Record Wheat Harvest Brings Prosperity to Sumner County
Sumner County Kansas producers report a record 15.56 million bushels with an average 40 bushels per acre amid wheat prices peaking above 5 dollars. Farmers pay debts, buy equipment, and expect further gains as acreage rises 10 to 15 percent with allotment limits lifted.
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Wellington
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Elmer Headley
Robert Iddings
Melvin Botkin
John Trower
Dale Wilson
John Deere
Gary Potter
Arkansas City
Sawyer
Merle Frame
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Benet home named national landmark in Augusta
The boyhood home of Stephen Vincent Benet, the Commandant's House at the Augusta Arsenal, is designated a national historic landmark. It was home to Col J Walker Benet in 1911 and later housed Stephen and William Benet, renowned writers. Stephen won the Pulitzer in 1929 for John Brown's Body.
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Stephen Vincent Benet
Augusta Arsenal
Col. J. Walker Benet
Arsenal
Stephen
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