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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1969
Page
3
Garden pests are rising due to cool wet weather with fungus diseases common. Use weekly sprays. Levin and Methorychlor control insects, Capstan and fungicides handle fungi, while Malathion targets aphids. Zoysia grows slower than Bermuda and helps weed control. plant by plugs, sod, or sprigs and fertilize every four to six weeks in summer for best coverage.
The Bozworth Report reviews control products and urges reading labels. It highlights a free garden pest control bulletin from the Extension Office and favors Midway Bermuda and Meyer Z-52 Zoysia for Kansas. It notes iron chlorosis issues, plus three Kansas State University publications on grain handling, private water systems, and outdoor living from Engineering Extension.
Enrollment remains open for next month's Baby Sitters Clinic for ages 12 and up. Learn first aid safety child psychology and caregiving skills with sessions June 3-6 9 30 a m to noon in the Anchor Savings Meeting Room before May 30 in the Extension Office.
Kansas State University and the U S Department of Agriculture report KS 30 a new sorghum breeding line resistant to greenbugs and wheat aphids with some corn leaf aphid resistance. Researchers T L Harvey H L Hackcroft and W M Ross of K State and USDA at Hays note KS 30 enables hybrid forage grass and grain sorghums. The line offers quick seed release to breeders after last year’s crop losses across the Sorghum Belt.
The Lane Extension Homemakers units met at the church annex with 14 members present. Mrs. George Snow led the meeting. reports covered recent Extension events and the lesson Pest Pursuit by Mrs. Mary Johnson and Mrs. Donald McDougal. Door prize went to Mrs. Duane Cleveland. refreshments served by Mrs. Jim Gregg and Mrs. Ben Chrisjohn. Next meeting set for June 10 at 1 30 p.m. with Inside India as the lesson.
Tally Creek Watershed has been incorporated per state action. A watershed board will seek aid under the Watershed Protection and Flood Control Act, forming four committees to gather flood and sediment data from past events, notably 1951, and to plan land treatment and structural measures.
Franklin county 4-H delegates Barbee Kissinger Sheri Hewitt Eileen Sass Roberta Herring Mary Crowley Janice Mulcahey Lowell Morgan Rodney Schamle and Dick Wagner were selected by a county committee from clubs. Over 1,150 youths will attend the weeklong KSU roundup with sessions in eight colleges and topics from photography to computers. Highlights include Marilyn Van Derbur and a State 4-H Chorus appearance plus a talent program and recreational activities. Delegates will stay in dorms, eat in the Union, and work in small living groups with counselors while engaging in entomology crafts and grooming tips for animal projects.
Musk thistle seed production can reach 500 to 100,000 seeds per plant with 95 percent germination, making it a potentially lethal pasture weed. Landowners are urged to act, with County Weed office offering half-price 2,4-D to assist, and benefits include broader weed eradication and improved pasture.
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