Livestock Meeting Set For July 29
The Kansas Livestock Association's annual area meeting will be held July 29 at Silkville Ranch, three miles southwest of Williamsburg. The program starts at 5:30 p.m. with a ranch history display and cattle outlook, followed by a beef barbecue at 6:30. Kale Hineman chairs the meeting with Pat Koons and a stock men's legal panel addressing OSH Act and farm law topics. All KLA members and nonmembers in Osage, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Anderson, Johnson, Miami and Linn Counties are invited.
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Kansas Livestock Association
Kansas
Silkville Ranch
Williamsburg
Ottawa
Highway
Silkville
Pat Koons
ANCA
Cattle-Fox
Topeka
KLA
stock_ men
Frank Norton
Salina
Jim Berglund
Salina Bank
Virg Huseman
Osage
Coffey
Douglas
Franklin
Anderson
Johnson
Miami
Linn Counties
Screwworm Plague Hits Southwest Cattle Industry
Cattle producers across the Southwest face the worst screwworm outbreak since the eradication program began. APHIS reports 3,946 laboratory confirmed cases in the week of June 18 24, led by Texas with 3,879 cases. Warm winter in northern Mexico aided fly activity. sterile fly production is increasing to slow the outbreak. New Mexico Arizona Oklahoma also affected.
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Washington
Southwest
Agriculture Department
Usda Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
Texas
United States
Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Shape Waterways Now For Fall Seeding Plans By Weickert
William C Weickert urges landowners to act now to shape waterways with conservation contractors so fall seeding succeeds. Seeded waterways around September 1 have good establishment prospects, and Soil Conservation Service cost share or REAP aid may help. A cooperative plan with a technician at 209 West Second can tailor the project and confirm need for waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Weickert
Soil Conservation Service Office
Soil Conservation Service
West Second
Preparing Swine Projects For 4-H Fair Shows
County fairs approach and the revised Profitable Pig Projects guide offers tips for swine 4-H shows. Week two before the show, pen the pig in a smaller area, trim feet, remove hog rings, and brush daily. A detergent wash a week before, move the pig to a showlike pen, and brush front to rear to enhance coat. Practice driving with the same equipment used at the fair. Bed the pen with bright straw seeds to add luster. The piece also covers Kansas State Fair 4-H seed analysis and weed identification contests, weed collection, and district and state horse show schedules in July, with showmanship requirements for the Hutchinson state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Smith
Hill City
Salina
Yates Center
Ottawa
Oskaloosa
Hutchinson
Preventing Major Accidents Through Minor Incident Awareness
The text urges attention to minor accidents and near misses to prevent major incidents. It notes that 1970 statistics show over 100 million disabling injuries and stresses studying causes to correct circumstances and avoid serious harm.
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George Ahlschwede
Ahlschwede
Franklin County Fair
Kale Hineman
Dighton
The
Farm and Industrial Equipment Institute
Industrial Safety Equipment Association
USDA
First National Bank OF Ottawa
Ky Shari
Pewy
ST Yay Media
Sylvania
Bargain Buy
Jamaica
Newton
Garden City
D. W. Arnold
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