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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1976
Page
13
4 H Geology Leader Rex Crane led a Sunday field trip despite scorching heat. The group hunted fossils at a rocky quarry finding brachiopods pelecypods crinoid stems bryozoan and a single crinoid head later revealed by a parent. Heat drove most back to shade and water before finishing the search.
Franklin County 4 H Day Camp will host 194 youths, about 140 to 150 more than usual, due to broad school publicity and open enrollment. Miss Susan Verdoorn and the camp committee planned name tags, cookies, and rocks for crafts with trips to Lake Perry to collect stones. Training for counselors is Tuesday, June 22, and activities run Wednesday, June 23 in Forest Park with a full schedule from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Franklin County Agricultural Agent Bob Bowne reports high greenbug populations across sorghum fields, fueled by hot dry weather and early maturing wheat. Some planting insecticides may underperform due to low moisture. resistant varieties fail to curb them. Bozworth urges regular field checks and lists recommended insecticides including Malathion Ethyl Parathion DiSyston Cygon and Demeton with prescribed acre rates.
An article from Good Housekeeping warns home canners about tomato acidity and safety. It recommends processing under pressure or adding acid then water bath canning, with specific additions and ratios. It notes trusted jar brands, advises USDA extension checks for uncertain containers, and suggests boiling tomatoes for extra safety and checking pressure gauges at extension offices.
Becky Vining daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Vining from rural Richmond attends a Co-Op Youth Leadership Conference on the William Jewell College campus in Liberty Missouri. Sponsored by the Richmond Williamsburg Co- Op.
A Kansas State University extension expert urges a thorough pre harvest inspection of combines. The piece lists engine checks, fluid levels, belts, hoses, wiring, sprockets, lubrication, and fire safety. It notes combines cause nearly half of farm machinery injuries and urges proper footwear and three point contact when mounting.
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