Deadline Near for Signup For State 4 H Conference
Registration closes March 8 for the state 4 H conference for adult leaders and extension agents March 15 17 in Hutchinson. Scott City hosts a one day session March 17 alongside the Hutchinson program with talks by Dr. Robert Johnson Dr Russell Drumright and Rev James Uhlig. Two new 4 H club movies E G India and Parents Are Important are on the program with workshops and idea exchange sessions.
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Hutchinson
Kansas 4H. Foundation
KSU
Pate
Robert Johnson
Russell Drumright
James Uhlig
Baldwin
Scott City
Some Uses For Aldrin Dieldrin To Be Cancelled
The U S Department of Agriculture will cancel certain label uses for aldrin and dieldrin on feed and vegetable crops. The main soil insect control use for aldrin in corn remains, not cancelled. Cancellations affect grasshopper control in field crops and some corn sorghum insect controls.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Kansas
Beautification Clinic Planned for Lawrence Area
The Youth Recreation Center in South Park hosts the annual lawn and landscape clinic March 30 with two sessions at 1 30 and 7 30 pm. James J. Nighswonger and Richard E. Orum lead the classes on landscape planning and ornamental horticulture with demonstrations in flower arrangements.
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Lawrence
Baldwin
Eudora
Lecompton
Douglas County
South Park
James J. Nighswonger
Richard E. Orum
Nighswonger
Odom
Nightwonger
Kansas Corn Yields Set All Time Record in 1965
Kansas producer output reached 62,129,000 bushels the all time high in 1965. Brown County led counties in total yield for the ninth straight year, with Doniphan, Republic, Jefferson, Nemaha, Miami, Douglas, Atchison, Johnson and Leavenworth also high. Doniphan had the top county yield at 883 bushels, while Brown topped acres per yield at 70, Leavenworth had 69 and Douglas 68. Wichita County led in average yield per acre at 100 on 9,000 irrigated acres. Seward averaged 99 on about 3,400 irrigated acres.
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J. E. Pallesen
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Brown County
Doniphian
Republic
Jefferson
Nemaha
Miami
Douglas
Atchison
Johnson and Leavenworth
Brown
Leavenworth
Wichita County
Seward County
Baldwin Couple Join Beef Cattle Registry
Kenneth and Margie Schutz of Route 3 Baldwin have joined the American Shorthorn Assn. members enjoy breeder registration privileges. Shorthorn and Polled Shorthorn bulls are widely used for crossbreeding to improve calf weights, size, milking ability, and gain rate.
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Kenneth and
Margie Schutz
Route 3
Baldwin
American Shorthorn Assn
C. D. Swaffar
Social Security Medicare Meetings Planned in Three Cities
Special meetings discuss new amendments to the social security law focusing on Medicare. Sessions at Lecompton City Hall March 9 at 1 30 p m, Lawrence South Park Recreation Center March 11 at 1 30 p m, and Baldwin Legion Hall March 16 at 1 30 p m. Sessions inform eligible persons about health insurance benefits and enrollment procedures with Topeka representatives assisting filing. Pamphlets on hospital and medical insurance will be handed out.
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Lecompton City Hall
South Park Recreation Center
Lawrence
Baldwin Legion
Topeka
No Hope Seen For Meat Prices
Chicago economists anticipate sustained high meat prices through 1966 amid rising hog and steer prices. Hog costs have held between 28.75 and 30.25 per hundred pounds, with some predicting a spring peak above 31.85. Consumers shift to poultry as red meat costs climb and farm pig production grows, promising only modest pork price relief later this year.
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Chicago
Agriculture Department
Black bear follows same path creating fatal trail
A wild black bear habitually uses a single route, turning it into a recognizable path that eventually leads to its destruction as repeated sightings and human encounters increase the likelihood of lethal outcomes.
Cattle Fescue Foot Disorder Linked to Tall Fescue Grazing
Fescue foot, a cattle disorder, affects beef and dairy cattle grazing tall fescue. It is favored by low wet fields, though a 1963 dry year with poor forage also sparked cases on soil bank land. Early signs include reduced gains and milk, progressing to lameness and possible hoof damage. removing cattle at the first sign yields recovery.
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U. S
Johnson proclaims National Farm Safety Week
President Johnson declared the week of July 24 as National Farm Safety Week. The White House noted farm accidents kill thousands annually and disable about 750000 more, calling it a matter of national concern.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
The fisher as the swift tree traveler and predator
The fisher is described as the fastest mammal that travels trees. It can overtake a red squirrel or a marten and even outrun a snowshoe hare, showcasing remarkable agility and speed.
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By Ralph Utermoehlen
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Hillcrest
John Hanna
Jack True
Paducha
Kentucky
Roger Allen Jr
Firestone Rubber Co
Eben Farley
Farley
John Rosenbaum
Douglas County Farm News
Back Yard
Kansas Extension Service
ASCS
Ested Producers
Garfield Park
Robert L. Coppersmith
Douglas County Beef Breeders Assn
23Rd Street
Highway 59
Carol Martin
Claude Beeks
Donald Palmateer
Theo Walters
Raymond Ice
John Slusher
K-State Area Extension Forester
Beef
H. V
Slim” Windsor
Lawrence, Kansas
American Royal
Kansas City
Herd Bulls Foundation
Shorthorn Association
Hascall ST
Omaha
Nebraska
Chester F. Paxson
Paxson
MR. Farmer
Mid-America Fairgrounds
Allied Chemical
Allis-Chalmers Oe Products
Devil’s Pool
Ozark Mountains
All Meais
Truck & Tractor, Inc
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