Grass Legume Research Highlights Field Day
At the East Central Experiment station Springfield Day, agronomists discussed grass and legume trials. Keith Janssen became station supervisor. Gary Poster presented on Brass legume work. Four grasses planted in 1974 were interseeded with alfalfa, crownvetch, Birdsfoot Trefoil and red clover. Crownvetch was least promising. red clover yielded best first year but is a two year crop. Alfalfa yields well but causes cattle bloat. Birdsfoot Trefoil is non bloat, performs well in dry months, with seed small but establishment manageable when seeded in fall. Dawn variety urged but not yet available. hoped for in two years.
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Joan Istas
Springfield
East Central Experiment Station
Keith Janssen
Kansas State University
Poster
Posler
Elmer Heyne
Heyne
Scout
Scout 66
Centurk
Parker
Larned
Wheat and legume yields guide pasture and grain varieties
Agricultural notes report legume grass yields per acre in 1978 and three year averages. Alfalfa and clovers show strong dry matter and protein gains with legume mixes. Wheat variety reviews discuss Scout replacement by Scout 66, Hessian fly resistance, and protein breeding focus including several semi-dwarfs and dual crop traits.
Dedication of New Veterinary Medical Center at K State
The Kansas State University Veterinary Medical Center is to be dedicated Sunday in Manhattan with public tours and remarks by K State leaders and Governor Carlin. The center spans eight acres across three buildings, replacing the former Dykstra Veterinary Hospital.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Veterinary Medical Center
James McCain
K-State
John Carlin
E. J. Frick
Clinical Services
Duane Acker
Jack” Reeve
Garden City
Kansas Board of Regents
K-State Veterinary Medical Center
Veterinary Medical Sciences
Dykstra Veterinary Hospital
Answer To The Thistle Weevil Arrives In Franklin County
The Rinocullus Conicus weevil arrived in Franklin County to combat the purple thistle. County Noxious Weed Supervisor Ray DeJulio and Max Shoemaker distributed the bugs from an ice chest, with drops of about eight 100 beets planned in secluded water-adjacent areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Franklin County
Ray DeJulio
Max Shoemaker
Chemical Building
DeJulio
Shoemaker
Montana
Kansas
Keep Milk Production Up By BOB BOZWORTH
Kansas dairymen should begin summer management checks to keep milk yields from dropping up to seventy percent in heat. Focus on cow comfort with shade water and fly control plus high quality low fiber feed. Provide pole shelters water access and early fly control actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bozworth
Ralph Bonewitz
Kansas State University Extension
Kansas Dairymen
Bonewitz
Tennessee 4-H Trip Exchange to Hawkins County
Fourteen Franklin County 4-H members will travel to Hawkins County Tennessee for a week long exchange with 4-H families this summer. Chaperone Jo Ellen Arnold and driver Arnold Hart will accompany the group leaving during the week of June 18 to 24. Next year Hawkins County 4-H members will visit Franklin County for a reciprocal stay.
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Tennessee
Nancy
Brenda Ferguson
Jay Schendel
Rhonda Lintner
Scott Hausler
Marie Chambers
Rachel Vining
Kathleen Horstick
Julie Wasmund
Steve Horne
Kevin Bowman
Derek Swank
Buck Watts
Rob Dunlap
Brent Bruington
Arnold Hart
Franklin County
4-H
Jo Ellen Arnold
Arnold
Hawkins County
Tenn
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Gary Posler
Nebraska
Triumph
Trison
Hart
Missouri
Arkansas
Payne
Oklahoma
Linden
Colorado
Bennett
Newton
Rural Water Dist
Southwestern
Franklin Co
Doris Higdon
Williamsburg
Severns Vaty
Andy's Siding Co
A.J
Andy” Mietchen
Jon Mietchen
Ottawa
Homewood
FURN
Elec
Brenda J. Leonard
Cecil Beatty
Clerks
Nancy Beatty
Edythe Figgins
Jaycee Jaynes
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