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by Mary Lou Peter,
KSU Extension Writer
This year's abundant hard
red winter wheat crop, slow ex-
port demand and ample supplies
of low-priced feed grams avail-
able to compete with wheat for
livestock feeding have com-
bined to pull Kansas wheat
prices lower this summer.
Anticipated large harvests of
corn, grain sorghum, soybeans
and other crops this fall are likely
to further clog the state's grain
storage and handling systems,
according to Kansas State Uni-
Wheat Futures,
h Prices So FarApart?
versity associate professor Dan Abilene, Hutchinson, and holders have an incentive to
O'Brie Wichita. continue to pay storage and
One apparent result of the "The current wide wheat ba-"store" the warehouse receipts
tight grain storage situation is sis situation in Kansas seems to they have been forced to take
that the Chicago Mercantile Ex- be the result of large inventories rather than to "load out" or ac-
change July Kansas hard red of wheat in combination with tually sell the wheat in the cash
winter wheat futures contract other grains accumulating in market, he said.
did not converge with the actual Kansas grain elevators across This incentive to hold andbetween cash wheat prices and
cash price being paid for wheat the state in general, and at des- store the delivered wheat rather wheat futures in Kansas wheat
at designated delivery elevator ignated delivery elevators in than move it into the cash mar- markets that occurs at desig-
locations in central Kansas and particular," said O'Brien, an ag- ket is a major contributing factor nated grain elevator delivery lo-
Kansas City, Mo., as it normally ricultural economist with K-State in the widening of wheat basis cations, and that affects grain
would. The disconnect between Research and Extension. levels during delivery periods for elevators across the state
futures and cash prices could Basis is the difference be-CME Kansas HRW wheat at de- "If these periods of non-con-
have implications for crop insur- tween a local cash price for a livery locations in Kansas and vergence for CME Kansas HRW
ance programs, O'Brien said. commodity and the price of a at Kansas City, Mo. The impact wheat were eliminated, it would
For example, on July 1, at the specific futures contract of the on wheat basis levels at these benefit Kansas farmers in terms
beginning of the delivery period same commodity and any given key locations filter out to other of more effective and efficient
for Chicago Mercantile Ex- point in time. grain elevators across the state, crop revenue insurance pro-
change July 2016 Kansas hard "These large inventories One solution to the formation grams and wheat marketing
red winter wheat futures, the have resulted in greater demand of such positive "wedges" be- strategies," he said. "It would
contract closed at $3.94 a bushel, for grain storage, and raised the tween the value of physical stor- also help Kansas farmers and
down from $4.61 on May 2 -- true value of physical grain stor- age space and lower futures agfibusinesses make more accu-
the price of May 2016 wheat fu- age space above the rates of contractual storage rates on de- rate and profitable decisions in
tures at the beginning of its de- storage written into the CME livered wheat, O'Brien said, regards to crop enterprise selec-
livery period. Kansas hard red winter wheat would be to raise the contrac- tion, as in making profit maximiz-
Also on July 1, cash prices contract for delivered wheat. As tual storage rates to a level as ing decisions in regards to use
for wheat truck bids in Kansas a result, a positive 'wedge' has high as the value of physical stor- of farm assets."
City, Mo., were $3.66 per bushel, formed between the true value age space is likely to ever be in More information about this
On Aug. 8, cash basis levels or 'price' of physical grain stor- the foreseeable future, topic and others in agricultural
had fallen further to 58¢ per age space and the futures con- Such action by the CME on economics are available on the
bushel under September 2016 tract storage rate on delivered the Kansas HRW wheat futures K-State Research and Extension
CME Kansas HRW wheat ill- hard red winter wheat." contract would help to solve the Ag Manager website at
tures. Basis levels had fallen 80- Because of this, long futures problem of non-convergencewww.agrnanager.info.
