Soil conservation progress in Kansas and planting advice
Kansas shows growing soil stewardship with all counties organized into soil conservation districts by 1955 and major gains by 1963 in basic plans acres terraces and wind breaks. The note urges continued land and water conservation and mentions modern nursery packaging extending planting seasons with detailed guidance on planting container grown and bare root stock and lawn mowing heights for best turf growth.
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Kansas
State Soil Conservation Service
J. Steve Ownby
Kansas State University
Geology of Franklin County Kans a bulletin summary
Franklin County geology document from the State Geological Survey at the University of Kansas Lawrence summarizes about 700 feet of sedimentary rock exposure. It notes surficial deposits of alluvium and loess and bedrock from Late Pennsylvanian age, mainly shale sandstone limestone and siltstone. The 57 page bulletin 163 cites 20 well logs, two test holes, 100 measured sections, 48 stratigraphic descriptions, a color areal map, and lists groundwater oil and gas limestone sand and gravel coal and shale as mineral resources. Copies are 75 cents.
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Franklin County
State Geological Survy
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas Geological Survey
Staton M. Ball
Mahlon M. Ball
Dwight J. Laughlin
State Geological Survey
Fitness Tests 4 H Club Hold Health Fitness Checks
The Town and Country 4 H club completed a April 22 health activity by testing 54 members. Forty passed all tests while 14 failed at least one. Mrs S M Brockway supervised with assistants handling height, records, balance and posture checks.
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S. M. Brockway
Don Fisher
Norman Hazen
T. J. Harrell
Kenneth Gentry
Ann Keith
Nancy Hewitt
Asa Keith
S. Martin Brockway
Food selection important to today's busy housewife
The Ottawa Herald notes shelves now hold 5000 to 7000 items as shoppers vote with purchases. Homemakers must plan like executives, studying ads, making shopping lists, buying in season, and comparing brands by unit cost to save time and money. It forecasts supermarkets may add more items and built in chef services within five years.
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USDA
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N Brown
County Rock Report
PIN
Marshall
Buisman
Willis
D. E. McFarland
Wilbur Foulks
Martin Brockway
Kathy Adkinson
John Brockway
Allen Gensman
Ginger Doyen
Lynn Bryan
Debbie Foulks
THE
Ottawa Herald
Rosemary
Crist
Gosh
Ottawa
Peoples National Bank OF Ottawa
Doane Agricultural Service. Inc
ST. Louis
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