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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1979
Page
7
A Kansas Banker awards winner learns press coverage may involve staged photo moments. The piece blends reflections on icy January roads, conservation dinners, and annual weather anecdotes as the reporter recalls past stuck-car experiences while imagining a June conservation event for kinder weather.
Rising fuel costs push more people to woodcutting but foresters urge careful harvesting. Kansas State University advisor James C. Geisler warns against indiscriminate cutting and stresses thinning to improve stands. Learn to read signs of tree health and balance spacing, preserve understory, and consult foresters for on-site guidance. Preserve wildlife habitat by leaving hollow trees and debris piles. Obtain permission for trespass and seek free on-site forester referrals.
The 1977 wheat crop finished planting on schedule with good fall growth and little winterkill. Some fields reseeded after grasshopper damage. drought eased by May June rains. Winter wheat harvest began late but finished on a normal timetable. Protein 12 percent, weight 60.7 pounds per bushel, moisture 11.4 percent. Average moisture lowest since 1965.
Kansas State University projections show central Kansas continuous cropped wheat costs at 100.85 per acre with 32 bushels per acre yielding 3.15 per bushel. Returns to land labor and management total 34.45 per acre, while eastern Kansas yields higher but costs 124.87 per acre, yielding 3.11 per bushel and a 46.03 per acre return.
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