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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1977
Page
5
County Extension Agent Jack Barnes warns rain is worsening wheat lodging and flooding, risking total loss for some fields and guiding disaster payments via ASCS calculations. He also addresses squash vine bore in crops, tomato diseases managed by Maneb, mulching to curb fungus, and bagworm control with Sevin Diasinon or Naled.
The United States proposed a basic food grain reserve with common guidelines for stock acquisition and release, aiming to curb wheat price swings and reduce trade barriers. Bryce Meeker presented the plan in London, noting obligations by major grain exporters and importers and consideration of export and production restraints.
St Cloud 4-H seniors will stop in Newton on return from Texas as part of interstate exchanges. Harvey County 4-H leaders plan a 1978 exchange with Minnesota. Livestock judges may join Council Grove trips. contact Extension Office by July 5. Marion Dairy Judging School set for July 1 at Green-Trim Holstein Farm Hillsboro with eight cattle classes and a lunch option.
District Conservationist E J Green reports Kansas faces a water supply clash as two year drought strains cities industry and agriculture. Eastern Kansas suffers scarce and low quality groundwater though spring rains help crops. A computer study by SCS and Kansas Water Resources Board could map reservoir storage against yields to guide regional water plans and distribution choices.
Ed Gunter of Morganville uses two 20 inch wide steel tracks on his combine, boosting traction five feet per side. The tracks, bought at a farm auction three years ago for unknown price, helped harvest 100 acres of wheat and assist neighbors on muddy fields. The dealer says current price would double, but Gunter won’t sell.
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