Birds More Than A Hobby In Ottawa man raises parakeets and canaries at home as rewarding hobby
JOAN ISTAS profiles Earle Blair who after retiring in 1962 turned a few birds into a thriving keeper of parakeets and canaries. He built nests, built cages, and manages breeding, feeding, and socialization to ensure birds as pets and potential singers. Blair highlights care, talk training, and the birds’ sociable nature.
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Joan Istas
Earle Blair
Tremont
Blair
Pepsi Cola Co
Ottawa
Canaries
Mexico
Flossie
Franklin County Livestock Group Surpasses Membership Goal
Franklin County members of the Kansas Livestock Association exceeded March targets with 87 members and 194 points by month end, surpassing the 50 member and 150 point requirement for a state board director. Three local producers Albert Dunbar Barbara Netherland and Charles Neal are nominated for the directorship, with ballots to be mailed. Charley Reynolds and Ottawa Production Credit Association plan a mid June dinner to discuss forming a county association as statewide KLA reaches 65 counties and about 7 500 members.
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Franklin
Kansas Livestock Association
Andy Duffle
County Livestock Organization
KLA
Albert Dunbar
Richmond
Barbara Netherland
Ottawa
Charles Neal
Williamsburg
Charley Reynolds
Ottawa Production Credit Association
Franklin County Association
Drainage District Plans Survey For Farmers
The Marais des Cygnes Drainage District No. 1 will survey district farmers to assess drainage value. A letter and questionnaire will gather input to judge benefit cost ratios before a project plan is submitted. The district board meets May 1 at 8 30 p m at the Franklin County ASCS office, public invited.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Franklin County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
Feed Grain Sign-Up Deadline Nears In 1978 Program
The 1978 Feed Grain and Wheat Program sign-up closes in under three weeks with 145 Franklin County farmers enrolled so far. ASCS says most wait to see final rules, while signers gain protection from disaster and price support benefits. Farmers must plant one acre off for every ten to certain crops and two per ten for wheat. A county box supper at Celebration Hall fundraising for the fairgrounds was also announced with cake walk and ham and beans.
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Franklin County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
Franklin County Fair Association
Celebration Hall
Bob Carleton
Jerry Robinson
Edith Chism
ASCA
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Raymond Brady
Fair Board
Box Supper
Tire Service Farm
Burt Atte
Scott Service
Anp
Sheldon Atsist
S. Walnut
Butler bin Bonanza
ASCS
Butler
Comstock-McCool Construction
Butle
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