Farmers Of The Week New-To-Area Farmers In Ottawa
Russell Sylvester and his father Wesley operate a 500 acre livestock and crop farm seven miles southwest of Ottawa. They moved from Junction City after Ft. Riley expansion displaced their land financed by the Army Corps of Engineers. They ship cattle to Kansas City stockyards in two seasons and sell some locally. They praise farming’s good living with proper management and oppose government intervention and direct sales without bidding. A new Farm-Eze belt conveyor aids feed distribution and efficiency.
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Steve Dragon
Ottawa
Russell Sylvester
Wesley
Fame
Junction City
Ft. Riley
Army Corps of Engineers
Sylvester
Kansas City
Rosesell
Russell
Cattle Market Outlook for 1967 Slaughter Cattle
Cattlemen may see modest gains in slaughter cattle prices through 1967 with no major rise. An Oct 1 rise in light cattle on feed could weaken next spring while heavier on feed stocks are down from last year. Midweight groups stay near year-ago levels. total marketings in late 1967 likely similar to 1966.
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Manhattan
Better Plan for Small Cowherds Warned in County Study
Robert W. Bozworth notes Franklin County has 625 beef cowherds, 74 percent with under 25 cows, 18 percent 25 to 50, and 8 percent over 50. Small herds should use low quality roughage, curb winter feed costs, and cull bred cows for market. Also details on a Dec Topeka Fertilizer Conference and upcoming swine meetings in Mound City and Ottawa.
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Robert W. Bozworth
Franklin Coune Ty
Mound City
Ottawa
Franklin County
Kansas Swine Improvement Association
Ex-Air Force pilot wins air-land race and lands on highway
Gilbert R. Worth, 35, of Greenville Mississippi, an ex Air Force pilot, won an air-land race with a tractor trailer truck on a highway. Worth said the flight was hair-raising as the crippled single-engine plane glided below two underpasses before landing on Interstate 55 in Memphis during a business trip home with his wife.
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Memphs, Tenn
exoAir Force
Gilbert R. Worth
Greenville
Miss
Leaves in Your Yard Composting Guide from Manhattan
Advice on turning fallen leaves and grass clippings into usable compost. Details enclosure designs three sided bins and layering with soil fertilizer amounts and watering. Also notes compost readiness in six months to a year and a brief aside on the blue rock dove's historical spread.
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Manhattan
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Kansas State University
Trinity Methodist Church
Ottawa Co-Op
The
Farm Bureau
Kansas Livestock Organization
Wesley and
Sylvester Farm
Hogelin
Art Hogelin
Ash Street
Topeka
Kansas Fertilizer and Chemical Institute, Inc
Kanesas State University
Larry Murphy
Crawford County
Anderson County
Kansas
Tion
Bozworth
Sree
the Friendly Store
VY Price
Wbeam
Hamilton Beach
Sunbeam
Gambles
Africa
Asia
Europe
Santa
oLitwin’s
Orion
Coats
Tricot
Peignoir
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