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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
6
New rules boost farm storage and drying loans under ASCS, lowering interest to 6 percent funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation. Maximum loan on outstanding balances rises from 25 000 to 35 000, with allowances for equipment foundations and wiring. Farmers should contact ASCS for details.
Agriculture Secretary Clifford M Hardin says he has an uneasy feeling whenever soybean prices rise and farmers consider expanding production. He notes no serious market trouble expected this year as soybeans remain in high demand and acreage may rise 7 percent, with blight areas shifting to soybeans. A substitution program allows limited soybean planting on feed grain land in 16 states.
Kansas livestock suffered heavy shrinkage and some deaths from a severe blizzard. Drifting cattle and feed shortages affected several south central and southwestern counties while hog herds faced losses from exposure. Milk deliveries delayed and TGE infection persisted in hogs. calving lambing and farrowing continued with added storm losses. Wheat benefited variably with moisture, winds removed snow from fields, light greenbug and Hessian fly appeared in some counties, oats and barley seeding stalled in southern areas.
Agriculture Department researchers report a non-toxic insulating foam that is applied around truck crops to retain soil heat. Tests at Weslaco Texas showed the foam kept tender plants 22 degrees warmer than unfoamed crops, lasting through a one night frost and dispersing as temperatures rise.
Department officials say a U.S. Circuit Court ruling upholding an order against firms selling freezer locker meat stops deceptive advertising tactics. Odin Langen, administrator of the Packers and Stockyards Administration, calls the decision landmark and beneficial to livestock producers and consumers.
Washington AP reports that the Agriculture Department scientists at East Lansing have developed a Marek s disease vaccine for chickens. The disease and similar leukosis cost farmers about 200 million dollars annually. The department has filed a patent and licensed three firms to produce the vaccine.
Douglas County farmers may profit from growing Christmas trees. Pine trees thrive in varied soils and mature in 6 to 10 years. Plan rotations, plant in straight rows six by six feet, and space cross-checked rows for easier cultivation. An acre with six by six foot spacing holds about 1,200 trees, enabling annual harvests after initial years.
Secretary Clifford M. Hardin told the Joint Economic Committee that farm income has risen over the decade but remains far below nonfarm levels. He cited 1970 per farm income nearly equal to 1969 and 82 percent above 1960, with 1960 per capita farm income 55 percent of nonfarm.
Progress Hardin testified that parity ratio is limited as a farmer well being indicator. He argued productivity rose rapidly postwar due to new technologies and structural changes, making income per farm and per capita farm income better measures.
Four entries from Jayhawk Kennel Club earned awards at the Ozark Kennel Club Dog Show in Springfield Missouri. Fra Dor Mar Fan tastic Alfie won open dogs and reserve winners dog. Fellbrin's Go Big Blue claimed winners' dog best of opposite sex and best of winners. Royal Red Hilite of Terrytu took third in open bitches. Ritke's Harrison of Fra Dor Mar won first in puppy dog class and best of opposite sex winners' dog earning two championship points. Melissa Retke, 13, and her Australian terrier attend weekly confirmation classes at the National Guard Armory taught by Mrs. Priscilla Senior.
A 4 H chorus of 60 to 70 voices will highlight the Kansas 4 H Roundup at Kansas State University in Manhattan on June 14. Douglas County may send one soprano one alto two tenors and two basses with applications due March 10 and selections announced March 25. Rod Walker of the KSU music department directs the chorus.
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