Four-Hers Work to Fund Citizenship Camp Trip
Fourteen 4-Hers in JOANISTAS labored at Sonic Drive In to raise funds for Citizenship Camp in Washington DC this August. They painted a long picket fence and shed, planned future auctions in Wellsville and Richmond, a Chautauqua Days booth, and seek community work at $2 per hour or negotiable rates, contacting Franklin County 4-H Agent Susan Verdoorn at 242 3166.
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Joanistas
Washington D.C
Sonic
4- H
Wellsville
Richmond
Chautauqua
Franklin County
4-H
Susan Verdoorn
Central Heights junior wins Kansas FFA newswriting contest
Becky Vining, a junior at Central Heights, captured first place in the ag newswriting contest at the 53rd Kansas FFA Contests at Kansas State University. She drafted and typed under time pressure, handing in her first draft which earned top honors. Final standings list Russell Bunnel second, Margaret Lobmeyer third, and Dylan Burns fourth. Garnett FFA earned multiple top honors across structures, environment, and electric power.
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Central Heights
Becky Vining
Kansas State University
Russell Bunnel
Crest
Garnett Ffa
FFA
Garnett
Larry Lankard
Jay Selanders
There She Was By De McGlashon
A reflective piece on spring arrival through a mare named Annie and her foal. The narrator details the foaling process, Annie’s stubborn timing, and the joy of a new filly with long legs and a star on her forehead. The scene blends farm life observation with anticipation and humor.
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Annie
SCS Reports Farm Program Contracts and Costs for Year
The Soil Conservation Service processed 240 new contracts under the Great Plains Conservation Program, obligating 1,020,960 dollars with an average of 4,254 dollars. GPCP cost-sharing totaled 841,393 dollars, averaging 505 dollars for 1,666 active contracts. Terraces and diversions accounted for 51 percent of cost shares, gross seeding 20 percent. Four cost-share programs were active in 1975: REAP 1973, RECP 1974, Emergency Conservation Measures 1974, and Agricultural Conservation Program 1975. A combined REAP/RECP cost-share program of 9,600,000 dollars in the state has been completed.
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Soil Conservation Service
Great Plains Conservation
GPCP
SCS
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Richmond Bicentennial Fair Features Queen Contests
The Richmond Free Fair plans Bicentennial activities including senior queen, junior queen, and Little Miss contests with age ranges 50 plus, 16 to 21, and 3 to 6 respectively. Beards, bonnet, authentic Bicentennial dress, and best dressed historical character contests are also planned. Contact Barb Qestreicher or Dorothy Brock at the given numbers for entry.
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Richmond
Barb Qestreicher
Dorothy Brock
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Becky
K-State
Margaret Lobmeyer
Garden City
Dylan Burns
Council Grove
Williamsburg
Osage City
Charlie Robert
Larry
Jay
Alan Duffle
Andy Duffle
Pomona
RFD 1
Northeastern Oklahoma A&m College Agriculture Division
Harry Synar
Miami College Agriculture Division
Mom
Okawa, Kansaz
de McGlashon
SCS Report
US 59
Stinson
Bennie
Jean Stinson
Lawrence's
International Harvester
Lode
Pops
4 Corners Junction
Highway 75
Scranton
Kansas
Duncan-Phyfe
Stempson
Rogers
McCoy
al Warner
Agrifacts
Terry Silvius
U.S
Aulis Chalmers
Glencoe
Franklin County Implement Co., Inc
Ottawa
Karsas
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