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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1948
Western Kansas Is Booming But Geologist Fears Dust
Bv GUS AUGUST
Western Kansas wheat farmers are optimistic about the prospects for this year's wheat crop, Walter Kollmorgen, professor of geography, said after a trip through the dust bowl area.
Hundreds of new grain elevators have been built, and land sales are booming, Professor Kollmorgen said. However, he is not as optimistic as many of the farmers are.
Throughout the trip, farmers assured him they were due for a rain, but none fell during the tour, he said. Prospects for dry years are greater now than prospects for wet years, because the wet cycle has been longer than previous wet cycles, Professor Kollmorgen explained.
"From a number of angles, indications are that some reverses will be experienced," he added.
Lighteen inches of rainfall is the minimum amount needed for reasonably successful wheat production in this part of the country, but much land has been broken beyond this rainyline. Therefore, there is the likelihood of another drought siege and another dust bowl, Professor Kollmorgen said. In higher latitudes, where evaporation is less, wheat can be grown with less moisture.
See Another Dust Bowl
Soil specialists and geographers anticipate another dust bowl "sooner than later," Professor Kollmorgen said. He explained that when the soil is first broken, it is held together by stubble and other organic matter. This binding structure breaks down after a few years, leaving little to hold the soil together. Then it starts blowing away
"The government sodded thousands of acres in the 1930's, Professor Kollmorgen said. "A lot of this has been turned again with the hope that several crops can be realized before disaster overtakes the operator"
"Some government agencies are planning another sodding program, but they are meeting opposition from people who don't think it is necessary. They want to go on planting wheat and hoping it will rain."
Professor Kollmorgen explained that the question is who will absorb the difference between the value of the land as wheatland and as grass-land.
The high price of wheat is another factor which keeps the farmers hoping for a good crop, he added. 'A Stroke of Luck'
"To have wet years and high wheat prices is a stroke of luck we may never see again. It is one of the most remarkable coincidences in Midwest history," he remarked.
In an interview with Spencer M. Smith, assistant professor of economics, the University Daily Kansan got some idea of the economics of wheat.
Professor Smith said that it is almost impossible to analyze accurately the effects of one commodity when prices depend on all commodities. There is no assurance that a bumper crop will lower wheat prices.
Theoretically, if production increases, prices decrease, but only if demand remains the same. Actually, supply and demand are functions of each other. If general production increases, demand increases and prices rise, he explained.
Wheat Price to Stay Up
Wheat prices probably won't drop too much in the near future because many factors are acting to keep the prices high, he said. These include the decrease in taxes and the resulting increase in public purchasing power, and the European recovery program with its heavy demand for wheat.
The whole thing is one big gamble. One good rain will assure a bumper wheat crop. The thing is, will we get it?
Official Bulletin
May 11, 1948
O. T. club picnic. 5:30 p.m. today Meet in Design office.
Armanav regular meeting, 7.30 tonight Union ballroom. Social gathering after meeting.
K. U. Dames bridge, 7:30 p.m. to-morrow, Pine room, Union.
Student Court will review appeal cases on parking tickets, 7:30 tonight. Court room, Green hall. All defendants have been notified by mail.
United World Federalists, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Kansas room, Union. All interested invited.
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. 7 p.m. tomorrow, 113 Frank Strong.
Student Union Activities fashion show, 4 to 5 p.m. tomorrow, Kansas room. Harzfeld's and Weavers. Everyone welcome.
El Ateneo se reune el jueves a las 7:30 in 113 de F.S. para la ultima reunion del semestre. Programa especial, muchas sorpresas.
Applications for committee membership in Student Union Activities accepted in Union Activities office through Thursday.
Phi Alpha Theta picnic Thursday. Contact Harold Hixon by tonight for details.
Home Economics club, 5 p. m.
Thursday, Fraser dining room. Election of officers. Sign at office before 5 p.m. tomorrow.
All organized houses and organizations leave dates, preference and alternative, for next year's parties at office of dean of women by Thursday. Indicate closed dates desired.
Letters of application for dance manager job to Sue Webster, 1625 Edgehill Road by rFriday. Enclose
address and phone number.
Campus Christian Missionary fellowship, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Myers hall. Plans outlined for next year.
Veterans' requisition books for current semester not honored after May 20.
Mrs. Carl Nelson was elected president of the University Women's club at the annual business meeting and tea held in Myers hall recently. She succeeds Mrs. D. W. Malott, retiring president.
S. A.M. meeting, 7:30 tonight. Union building. Election of officers.
University Women Elect Officers
Those in charge of the tea were Mrs. E. C. Quigley, chairman; Mrs. Elmer F. Beth, hostess chairman; Mrs. E. L. Falkenstein, food and serving; Mrs. C. G. Bayles, decoration; and Mrs. George W. Stratton, tea table.
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Other officers are Mrs. Karl Klooz,
vice-president; Mrs. Kenneth Jochim,
recording secretary; Mrs. Paul Roofe
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Mrs. George Anderson, treasurer;
Mrs. Clayton Crosier, finance chairman; Mrs. Ethan Allen, social chairman; Mrs. J. W. Twente, program chairman; Mrs. Elmer F. Beth,
publicity chairman; Mrs. Gerald Carney, newcomer's chairman; Mrs. Ralph Clark, assistant to the newcomer's chairman; Miss Helen Lohr,
Mrs. M. D. Clubb, and Mrs. C. A.
Thomas, members at large.
Silverton, Ore.—(UP) — Thieves broke into the Eugene Field grade school here and stole 24 quarts of applesauce.
This Seems Much Applesauce
Eta chapter of Pi Delta Phi, national French honorary fraternity, has elected seven new members.
7 Members Elected To French Society
They are Billie Joan Kent, Sue Newcomer, Marjorie Jane Scott, College seniors; William Belt, Jack L. Kendall, J. Chalmers Herman, and Ralph Herman, graduate students.
Honorary members elected are Mrs. J. C. Malin and Mrs. Wilma Collins, Lawrence; Dr. Edith Kern, assistant professor of French.
Jean Delord, French exchange student from Montaubau, France, was elected a special member.
The skeleton of a Pleistocene wolf will be exhibited on the first floor of Dyce museum in a few days. It is a specimen of a Dire wolf, scientific name Aenocyon dirus, which was secured from the Rancho La Brea tar pit within the city limits of Los Angeles.
Wolf Bones To Be Exhibited In Dyche
The wolf roamed North America about 25,000 years ago. It was large, with almost the same form and proportions of the timber wolf.
The tar pits at La Brea are a natural trap for animals. Skeletons of almost 5,000 prehistoric animals and birds have been taken from the pits.
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