Grain Center at University Complex in Manhattan
Construction of a 3 million dollar U S Grain Marketing Research Center proceeds on a 12 acre site near Kansas State University. The federal lab will house 150 scientists studying storage, grading, insect control, and marketing efficiency to cut costs for producers processors and consumers worldwide.
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Manhattan
U. S
Kansas State University
KSU
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Kansas
U.S
Clifford A. Watson
Usda Agricultural Research Service
USDA
Watson
Orson
New Grain Marketing Center
Federal Research Center
Kan
Record of chemical use and pest control for farming season
The text outlines how to maintain chemical-use records covering treated acre size and location, crop, variety, growth stage, treatment time and weather, pests and damage, chemicals used with ingredients and formulations, treatment method and operator, effectiveness, and harvest date. It also discusses flood-related risks, crop insurance, government programs, diversification, and a Mosquito control guide including insecticides, repellents, screening, and breeding-site elimination.
Local Tomato Grower Sees Booming Harvest in Ottawa
Rain and heat boost tomato crops for Charles Sluder of RFD 3 Ottawa. Planted in May his three dozen plants yielded ripe fruit by July 9 weighing 1.5 pounds. Sandy soil helped water absorption and staking required as plants grew tall. The Sluders also grow beans corn lettuce radishes potatoes and cantaloupe.
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Charles Sluder
Ottawa Rfd 3
Sluder
4-H Ranch Hosts Two State Camps in 1924
The July 1924 State 4-H Health and Conservation Camps at Rock Springs Ranch will include Franklin County delegates Jean Fitzgerald and Jeanie Schamle at Health Camp and Richard Wakeman and Joan Fitzgerald at Conservation Camp. Sessions cover health topics with officials from multiple state health and extension bodies. In addition to health topics, conservation education includes forestry entomology geology and wildlife with Extension staff and state agencies. The schedule features swimming horseback riding archery and rifle sports and is funded with support from Folger Coffee and Federal Cartridge through the Kansas 4-H Foundation. A horse and horsemanship clinic is planned July 21 at Topeka’s Mid-America Fairgrounds led by Dick Warren. The second state horse judging contest is July 22 in Douglass with hosts Butler and Sedgwick counties. Franklin County may enter up to six 4-H members based on a prior judging contest results. Showmanship contests for livestock are also described with sheep showmanship tips and grooming guidance.
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Rock Springs Ranch
Franklin County
Jean Fitzgerald
Westerner’s
Jeanie Schamle
Richard Wakeman
Shining Star
Joan Fitzgerald
Kansas State Board of Health
National Council of Alcoholism
State Tuberculosis Society
Kansas Medical Association
Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
Sunflower
Brown County
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
State Geological Survey
Folger Coffee Company
Federal Cartridge Corporation
Kansas 4-H Foundation
Mid-America Fairgrounds
Topeka
Dick Warren
Kansas
Barnard Arena
Douglass
Butler
Sedgwick
Lawrence
Insect Collection Is Rewarding Project
Gordon Thayer, son of Frank and Mrs. Thayer of 1034 S. Hickory, pursues a 4-H entomology project aiming to collect insects, build equipment, and learn about destructive and beneficial species. Now with two exhibit boxes, 13 orders, and 75 specimens, he trains through rearing cages and spreading boards, preparing for county and fair opportunities with six years in 4-H.
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Gordon Thayer
Frank Thayer
Hickory
S. Hickory
Topeka
Hutchinson
Gordon
Trail Blazers Club
Voyage To Moon Has Smooth TV Coverage
New York AP reports Apollo 11 launch coverage by CBS NBC and ABC went smoothly like the liftoff. Networks plan 31, 30 hours of continuous coverage for the moon mission and landing with analysts noting the need for new language to describe space travel. Lyndon Johnson called the sight awesome and praised the space program’s peaceful potential in an interview to air on CBS.
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New York
Cape Kennedy
CBS
NBC
ABC
Chet Huntley
Eric Sevareid
Lyndon B. Johnson
Walter Cronkite
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Bozworth
RFD 3
Ottawa
Slader
Pen-Jel Corporation
Nicholson Ave
Kansas City
By Bill R. Merhoff
Thayer
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