Extension News DOWN THE ROAD Mosaic costs Kansas farmers
Soil borne mosaic caused a about $1 million loss in Kansas this year concentrated in the south central and central areas. Resistant varieties Shawnee Ottawa and Gage helped reduce damage. The virus persists in soil. wet springs and cool temperatures worsen wheat injury. Cattle outlook remains favorable for feeder calves this fall with profits tied to weight gain and costs. Some farmers retain ownership of feeders to finish them themselves or in market lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Flint Hills
Ottawa
Littler Size Contingent Upon Good Management
Litter size in swine is largely shaped by management and disease control. Proper vaccinations sanitation and good feed greatly influence pigs farrowed and weaned with balanced rations and temperature controlled housing boosting outcomes. Crossbreeding offers hardy piglets while young boars may limit initial litter size.
Olson Family Centennial Celebrated for Scandia Homestead
One hundred years after the C. G. Olson family homesteaded north of Clyde Kansas near Brantford they marked a centennial reunion at Brantford Covenant Church on August 10. The family began in 1869 moving to Junction City then onward toward Scandia by wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Olson
Clyde
Kansas
Brantford
Concordia Blade Empire
M&n
Scandia
Olson
Dry Creek
States
Canada
Grain Drying Methods and Economics Compared
The piece outlines three main grain drying methods in storage, batch and continuous flow, noting no method is superior. It emphasizes evaluating volume, harvest equipment, and capital costs for break even, with example figures showing how multiple small units can match a single higher cost unit. It also lists social notes from local gatherings and a reunion.
Pike Trail League Football Schedule 1969
The Pike Trail League lists game dates for 1969 with locations for each match. Ernest Heikes is coach and Robert Miller is the principal. most games start at 7 30 p m except November 11 1969 which begins at 2 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike Trail League
Lebaron
Glen Elder
Canker City
Hillcrest
Burr Oak
Jamestown
Courtland
Esbow
Jewell
Sorosis Study Club Meets September 1969 Program Update
The Sorosis Study Club met in the Club room on September 2 1969 at 9 30 served by Mrs C H West Mrs Algor Anderson and Mrs Delbert Aspegren. Mrs C H West presented the year books for 1960 70 and highlighted upcoming programs Federation Month and Conservation are topics for October 7 with guest speaker County Agent Jack Stroade. Mrs Clifford Makalous 6th District President elect attended as special guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorosis Study Club
C. H. West
Algor Anderson
Delbert Aspegren
Jack Stroade
Clifford Makalous
Home From Vietnam Arrives After Army Discharge
Howard Reed who married Beth Erickson of Scandia returned home a week ago Monday from service in Vietnam. Mr and Mrs Charley Cardwell and Mr and Mrs John A Cardwell with Rick and Terry spent Labor Day in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Olgan
Chicago
Charles Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Howard Reed
Beth Erickson
Scandia
Vietnam
Charley ‘Cardwell
John A. Cardwell
Rick and
Terry
Denver
Raymond Cooper
KU Medical Center
Clarence Strom
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Republic County Hospital
Charles Klima
Joseph McDonald
Martin Larson
Myrtle Grubb
Otto Nelson
Scrimmage Preview For 1969 Squad Friday Night
A football scrimmage Friday at 7 00 P M will showcase the 1969 squad under head coach Ernest Heikes and assistant Dennis Hutchinson. Admission is a bar of supper per person. The event precedes the September 19 opener vs Lebanon and features 28 practicing players including seniors Aspegren Brwer Freed Melby and juniors Combs Currie Johnson McDonald White Zohn plus sophomores Jim McDonald and Jim Melby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ernest Heikes
Dennis Hutchinson
Ron Aspegren
Dana Brewer
Robert Freed
Richard Melby
Neal Combs
Jim Currie
Gary Johnson
Jeff McDonald
Mike White
Randy Zohn
Jim McDonald
Jim Melby
Belleville guests attend Wikestroms Educational Show in Lincoln
Mr and Mrs Max Muth Judy De Witt and Gwen Campbell of Belleville attended Wikestroms Educational Show in Lincoln Sunday the women taking classes on hair styling. Mr and Mrs Charley Cardwell Mr and Mrs Harold Melhus Scott Shannon and Sid were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs John A Cardwell. Rick and Terry of Seneca.
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Max Muth
Judy de Witt
Gwen Campbell
Belleville
Wikestrom
Lincoln
Charley Cardwell
Harold Melhus
Scott
Shannon
Sid
John A. Cardwell
Rick and
Terry
Seneca
Beresol Cans Advice for Safe Outdoor Use
The guide warns to keep Beresol cans at room temperature and away from radiators or car windows to prevent explosion. Do not heat cans or submerge them in hot water. Keep out of reach of children and supervise use during picnics. Store in shade when not in use and enjoy outdoor meals safely.
Antique Auction at S&S Auction House Concordia
Velda L. Sothers of Colony House Antiques holds an auction at S&S Auction House Concordia on Tuesday September 16 starting at 11:00 a.m. with part of a large new collection offered. An additional sale is planned for October 5 at the American Legion Hall in Scandia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velda L. Sothers
Colony House Antiques
S&s Auction House
Concordia
Reverend Patton Family Visits Bellevue Area Friends
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert Patton and daughters from Norwich Kansas called on Mrs. Elsie Berggren and friends Saturday afternoon. The Rev. Patton, a former local teacher, now teaches in Norwich and was to be guest minister at the Belleville Baptist Church on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Patton
Norwich
Kansas
Elsie Berggren
Patton
Belleville Baptist Church
Mrs Johnson Returns From Northwestern Tour
Mrs. Joseph Johnson completed a three week bus tour visiting the Black Hills Passion Play Calgary Lake Louise Vancouver Glacier Lake Seattle Portland Eugene Crater Lake San Francisco Salt Lake City Grand Junction and many other places. This was the fourth Castle Tour with over 40 companions, many former travelers.
