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More than just wheat

Sumner County Fair Guide. B1-B8

TSnews Fall Sports Guide. C1-C20

Sorghum

Corn

Soybeans

• 3 million acres planted • 72.2 bushels per acre • $3.34 per bushel • Value of production: $1.146 billion

• 5.72 million acres planted • 134 bushels per acre •$4.20 per bushel • Value of production: $3.295 billion

• 4.7 million acres planted • 40.5 bushels per acre • $11.50 per bushel • Value of production: $2.074 billion

Kansas 2020 crop production

Fall crops are an important part of Kansas farm operations By Michelle Leidy-Franklin TSnews mfranklin@tsnews.com

East Wichita News/ WestSide Story.

Special feature A man with a tail, a crown and a ‘dream job’ as Royals mascot. A6

average of $14.25 per acre to farm compared to $105 per acre for corn and $72.86 per acre for soybeans. Sorghum is an environmentally friendly crop requiring less water than other standard commodities. Up to 91 percent of sorghum fields are rain fed, requiring less irrigation. It is also a more efficient crop for producing ethanol than corn. “Our farmers are lucky to have

Kansas doesn’t just know how to grow wheat. Corn, sorghum and soybeans are among Kansas’s top produced crops. Not only has the United States become the world’s largest producer of sorghum, but Kansas is the country’s number one producer. Sorghum costs an

the ethanol plant in Colwich. It helps increase the price they get for corn, sorghum, and soybeans,” said Jeff Seiler, K-State Research and Extension agent. Sorghum is a versatile crop with multiple varieties used for different purposes. Varieties of the crop are grown for grain, forage, and sweet crops. It has the ability to thrive with less water than other crops. Sorghum is an ideal crop for the hot and dry

weather of Kansas. Corn is another crop that does well in Kansas, ranking sixth in the nation for production. While many Americans associate corn with the vegetable they eat, only a small portion of the nation’s production is used for human consumption. Most corn is used for livestock feed, exports, and fuel production.

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Clearwater football scrambles for new A look at the opponent as Wellington quarantines history of Labor Day Shutdown also impacts schools in Haysville and Conway Springs Spice Up Your Life Baking cobbler outdoors can be ‘berry’ satisfying. B12

Odds and Ends Half of Kansans achieved work-life balance in lockdown Fifty-one percent of Kansans say they have achieved the “perfect work-life balance.” That’s according to a survey by prpioneer. com, which surveyed 4,500 employees nationwide. The national average was 44 percent. Alaska ranked highest for work-life balance, with 70 percent of employees saying they had achieved the perfect balance between their work lives and home lives. Louisiana, New Hampshire and Rhode Island ranked lowest at 20 percent.

By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com CLEARWATER – The Clearwater Indians’ football season was in danger of kicking off a week late after its original opponent for this Friday, the Wellington Crusaders, bowed out of the game as classes and school activities across the district were called off late last week. The online announcement in Wellington was posted late on Aug. 26. The Sumner County Health Department and USD 353 have deemed three of Wellington’s six attendance centers as having COVID-19 outbreaks. The district has about 1,500 students. Masks for students and staff were optional, not required. Classes and activities are scheduled to resume on Sept.

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The Clearwater football team plays a league opponent in 2020. The Indians had to reschedule their season-opening game this Friday after Wellington cancelled activities.

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That left the Indians scrambling to find an opponent. There are virtually no bye weeks during the season for any Kansas high school football teams. Clearwater will play this Friday, however, giving up a home game to play at the Belle Plaine Dragons. The Dragons were scheduled to face the Independent Panthers. The

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Panthers have only 15 players on their roster and a few early-season injuries left them too short-handed to play this week. Clearwater, a member of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League, was looking for an opponent similar in size. The Indians are a 3A school in football, while Belle Plaine is

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This week’s Newspapers In Our Schools sponsored by Citizens State Bank. See Page A2 for details.

Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. Before it was a federal holiday, Labor Day was recognized by labor activists and individual states. After municipal ordinances were passed in 1885 and 1886, a movement developed to secure state legislation. New York was the first state to introduce a bill, but Oregon was the first to pass a law recognizing Labor Day, on Feb. 21, 1887. During 1887, four more states – Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York – passed laws creating a Labor Day holiday. By the end of the decade, Connecticut, Nebraska and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894,

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