The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 15

Great Plains The Salina Journal Saturday, January 7,1984 Page Sunflower seeds Atrazlne test plots approved McPHERSON The McPherson County Commission has approved a plan to continue demonstration plots using Atrazine to control weeds and grass in roadside ditches. The commission approved all test plots except one recommended by the McPherson Ditch Committee. The one plot left out was near Elyria. Commissioner John Magnuson was concerned the plot was too near the town and the Elyria Christian School. A final decision on Atrazine spraying on some plots is awaiting approval of landowners whose property is adjacent to the proposed areas.

The Atrazine use is aimed at reducing summer mowing costs and controlling weeds. The county weed department originally had planned to spray all ditches with Atrazine, before public pressure forced the commissioners to limit the spraying to selected test plots. Matchsafes on exhibit in Logan LOGAN "Matchsafes: Striking Designs," an exhibit of Victorian miniature containers, is on display Jan. 8 through Feb. 5 at the Dane G.

Hansen Museum, Logan. The exhibition was organized to tour the United States and Canada by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Matchsafes were the Victorian answer to the problem of transporting the convenient new invention, the friction match. The matches had to be stored in a secure container. Matchsafes were made to be carried on one's person in a pocket or on a watch chain, or to rest on a table.

Steve Constable, Phillipsburg, is the January artist of the month. He is exhibiting hand-carved wooden duck decoys. Voters will dedde water issue SMITH CENTER (HNS) Water shortages could be eliminated here in the summer of 1984 if voters approve the drilling of two new wells. The soaring temperatures and drought conditions of last summer forced residents to reduce water consumption for several days and made the need for additional water sources a top priority for the city council. Therefore, the council negotiated for water rights in a new, separate pool and conducted test drilling there.

The pool is four miles from Smith Center, and the city's engineers are preparing cost estimates for the two new wells and the pipeline that would be necessary to bring the water to town. Mayor Gary Gardner said plans called for a city bond election in late February or early March to pay for the new wells and pipeline. The city's existing four water wells were "acidized" last summer to increase their production. According to the mayor, that cleaning process raised water output by only about 120 gallons a minute. He also noted that nearby irrigation during summer months reduced the rate of production by the wells.

Astronaut is Oberlin speaker OBERLIN (HNS) Members of the Decajur County Area Chamber of Commerce need not worry about the arrival of the prominent guest speaker for their Jan. 19 banquet. If the exceptionally harsh winter weather continues and roads are closed by snow and ice, this guest speaker can simply "drop in." He is astronaut John M. Lounge. Chamber president Ed Bateman has urged members to make reservations quickly, because ticket sales will be limited.

Holes will be drilled at no cost QUINTER (HNS) Life is full of hangups, but some Gove County residents are finding themselves with one hangup less than they want. Upon receiving new telephone books recently, they discovered the hole was missing that allows the books to hang from the wall. Not to worry. The Gove County Advocate is ready to help. "We'd be happy to drill a hole in it at 'no charge' if you stop in at the Advocate office," the newspaper informed its readers.

Red Cross programs planned OSBORNE (HNS) To promote an exchange of ideas and mutual assistance between volunteer groups, the Osborne County chapter of the American Red Cross is being restructured. According to Jackie Thorton, acting chairman, the reorganization also will help in establishing some new programs for the county. In a recent meeting, Red Cross volunteers expressed interest in establishing a disaster committee and a disaster plan for the county. They also expressed interest in starting a program to deal with teenage drug and alcohol abuse. Another meeting to gather ideas for the restructuring wil be held at 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 17 at the First State Bank of Osborne. Colby TV station's debut delayed English farmer outlines intensive wheat program COLBY (HNS) In some ways, Frank Gonzalez sees himself as a pioneer busting sod as he helps launch a new television station in northwest Kansas. "We, in essence, are going to create a market," said Gonzalez, production manager for KLBY, Channel 4, Colby. "Most people don't get the chance to put a station together from the ground up." The station, which will be affiliated with ABC, was scheduled to go on the air Jan.

1, but December's adverse weather delayed the shipment of some equipment and the installation of a tower. Gonzalez said the equipment should arrive and the tower should be installed in time for the station to go on the air Feb. 1 The station will serve about 125,000 people in 54,000 households within a 65-mile radius around Col- by, including those served by cable carriers. Gonzalez said the Colby area deserves the station because no other station meets its needs. Other stations, he said, are mere translators for non-local stations.

KLBY managers plan to use a mobile production van with a microwave antenna to canvass the area for news. The van will send live reports to the station. Other plans include using weather reports provided by county weather observers, covering local sports and providing local production facilities for commercials. Cindy Scheopner, program director, said the station would meet northwest Kansas' needs. "We're accountable to someone who lives in this area and not someone in Wichita or New York," she said.

Station owner Sam Lunsway, a Colby businessman, said he started the station after a feasibility study two years ago. The FCC approved a license for the area 17 years ago. "The feasibility study showed very good potential, and that's what 'I am basing my investment on," Lunsway said. "There is not an ABC signal in western Kansas. We feel like there is room here for a good local TV station." Many advertisers have expressed interest in buying ad time, Lunsway said, and many people have expressed an interest in local news.

"We've had people come in off the street asking to take out an ad or have a tour," Scheopner said. Most programming except local newscasts will come from ABC, Scheopner said. Currently, the station plans to broadcast from 6 a.m. to midnight. The station has hired local people for most jobs including renovation of a vacant discount store for offices and a studio.

"We want to get people from this area or who have something in common with the area," Gonzalez said. Employees include an oilfield worker from Oakley, who was hired as a technical director, and an artist from Colby Community College, who designed the set. The station has invested in some expensive gadgetry, including four $23,000 that's the base price cameras, which can be used on tri pods in the studio or carried to news events. "We have all the toys available that other stations do," Scheopner; said. MANHATTAN Oliver Waltson got Kansas Farm Bureau members buzzing at their annual meeting when he described Kansas wheat producers as living in the "stone age" as far as wheat production is concerned.

So many Farm Bureau members approached Walston for his production techniques that the KFB Communications Division had the English fanner explain his procedure for Intensive growing. His recommendations with a warning that producers should follow them at their own risk are: Plant two bushels of seed (sometimes 2V4 bushels) as early as possible. Use at least 60 pounds of potash and phosphate in the seedbed. This can be broadcast or drilled with the seed. Apply no seedbed nitrogen.

A pre- or post-emergent herbicide to take out any weed competition. An insecticide is applied after the crop has five leaves if there are aphids present. This kills the aphids and prevents the spread of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus. If any mildew or rust appears, a fungacide should be used (normally Bayleton from Bayer or Tilt from Ciba-Geigy). In the spring, a total of 180 pounds of nitrogren is applied in three separate doses.

The first one goes on when the crop begins to grow after the winter, and the other two follow at 4- to 5-week intervals. A herbicide to clean up any weeds which have germinated over the winter is applied and this is often mixed with a growth regulator (Chlormequat) to shorten and stiffen the straw. Benlate is also applied to protect against Eyespot. A fungicide is applied usually either Bayleton or Tilt to protect against mildew at the time the flag leaf emerges. After the ear has emerged, apply Captafol to protect against various diseases like Septoria.

An insecticide is applied when the grain is still milky if there are any aphids present. This kills the bugs which can suck the moisture from the grains. This program was developed for conditions in Northern Europe and should not necessarily be copied in Kansas where the conditions are very different, KFB officials warn. Very high levels of fertilizer and chemicals are used. This can increase the risk of diseases and it is therefore very dangerous to use only some aspects of the program, like high nitrogen inputs, without also protecting against disease.

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