Protecting the home from wasps
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A common problem many homeowners face is wasps taking up residence in their walls. Kansas State University entomologist Raymond Cloyd says, however, that not all wasps are harmful.
July 2022
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You didn’t say that!
Life is interesting out on the road. You never know what will happen and what you will say.
Relatives of book subject take time to visit South Central Kansas
When we received the message from David Werner explaining that he and his wife were hoping to drive from Wernersville, PA to South Central Kansas to visit Isaac Werner’s grave and to see the Journal, as well as anything else of interest in relation to Isaac, I was pleased...and then worried. The two things he mentioned were certainly available, but what else was there to show them? Nearly all of the structures from Isaac’s time are gone, and even the land Isaac claimed has changed. What is there to see?
Sacrificing to Baal
“WE MUST NOT BE SURPRISED WHEN WE HEAR OF MURDERS, OF KILLINGS, OF WARS, OF HATRED. IF A MOTHER CAN KILL HER OWN CHILD, WHAT IS LEFT BUT FOR US TO KILL EACH OTHER? A NATION THAT KILLS ITS CHILDREN IN THE WOMB HAS LOST ITS SOUL.” -Saint Mother Teresa
Red ant colony is full of life lessons, including the very most important one
I’ve been fascinated by a colony of red ants that live in our pasture lately. I have to cross their path each day when I am out watering livestock and filling buckets to water our young fruit trees. I could just watch the activity of these ants for hours, and sometimes I almost do!
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Editor’s Note: It’s been somewhat a wild ride through the first two weeks of July, but beauty in nature and all around continues to remind us that life is good here in South Central Kansas. .
Individual liberty and limited government on August 2 ballot
Kansas legislators want to enlarge their power to control women’s lives. They have proposed a constitutional amendment on the August 2 ballot that hands them that power. Their plan distrusts women and will expand the scope of government. Kansans who value individual liberty and limited government should view this proposition with profound skepticism.
The abortion amendment battle, one yard at a time
I’m a dog walker and bicycle commuter, so I spend a lot of time on residential streets at less than highway speed. One result of this is that I notice and pay attention to campaign yard signs. As the vote over the proposed anti-abortion amendment approaches, that attention is paying off.
Farmer sentiment remains weak, crop producers contemplating acreage shifts in 2023
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and CHICAGO — The Purdue University/ CME Group Ag Economy Barometer continued to slide in June, down 2 points to a reading of 97. Producers’ expectations for the future also weakened. The Index of Future Expectations fell 5 points to a reading of 96, marking the lowest level for the index since October 2016. Meanwhile, producers were slightly more optimistic regarding current conditions; the Index of Current Conditions improved 5 points to a reading of 99. The Ag Economy Barometer is calculated each month from 400 U.S. agricultural producers’ responses to a telephone survey. This month’s survey was conducted June 13-17.
Irrigation Technology field day set for July 22
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University will host a field day on July 22 to help farmers in the Rattlesnake Creek watershed use new irrigation technologies to manage how they apply water more effectively and improve crop yields.