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Joseph Johnson
Canada
Black Hills
Calgary
Lake Louige
Vancouver
Glacier Lake
Seattle
Portland
Eugene
Crater Lake
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Grand Junction
Social Security Visit Set for Belleville Kansas
Social Security Field Representative Jack Loftus will visit Belleville Kansas on Tuesday September 16 1969. Residents may call the Courthouse basement between 10:00 and 2:00 for information. The office notes that a woman worker can benefit more from her own retirement based on her work than from a wife’s benefit and will receive her own retirement check even if her husband works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Loftus
Social Security Administration
Belleville
Kansas
Social Security Office
Wind and community notes fill a Kansas week
A raindrop rich week in north central Kansas with 1.23 inches and crop damage there. Pioneer Day attendance near Scandia spiked as fields stayed wet. Congressman Sebelius spoke briefly ahead of schedule on farm relief and daylight saving time reform. NW Press Association meeting in Oberlin connected Kansas editors. Local staff illnesses and a soldier from Courtland, William R. Arnold, age 20, fought a vast Alaska forest fire with the 172nd Infantry Brigade.
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Scandia
Cong
Keith Sebelius
Sebelius
Northwest Kansas Press Association
Oberlin
Oberlin Herald
Jennings Journal
Howard Kessinger
The
Herald
Howard
Kansas University
Kansas State University
William R. Arnold
Courtland
172Nd Infantry Brigade
Alaska
Anchorage
U. S. Army
Kent Peninsula
Arnold
Membership Feed at Scandia Legion Hall Friday
The American Legion Hall in Scandia hosts a membership feed and entertainment at 8 00 p m on Friday September 12 to support the 1970 membership drive.
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American Legion Hall
Scandia
Mid America Winners at Topeka Fair Named
Local 4-H winners include Brenda Bizon for knitting Lenita Bergstrom for decorative home improvement item Jane Hobson and Judy Hobson for travel clothing Cynthia Thompson for a wool garment Adrian Polansky of Belleville earned purple ribbons for alfalfa oats and brome grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Brenda Bizon
Lenita Bergstrom
Jane and
Judy Hobson
Cynthia Thompson
Adrian Polansky
Belleville
Veterans Commission outreach in Belleville on September 11 1969
A Kansas Veterans Commission representative will be in Belleville September 11 from 1 00 to 4 30 p m at the Welfare Office Republic County Courthouse to assist veterans and dependents with service work. If unavailable, contact by phone 562 2581 or write to the Commission at Courthouse Marysville KS 66508. Other local notices list admissions and births in Republic County hospitals and family visits.
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Kansas Veterans’ Commission
Belleville
Republic County
Velda Sothers Speaks on Cut Glass at Salina Club
Mrs Velda Sothers gave a talk and demonstration on cut glass for the Salina Antique Club on September 3 presenting decanters cruets paper weights curtain tie backs and a mercury background necklace. Members and guests contributed glass pieces for display. Mr and Mrs Vernon Erickson were in Manhattan helping others move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velda Sothers
Salina
Antique Club
Vernon Erickson
Manhattan
Ron Janasek
Jeffrey
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Richard D. Stroade
Olson Family Centennial
Carrie Ross
Clarice
John Graham
Jill Graham
Jack Graham
Belva Brewer
Emil Beyer
Kim
Roger
Carl
Ted) Larson
BY R. M. L
Ann Tedrow
Jewell County Hospital
Mankato
Jewell County Record
Arlene Peterson
Esbon
Carolyn Olson
Olsburg
International Farm Youth Exchange
Peru
Jack Davis
Cloud County Community College
Fred Hale
Atwood
Charley
Ayres Johnson
Mamie Boyd
Donna Runft
Don Freed
Kristine
Paul Osborn
Wichita
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Henry Osborne
Bertham Christie
Lara Margard
Russell DeWitt
Fern Tedrow
Chas. Q. Johnson
Glenn Johnson
Rackley
Glenn Hale
D. K. Balch
ElRero Sederlin
Ronald Johnson
Inez Bergstrom
Russell Anderson
IC. V. Haggman
Carl F. Johnson
Lawrence Olson
Benard Marshall
C. BE
Freeman
Milford
Jessie Anderson
Dewey Johnson
Herbert
Dot Johnson
Rudolph Johnson
Regine Tornquist
Marie Skucius
Cuba
Marvin Engwall
Eben Johnson
Oliver Johnson
Elwyn Isaacson
A. W. Walter
Charlie Anderson
Pastor
Melvin Peterson
Sylvia
Joel
Ted Johnston
Harold Anderson
Lyle Miller
James
Mark
R. E. Johnson
Don Johnson
Baby LaDona
Beaumont
Texas
C. C. Johnson
Carl Westin
Buffalo Room
F. W. Boyd
Robert Miller
Pattons
Mrs. Johnson
Northwestern
Week IN Review
Scandia American Legion Auxiliary
Glen Scrivner
Journal
POST
Mid America
Kansas Veterans Commission
Marysville
Jill Suzanne
Larry Johnson
Andy Thompson
Floyd Johnson
Elsie Johnson
Gertrude Farlee
Republic
John Loring
Salida
Colorado
Elmer Loring
Almena
Lenita Bergstem
Abayon
Ruafy
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