Soil Stewardship Observed Across Nation May 15 22
A national soil stewardship observance runs May 15 to May 22 with the Douglas County Soil Conservation District hosting a minister tour and distributing materials. The piece cites Evangelist Billy Graham and a Kansas City radio farm director on Viet Nam farming needs and notes USDA specialists aiding Vietnamese farmers. It emphasizes learning to raise crops, fish ponds as food security, and valuing United States farming technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Soil Conservation District
Billy Graham
George Stephens
Kcmo Radio
Lawrence High School
Viet Nam
Orville Freeman
Stephens
USDA
Lower Cattle Prices Seen Through May in Area Report
Douglas County Farm News notes cattle prices are expected to ease through May and early June. April 1 feedlot totals and weight distributions, plus feeder marketing plans for April through June, point to downward pressure. Comparisons show smaller declines in 1966 versus 1965 and 1964.
Field bindweed warning and 4-H Round-Up events in Kansas
4-H members in Kansas prepare for weed identification with field bindweed as the first featured weed, while 4-H Round-Up delegates from Douglas and other counties head to Manhattan for the 42nd annual event. Agricultural engineering job prospects rise with high demand and strong starting salaries. Cattle on feed and beef prices projections for 1966 show continued strength with seasonal shifts. Garden planting tips cover modern container timing, burlap handling, and elm beetle control, plus tomato wilt resistance and transplant depth guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Sunflower State
Crimean
Russia
Turkey
Marion Boosters
Donna Alford
Meadowlark
Connie Fisher
Palmyra
Jan Bishop
Rock Chalk
Allen Houk
Stull
Busy Beavers
Linda Henry
Jay Barnard
Sunflower
Pauletta Gibler
Vinland
American Agriculture Advances in 50 Years
A historical overview credits American farming with major gains over five decades. It details industry size, employment, output value, and the farmer's share of consumer costs, noting gains in efficiency, export leadership, and evolving price dynamics for farm products. It also highlights rising costs in nonfarm sectors and the persistent economic impact of agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Local Hobby Gatherings Highlight Dayton Community News
Dr Warren Hartman visits Day ton with family en route to Portland while Kansas City meetings discuss Methodist and EUB Church merger. Stull Extension Homemakers Unit hosts vegetable workshop with Ruth Gowing and Christine Kraft. World Day of Prayer at Stull Church featuring Rev Hines. Families attend visits, funerals, and quilting circles. Don Curran family vacations in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Hartman
Dayton
Ohio
Leland
Portland
Ore
Kansas City
Methodist
E.U.B
Glen O'Connor
Brenda
Jess O'Connor
George Armstrong
Burlington
Oretha Blevins
Stull Extension Homemakers Unit
Gwen Spencer
Georgia Stencell
Ruth Gowing
Christine Kraft
Ruth Freisen
Lola Hildenbrand
Helen Hildenbrand
Selena Houk
Ruth Ice
Eudora
Stull
Hines
Shawnee Heights
Berryton
Big Springs
J. M. O'Connor
Jolly Quilters
Emma Houk
Peggy Silvers
Betty Houk
Esther Swallow
Beulah O'Connor
Eunice Ice
Francis
Phylis Houk
John
Lydia Wulfkuhle
Betty O'Connor
Brad and
Steven
Darlene Wulfkuhle
Bret
Margret Bidinger
Cecile Donaldson
Carol Groothoff
Russell
Bull Testing Station Sets Start Dates in Fredonia
The Fredonia Bull Testing Station announces a June 23 start for pre conditioning with the official test beginning July 13. Applications due by June 5. breeders urged to select bulls in the top third by adjusted weight. Final weigh day December 1 precedes the breeders sale December 2 at 1 p.m. Contact Wilson County Extension Office for details.
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Fredonia
Wilson County Extension
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Chester F. Paxson
Paxson
Douglas County Farm News
By Ralph Utermoehlen
Verlyn Gilges
Worden
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
National Geographic
United States
Europe
Utermoehien
Ben Farley
Farley
Ed Ay
John Haddock
Glien’s
Tractor Tire Service
Gehl
Rate Land Bank
John Rosenbaum
Robert Wyer
H. W. “Slim
Windsor
Agricultural Business Company, ‘Inc
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