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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1957
Page
5
Brown's Bylines covers control methods for field bindweed with notes on farm tours and dairy operations. The piece mentions a Dairy Tour next Thursday, farm visits, and a focus on crop rotations, tillage to remove bindweed, and sanitation. It includes bee and dairy discussions, and a Septan plan for erosion control and forage crops.
An article blends home gardening tips with beekeeping concerns. It notes using sodium chlorate on tiny patches, spraying 2,4-D for bindweed, and timing for weed control. It records a Dallas Eagles game, a theft of Mrs. Kirby’s car, and mentions Ferguson in Ottawa planning hive inspections plus a proposed bee protection board not passed.
Kansas bee inspector R F Ferguson reports farm and roadside spraying cutting bee numbers in six counties. In Miami County the bee census dropped from 63 beekeepers six years ago to 30 now. Inspections continue in Franklin and other areas.
Prices for large hogs show the market window narrowing to 30 to 45 days. Small changes in feeding and management could boost profits, with Kansas State College tests showing watered hogs gain .04 pounds daily more than hand-watered hogs. Corn borer damage from the first generation is expected to be milder than last year based on current population data. DDT granules are recommended as a control option.
RAMBLING RANCHERS met at JAYHAWK A health committee of six members led by president Billy Schneider conducted business. Plans included inviting the Jayhawk Club for an exchange meeting and an ice cream social on July 12 at the Community House plus a food sale. SHINING STAR sewed tea towels and hand towels under leader Mrs. M R Stevenson. FAR AND NEAR elected junior officers with Larry Anderson as president and Jim Milliken as vice president. JUNIOR JUDGERS planned a 4-H Sunday with dinner at Forest Park and a paper scrap rag drive. There were six leaders and 16 members. district meeting notes and a Freezer Lesson were announced for the next gathering.
Wellsville unit met with president Mrs. Gene Shores and others to plan for the year with a lesson on program planning. Eleven members and guest Mrs. Joe Roark attended as the Red Cross Home Nursing Course begins the year’s Standard of Excellence project. Fairmount group met at Mrs. Lloyd Daugharthy’s home with co host Mrs. Harley Hume and Mrs. Albert Hamm presiding. The Advisory Report was led by secretary Mrs. Ralph Overstreet. Members voted to donate one dollar per member to Cooperative House Scholarship and one dollar from unit funds to the Scholarship Fund. Mrs. Ralph DeShazer offered aid in the Cancer Drive. A permanent Well-Child Clinic board was appointed with Director Mrs. Harold Crockett, Secretary Mrs. Harley Hume, and Treasurer listed.
The week of May 26 to June has been designated as Soil Stewardship Week, urging emphasis on soil work and environmental care by communities and organizations.
The Ottawa Herald notes national brief observance of Soil Conservation Week to remind Americans of the sacred responsibility to steward the soil. Ezra T Benson backs the idea and Rural Life Survisors observe the May 26 kickoff through district supervisors and church appeals.
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