This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1973
Page
15
Article outlines when to trade machinery focusing on ownership costs depreciation and repair, timeliness and efficiency gains, and tax incentives. It lists six decision factors including repair bills, time loss, efficiency, tax advantages, current trading conditions, and the value of ownership pleasure.
A 7:30 p.m. Tuesday March 6 meeting for vegetable producers and gardeners will be held at the Douglas County Extension Office 645 N. H. E. L. Van Meter says the program centers on potatoes tomatoes peppers and onions with Kansas State University specialist Chuck Marr leading. A Q and A session on all aspects of vegetable growing will follow and publications will be distributed.
Families are invited to host a three week stay for an International Farm Youth Exchangee from abroad. Information and application blanks available at the Douglas County Extension Office. Coordinated by Mrs. Marjorie Area of Kansas State University. The program seeks the exchange to feel like a family member. Also announced are March 8 9 sessions for the 1973 State 4 H Electric Leaders Clinic at Rock Springs Ranch with KSU staff and electric utilities sponsors.
USDA reports February price gains for beef cattle and hogs, lifting the farm price index 3 percent for the month and 22 percent above last year. Wheat falls while soybeans hit new highs. farm expenses rise 1.5 percent, keeping parity at 82 percent. The Agriculture Department shifts toward poultry for national school lunches, purchasing 17.9 million pounds of ground pork costing $12.5 million.
Kansas State University researchers Ted Walter and Wilton Thomas analyzed 1969 to 1971 data and found spring wheat unlikely to beat grain sorghum economically. They warned profits depend on soil, seeding rate, weed control, and cool filling periods, noting Nebraska and South Dakota have more spring wheat acreage.
The KSA spring wheat tests compared Red River 68 with other spring wheats and crops. Red River 68 outperformed other spring wheats but yielded about 80 percent of oats under dryland and fared closer to oats under irrigation. Walter noted recent KSU tests align with earlier findings that spring wheat is poorly adapted to the state.
A Nixon era push for home garden awareness and meatless days recalls World War II. Arthur Burns suggests a meatless day, Nixon urges more fish, and Brennan promotes victory gardens to curb food prices, linking nostalgia to current policy in the United States.
The text warns that soil erosion from unprotected urban and rural land creates sediment pollution. Sheet erosion removes topsoil unnoticed, harming wildlife by reducing food, cover, and nesting sites. Sediment fills streams and lakes, lowers water quality, and increases flooding, disease spread, and predator pressures on wildlife habitats.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.