Get Into Big Farming In A Small Way
William Callaghan from Ottawa RFD 2 farms vegetables as a truck farmer beside dairying and grain. Starting with onion sets 21 years ago he grows okra peppers squash tomatoes and more with his wife and sons. They market March through December at Kansas City Farmers Market relying on demand and weather.
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Joanistas
Franklin Countians
William Callaghan
Ottawa Rfd 2
Callaghan
Billy
Marty
Africa
Callaghans
Kansas City
Callahans
Junior Dairy Show Set in Salina With Ecology Conference
The 1972 Kansas All Breeds Junior Dairy Show is scheduled for Friday and Saturday August 18 and 19 at Kenwood Park Salina. It features six dairy breeds, fittings, contests, a county herd class, and a call sale after Friday’s banquet. Eligibility is 4-H and FFA members ages 8 to 18 with entry deadline August 12. Also noted is the State Youth Ecology Conference July 16-21 at Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City with Kansas State University faculty and state agencies leading ecology topics. More than 400 teens participated in 1971.
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David R. Smith
Kenwood Park
Salina
FFA
Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
Charles Bates
Marjorie Area
Martha Brill
Bob Henderson
Kansas State University
Kansas State
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
Kansas State Board of Health
Soil Conservation Service
Fort Hays Kansas State College
University of Kansas
Chester E. Peters
John E. Valusek
Wichita
Kansas
Ponds Becoming Part of Kansas Landscape
Ponds dot Kansas from swimming to irrigation with 85,889 built with SCS aid by mid 1970s. Franklin County total 1,330. A USDA guide explains proper site selection to avoid dam failure, pollution, and damage. It advises locating near pastures, checking for buried utilities, and considering drainage, silt control, and pond depth. visit local SCS office for details.
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William Weickert
Kansas
Soil Conservation Service
Franklin County
USDA
SCS
Greenbugs Threaten Sorghum as Infestations Rise
Sorghum growers are urged to monitor fields for exploding greenbug populations especially in taller stands. Ground treatments use Marathon. aerial options include Di-Syston or Parathion. Separate Kansas State extension bulletin discusses equine disease vaccines and VEE identification, stressing veterinary advice and lab confirmation. Rodent control notes high crop loss from rats and mice, with rapid reproduction and yearly costs.
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Robert W. Bozworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Callaghan
The
Agricultural Committee
Salina Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Interbreed Dairy Council
American Dairy Association of Kansas
Wilson
Ottawa
Itti
U. S
Ra Tome
Hutchinson
Armen Me A
Chee Lee
Aline Hos
Hunter
Town & Country Supply
Kansas State University Extension
United States
Homer K. Caley
Gantibles
Niin
Coronado
Max
Nita
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