Tuesday, October 2, 1973
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Wakarusa Farmers Hit Hardest by Rain
By KAREN HILKER
Kaman Staff Reporter
Farmers in the Wakarusa River Valley will suffer substantial economic losses from recent flooding and heavy rainfalls, according to Bob McIntyre, district conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service.
The most severe flood damage to crops and fields was along the Wakawa River in northern Japan.
A week-end survey of flood damage by the Soil Conservation Service indicated considerable soil erosion in that area. Fields were waterlogged or waterways were hard hit, he said.
Flooding in northern Douglas County along the Kansas River and the Mud Creek wamt it as damaging for farmers there as it was for farmers along the Wakarusa, he
Just how great the loss will be depends on whether in the next two or three weeks, McWay, Ms.
`if a crop stands in water, it will`
`it if a storm and cause it to fall over`
`its roots.`
The clay-like soil in the Wakarusa Valley won't absorb water as well as the sandier soil bordering the Kansas River and Mud Creek.
"it just doesn't soul in and won't run off us fast," he said. "this water is going to be too much."
Area corn and mil crops were ready to harvest when the rains began, said Earl Van Meter, Douglas County agriculture extension agent. According to Van Meter, several farmers said they were unable to till the land because their fields were too muddy to inspect.
"I've still got water on my fields," Wakaraura Valley farmer Norman Leary said. "I was down there today. I can drive a road but I can't get out in the fields yet."
This isn't "drying weather," Leary said. The windy and hot days of summer are over, he said, and the fields might not dry out for oute a while.
"If it swats me, we most of it will rot," Bruce Berns, Kansas River Valley farmer said.
his corn field and buy cattle to feed on the
corn rather than completely lose his crop.
"I couldn't harvest all the cor that way,
but I wouldn't lose it either," he said.
in brief
A cooperative research program in biology has been established between the University of Kansas and the Universidad de Oriente in Cumana, Venezuela, Chancellor Archie R. Dykes announced yesterday. Dykes said KU would help the Universidad organize and administer a graduate program in biology.
Fellowships Funded
KU Prof Is Author
The continued wet weather is currently delaying the planting of winter wheat and has washed out any wheat already planted, Berns said.
James W. Woolfell, associate professor of philosophy and religion at the University of Kansas, is the author of a new book, *Historic Scripts*, which he published earlier this month by Abingdon Press.
If the ground doesn't dry out soon, there may be no wheat at all planted in this area, too.
Area farming operations will be delayed for at least a month, Van Meter said.
"There is no substitution for wheat," Berns said. "The ground will have to lie fallow this."
Pumps, Wells Prevent Local Water Shortage
lawrence's water intake capability should have returned to its normal level by last night, Assistant City Manager Dennis Kalksen said yesterday.
The city's main intake pipe from the Kansas River apparently was either damaged or plugged last weekend and the city is currently collecting daily supply of 11 million gallons of water.
Since Friday night only about 2% million gallons have been coming through the pipe at the water treatment plant, water from city wells, an alternative source, until Saturday morning. Four
Kallisen had requested Lawrence residents to not wash dishes, clothes or cars or even to bathe over the weekend until the pumps could be brought from Kansas City.
pumps were also obtained from Kansas City to pump water from the river.
"We had no serious problem with water supply over the weekend," Kalka said. "We need it."
He said that because of the cool rainy weather over the weekend the demand for water was less than it might normally have been.
City Sidewalk Hearing Today
The Lawrence City Commission will conduct a public hearing at 3 p.m. today concerning the possible construction of new sidewalks in two areas bordering campus.
The proposed sidewalks would be installed on the east side of Engel Road from 15th Street to Crescent Road and on the west Campus road to West Campus Road.
Following last week's meeting the commission toured the 1000 and 1200 block area of Oread, Indiana and Mississippi streets to see 4.410 square feet of sidewalks there termed hazardous by George Williams, director of public works.
The bearing is part of the commission's effort to improve the city's network of railways.
The commission has indicated it will
begin enforcing a city ordinance that requires property owners to repair or replace a building.
"It has not been our policy in the past to enforce the ordinance on the books," Mayor Nancy Hambleton said at last week's meeting. "I think maybe it's time to forcefully encourage people to obey the ordinance."
The ordinance states that if the repair work isn't completed by the property owner, city cites will make the necessary repairs and assess the cost to the property owner.
In other business, the commission will:
—Consider a proposal by the aviation committee concerning airport improvements.
- Establish 10 a.m. Oct. 15 as the date it
will receive bids for 11 vehicles for the police department.
Consider an ordinance to establish new rates for the sanitary landfill.
—receive a letter from the Deerfield PTA concerning the installation of street lights in
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