Extension staff swell as new year begins
Jack Barnes reports an historic Extension Service year with expanded staff including a second home economist and horticultural agent for five agents, three more secretaries, and a new phone system. Phyllis Funk shifts to training and admin tasks as new secretaries handle reception and home economics and 4-H duties. soil tests rise from $1 to $2 per sample starting January.
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Jack Barnes
Phyllis Funk
Phyllis
Dairymen Diligently Plan Jan Meetings On Mastitis Preventive Practices
An article notes two January dairy meetings led by Ralph Bonewitz of Kansas State University to design future programs with citizen input. It also shares Dr. Jim Nicolai’s guidance on milking machine standards and mastitis prevention, including air flow, milk-rest ratio, pulsation rate, teat-end vacuum, and vacuum stability.
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Ralph Bonewitz
KSU
Jim Nicolai
Kentucky
Kansas
Nicolai
Wheat Center names Shirley England fundraising chair
Shirley England of Newton has been named local ticket sales chairman for the Wheat Center USA fund raising dinner in Hutchinson. The January 12 event at 7 p.m. in the Hutchinson Sports Arena will feature U.S. Sen. Herman Talmadge as Agriculture Committee chairman. Proceeds support the Wheat Center USA facility south of Hutchinson.
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Shirley England
Newton
Wheat Center USA
Hutchinson
Miss England
Kansas State Bank
East Sixth
U.S
Herman Talmadge
Senate Agriculture Committee
Cotton growers seek higher checkoff for promotion and research
The National Cotton Council urges Congress to raise the grower checkoff from 1 per bale to as much as 1 percent of value. If prices stay around 50 cents per pound, the checkoff could reach about 2.50 per bale. The bill, supported by the council, aims to fund research and promotion with producer money rather than government subsidies of 3 million dollars. C L Denton Jr. of Denwood Ark, council president, backs the measure as ensuring funding comes from producers.
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Washington
Congress
National Cotton Council
House
C. L. Denton Jr
Denwood, Ark
Soviet trade envoy predicts broad USSRUS trade despite barriers
A Soviet trade official told a Great Plains Wheat seminar that the USSR and the United States are evenly productive in many fields and could trade far more if not for U.S. barriers. Nikolai Krouglov urged expanding grain sales, noting a five year plan to buy six to eight million metric tons annually, while criticizing the 1974 International Trade Act as a double tariff that hinders exchange. He called for reliable loads and warned against embargoes, stressing mutual benefit from expanded commerce.
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Kansas City
Soviet Union
United States
Nikolai Krouglov
Ussr
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
Krouglov
Great Plains
U. S
Morton I. Sosland
Milling and Baking News
Dale Sherin
Frank Ross
Wichita
Kan
Cargill
U.S
Congress
Lebanon war halts sale of Agriculture Department stake in Beirut casino
The Agriculture Department cannot complete the sale of its 6.5 percent stake in Intra Investment Co. owner of the Beirut Casino du Liban as Beirut battles between factions devastate the city. Officials say the department may still recover about 10.2 million dollars in debt tied to the 1966 Intra Bank collapse.
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Washington
Lebanon
Agriculture Department
Middle East
Beirut
Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Intra Investment Co
Government of
U.S
Fred T. Plybon
Intra
Plybon
France
Kuwait
Qatar
Intra Bank of
Intra Bank
Rural bank loans eased with new guaranteed loan rules
Farmers Home Administration expands the Rural Development Act 1972 to let banks sell or assign guaranteed loan portions to investors. The 90 percent government guarantee remains, with defaults kept under 1 percent. The program targets open country and rural towns, explaining loan sizes up to 30 years with rates set by market terms. Public and private lenders collaborate to boost community development.
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Washington
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Department
Rural Development Act
Congress
Home Administration
Rural Water Districts to Expand in Kansas
The Farmers Home Administration approved contracts totaling 231,595 to begin construction and expand rural water systems in Kansas. Allocations include 106,108 for Rural Water District No. 6 Sumner County 85,956 for Rural Water District No. 10 Allen County and 39,531 for Rural Water District No. 2 Lyon County.
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Topeka, Kan
Farmers Home Administration
Kansas
Sumner County
Allen County
Lyon County
A Personal Philosophy By 4-H Leader Dr Glenn Busset
Dr Glenn Busset shares a Christmas season piece on self examination and New Year resolutions. He explains the Grain of Sand concept as becoming an authority through study and talent development, linking talents to personal growth and fulfillment.
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Fred Rohs
Glenn Busset
4-H
Kansas
Winter wheat outlook mixed amid dry pockets nationwide
Unseasonably warm weather slowed the winter wheat deficiency in some western Kansas areas but moisture remains scarce in many regions. The Agriculture Department notes good growth in eastern areas while western regions in Oklahoma Texas Colorado and the northern plains struggle with dryness.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Northern Plains
Evergreen plants for winter home use and windbreaks
The article notes narrowleaved evergreens like pines spruces firs and yews and mentions cones from pine spruce and fir. It suggests holly especially Oregon hollygrape as a substitute, evergreen groundcovers such as English ivy periwinkle and purpleleaf wintercreeper, and urges checking around for options and using imagination.
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Oregon
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DuBois
Gail DuBois
ASC
Harvey County
Edwin R. Schmidt
Moundridge
Dale White
Harold Andres
Ralph Ewy
Halstead
Az Department
Beirut Gaming Casino
Cara AY A Tut
Cyanimid
Hesston Mill
Hesston
FHA
Horticulture News
David S
Srey
Kropf Lumber Inc
North Lancaster
N.P.N
Bud Schwindt
Whitewater
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