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Slow starts doom Cougar Volleyball in Liberal

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The Barton Community College Volleyball team buried itself in early deficits Wednesday night in Liberal to fall in straight sets at Seward County Community College 25-14, 25-19, and 25-20.  The Cougars were outscored 30-13 in the combined three sets’ race to ten points leading to Barton having to battle from behind all evening.  The fourth straight loss drops Barton to 3-6 in conference play and 5-20 overall while Seward County solidifies their standing in the top four of the Jayhawk improving to 6-4 and 18-12 overall.

“We had implemented some changes this week to help improve our offense, but between the defensive difficulties, ineffective communication, and some lineup changes we never really got going,” said Head Coach Phil Shoemaker.  “We were without Kim Hockley and Emily Deterding tonight but sometimes that happens and we need to be able to respond effectively.”

Trailing 4-1 in the first set, the Cougars battled back to tie it up at six.  Calling timeout after Seward scored four straight, Barton was unable to slow the Saints from getting the next three points increasing the lead out to 13-6.   Barton cut the lead back to six but a 3-0 run in midst of a 7-2 stretch widened the Saints lead to eleven points on the way to Seward’s 25-14 first set win.

The Saints broke open the second set early outscoring the Cougars 8-1 to build an 11-3 lead.  Following a pair of points by Barton, the teams traded four point runs until the Cougars put together three straight capped by a Jessie Sewell kill to cut the deficit to 16-12.  It was as close as Barton would come as the Saints scored six consecutive to blow open the set and go on to win 25-19.

Needing a better start in the third to stay alive in the match, Barton trailed 3-0 managing to draw within two twice before four straight by the Saints opened up a 10-4 lead.  The teams then traded three-point runs until another three point run allowed Barton to get back into the match at 13-10.  Responding to the sudden Barton surge, Seward scored seven of the next eight to prompt a Barton timeout as the spread increased to 20-11.   After trading points, three straight by Seward put the Saints in position to close out the match but Barton refused to go down quietly scoring seven straight before falling 25-20.

“We did manage a couple of nice rallies but in both cases it was extremely difficult due to the large deficit we were in,” Shoemaker said.  “Seward is a good aggressive team.  We did not pass block or defend with the efficiency needed to mount a successful counter attack. Beyond that our chemistry as a team was pretty poor which is certainly not a formula for success.”

Freshman Kylie Jones made the most of her playing time due to the absence of Hockley and Deterding, leading the Cougars with six kills on a .444 attack percentage to go along to tie Sewell and Jordan Edelman for team high honors with two assisted blocks.  The two-headed setting tandem of Lakyn Rowden and Casey Friesen finished with eleven assists each while Mykela Riedl led in digs with eight.

Barton will look to get back into the win column on Saturday as the Cougars travel to Garden City, Kansas, for a 2:00 p.m. conference match against 8-16 Garden City Community College.  Just ahead of the 3-7 Broncbusters in sixth place in the conference standings, the Cougars defeated Garden City 3-1 back on September 3 at the Barton Gym.

Roger’s view from the hills: Fall cowboy storytellers

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“THE PAST ACTUALLY HAPPENED
BUT HISTORY IS ONLY WHAT
SOMEONE WROTE DOWN.”
                                         A. Whitney Brown
The Cowboy Storytellers of the Western Plains is an organization that started in Seiling Oklahoma over coffee from a bunch of ranchers telling stories about the old days.  It has been meeting ever since in Kansas and Oklahoma to have the locals tell the story’s of the old days as close to first person as we can get.
Many get it wrong about the group coming to their area as being a group of entertainers.  No.  The group comes to hear and record your stories.  The stories of your growing up, your parents, grandparents, and the old stories you grew up listening to.
If these stories are not recorded from you they will be lost when they put you under.  That is why we need you to step up.
The Fall meeting of the Storytellers will be in Medicine Lodge Kansas on October 25th at the Senior Center 213 N. Main.  Music starts at 12:30 and meeting at 1pm.  It is open to the public.  Membership in the organization is $15/year.  You get a newsletter before each meeting.
We have been to Medicine Lodge 5 times before.  The Gypsum Hills is a great scenic area of the state.  From Medicine Lodge west 40 miles to Coldwater is the Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway.  There is the Stockade Museum and the Carey Nation home that you can visit.  A great Veterans Memorial and several places to eat.
We are also home to the MEDICINE LODGE PEACE TREATY PAGEANT which will be done in 2015.  We are home to the Kansas State Championship Ranch Rodeo and the home of Martina McBride just over in Sharon.
If you have a story to tell or need questions answered call me at 620-213-2403

Austrian winter peas as a cover crop

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By Ryan Flaming, County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources

Austrian winter peas have a growth pattern very similar to that of winter wheat. It is established in the fall, overwinters, and makes some additional spring growth. As a cover crop, it is then terminated sometime in the spring prior to planting of a summer row crop.

