4 H Caravan Offers Youth International Exchange Programs
SUSAN VERDOOR describes IFYE caravans for 16 to 20 year olds with good health and 4 H experience. Programs include Denmark France Jamaica Switzerland Italy Finland Norway Trinidad Tobago with costs 1200 to 1300 dollars, plus a second option Scotland Italy Netherlands France with about 1400 dollars. A leadership caravan invites volunteer leaders with youth work skills and travel experience. applications due March 15 and details are at the Extension office.
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Denmark
France
Jamaica
Switzerland
Italy
Finland
Norway
Trinidad
And
Tobago
Kansas
Scotland
Netherlands
Wood Fireplaces Danger Warns Of Injuries And Burns
MARCIA HOUCE warns that winter use of wood burning fireplaces causes over 6000 ER injuries yearly, mostly cuts and burns to children. Advice covers safe construction, inspection, no flammable liquids, proper ventilation, damper use, one artificial log at a time, fireplace screens, vent and chimney checks, ash cooling, and keeping pets and furniture away.
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Marcia Houce
Model Meetings Again In Swing
Seven of fourteen 4-H clubs held January model meetings with talks, demonstrations, music and a debated topic on square dancing roles for Trail Blazers. Club youths raced through recreation before a 30 minute limit. Public sessions scheduled at First United Methodist Church for eight clubs, with ribbons and a regional bid for the top club.
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Joan Istas
Trail
Berea
Pottawatomie Valley
Trail Blazers
Berea Boosters
Full O' Pep
Silver Leaf
Acorn Rustlers
Clover Leaf
Westerners
SHAFP
First United Methodist Church
Baldwin
Tillage Systems On Program January 26
Extension Council sponsors a 10 a.m. meeting in the Courts building to compare minimum till, no till, and full tillage systems. Gary Kilgore and Mark Schrock will discuss equipment for reduced tillage and latest trial results.
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Extension Council
Gary Kilgore
Extension Agronomist
Mark Schrock
Ag-Engineer
Schrock
Where Is Kansas Apparently Nowhere
An agricultural policy discussion in Denver draws attention to Kansas absence from a 11 state meeting on Bob Bergland’s possible appointment as Agriculture Secretary. The piece argues for a Kansas Department of Agriculture to gain a stronger voice in federal and global farm policy. It criticizes the current Board of Agriculture as captured by the Farm Bureau and urges reform and open hearings to boost Kansan influence.
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John Marshall Harris
Bob Bergland
Western Livestock Journal
Kansas
Journal
California
Colorado
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
Dakotas
Oklahoma
Texas
Wyoming
Illinois
Bergland
Carter Administration
Robert Bennett
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Board of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Denver
Watersheds Progressing in Kansas Across 173000 Acres
A new watershed application from the Upper Delaware and Tributaries Watershed covers 173,110 acres in northeast Kansas. By June 30, 98 watershed applications were on file totaling 11,150,550 acres, with 43 authorized for construction and 16 project agreements signed on 12 watersheds. Fiscal 1976 funded 5.9 million dollars for the Watershed Protection program. 451 dams built with 49 under construction and 240 planned remain. Arkansas River Basin report 1976 assesses upstream water and land resources and USDA solutions.
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Delaware and Tributaries
Kansas
SCS
Middle Walnut
Arkansas River
USDA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Susan Verdoor
Ifye Caravan
Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City Board of Trade
Franklin County Conservation District
Celebration Hall
Alan Maxwell
Kay Hunter
Shirley Bacon
Irene Peckham
Kilgore
CORO
Eovvel Gb
Tom Bach
Tire Service
Ottawa Pee
First National Bank
Ottawa
Service Department
Holland
Sheldon Mics
S. Walnut
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