They Learn To Cook By 4-H Leaders In Franklin County
Ten 4 H ers aged 9 to 12 from Appanoose Pomona and Ottawa join Mrs Edgar Swank for a first year Tricks for Treats cooking project. Julia Montague assists as Junior Leader. They learn recipes eggs and cheese sandwiches heat safety and table manners. They plan four meetings before fair entries include cakes cookies and apple crisp. Participants include John Howell Barbara King Derek Swank Leslie Thompson Dorothy Wilson Kathy Myers Brent McPherson Darlene Mark and Brian Montague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Appanoose
Pomona
Ottawa
Edgar Swank
Julia Montague
Mrs. Swank
Brian Montague
Julia
Brian
Franklin County
John Howell
Barbara King
Derek Swank
Leslie Thompson
Dorothy Wilson
Kathy Myers
Brent McPherson
Darlene
Mark
Herbs Add Spice And Variety To Meals
An exhortation to start an herb garden near the kitchen with thyme rosemary mint sage sweet basil parsley marjoram and oregano. Notes on historic use of herbs in cooking, guidance on fresh versus dried herbs, storage tips, and the idea that home cooks are artists shaping flavor.
Mulch choices and tips for home gardens
Gardeners prefer mulches to save water and curb weeds while reducing soil compaction and splashing. Dark mulches warm soil around cucumbers and tomatoes early, while light mulches cool soil later. apply two to four inches deep, avoid seed-bearing materials, and plow under at season end to add organic matter while compensating for nitrogen tied up during decay.
New Additions to Franklin County Fair
The 1971 Franklin County Fair will add bleachers and a hog and sheep building. Two 90 foot bleacher sections will be placed on the rodeo grounds and a 40 by 80 foot open sided building will replace the tent housing sheep and hogs. The green and white structure, ordered a week earlier, should arrive in two weeks once a concrete floor is laid. Plumbing will follow, with completion expected two days after materials arrive.
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Fair Board
Charles Gillette
The
Gillette
Rural growth plan urged to spread prosperity nationwide
Earl L. Wier summarizes Claude W. Gifford's Rural Development address calling for reviving countryside through RC D programs. He warns urban plagues pollution blighted housing crime and transportation paralysis and argues for planning zoning and local initiative to build self sustaining rural economies with federal backing.
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Earl L. Wier
Claude W. Gifford
USDA
America
Gifford
Farm Journal
Professionals To Compete In Pull At Franklin County Fair
Franklin County Fair adds a tractor pull on Saturday Aug 28 with up to 60 entrants. Organizers expect about 25 professional and 34 local tractors, 7 weight classes. entry is 7.50 per tractor plus 100 prize pool. Rules limit rubber tires, no chains, weight limits, safety specs, and NTPA guidelines for Hot Rod class.
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Franklin County
Gene Mohr
Kansas
Kansas Tractor Pulling Association
Henry Moody
Mohr
NTPA
Fair Board
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Ardis
Foust
Rantoul
John Deere
Arthur, Vv. Day
Walter Medlin
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Weidmann Tire & Battery
Cypress Street
Kan
Motorola
Hoover
Dodge
W.R
Bill) Shenk
Jack Nelson and Son
First
Nat'l. Bk
Genererating
Lane
Richmond
Haviland
Lane Wscs
Bill and
Alta Robinson
Jack Lindsey
Dan Ross
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