Dying Profession of Midwestern Sheep Shearers
Eskridge veteran Jack McBryer with 40 years in sheep shearing warns the trade faces a lack of young entrants as flocks keep growing. He explains methods, pay, and the challenge of training new shearers amid aging workers. The piece notes his record at the Kansas State Fair and the economics of wool and meat prices guiding sheep farming in Kansas and neighboring states.
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McBryer
Texas
Kansas
McBrvyer
Hutchinson
W. R. Miles
Reading
Miles
Seedbed Progress Report Shows Varied Kansas Planting Pace
Field conditions limited corn planting to 20 percent by May 3, versus 36 percent a year ago and a 30 percent ten year average. Sorghum seedings were at two percent, oats and barley stands good, alfalfa growing well though some damage from pests, and winter wheat jointing at 78 percent with minimal head emergence. Pasture conditions improved and livestock moved toward market with strong feeder cattle demand.
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Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
Good Records Increase Dairy Cattle Birth Rates
A dairy husbandry guide stresses regular estrous cycles and precise breeding timing. It advises watching cows for heat every 18 to 24 days and breeding at the end of standing heat, with 15 minute daily observations and meticulous breeding records to improve conception rates.
Woodard Defends Road Plan Delay as Lawful Action
Sen W E Woodard Jr of Wichita says Kansas Highway Department suspended five year construction plan under 1969 law. He says action keeps funds for top six priorities and does not halt construction. Law directs prioritization with 50 percent funds to freeway system and higher fuel taxes.
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Topeka
W. E. Woodard Jr
Wichita
Kansas Highway Department
Woodard
Highway Department
Robert Docking
The
Highway Commission
Meat cost rise amplified across food prices
The Agriculture Department cites abundant livestock supplies while meat prices rise due to higher consumer incomes and low unemployment. Officials now estimate overall food cost increases closer to three percent, up from prior estimates of 2 to 2.5 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Venezuelan Farm Youth Visits County Family Today
A 19-year-old Venezuelan youth, Lorenzo Justiniano from La Cumbre del Rincon, stays with the George Steele family in Douglas County for a month as part of the National 4-H International Farm Youth Exchange. He attends the State 4-H Club Roundup in Manhattan on June 2 and learns about American farming.
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Douglas County
National 4-H Foundation
International Farm
Lorenzo Justiniano
la Cumbre del Rincon
George Steele
Rt. J. Lawrence
Justiniano
Manhattan
Steeles
Sandy Steele
Kansas University School of Education
Venezuela
Wool Payments Made for 1968 Shorn Wool Program Funds
The National Wool Program completed 1968 marketing year payments at 65.4 percent of dollars, to raise national wool price to 67 cents per pound. Farley had the highest incentive payment. Deductions for marketing activities apply, totaling 5,477.75 dollars for Douglas County wool growers.
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Douglas County
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