Co-Op Tour Highlights Farmland Industries Visit
A Farmers Cooperative Association tour of Kansas City area sites highlighted Farmland Industries operations. The group visited the Agricultural Hall of Fame near Bonner Springs, the Kansas City Board of Trade, Royals game night, and Farmland HQ in North Kansas City plus Bonner Springs research farm and Lawrence fertilizer plant. Patrons toured livestock facilities, studied feed research, and heard about patronage refunds and the cooperative structure from Paul Castor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becky
Kansas City
Farmers Cooperative Association of
Richmond
Williamsburg
Dale Pearson
Ralph Ferguson
Jack Smith
Bonner Springs
Agricultural Hall of Fame
National Center
Hall of Fame
Kansas City Board of Trade
Jim McIntosh
Far-Mar-Co
Farmland Industries
Kansas City Royals
Toronto Bluejays
Royals
Lawrence
Paul Castor
Credit and Collections
Richmond and Williamsburg
Denny Hughes
Hughes
Texas
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association
Leonard Walker
Walker
Richmond-Williamsburg Association
Board of Trade
Jessie Herring
Princeton
Jim Kueser
Experiment Farm
Albert Dunbar
Farmers Co- Op Association Board of Directors
One Home Economics Team To Compete At State Fair
Franklin County will send a single 4 H home economics team to the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson as rules shift to judging nine classes of home economics. Team members, led by Marcia Houck, include top scorers Rachel Vining and Linda Teter with others listed. alternate Tracy Miller. State and Sunflower Expo teams are planned with practice scheduled for Aug 22 in the Extension meeting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Hutchinson
Franklin County
Marcia Houck
Rachel Vining
Linda Teter
Becky Wagner
Janet Coen
Donna Schamle
Kathleen Horstick
Bonnie Ahlers
Diane Haney
Tracy Miller
County Extension Office
Topeka
Marie Chambers
Rhonda Lintner
Julie Wasmund
Linda Blake
Houck
Lowell Kissinger Tricks Fairgoers With Hidden Pants Person
Lowell Kissinger, a 4-H member from Town and Country, earned the Good Manners Award at Franklin County Fair after selling his pet Simmental steer. He staged a prank by placing straw filled jeans under a cow in the beef barn, drawing big reactions from attendees before revealing the joke and restoring the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Lowell Kissinger
Franklin County Fair
Lowell
Rains Boost Crops Across Franklin County Gardens
Frequent June and July rains bring bumper harvests for vegetables and field crops in Franklin County. Agricultural Agent Bob Bozworth notes corn and milo look strong, soybeans progressing, and two ears on many corn plants. Wet conditions reduce drought risk for silage, while beans face late August risk. Grasshoppers linger yet likely to fade with rain. potential second generation corn borer may appear but should be limited. Gardeners report abundance of squash, beans, tomatoes, and corn, with signs up for excess peppers and active extension questions. Potato crop also good from county gardens harvested mid-July. Many wish they had planted more corn and beans this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
Bozworth
Milo
Marcia Houck
Flory Farm Tops May DHIA Averages
The Wayne Flory farm leads the Douglas-Franklin DHIA rolling herd averages for May with 18,012 pounds. Morrison Dairy is second at 17,426, followed by C Ho Dairy at 17,163, and Kenneth and Marilyn Hubbard at 16,801. Arden Ott & Son 16,829, Robert Russell 15,971, H A Jones 15,447, Donald Wempe 15,169, Alvin Fishburn 15,048.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Flory
Morrison Dairy
C Ho
Kenneth and
Marilyn Hubbard
Arden Ott
Donald Wempe
Alvin Fishburn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ronald Dunbar
Becky Vining
AG Hall of Fame
America
Museum of Farming
Lowell’s Fair
Flory
Farm Bureau Assn
Kandie Janssen
Ottawa
Sabre Law
Sharon Schendel
Wellsville
Tool and
Galen Wichman
Guidon
Kansas
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