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This on-farm-grain storage system was installed on the Laird French farm 2 1/2 miles south of Rossville last year. Farmers are showing more and more interest in such systems. This one was included in the annual irrigation tour this year by Shawnee…

A big corn crib and grainery on the Mulvane Ranch west of Rossville burned to the ground early Monday morning.

Francis Davis, manager of the ranch for the owner, David Hughes of California, discovered the large building in flames about 4:50 a.m.…

This unidentified farmer is harvesting using his Farmall and McCormick-Deering in Rossville, Kansas.

Henry Martinek, Rossville, shows off some of the cotton he grew in his garden this season. Henry's daughter, Jo Copeland, contacted a sister-in-law in Alabama and asked her to send Henry the seeds, which he planted in April. He says the rows of…

Photo by Belinda Driscoll

HENRY MARTINEK, Rossville, has been growing sunflowers for about 15 years but has never had one this size! Planted the first of March from a Russian brand of sunflower seed, Martinek expected the plant to be short as…

This picture is from the 1971 Rossville Centennial Booklet, page 54.

Photo by Belinda Driscoll
Joe and Doris Fairbanks, Rossville, show off their peony blossoms this spring. Finally, after four or five years, the small bushes have produced the most beautiful bright pink flowers. The blooms are unusual because of…

This is what Joe Campbell's farm looked like before the May 19, 1960, tornado destroyed it at 6:01 p.m. Refer to RCL0056 to see what it looked like after the tornado.

Joe Penaz uses his Farmall 10-20 and combine to harvest wheat in Rossville, Kansas. His farm was a mile and a half north of Rossville according to Laverne Zlatnik.