Franklin County 4H Tractor Contest At Fairgrounds
Franklin County 4 H members are invited to an annual tractor driving contest at the Franklin County Fairgrounds Friday starting at 9 a.m. The event blends a written test with driving skill and Underwood Equipment sponsors the winner’s award. A ranking correction updates the beef rate of gain results with Buck Watts named champ at 4.05 pounds per day and David Mettenburg in second at 3.4 pounds. Heath Higbie again tops the Simmental heifer division, the Acorn Rustlers 4 H’er earning first in that class last year as well.
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Franklin County
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Underwood Equipment
Buck Watts
David Mettenburg
Heath Higbie
Franklin County Fair
Acorn Rustlers
Garden Peppers Pickled For Year Rough Use
MARCIA HOUCE offers guidance on selecting peppers for canning and provides step by step methods for canning chili peppers green peppers banana peppers and pimientos. It covers washing peeling seeds head space jar packing and processing times at 10 pounds pressure.
Home Owners Warranty gains popularity in new houses
About 25 percent of new U.S. houses are or will be covered by a warranty on construction quality, double last year. The program, backed by the National Association of Home Builders and the National Home Owners Warranty Corp, covers defects in craftsmanship, mechanical systems, and structure in the first decade, even if ownership changes. Builders began this to curb consumer complaints and protect the industry’s image, with leaders predicting near-universal coverage in time.
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Andy Lang
AP News
United States
National Association of Home Builders
Industry Trade Organization
National Home Owners Warranty Corp
Robert Levenstein
Kaufman and Broad Inc
Barbed Wire Collection Tells Old West Story
Harold and Olive Staadt collect barbed wire since 1966, now about 400 samples. the hobby traces West settlement. The collection spans patented wires from Lucien Smith to modern varieties, with names like Preston Braid and Necktie Barb. Staadt cites barbed wire as a major influence on open range decline and the rise of cattle ranching.
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Becky
Harold
Olive Staadt
Staadt
Kelly
Diamond Point
Kansas
Preston Braid
Crandal
Merrill
Washburn and Moon Manufacturing Company
West
4-H Director To Philippines Boosts Kansas 4-H Ties
Kansas State University extension 4 H director Glenn Busset leaves July 13 for a three month stint with the Philippines Anak Bukid 4 H program in Quezon City. He works as project consultant for rural youth development while a 12 member K State team, led by Carroll Hess, coordinates efforts back home. Busset aims to design data gathering methods to assess extension impact as he joins a rice focused, youth education effort in the Philippines. His prior international work includes service in India and study at Cornell on Ford Foundation grants. Dale Apel will lead Kansas 4 H in his absence.
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Manhattan
Glenn Busset
Kansas State University Extension
Busset
Kansas
Rural Youth Development Division
University of Manila
Quezon City
Government of the Philippines
Carroll Hess
KSU College of Agriculture
Hess
Philippines
Young Farmers Clubs
Bureau of Agricultural Extension
K-State
Abilene
Northwest Kansas
Cornell University
Ford Foundation
Italy
Rosemary
India
Haney Leads Richland 4-H Home Economics Judge
Diane Haney of Pottawatomie Valley topped home economics judging at the Richmond Free Fair with 434 of 450. Rachel Vining scored 432 and Becky Wagner 424 as 34 4-Hers competed in the final judging. Berea Boosters won the top club prize, with Full-Pep second. team members named.
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Pottawatomie Valley
Diane Haney
Richmond
Rhonda Lintner
County Extension Service
Berea Boosters
Rachel Vining
Becky Wagner
Kathleen Horstick
Donna Schamle
Roberta Schamle
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California
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Here
Lucien B. Smith
Ohio
Michael D. Kelly
Backy
Harold Stadt
Gureau
Alte Lee Tires
Scott Service
Haney
Richmond Judging
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