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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1969
Page
5
A guide for homemakers, career women, and students on choosing wigs, wiglets, falls, and switches. It explains types, materials, costs, and factors to consider when shopping, including reputable salons, mail orders, and what a price might include. It notes training and care advice from wig specialists.
A state 4 H Chorus of 70 voices will join 4 H Round-up at Kansas State University on June 26. Franklin County will be represented by Karen Stinson, Alto, chosen by K State faculty Rod Walker. 4 H members 15 plus rehearse daily and will perform in a final assembly concert with a recording offered to delegates.
Fairmount EHU members enjoyed a dinner meeting on April 30 at Mrs. Russell Wray’s home. The Good Egg theme guided the menu and lesson. A donation was made to EHU Cancer Fund. a special DAR convention report noted 2,000 delegates at the White House and Kansas lawmakers hosting a breakfast.
Darlene Rice outlines broad conservation challenges across land soil water forest and wildlife in 4-H programs. Highlights include grassland and soil conservation methods, farm management practices, and wildlife and air protection efforts.
A Kansas State University analysis of Farm Management Association No 4 during 1967 and 1968 shows top dairies in northeastern Kansas averaging higher returns per cow, with high profit operators using more machinery and less hired labor. The study notes wide gaps in costs, including labor, repairs, depreciation, and interest, between most and least profitable farms.
A Kansas study shows irrigated crops cost about 63.14 per acre to gross 104.80, with fertilizer and pumping fuel as part of the expenses. Guidance for yard flowers emphasizes watering schedules, deep soaking, mulch use, pinching, light fertigation, and windbreaks to protect blooms.
Grass supports soil health by decaying roots and organisms, improving fertility for long term production. Grasses, including cereals like corn and wheat, serve for forage and fiber, with vast US rangeland relying on native grasses. Growth depends on water, minerals, light, CO2, sunlight, and suitable soil, moisture, and temperature conditions.
Mrs Zoe Slinkman spoke on Outstanding Women in History at the spring county tea. The talk highlighted Calamity Jane, the Grimke sisters, and Dorothea Dix, with biographies by Nelie Mumey, Glenn Clairmonte, and Gerda Lerner. Readings showcase women’s roles in shaping history and reform.
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