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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1958
Page
8
County Extension notes spring produce shortages due to a Florida freeze and lists greens including lettuces and cabbage while urging households to use vegetables for nutrition. It suggests tossed and fruit salads with common add ins like cucumbers onions carrots tamari peppe rs and proteins, and highlights good March buys in dried fruits pork dairy and canned goods.
Advice on selecting salad greens such as Romaine endive escarole and watercress. Emphasizes firmness freshness green color and tender leaves and notes prepackaged greens cost more but save trimming. Recommends parsley beet greens and kale options and proper washing drying and storage to prevent wilting and decay.
American hog farmers enjoy unusually strong returns as a favorable price relationship with feed cuts into pockets. GOP lawmakers demand Benson’s resignation, claiming farm policy harms party prospects. Farmers may hold back hog numbers to avoid overproduction, while analysts warn of possible price drops in 1958 if production surges.
Guidance on annual replacement of a bed’s sheets and pillowcases to manage costs. Emphasizes using two per bed, care to extend fabric life, and steps to protect sheets from wear such as avoiding excessive bleaching and improper handling. Includes tips on washing, drying, and preventing stains.
Kansas State College specialist urges 4 H members to plow if not done last fall and plan gardens now. Tips cover ground prep, cool season vegetables, planting regimes, and home improvement projects for girls and boys, plus a dog-training tip from Successful Farming.
Kansas fertilizer use rose in 1957 with 116 209 tons sold in the last half of the year up 10 434 tons from 1956. Ammonium nitrate led sales at 26 283 tons followed by 30 per cent over super phosphates at 17 410 tons and mixed grades 16 20 at 17 152 tons. Marion County bought most with 3 917 tons, among gaps in western counties. Copies of the report are available from the State Board of Agriculture in Topeka.
An important meeting for dairy and beef herd owners will discuss the Modified Certified Brucellosis County plan. Dr John Hildelson, federal veterinarian for the Northeast Area, will explain program details. Located at the 4 H Fairgrounds Building No 2, April 13 P M. Attendees urged to inform neighbors via word of mouth and circulars.
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a rate increase for Worden Mutual Telephone Co serving 154 customers near Lawrence. The new charges total more than 50 percent or about 1177.80 dollars annually. Worden sits 14 miles southwest of Lawrence on U S Highway. Corn is a sacred substance to Pueblo and Navajo Indians in the western United States. Ground into corn meal it is used in their religious ceremonies.
Hillview Garden Center stocks thirty to forty varieties of rose bushes in containers with careful selection and true to name tagging. Each plant comes with a guarantee of health and accurate labeling, with friendly staff ready to assist and phone ordering available.
Washington farm officials say that a federal survey shows farmers plan to increase hog production by 13 percent in the June to August period, with a 6 percent rise in the December to May crop. Officials warn prices could fall next year if production grows too fast. The corn belt states account for about 75 percent of U.S. hogs. Also, the agriculture department notes the acreage retirement deadline is March 28, with potential payments totaling around 750 million dollars for cotton, corn, wheat, rice, and tobacco retirements.
Farm work bogged down last week under additional snow yet moisture reserves for the Kansas wheat crop improved. Wheat fields in western two thirds of the state were protected against cold by snow. By March 15 only five percent of oats and two percent of barley had been planted versus a normal 40 to 60 percent.
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