Irrigation Choices Outlined For Franklin County Farmers
Diane Yeamans reports on an Irrigation Seminar by the Franklin County Extension Service where four systems were evaluated. Traveling gun is portable and powerful but labor and energy heavy. center pivot saves labor but lacks portability. gravity needs low cost and more labor and requires suitable slope. grading can adjust slope where topsoil is abundant, but shallow soil limits use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Franklin County Extension Service
Don Pretzer
DeLynn Hay
Hay
Supplemental irrigation feasibility for farmers in Kansas
Experts outline three feasibility checks for supplemental irrigation. Technical: water source, soil suitability, and pumping permits under the Water Apportionment Act. Economic: evaluate loan costs versus projected yields and increased operating expenses. Yield gains cited include 10-15 bushels per acre for soybeans and 30-60 for corn, with crop water needs specified. Bob Bozworth provides a feasibility worksheet to assess if investments pay off.
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Hay
Division of Water Resources
Topeka
Pretzer
Bob Bozworth
Franklin County
Livestock Feed Nutrients May Be Low at County Meeting
Beef cattle management meeting in Franklin County Sale Barn covers calf gain creep feeding cowherd nutrition economics with current prices. Extension specialists discuss herd health and wood heating tips at separate public sessions. Emphasizes forage analysis and moisture content testing with hay core sampler available for samples.
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Robert Bozworth
Franklin County
Larry Corah
Homer Caley
Jerry Bratton
Missouri Farm Leader Appeals to Save Family Farm
MFA President Eric Thompson urged U S Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland to place the family farm on the endangered species list amid fears of a 1980 farm income drop to 25 billion from 32 billion. The Sedalia meeting gathered 700 as part of Bergland’s nationwide hearings ahead of the 1981 farm bill, with Kansas Farmers Union President Dale Lyon and Missouri Farm Bureau Federation chief C B Johnston urging policy safeguards including fuel use limits and anti-guessing in agricultural policy. The briefing covered roughage quality, protein and nitrate analysis, and a Kansas State University eight week short course for young farmers running January 14 to March 7, cost about 750 dollars.
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Sedalia
Missouri Farmers Association
U.S. Agriculture
Bob Bergland
United States
MFA
Eric Thompson
Bergland
Liberty Park Convention Hall
Congress
Thompson
Department of Agriculture
Russia
U.S
Dale Lyon
Kansas Farmers Union
USDA
Agriculture
Rural
America
C. BR. Johnston
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Montpelier
Lafayette
Ind
Fayetteville
N.C
Huntsville
Ala
Sioux City
Iowa
Wichita Falls
Texas
Denver, Colo
Spokane
Wash
Fresno
Calif
Kansas State University
Preconditioning Calves Boosts Profits in 1980s Beef Trade
Stress at weaning and shipment hinder growth but preconditioning calves shows profits. Purina reports trials across Oklahoma and Missouri with 21 days preconditioning, yielding higher gains and better feed efficiency. Recommendations include castration, dehorning, vaccinations, and parasite control by three months. brochure available from Dr. Les Breuer at Ralston Purina.
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Cone Beef Cattle
Kansas
Danny Williams
Applied Beef Cattle Research
Ralston Purina Company
Purina
Oklahoma
Missouri
Williams
Les Breuer
Ralston Purina Co
Checkerboard Square
St. Louis
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Butler
Miswouri
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Ottawa
American Cancer Society
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TCC
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D.save
Ugk
Kaan
Wwe
Swaen
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SILEX
Montchir
Suri
S. Main
Ottawa, Ks
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