Vegetables And Rabbit Sold At Stand
Ten year old Mike and 11 year old Randy Reust ran a corner stand near Ottawa selling vegetables for five cents and a rabbit for 1.50 to 2.00. The boys, growing produce in a football field sized garden, attracted customers including a woman who bought six cars of corn. The stand proved more successful than last year and they plan to repeat it soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Bill Reust
Ottawa
Mike
Randy Reust
Pickled Products Spice Meals And Snacks
Pickle products spice meals and snacks with a blend of spices sugar and vinegar yield crisp textures and sweet sour flavors. Guidance covers vinegar types processing methods equipment heat treatment and a tested peppers pickled recipe with specific steps and yield. A Franklin County Fair exhibit features Acorn Rustlers 4-H with blue ribbons for Stephanie Herring and Trent Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Houce
Stephanie Herring
Acorn Rustlers
Trent Lancaster
Wagner Attending Youth Leadership Conference at Camp Miniwanca
A Richmond girl, 19-year-old Wagner, attends the 53rd American Youth Foundation Leadership Conference at Camp Miniwanca near New Era Michigan. The two week program ends August 4 for girls with sessions on organization change ethics and religion. Wagner is a Danforth Foundation 4-H leadership scholarship winner and Kansas State University sophomore majoring in pre veterinary medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Lake Michigan
Hecky Wagner
American Youth Foundation
Camp Miniwanca
New Era
Mich
Wagner
Danforth Foundation
Ralston Purina Company
Kansas
Miniwanca
Pine Woods
Alma
Becky
Jan
Bob
Mike
Kansas State University
K-Lakes
Spurs
Alpha Lambda Delta
Berea Boosters
Shade for Livestock By Bob Bozorth
Shade for livestock is smart management and profitable. Kansas State University research shows feed savings and daily gain improvements for cattle and hogs when shade is provided in hot weather. Proper structures with high, well-drained sites and adequate space reduce temperatures by 10 to 15 degrees and cut death losses on extreme days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bozworth
Kansas State University
Leo Wendling
K-State
Wendling
Management tips boost hog profits says extension swine expert
Wendell Moyer of Kansas State University outlines six key efficiency areas for hog production. He covers gestation ration, farrowing care, boar selection, feed conservation, balanced diets and external parasite control, with specific feeding levels and protein ranges for different pig weights and guidance on parasite sprays and handling new herd introductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Moyer
Kansas State University
Close Call With Skunk Shapes Franklin County Fair Photo Contest
12 year old Andy Sampson learned photography risks in a skunk encounter while fertilizing cattle pens. He used a 35 mm camera and got sprayed. His best shots failed to place, but he earned ribbons for a flower and a barking dog, with the flower winning reserve championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Andy Sampson
Andy
Milton
Franklin County Fair
FFA Leaders Attend Washington Conference Trip
Central Heights FFA will send Mark Wichman and Brian Vining to the national FFA Washington Conference in D C for a week of leadership workshops and Capitol Hill meetings. State officers, counselors, and National FFA Center staff will lead sessions on social relations, group leadership, and communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Heights Future Farmers of America
Washington
D. C
FFA
Mark Wichman
Brian Vining
U.S
Capitol Hill
National Ffa
National Ffa Center
Sam Brownback
Parker
Future Farmers of America
Rock Springs Ranch
Central Heights
Melissa Dimoush
Cindy Wilson
Mariann Poss
Rachel Vining
Jim Riley
Jon Johansen
Mike Basel
Williamsburg
Don Benjamin
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Mike and
Randy Beust
Moyer
Franklin County
Future Farmers
Wickes
Secuive Drive
Wickes Buildings Center
Lawrence
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