Dry stone walls transform slopes into natural rock gardens
Kansas horticulturist Gus van der Hoeven notes dry laid rock walls convert unsightly banks into natural displays. Plant stonecrops or thyme in cracks and crown with prostrate junipers that spill over the wall. For banks over four feet, build two walls with space for rock gardens groundcovers magho pine junipers strawberry beds or avoid grass unless entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus van der Hoeven
Extension Horticulturist
Kansas State University
Insect Infestations Attack Milo Soybeans And More
Robert W Bozworth explains corn earworms now infesting soybeans and milo due to drought. He outlines sampling methods, economic thresholds, and chemical controls including Sevin, methyllarathion, parathion, Lannate, and Phosdrin for Kansas fields. He also notes mites on tomatoes cucumbers beans, bagworms on evergreens, and recommended insecticides for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Bozworth
Kansas
Milo
Jim Johnson
Kansas State University
Ag Committee Endorses Grain Weighing Bill For Export
Washington committee backed a House passed grain weighing relief bill and set aside 17 000 acres in North Carolina for the National Wilderness Preservation System. It approved Rep William Wampler and Ralph Raikes for the Farm Credit Board. The panel may adjourn for the year, with President Carter hinting at a possible veto.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
North Carolina
William Wampler
R-Va
Ralph Raikes
Nebraska
Federal Farm Credit Board
Senate
Carter
Administration
Sen
Bob Dole
R-Kan
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Gee
Ag Committee
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Dole
House
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Agriculture Department
City of
Ottawa
City Hall
Fifteenth Street
Consulting Engineers
A.C. Kirkwood & Associates
Leonard Larson
Orlin W. Smith
Ward Parkway
Sule
Kansas City
Missouri
Tire Service
Farm Bureau
SCOTT
American Cancer Society
Morton Buildings
Morton
Darrell Christensen
Boule 1
Holton, K
Peoples Bank
Peoples National Bank & Trust
Ottawa, Kansas
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