Tortoises Weighed At Kansas City Zoo Trial
Four giant Madagascar tortoises about 150 years old caused a weighing scramble at Swope Park Zoo as William Cully and three assistants attempted to weigh them for a potential purchase. They weighed on a quarry scale, with one tortoise reading 160 pounds, and planned further tests.
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Wheat Plantings Start in Kansas
Farmers began seedbed prep for fall wheat with some plantings already under way in the west. Weather service notes rain delays in some areas while dry soils require summer tillage. Alfalfa seedings 44 percent complete. corn 53 percent planted. sorghums 18 percent matured. sorghum harvest underway in some regions. Pasture feeds remain short in western Kansas.
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Sweet Potatoes Beef Steaks Recipe
Combine mashed sweet potatoes with beef for mock steaks. Mix 4 medium sweet potatoes, 1 pound ground beef chuck, 1 onion, 3 tablespoons chopped parsley, 1 beaten egg. Season with salt and pepper. Shape into club steak forms, coat with flour, and fry in hot fat.
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