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Kaw Valley irrigation tour to center in Rossville, 1959, Rossville, Kansas
Description
Friday, August 28, is the date of the Kaw Valley irrigation and crops tour. The day will get under¬way at 9:00 AM at the Clifford Holcomb farm which is located ½ mile west of the Kiro store on Highway 24, west of Topeka. Mr. Holcomb used irrigation early this season and used high rates of fertilization.
At 9:40 a trip is scheduled at the Sam Kelsey faun, located one mile southeast of Silver Lake on Highway 24. Mr. Kelsey uses sip-hon tubes in his irrigation opera-tion, along with good fertilization. Clyde Rogers, one mile south of Rossville, irrigated com that is be-ing grown for silage. The result is high tonage per acre. The tour is scheduled at Rogers at about 10:20 AM.
At about 11:00 AM the group will stop at the M/C. Rasch farm, just south of Rossville where fert¬ilizer use and irrigation will be shown and discussed.
The last stop will be at about 11:30 AM at the Joe Campbell farm, northwest of Rossville. Camp¬bell was one of the first in the Val¬ley to use irrigation. This year he used chemicals for European Com Borer control. This will be discuss¬ed at the stop.
At noon the group will be given a lunch in the Rossville City Park through the courtesy of the Berry Irrigation Supply.
A short program will follow, at which time the specialists will summarize discussions. A local Soil Conservation Service representative will discuss briefly land
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At 9:40 a trip is scheduled at the Sam Kelsey faun, located one mile southeast of Silver Lake on Highway 24. Mr. Kelsey uses sip-hon tubes in his irrigation opera-tion, along with good fertilization. Clyde Rogers, one mile south of Rossville, irrigated com that is be-ing grown for silage. The result is high tonage per acre. The tour is scheduled at Rogers at about 10:20 AM.
At about 11:00 AM the group will stop at the M/C. Rasch farm, just south of Rossville where fert¬ilizer use and irrigation will be shown and discussed.
The last stop will be at about 11:30 AM at the Joe Campbell farm, northwest of Rossville. Camp¬bell was one of the first in the Val¬ley to use irrigation. This year he used chemicals for European Com Borer control. This will be discuss¬ed at the stop.
At noon the group will be given a lunch in the Rossville City Park through the courtesy of the Berry Irrigation Supply.
A short program will follow, at which time the specialists will summarize discussions. A local Soil Conservation Service representative will discuss briefly land
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Creator
We believe this is from the Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
Publisher
Rossville Community Library
Date
August 20, 1959
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newspaper clipping
Identifier
RCL0297
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