85¢ per bushel under designated position holders who have been
delivery locations in Salina, delivered upon by short position
Published in The Western Star Protection Press, ads, 212.66
Thursday September 8, 2016. 6c
LIST OF CLAIMS allowed by the
Board of Commissioners at their
regular meeting held September
6, 2016.
COUNTY GENERAL: County
Employees, salaries, 33,182.34;
Debra Adams, service, 870.00;
Apex, service, 306.92; Atco, sup-
ply, 88.50; ATT, utility, 1,116.48;
Bolen, supply, 323.03; Business
Card, supply, 357.48; City of
Coldwater, utility, 153.44; Dunn
Auto, service, 135.00; Ford Co.
Attorney, service, 67.96; Angelica
Gardea, service, 120.00; KGS,
utility, 63.44; Manatron, service,
216.00; Municipal Service, fee,
150.00; Natalie Randall, service,
1,327.37; Pitney Bowes, supply,
155.52; Pratt Glass, service,
565.20; Protection Press, legals,
61.40; Quill, supply, 572.53; Ser-
vice Janitorial, supply, 209.25;
Shultz, service, 70.00; Southern
Pioneer, utility, 2,686.94;
Verizon, utility, 247.80; Western
Star, legals, 1,220.80
ROAD AND BRIDGE: County
Employees, salaries, 20,136.91;
Amarillo Bolt, material, 164.20;
Apex, service, 934.75; ATT, util-
ity, 486.69; Beeley, propane,
221.26; Byram, Mfg., material,
274.56; City of Coldwater, util-
ity, 307.62; Dolese, material,
3,883.20; Dodge International,
material, 3,406.30; DW Young
Haulage, freight, 3,462.37; Elk
Transports, service, 1,719.56;
Ergon, material, 61,034.48;
FNBO, material, 118.83; Foley,
material, 586.33; Greensburg
Farm, material, 450.76; GW Van
Keppel, material, 2,345.11; Hori-
zon Brokerage, freight, 1,574.40;
Horizon express, freight,
5,834.20; Interstate Gypsum,
material, 1,800.00; John Deere,
material, 1,702.44; KanEquip,
material, 681.51; Kropf, service,
1,376.85; Maupin's, material,
772.56; Murphy, service, 202.23;
Nace Farms, freight, 555.80;
Northern Safety, material,
188.31; Safety Kleen, supply,
234.18; Sellers, material, 347.44;
Service Janitorial, 81.40; South-
ern Pioneer, utility, 315.78;
Southwest Truck, material,
1,802.16; SW Mgmt, fee, 302.50;
Victor Phillips, material, 253.20
COUNTY BUILDING: Brooks,
service, 1,088.99; Wessel, mate-
rial, 1,063.00
ELECTION: ARC, sign, 180.95;
EQUIPMENT RESERVE: Wrays,
trailer, 25,000.00
APPRAISER: County Employees,
salaries, 3,489.93; ATT, utility,
153.45; Dirks, contract, 50.00;
McCully, service, 1,511.00
HEALTH: County Employees,
salaries, 3,058.33; ATT, utility,
145.29; City of Coldwater, util-
ity, 62.70; Merck, supply,
6,123.34; Southern Pioneer, util-
ity, 235.27; Nicole York, reim-
bursement, 55.00
COUNTY FIRE: County Employ-
ees, salaries, 1,300.00; ATT, util-
ity, 316.29; Bent Nail, service,
6,587.35; Brooks, service, 280.69;
City of Coldwater, utility, 58.41;
Emergency Fire, equipment,
620.00; KGS, utility, 97.21; Kropf,
service, 2,110.20; Shultz, service,
58.75; Southern Pioneer, utility,
246.70; Verizon, utility, 51.60
AMBULANCE: County Employ-
ees, salaries, 8,588.64; AED, sup-
ply, 2,648.00; Airgas, supply,
229.34; ATT, utility, 246.51;
Beeley, propane, 57.32;
BoundTree, supply, 1,042.22; City
of Coldwater, utility, 72.03;
Kropf, service, 470.50; David
Kutz, reimbursement, 65.00;
Mikes Service, service, 220.39;
Protection Press, ad, 140.00;
Southern Pioneer, utility, 339.30;
US Standard, supply, 4,246.58;
Verizon, utility, 120.03
AIRPORT: County Employees,
salaries, 235.00; All Weather,
service, 102,403.00; BTI, material,
81.26
NOXIOUS WEED: County Em-
ployees, salaries, 693.75
EMERGENCY 911: ATT, utility,
846.69
I, Alice Smith, County Clerk, do
hereby certify that the above list
of claims was allowed by the
Board of Commissioners at their
regular meeting held September
6, 2016.
