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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1969
Page
4
The guide covers selecting tree size and placement, popular varieties like Scotch pine and Douglas fir, and how to judge freshness with needle shed tests. It explains USDA grades for trees, tips for keeping the tree fresh, and a wilt proof watering mixture including hot water, guard iron, syrup, and bleach.
District Extension Swine meeting at Ottawa Memorial Auditorium covered housing, ventilation, waste management and environmental control. Leo Wendling urged good management, discussed temperatures 50-90 F by stock type, humidity 50-80 percent, gas concerns from ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, and slat housing with gas control. Wendling noted four air changes hourly in pits and six in finishing houses, cooling methods, and the need for durable equipment. Hog research led by Wendell Moyer highlighted milo substitution with wheat, high confinement management, and heat detection challenges, plus Porcine Stress Syndrome with preventive breeding and handling guidelines.
Kansas Farm Bureau expands the Kansas Agricultural Marketing Association efforts to market grains hay and feeder livestock. A contract with a Yates Center area buyer will supply milo grain at an average 2.13 per cwt over eight months from November 1 to June 30 1970 with a starting price of 2.00 rising by one cent per cwt per 10 days. Hay contracts total 1800 tons at 30 per ton No 1 quality to Yates Center. KAMA acts as agent linking producers with buyers and coordinating monthly grain deliveries. Other contracts include milo with Crofoot Cattle Company Strong City a Great Bend buyer and Flint Hills Feed Lot Emporia for corn and milo.
The Agriculture Department outlines a 30 percent fat limit for government inspected sausages and leaner hotdogs. Inspectors will enforce procedures with lab tests, while plants adjust. The change follows a 33 percent proposal and political input from consumer advisers. Local grocers note fat content not labeled on packages. Sausage from a local processor stays within 30 percent fat due to 10 to 15 percent fat.
Nineteen Thanksgiving plates were filled by EHU Notes WYCOFF members and delivered to Senior Citizens at the November meeting. The group met at 9 30 a m for coffee at Mrs Aubrey Pontons home and heard a scarves lesson by Mrs Gene Bush. The next meeting is December 10 at the home of Mrs Wesley Sylvester with a pitt exchange.
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