Topeka Fair Opens for 4-H Exhibits at Mid America Fair
September 8 13 mark key dates for Franklin County 4-Hers planning to exhibit or contest at Topeka’s Mid America Fair. Classes span beef dairy swine sheep crops garden clothing food prep preservation meat service home improvement knitting woodwork photography electric entomology and clubs. Home economics team judging Monday morning livestock and dairy judging Tuesday morning livestock sale 630 p.m. Wednesday. Kansas 4-H shifts toward broader nonfarm participation while maintaining core projects. Kansas 4-H in Review September issue highlights 60 000 youth activity last year. The Journal is published by the Kansas 4-H Foundation and state university cooperative project.
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Bill Merhoff
Franklin County
e-H’ers
Topeka
Kansas 4-H
Kansas 4 H Journal
Kansas
Sina
The
Foundation
State Dairy Princess To Be Picked Sept. 16
Finalists from 10 districts of the American Dairy Association of Kansas compete for the 12th Kansas Dairy Princess crown at the Kansas State Fair grandstand on September 16. The delegates, averaging 18 years old, about 5 feet 5 inches tall and 120 pounds, bring public speaking, musical talent, and strong 4-H and school records. Retiring princess Patricia Edmonds of Peasbody will crown the winner after two days of activities and judging.
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Hutchinson
Kansas Dairy
American Dairy Association of Kansas
Cream of Dairy Daughters
Kansas
Patricia Edmonds
Peas Body
What’s In A Cow A Modern Dairy Fact Sheet
Manhattan readers learn that a milk cow consumes vast amounts of fuel and feed to sustain daily milk production. The article cites a 14,090 pound yearly yield for one cow requiring over 51 tons of feed and water, with a 50 head herd using more than 2,500 tons of fuel annually.
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Manhattan
Kansas
County Landowners Complete Soil Conservation Projects
County landowners and farmers on Franklin County farms completed soil conservation projects in July and August. Programs include terraces, diversion terraces, waterways, and stockwater ponds with technical assistance from the Soil Conservation Service and cost sharing through the Agricultural Conservation Program via the local ASCS office.
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Frankelin County
Soil Conservation Service
ASCS
Necessary Information Frozen Food Labels Important
Article reviews how to read frozen food labels including product name weight and ingredients. It notes meat and dinner products must contain at least 25 percent meat and emphasizes wholesomeness seals, packaging integrity, and brand reliability in selecting quality frozen foods.
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Carole Grigsby
of” Agriculture
Sherwood the friendly python found at Palm Springs golf course
Sherwood the eight foot python reappeared after two weeks away. A gardener spotted him on the Blitmore Golf Course near David Salk’s home. Salk, 18, is nephew of Jonas Salk of polio vaccine fame.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Sherwood
Blitmore
David Salk
Jonas Salk
Homemakers for Lower Prices protest Teamsters stand
Eight housewives from Homemakers for Lower Prices picketed the Teamsters Union building in Los Angeles. They carried signs about grocery money and pleaded for consideration as Teamsters officials invited them inside. Union spokesmen cited cost of living, while major Southern California supermarkets warned a strike could raise prices.
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Los Angeles
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Homemakers
California
Lizard Species Grow to Ten Feet in East Indies
Some East Indies lizards reach about ten feet in length. Report notes remarkable size among regional species and contrasts with typical regional reptiles. Observations point to notable growth and potential ecological factors.
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East Indies
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Holton
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Abilene
Teresa Sue Fisher Baldwin
Marsha Krehbiel
Kingman
Barbara Ferguson
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Barbara Stockman
Maple Hill
Ellen
Garland
Nancy Almon
Aurora
Carolyn Gassner Hays
Reid Dunlap
Baldewin
Dale J. Cole
Ottawa
Margaret DeVore Fogle
Williamseburg
C. H. Reynolds
Victor Warren
Harold H. van Horn, Jr
Posmona
Ray O. Reed
Pomona
Lloyd Daugharthy
John Silvius
Wellsville
Faye Mathheson
Long Beach
Lewis P. Stewart
Vada E. Nelson
Clyde Bland
Albert Hoadley
Kansas City
Kan
Stockwater Ponds
Howard Caylor
Rantoul
W. H. Dusin
Lloyd J. Robbins
Alvin E. Smith
Herbert A. Hamel
Billie E. Woods
West Seville
Luther deFreese
Orlin M. Milliken
Wil. Uamsburg
Jack E. Collins
Quenemo
Christian Bros
Joe Hanlin
Royal Manor Motel
Ottawa Herald
N. Sycamore
Kelvinator
Philco
Myers and Myers
Edith Crandall
Homewood
B.T.U
Homewood Church
Grace McIntosh
Bert Detwiler
Kansas State Bank
Hiya, Sherwood
Saffron Glass Co
Raney Drug Store
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