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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1963
Page
4
Farmers jump on spring work despite lingering winter. Contour tillage and seeding are emphasized for erosion control and higher yields. Guidance stresses proper fertilization for cool season grasses, soil testing, and early seeding while advising on waterway and pasture care and regulated grazing.
The sith annual stockholders meeting of the Farmers Union Cooperative Marketing Association in Kansas City March 6 and 7 will emphasize the role of the young farmer. About 750 delegates from over 200 Kansas and Missouri associations attend with speakers D. W. Brooks and Jerry Litton among others focusing on international trade and farm leadership.
New York AP reports Lent begins, a 40 day period of fasting and penitence ending Easter April 14. Catholics, Orthodox, Episcopalians and other denominations receive ashes on the foreheads as a reminder of repentance and renewal.
A suburban Muncie lumber yard was destroyed by a 100000 dollar blaze Tuesday. Four Wyandotte County fire companies battled the fire but were hampered by a lack of nearby hydrants. The Herald offers five dollars weekly for top reader news tips.
The School of Home Economics hosts Hospitality Day on March 30 at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Junior and senior high students are invited to explore home economics careers with exhibits skits teas and tours as the university begins its second century. Marilyn Hensley of Wichita chairs the event with a large steering committee and two faculty advisors guiding planning and promotions.
Kansas State University horticulturists list vegetable varieties for this year with new tomatoes and onions. The guide names beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes with specific cultivars such as Asp ragus Mary Washington, Top Crop Wade Contender Golden Wax Pencil Pod Wax Hendersons Improved, Kentucky Wonder, Snowfall Northern Belle Mar cross Yukon Golden Security and NK 1304, and tomato types Fireball Glamour Alpha 536 Cardinal Macross Surprise Macross Supreme Roma Red Cherry. Also notes crabgrass overwintering seeds and control by early germination and chemicals like chlor-
PAX calcium arsenate 76 percent Dactical 80 percent W and emulsifiable Zytron are cited as treatments. A question arises about any impact of the recent cold weather on the Asian fly. Extension Entomologist Dell E Gates says cold weather has no effect on the insect.
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