In testimony thereof, I have
hereto set my hand and the offi-
cial seal of Comanche County
this sixth day of September, 2016.
SEAL
Alice Smith
Comanche County Clerk
PART-TIME CUSTODIAL OPPORTUNITY
Measurement Incorporated Coldwater, Kansas
Measurement Incorporated is seeking a part-time custodian to
do office cleaning every other weekend for most of the year and
every weekend during the spring. Duties will include vacuum-
ing, dusting, sanitizing, sweeping, mopping, deodorizing, trash
disposal, and deep cleaning. Areas to be cleaned will include
office areas, restrooms, hallways, a patio, and a break room.
Interested persons may call the Measurement Incorporated of-
fice at (620) 582.-2239 or email Ben at bens@measinc.com to
apply.
To learn more about Measurement Incorporated visit
www.measinc.com.
Measurement Incorporated is an equal opportunity em-
ployer.
First published in The Western and
Star Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016.
4-6c
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
COMANCHE COUNTY,
KANSAS
An undivided 1/4 of 1/240 in-
terest in and to all the oil, gas
and other minerals in and un-
der the N½ of $24, T32S, R20W;
and
IN THE MATTER OF
THE ESTATE OF An undivided 1/4 of 1/320 in-
SIDNEY ROGER DAVIS, terest in and to all the oil, gas
DECEASED. and other minerals in and un-
der the W½ of the NE~A and the
Case No. 2016-PR-000009 E½ of the NWlA of $25, T32S,
(Proceeding Pursuant to K.S.A. R20W;
Chapter 59)
NOTICE OF HEARING
and
An undivided 1/4 of 1/160 in-
TO THE STATE OF KANSAS TO terest in and to all the oil, gas
ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: and other minerals in and un-
der the W½ and the NEJA of S19,
You are notified that a Petition T32S, R19W;
has been filed in this Court by
Georgi Duwe, Independent Ad- be assigned in accordance with
ministrator the Estate of Sidney the terms of the Will and Media-
Roger Davis, deceased, request- tion Agreement.
ing that: the Foreign Will of
Sidney Roger Davis, deceased, You are required to file your writ-
dated May 1, 1998, be admitted to ten defenses to the Petition on or
probate and record of this Court; before September 19, 2016, at
no administration of the Estate 11:00 o'clock a.m. in the District
is necessary; the Will be con-Court, and the City of Coldwa-
strued, and the following oil, gas ter, Comanche County, Kansas,
and mineral interest in Kansasat which time and place the cause
real estate situated in Comanche will be heard. Should yon fail to
County, Kansas: file your written defenses, judg-
ment and decree will be entered
An undivided 114 of 1/480 of 71 in due course upon the Petition.
8 overriding royalty interest in
and to the Oil and Gas Lease Georgi Duwe,
dated March 3, 1954, executed Petitioner
by and between Evelyn C.
Hoch, a widow, as Lessor, and Scott R. Condray
Skelly Oil Company, as Les- CONDRAY & THOMPSON, LLC
see, and Lease being recorded 812 Washington
in Book 15 at page 315 of the P.O. Box 407
records of Comanche County, Concordia, KS 66901-0407
Kansas, on the N~ of the SEIA (785) 243-1357 FAX
and W~ of the SW~ of S24, (785) 243-1359
T32S, R20W; condraylaw@condraylaw.com
