One of Best Wheat Crops Seen in 30 Years in Kansas
Kansas farmers may see one of the best wheat crops in 30 years if conditions stay normal until harvest. FCIC director Russell L. Bowling notes insured losses could reach 734000, driven mainly by drought in western counties with Sherman and Greeley hardest hit at about 140000 and 110000 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kansas
Russell L. Bowling
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Sherman
Wallace
Greeley
Hamilton
Stanton
Greeley County
Sherman County
Finney
Kearny
Logan
Wichita
Sumner
Butler
Kingman
Rush
Ellis
Barton
Pawnee
Dickinson
Clay
Barber
Ford
Ness
FCIC
USDA
Wheat Rebound Boost Blunts Harvest Drop This Year
The Agriculture Department reports rains in the Central and Southern Plains push wheat toward harvest in coming weeks. Winter wheat yields per harvested acre are set to a record 30.4 bushels, with the Kansas crop at about 278.5 million bushels, up from 243.7 million last year.
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Washington
Great Plains
Agriculture Department
Central
Southern Plains
Kansas
4 H Youth Wins UP Scholarship
Mark Willits son of Harold and Mrs Willits Rt 1 is among 4 H youth in 25 Kansas counties named 1969 Union Pacific Scholarship winners. The $200 awards recognize 4 H work in projects leadership and service and may be used at land grant colleges. Mark is a Lawrence High School senior and Kanwaka 4 H Club member and County 4 H Council president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Willits
Harold Willits
Rt. 1
Kansas
Union Pacific
Glenn M. Busset
Kansas State University
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Mark
Lawrence High School
Kanwaka
Wempe Cow Records Production Record
A report from the Holstein-Friesian Association of America shows Walk-A-Way Wanda Queen 5481098, a six-year-old cow owned by W. W. Wempe of Lawrence, produced 21 230 pounds of milk and 781 pounds of butterfat in 314 days. The usual U.S. dairy average is 8 821 pounds of milk and 325 pounds of butterfat annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Wanda Queen
W. W. Wempe
Lawrence
U.S
National Holstein Association
Soybean Based Meat Substitutes Grow At Food Tech Meet
At the Institute of Food Technologists meeting in Chicago experts showcased soybean based substitutes for ham chicken corn beef and lamb noting they may taste like meat and offer higher protein and lower fat. Officials foresee store availability in five to ten years with falling prices through mass production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Institute of Food Technologists
William J. Downey
Fritzsche Brothers, Inc
New York
Downey
Robert J. Eiserle
Fritzsche
R. F. Robinson
Worthington Food
Worthington
Ohio
Warm Season Grass Planting Time Now Through Late May
Kansas State University endorses Midway Bermuda for Kansas suitable areas with strong winter performance and no spring dead spot. Tilgreen performs in extreme southeast Kansas but not elsewhere. MEYER 27-52 is the top zoysia for Kansas, with iron chlorosis concerns in the western third. Zoysia grows slower yet forms dense weed resistance. Buffalo grass suits western Kansas with low water, full sun, and drought tolerance, planted by sodding or seeding with May or June seed.
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Manhattan
Bermuda
Kansas State University
Midway
Kansas
Meyer
Buffalo
4-H Broiler Show Saturday in Douglas County
The five county 4-H broiler show will be held at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds Saturday with entries due 9 10 am Judging starts 10 am and birds released by 1 pm Exhibitors from Douglas Leavenworth Wyandotte Johnson and Franklin Counties may enter one pen of three broilers not to exceed 3 ½ lbs per bird and one pen of roosters over 32 lbs Pens and litter provided exhibitors supply waterers feeders and feed Each exhibitor is responsible for sanitation and pen appearance Birds were chicks purchased March 28 1969 seven weeks feeding and care Winners supported by the Lawrence Kiwanis Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
4-H
Eggs Direct From Farm Get Appeal
A Kansas State University Extension economist says direct selling to consumers could help small egg producers make ends meet. He notes many sell at 25 cents a dozen, while direct sellers can fetch 50 cents, reflecting labor and other costs. Quality, refrigeration, and careful handling keep the product appealing to buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kansas State University Extension
M. E. Jackson
Jackson
Camping Changes For Douglas County 4-H Youths
Camping offers a different life for Douglas County 4 H youths with June 25 28 at Rock Springs ranch. It provides fresh air outdoor exercise campfire relaxation and spiritual and intellectual growth through nature conservation and skills like swimming and archery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Rock Springs Ranch
Kansas Wheat Commission Hosts Japanese Trainee in June
The Kansas Wheat Commission will host Japanese official Shigeru Tamesue for a six month study of U S wheat marketing beginning in March. He will visit Great Plains Wheat in Kansas City Kansas May 17 to June 7 then tour mills labs grain exchanges river loading facilities ASCS data center and Kansas State University. He is 28 and chief of the Wheat and Barley Import Planning Unit in the Japanese Food Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Wheat Commission
Japanese Food Agency
U.S
G. C. Fowler
Commission
Hutchinson
Shigeru Tamesue
United States
Japan
Fowler
Tamesue
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
Kansas City
Kan
ASCS
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kansas
The
Food Agency
Harvest Wheat Sign Up Deadline Near ASCS Office
The final date to certify 1969 wheat acreage is May 22. Wheat left for harvest by that date is classified as wheat for certificates. Destroyed wheat may be classified if for acreage credit and a farm visit is paid. Applications for acreage credit must be before redeployment of natural loss.
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Bowling
Anderson Ave
By Don Kendall
Wempe Cow Records
Meine
Roy Haddock Bord
Va Me Eee
Douglas, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson
Franklin Counties
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Sda
of Lawrence
East 7Th Street
Green Brothers Hardware Store
Massachusetts St.—Lawrence
Green Brothers
By Ralph Utermoehlen
Homelite
Agri- Bizz
UIS
Feem
Slim” Windsor
Lawrence, Kansas
D.C. Curtis
Leavenworth
Bernard Kelly
Nortonville
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