Conservation Winner Has A Feeling For The Land
Lloyd Robbins Jr. and his wife Faye of Pomona RFD 1 will be honored for outstanding conservation work at the Franklin County Conservation District annual meeting at Celebration Hall. Robbins, a longtime farmer with 695 acres, began farming after marrying in 1944 with $250 borrowed to buy two cows and a used tractor. He and Mrs. Robbins built terraces in the 1930s and a pond dug by hand, on land once owned by H. R. Murray.
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Lloyd Robbing Jr
Pomona Rfd 1
Robbins
Faye
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Franklin County Conservation District
Celebration Hall
Kansas Bankers Association
County District Explained
The article defines a county district as an independent subdivision of state government run by five locally elected supervisors who work without pay. It describes governance, funding from local and state sources, and notes a 1976 law raising operating funds to 12 000 dollars per year. It cites Franklin County voters approving a conservation district in 1941.
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Washington, D.C
Board of Supervisors
Franklin County
Conservation District
Robbins Builds On Farm Conservation Plan To Grow Ponds
Robbins developed his first conservation plan in 1950 and expanded to 12 ponds across 695 acres, with 350 acres cropland, 100 hay, and the rest pasture. He uses crop rotation, brush control, and timberland management while renting 320 acres and hiring help. He also emphasizes energy conservation through south-facing home insulation and solar heating in winter.
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Robbins
Sometimes It’s Better In Small Doses
Carol Murphy recounts a mobile homeowner’s misadventure in conserving energy by lowering a furnace to 58 degrees. The pipes froze under the house despite dripping faucets, prompting a return to 65 degrees. The piece argues for finding a balance between conservation and preventing freezing.
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Carol Murphy
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