unattended.
A pullet pen lost water for 30 hours when an automatic feeder failed. Egg output stayed above the loss level until day five after water was restored. Production recovered slowly and never caught up with the control pen for over a month.
Outdoor kebabs feature lamb or beef on the spit with a coarse ground pepper rub replacing the finer grind. The bold pepper crust adds a robust bite to the skewered meat.
The 96 year old red sandstone Court of Claims building across from the White House will become a government art gallery. President Johnson signed the transfer document, moving the landmark, once the Corcoran Gallery of Art, to Smithsonian custody.
Rep Robert Dole predicts Congress will adopt a farm program this year with modifications to the present plan. He notes opposition to the wheat section and discusses domestic certificates and parity pricing, while some Republicans back a voluntary program for several grains.
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