Lime Fertilizer Test Basis Described in Report
A representative sample describes using Farley fim a level teaspoon in the test that forms the basis of the recommendation for lime and other fertilizers.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
10
A representative sample describes using Farley fim a level teaspoon in the test that forms the basis of the recommendation for lime and other fertilizers.
The guide emphasizes using clean tools and a clean container for soil cores, avoiding dead furrows wet spots and recently limed fields. It notes samples must be representative, with careful labeling, since one teaspoon of soil equals two million pounds per acre in test value.
J Harvey Littrell of Kansas State University urged 4-H volunteers and Extension workers to create equal opportunities for youth from varied backgrounds to participate in decision making. He said schools should focus on teaching information gathering and adaptability over fixed skills to handle a changing world.
A Department of Agriculture survey of processing reports shows farmers will plant about six million fewer acres than last year in spring plantings and total land planted to all crops at roughly 305 million acres, down from 316 million.
Howard Bertsch administrator of the Farmers Home Administration will be principal speaker at the Kansas Association of Rural Water Districts second annual meeting in Iola. He will discuss progress of rural community water systems and graduate work at Kansas State University.
Sunday to Monday social notices list visitors to McLOUTH area households including Mr and Mrs Clarence Van Levy of Grandview and family James Grems and son of Tonganoxie, Mr and Mrs John Hurt of North Platte Neb, and others. Community groups note 4 H Club events at Regional Days in Effingham, and West Side Club meeting with St Patrick’s jokes. A Kansas Farm fashion show featured models from Kansas and Missouri and 24 women attended.
The article outlines three responses to overgrazing in pastures: decreasers that cattle favor and reduce. increasers that rise briefly but decline with continued grazing. and invaders or pasture weeds that appear when ground cover weakens. A conservation farmer maintains high ground cover to maximize forage and beef production.
Nearly 500 4-H girls and leaders from seven counties will attend the District Home Economics Judging School this Saturday in the Kansas Union. Ten classes cover foods clothing and home improvements as participants select the best solutions to displayed problems. Mary Gordon will lead a health and exercise session after 11 a.m. Extension Home Economists will discuss placings and reasons for each class after lunch. Arrangements are by Douglas County Extension 4-H Agent Ralph Utermoehlen and Mrs Oleta Blevins.
The U S Department of Agriculture will hold a public hearing April 2 in Kansas City Missouri to amend the Greater Kansas City federal milk marketing order. The hearing begins at 10 a m at the President Hotel near 14th and Baltimore and was requested by six dairy farmer cooperatives. They seek to remove the supply demand ad justor from the Class 1 pricing formula.
Scientists report 103 known chemical elements with a possibility of a 104th. The claim notes ongoing discoveries and debates over the element count amid recent laboratory findings and theoretical work.
This piece traces steak origins from sirloin to porterhouse and club steak, explains tenderness linked to connective tissue, and notes how retailers set prices. It ends with advice to be a wise buyer by using varied cuts and checking classifieds for deals.
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