Wheat harvest slumps in Franklin County due to persistent wet conditions
Farm elevators report low intake and poor quality wheat across Ottawa Richmond and Williamsburg co-ops. Only a few dozen acres were planted with yields of 25 to 40 bushels per acre and test weights mostly 54 to 56, pressuring cash flow as storage fees persist.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Franklin County
Adrian Derousseau
Ottawa Co-op
Farmers Co-op
Richmond
Williamsburg
Dale Pearson
Richmond Co-op
Pearson
Derousseau
Kansas
Massey-Harris
Jim Sander
Victoria
Scheck
AP Laserpiet
Starship Is Curious Craft At Paris Air Show
At the Paris Air Show Beech Aircraft unveiled the Starship a 10 seat business plane with tandem wings and eight-foot up sails. It features the first all composite airframe using graphite carbon epoxy sheets and is expected to receive FAA certification by year end with about 50 units ordered at a price near 3.9 million dollars.
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Paris
Beech Aircraft Corp
Federal Aviation Administration
Raytheon Co
Europe
Starship
Burt Rutan
Beech
Sugar Cane Aphids May Damage Sorghum This Season
Yellow sugar cane aphids are appearing in some sorghum fields. They turn sorghum leaves red and can cause severe damage when abundant. Greenbug numbers remain low, and predators may help. Weather stress and shallow cultivation influence moisture loss and weed control. A new alfalfa production handbook is available, with variety and disease resistance guidance. The elm leaf beetle second generation may hatch soon. early spraying with malathion, sevin, diazinon, or orthene can control them on smaller trees.
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Robert W. Bosworth
Panhandle Eastern moves HQ from Kansas City to Houston
Panhandle Eastern Corp relocates its two interstate pipelines from Kansas City to Houston and reduces office staff by about 260 jobs from a 2,360 workforce. Consolidation aims to save about $10 million annually with a $28 million relocation cost, targeting completion by late summer 1988.
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Houston
Panhandle Eastern Corp
Kansas City
Robert D. Hunsacker
Panhandle Eastern
Hunsucker
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co
Trunkline Gas Co
Hunsacker
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Ropelewski
Waymire
Resen
Judy Rodman
Razorback
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Price Chopper
Butler's
Zeb
First National Bank
Ottawa
Hickory
Cidast Bank
Anklin County
Ace Reld
Boyer
Roy C. Boyer
W. 7Th
American Angus Association
Town & Country Supply
Walaut
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