Swine Industry Day Highlights At K State
Franklin County participants joined Kansas State University researchers for the 1971 Swine Industry Day. Professors discussed finishing grain methods, such as grinding and pelleting, and exotic options like flaking and extruding. Topics covered TGE versus hog cholera, transmission by carriers, dogs, and feed trucks, and preventive steps from closed herds to vaccination. Also presented were amino acid supplementation for finishing swine and crossbreeding programs to boost litter size and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Franklin County
Kansas State
Eddie Hull
Ottawa Rfd
Willard Johnson
Pomona Rfd
Bob Bozworth
Franklin County Agriculture
K-State
R. H. Hines
Department of Animal Science and Industry
Kstate
Kansas
Hines
D. A. Schoneweis
Department of Surgery and Medicine
Schoneweis
Illinois
G. L. Allee
Milo
Alice
L T. Omtvedt
Department of Animal Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Omtvedt
Transferred Soil Conservationist Sees Changes in Franklin County
Franklin County based soil conservationist Emmett Richter transfers to Wellington to become soil conservationist for Sumner County on Oct 18. He splits 70 percent field work and 30 percent office, building terraces in wet seasons and ponds when dry, ensuring outlets are grass or pasture to reduce erosion. He notes ponds are now larger and deeper and more residents from Overland Park Olathe and Kansas City buy land here, boosting farm operations amid pollution concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Emmett Richter
Richter
Wellington
Sumner County
Overland Park
Olathe
Kansas City
Knitting Taught To Kansas 4 H Youths By Expert
4 H knitting in Kansas grows from shepherd practice to a popular program for 6 to 8 year olds. Arliss Hanstead, 4 H specialist from Manhattan, urged teaching basics cast on and purling while recommending worsted yarn for beginners. She noted edge irregularities and seam options, stressing a stretchy seam and patient practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherds
Kansas
Arliss Hanstead
Manhattan
Franklin County
Hanstead
Dates Set for Future Lingerie Classes
Future lingerie classes listed with multiple sessions across Oct and Nov. Dates include Mon Oct 18 at 9:30 a.m. with Mrs. Louise Taylor in Lane, Wed Oct 20 at 10 a.m. with Mrs. Virginia Moyer at 9348 Main Wellsville, and other sessions on Oct 20 1:30 p.m. at Appanoose Church and 7:30 p.m. with Mrs. Virginia Lancaster at Ottawa RFD 1. Additional sessions on Thu Oct 21 1:30 p.m. with Mrs. Ralph Ferguson at 525 S Oak and Tue Nov 9 1:30 p.m. with unknown host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Taylor
Lane
Virginia Moyer
Main
Wellsville
Appanoose Church
Virginia Lancaster
Ottawa
Ralph Ferguson
S. Oak
Ottawa Rfd
Here's A Way To Fix Seeds
Dry sunflower heads, shell them out and roast the seeds in the shell on flat pans in the oven, salting them when you take them out. Or seeds may be soaked for a few hours or overnight in a brine solution. Drain well. Place on a flat pan and roast seeds in a moderate oven.
An Environmentalist's Role in Ecology Explained
Environmentalist labels proliferate while many lack basic knowledge of natural resource bases. The article argues ecology should center on resource management, citing Aldo Leopold and conservationists, and urges solid education in natural resource foundations to keep the environmental movement grounded and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation
Aldo Leopold
Beef cow management talk by Bob Bozworth at Reynolds farm
Beef cow performance and management will be the topic of the day Monday Oct 25 at 1 30 p m during a demonstration on the C H Reynolds farm two and a half miles south and two west of Homewood. Calves will be weighed and graded and discussions will cover cowherd feeding and management to improve profitability. Reynolds has five years of performance records to illustrate cow performance and calf size differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bozworth
C. H. Reynolds
Homewood
Reynolds
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Franklin
Larry Dunn
Ottawa Rfd 2
Earl L. Wier
Holt Robinson
New York State Environment
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
America
Davis Paint Store
Hammons Huller
Hammons
Stockton, MO
Kansasland
KansAsland Packing CO
Dundee
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