Area Farmer Custom Cuts Wheat Across States
Marvin Vallier of Richmond leads a multi state custom wheat cutting operation with two 20 foot combines and two large trailers. For eight years he and partner Leo Lash haul along a converted school bus and camper sleeping quarters in trailer courts. They cut about 5000 acres daily with yields ranging from 25 bushels per acre in Texas to 60 in Nebraska. Vallier cites aging, restaurant costs, and changing wheat patterns as factors in the yearly cycle.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Vallers
Vallier
Valliers
Leo
Leo Lash
Osawatomie
al Hornberger
Hornberger
Walker
Sewing Booklets Available from County Extension
The county Extension office offers publications by Zelda Zimmerman on Sewing in the 70s including Bonded or Laminated Fabrics Sheets and Crepes. Also available is Macrame by Zoe Slinkman and What to Wear Where by Naomi Johnson. Request these at the Extension office.
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Zelda Zimmerman
Kansas State University
Naomi Johnson
Kansas State University Extension
Sisters Sell Dairy Herd After Family Change
Dee Ann Schuck and Nancy Sudja sold their 33 registered Holsteins at the Franklin County Sale Barn in Ottawa amid personal and family shifts. The sisters had raised the cows as 4-H projects, with strong show records and high milk production, but Dee cited family time and duties as reasons for selling. Several cows fetched notable prices, with Tricia selling for 11,550 to buyers from Hillsboro and Durham, and many animals remaining in Franklin County.
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Joan Istas
Dee Ann Schuck
Ottawa
RFD
Nancy Sudja
Overbrook
Roy Crawford
Dee
Nancy
Melvin Jamison
Douglas County
Kansas All Breeds
Nangy
Rudy Sudja
Franklin County
Tricia
Paclamar
Chester Unruh
Hillsboro
Warren Winter
Durham
Stud Service
K-State
Trick
Kansas
Happy Sea Riches Velvet
Duane Bergkamp
Valley Center
Velvet
Franklin Countian
Leonard Humphrey
Pomona
Happy Sea Riches Sugar
Dean Worthington
Harry Peckham
Rantoul
Germany
Europe
Jamison
Yin
Music in hog houses may boost pig production study suggests
Kansas State University Extension veterinarian Dr. Lowell Breeden surveyed 43 Kansas swine farms to test if music in farrowing and finishing houses improves outcomes. He notes pigs appear calmer, with more pigs weaned per litter and less tail biting, but warns decibel levels risk ear damage to sows and piglets. He advises low soothing volumes and extra speakers and calls for further research to confirm results and potential links to weight gain and feed efficiency. The 30s and 40s tunes reportedly resonate best with the animals.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University Extension
Lowell Breeden
Kansas
Breeden
Beeden
4 Hers To Attend Kansas State Fair
Kansas 4-H youths from Franklin County join the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson September 16 to 24 with livestock judging, exhibits, and contests including Tractor Operators Event Dog Show Dress Revue Best Groomed Boy and State Horse Show. Local participants include Alan Duffle Julia Montague James Ferguson Jeanie Schamile Gene Van Horn Kevin McGlashan and Laura Osburn. Exhibits are judged against standards with ribbons assigned per class.
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David Smith
Hutchinson
Illustrated
Alan Duffle
Julia Montague
Franklin County
Alan
Julia
James Ferguson
Jeanie Schamile
Gene van Horn
Kevin McGlashan
Laura Osburn
Topeka
Farm Equipment and Household Auction Lot Catalog 1960
Auction listing detailing Massey Ferguson tractors and plows, garden implements, trailers, farm buildings, livestock accessories, tools, lumber, bricks, and metal goods. Includes appliances from GE and Tappan, radios, furniture, a 1958 Plymouth sedan, firearms, and assorted collectible items. Items are described by type, size, quantity, and condition with emphasis on usable farm machinery and household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massey Ferguson
John Deere
Ferguson
Ford
H.p
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Richmond
Marvin Vallier
Jerry Ewing
Arkansas
John Holmes
Kirk
SI Toons
Cliff
Juanita
Baxter Mobile Homes
N. Main
Happy Lea
E. Wilson
Sears
Sears Handy
Sears Peper
Roe
Debuck and Co
Walnut
Saffron Glass Co
B. L. Taul
Baldwin Junction
Machinery
Necchi
T.V
Birds Eye
Agas
Myrtle A. Taul
W.S.C.S
Claude Myers
Ernest Arnold
Baldwin State Bank
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