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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1969
Page
4
Farmers should weigh fixed costs before purchasing high priced machinery. Depreciation taxes repairs shelter and interest on the investment are part of per acre or per hour cost to compare with rentals or custom rates.
The Bozworth Report outlines fixed costs at 15-20 percent of equipment price and variable costs such as gas and oil. It urges valuing ownership by equivalent hired output per acre or ton, weighing timeliness, opportunity costs, and labor needs. It also guides pruning timing and sequence for large orchards, stressing fall starts and delaying stone fruits to protect trees.
Marty Christie daughter of Rex and Mrs Christie 1446 Willow has earned a state 4 H junior leadership award for 11 years of 4 H leadership and service. A freshman at Kansas State University she has held multiple offices including county council president and secretary and served as a counselor at county and day care camps. She organized the county dog project and show at Franklin County Fair and attended numerous 4 H programs including Round Up and Camp Counselor Training.
Carter Anderson, manager of the Wakarusa Watershed District near Lawrence, discussed watershed development with the Pottawatomie Watershed Steering Committee in Garnett on Thursday evening December 4. He highlighted Corps of Engineers cooperation and the benefit sharing approach to accelerate planning for a Clinton Reservoir style project and reduce planning time.
A Southeast Kansas Animal Science Day at Mound Valley featured talks and demonstrations on bloat prevention, alfalfa versus bromegrass and native pasture for beef calves, and the growth effects of Hybrid Sudangrass and Hybrid Pearl Millet on milk and cattle growth. Highlights include alfalfa pastures showing better gains and finish, Starea protein supplement development, and Polox as a bloating prevention drug.
Kansas hosted the 22nd annual conference December 15 to 17 at Topeka Municipal Auditorium draws hundreds of Kansans. Kansas Chemicals Institute and Kansas State University sponsor sessions on herbicides sales methods fertilizer and chemical equipment innovations with 35 to 40 exhibits. Distinguished service awards scholarships totaling $200 to agronomy students and new entrants to the program are announced.
Simple snack ideas for football weekends. Pepper Puff Snax combine puffed wheat and rice with butter spices and pretzels baked slowly. batter dipped hot dogs provide a quick post game meal option.
E Wayne Anderson of Ottawa RFD 2 reports his registered Holstein herd has an official per cow average of 17 365 pounds of milk and 577 pounds of butterfat from 56 lactations for the testing year. This exceeds the U S average of 8 821 pounds of milk and 325 pounds of butterfat.
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