There are several potential benefits of planting Austrian winter peas as a cover crop:
•    As a legume, it provides supplemental nitrogen to the soil
•    Reduced erosion potential
•    Captures left-over nitrogen from the previous crop
•    Provides habitat for soil-improving microorganisms

However, cover crops can also use up soil moisture that would otherwise be available to the cash crop, potentially reducing yields. It also adds an extra expense to the cropping operation. A no-till research project was conducted from 1996 to 2008 by Bill Heer, former agronomist-in-charge at the South Central Kansas Experiment Field near Hutchinson, to evaluate the effects of winter peas and their ability to supply nitrogen to the succeeding grain sorghum crop.

Within a no-till wheat-grain sorghum rotation, winter peas were planted in the fall after wheat harvest. Half the plots were not planted to the cover crop. Where winter peas were planted, they were chemically terminated at two different times – April and May. The plots, both where the cover crop had been grown and without a cover crop, were then fertilized with nitrogen broadcast at the rates of 0, 30, 60, and 90 pounds per acre. The plots were then planted to grain sorghum. Phosphate was applied at the rate of 40 lbs/acre in the row when planting grain sorghum and wheat. Winter peas were planted at the rate of 40 lbs/acre in 10-inch rows with a double-disc drill.

Grain Cover crop treatment    Cover crop termination date    N rate lbs/acre      5 yr average yield
N/A                                    0        62.0
30        79.1
60        84.2
90        98.2
Average:    80.9
Winter Peas            April
0        84.9
30        90.8
60        92.5
90        85.2
Average:    88.4

Winter Peas            May                    0        84.3
30        89.7
60        92.2
90        95.0
Average:    90.3

Pasture management workshop for small acreage owners

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OLATHE, Kan. — Cool season pastures and hay fields make up the biggest chunk of agricultural land use in Johnson and surrounding counties. Now is a good time to learn about resources to help land owners manage their lands, for commercial production or agricultural exemption.

 

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, Johnson County K-State Research and Extension will conduct a free workshop that will give participants the opportunity to tour a local pasture and hear about proper grazing, the importance of soil testing and timely fertilizing, herbicide options to help control weed pressure, and structures to improve water quality.

 

Registration and a light dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by a walk in the pasture and talks by local experts. The tour will be held at the Tim Yoho property, 22504 Spoon Creek Rd, in Edgerton, Kan.

 

The workshop is provided by the Hillsdale Lake Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy Project, K-State Research and Extension, and the Miami County and Johnson County Conservation Districts. For reservations, call the Johnson County Extension office at 913-715-7000.

Barton golf overtaken in Warrior Invitational to finish third

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The Barton Community College men’s golf team finished third in the eleven team Warrior Invitational held earlier this week at Hutchinson’s Carey Park Golf Course.  The Cougars held the first day lead by five strokes but despite improving on second rounds couldn’t hold off the charges of Bethany College and Ottawa University on Tuesday’s final eighteen holes.   Barton finished +33 as a team scoring 601 to finish five behind Bethany and just two out from second place Ottawa.

Landon Fox posted an opening day one-under-par 70 to lead the seventy-five player Invitational but a 75 on Tuesday caused the sophomore from Winfield to fall into a five-way tie for fifth place at 145 (+3).  Joining Fox in the fifth position was teammate Nathapol Sriwoon who followed his 75 Monday round with a 70 to make a move up the standings from tenth.

Cracking the top twenty-five following an opening day 77, Koby Beougher fell into a tie for 32nd with an eighty to finish with a 157 (+15) while Blake Huxman put together consecutive 79 rounds to finish at 158 (+16) to tie for 36th.  Jared Oelke made the biggest improvement from the first day shaving off nine strokes from an opening 85 to jump eleven spots into a tie for 46th with a 161 (+19).

Competing as an individual, Jestin Jackson was solid in his collegiate debut carding consistent rounds of 75 and 74 to finish tied for 13th at 149 (+7).

Barton will next compete in the two-day Dodge City Invitational held October 10-11 at Mariah Hills Golf Course in Dodge City, Kansas.

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