Area 4-H Members Win Two Coveted Awards
Franklin County 4 H members win two major honors. Janice Wagner earns an American Youth Foundation Training Camp award for Camp Minwelwança at Stony Lake Michigan and will attend Aug 1–14. Allen Peckham of Ranetoul is chosen among 39 delegates for a citizenship short course in Washington DC July 31–Aug 5, with tours of Gettysburg and Capitol Hill. Five Franklin County 4-H members join 350 others at a state health and conservation camp July 27–Aug 1 at Rock Springs Ranch. Delegates include Becky Scott, Diana Kissinger, Linda Logan, Sharon Hinton, and Paul Scott. A new publication highlights the rabbits project by Cecil Eyestone, detailing housing, feeding, records, and showing rabbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Janice Wagner
American Youth Foundation
Camp Minlewanca
Stony Lake
Mich
Kansas
Janice
Kansas Bankers’ Association
Consumer Cooperative Association
Kansas City
Gettysburg
Rock Springs Ranch
Becky Scott
Diana Kissinger
Linda Logan
Sharon Hinton
Paul Scott
Cecil Eyestone
Kansas State University
American Rabbit Breeders Association
Webworm Control Urges Timely Action in Fields
Webworms have damaged alfalfa and threaten soybeans in fields over the past days. The pests typically last about three weeks. Control advised first by harvesting alfalfa near cut stage to remove active population. fields not ready to cut may be sprayed as alternates.
Agricultural advisory on pesticide rates and livestock cooling
The Bozworth Report lists malathion and methoxychlor spray rates with seven day pre harvest intervals and Sevin as another option. Soybeans can be treated with toxaphene or DDT, while corn fields should be checked for rootworm earworm and stalk borers. Livestock cooling tips cover shade, portable structures, water access, salt needs, and fogging for hogs. Potatoes require harvest timing to avoid sunscald and heat damage, with evening digging and field hold preferred to reduce sun exposure and heat-related injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn
Safe Home Canning And Wood Finish Tips
Home canning of vegetables can be safe with pressure canning at 10 pounds to reach 249 degrees F and proper times. Boiling water can be safe for fruits. test canner gauges, and boil vegetables 10 to 20 minutes for safety margins. Also included are wood finish care tips to remove water marks using blotters, rottenstone paste, camphorated oil, and steel wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Grigsby
County Agricultural Extension Office
Progressive clubs discuss projects and teaching tips
In recent meetings at the Anchor Savings Building and homes, HDU notes show the groups addressing local service projects. They plan to contact J B Mickey for small Preserve For rest Park efforts, send 5 to Judy McClure in Brazil, and discuss aspirin and small electrical appliances in lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchor Savings
Robert Bundy
J. B. Mickey
Forrest Park
Judy McClure
Peace Corps
Brazil
Comery
Carole Grigsby
Kansas City
Kansa
Otetawa
Lydia Fitch
Judy Mce Clure
Tony van Leiden
Virginia Gilroy
TRE « Hepta
Larry Parker
Fred Turner
Arenold Hart
A. E. Sullins
K. L. Keelin
Pomona Lake
Grassed Waterways Essential On Farms
Earl L Weir discusses Franklin County soil and water needs noting 6787 acres required and 2803 shaped by 1966, leaving 3984 acres to complete over 20 years at 200 acres annually. Emphasizes grassed waterways prevent erosion, best location, permanent establishment, crossable design, and maintenance for farm conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L, Wier
Franklin County
Rehabilitated NY Narcotics Aide Touts Myth-Breaking Plan
New York AP reports Vice tor Biondo, a rehabilitated former heroin addict, named special assistant to the narcotics coordinator. He will earn 13 500 dollars annually under Dr. Efren Ramirez, who ran Puerto Rico’s narcotics treatment program that helped him. Biondo says his aim is to break the myth of once an addict always an addict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vicetor Biondo
Biondo
Efren Ramirez
Puerto Rico
Newsemen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Area 4-H
Capitol Hill
White House
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of State
Archives
Supreme Court
4-H
By Lloyd A. Davidson
Bozworth
Best
Montgomery Wards
Durbin Plumbing and Heating
1120 N. Main
Montgomery Ward
Rule and Shrum Construction CO
E. Logan
Ottawa
HDU
Iva Hunzicker
Good Neighbors Extension Homemakers Unit
Tom McMillen
Montgomery Ward Co
Gorton
Saffron
N. Main
Montgomery
Penny’s Ready Mixed Concrete CO. Inc
Main
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