Cattle Industry in Kansas Enters New Revolution
In western Kansas a technological and irrigation driven boom expands cattle feeding, with water, climate, and enterprising farmers reshaping the industry. After a drought menaced pastures, rain revived pastures and the outlook brightened, making Kansas beef profits and production surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kan
Kansas
Wichella
Salina
Walt Hackney
Midwest
Hackney
Kansas 4-H gains reach 59320 youth in program
More than 59,000 Kansas youths ages eight to nineteen participated in 4-H last year, with growth driven by TV Action Club and special interest groups. Franklin County ranked in the top ten counties, while entomology displays highlighted judging criteria and the Gar den City Packers expand to meet rising beef demand across Western Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill R. Merhoff
Kansas
Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
Glenn M. Busset
Kansas State University
TV Action Club
Cene Tral
Southeastern
Western
Fensas
Gottsch
Flint Hills
Nebraska
Texas
Southwest
Kansas City
Chicago
Iowa
California
Colorado
Joe Hunter
Rice County
Silver Certificate Worth Rises On Market Demand
New York AP report notes silver certificates and some coins command premiums as demand outpaces supply. Dealers offer 25 to 30 percent over face value for $1, $5 and $10 certificates, with silver dollars traded via NYMEX. Rising silver prices since Treasury abandonment of $1.29 per ounce in mid 1967 fuel premiums, as certificates convert to metal at $1.29 an ounce and metal prices reach around $1.82.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Mercantile Exchange
Treasury
United States
Two VC returnees share a bunk in open arms camp
Nguyen Thu Can, 26, and Tran Thu Anh, 20, narrate a life torn by war in Thanh Dien near Saigon. Once VC volunteers, they surrendered after longing for a nurse’s calling and family ties. Now in a barbed wire camp with 72 others, they face indoctrination and fear for loved ones while hoping to resume nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Cong
Nguyen Thu Can
Tran Thu Anh
Chieu Hoi
Thanh Dien
Saigon
Dan
Anh
Forage Field Day Planned at Kansas State University
Kansas State University schedules a Fall Forage Field Day in Manhattan on Sept. 5 with registration at 9 a.m. at Weber Hall. The program runs 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and includes farm tours, demonstrations on bromegrass, sorghum silage, weed control, and fertilizer practices, plus a women’s campus visit program and a panel discussion on future agricultural production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Bozworth
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Weber Hall
Frank G. Bieberly
Extension Agronomist
K-State
Bie
Berly
Agronomy
Howard D. Wilkins
Clinton E. Owensby
Ted Waller
George M. Ward
Oliver G. Russ
John A. True
E. A. Cleavinger
Draytsford Richardson
Floyd W. Smith
Kansas
Harold E. Jones
Clarence W. Swallow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Gottsch
Butler County
Franklin County
Wyanedotte
Johnson
Shawnee
Douglas
Leavenworth
Geary
Sedgwick
Miami
Ford
Franklin
Ray Frisbie
Kansas Farm Bureau
Frisbie
Producers Packing Co
Maneager Hackney
Cole
U.S
Ottawa Herald
Kelly Smith Thanh Dien
Vietnam
Can
Can and Anh
Vilelages
Sale Gon
Rus
Shirley A. Marsh
Justin Hall
College of Home Economics
Macross Supreme
Avalanche
Roma
Franklin County Extension Office
Litwin’s
Litwin
Your Family Clothing
Levis-Wranglers
Playtex
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!