A GA PLT PLANS A FLT NEAR THE NORMAL CRUISE LIMIT FOR THE CESSNA 150; ENCOUNTERS HEADWINDS AND TURB; AND THEN USES HIGHER THAN NORMAL PWR SETTINGS AND RUNS OUT OF FUEL NEAR HIS DEST.

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ENRTE TO GARDEN CITY FROM ANTHONY VIA ELKHART WITH FULL FUEL. PLANNED TO HAVE A 1 HR FUEL RESERVE UPON REACHING GARDEN CITY. REACHED TURB AFTER DEPARTING ANTHONY AND USED A FULL PWR SETTING TO MAINTAIN AN IAS OF 105 MPH. ABOUT 1 MI S OF THE GCK RWY THE ENG'S RPM STARTED DROPPING. I DID RESTART PROCS AND BY THE TIME I COMPLETED THEM THE ENG HAD STOPPED. I THEN MADE AN APCH TO LAND IN A PASTURE 1/2 MI S OF THE RWY. I STARTED THE APCH TO THE PASTURE AT 1000 FT AGL WITH A L BASE LEG. I MADE THE FINAL APCH AT 500 FT AGL AND PROCEEDED TO DO SHUTDOWN PROCS. I HELD THE ACFT OFF THE GND AS LONG AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE SLOWEST GND SPD. UPON LNDG THE ACFT IT ROLLED ABOUT 10 FT TO A STOP. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT OR PROPERTY. I WAS NOT HURT AND FELT I COULD FLY THE ACFT BACK TO SALINA. AFTER THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO A HANGAR AND INSPECTED BY A MECH; I FLEW THE ACFT BACK TO SALINA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR ADMITTED THAT HE USED FULL PWR IN TURB AND STRONG HEADWINDS OVER PART OF THE FLT FROM ANY TO GCK. HE SAID THAT HE HAD PLANNED THE FLT TO LAST ABOUT 3 HRS AND THE TANKS HELD 3 HRS AND 40 MINS OF FUEL. THE FLT WAS PLANNED AT NORMAL CRUISE SETTINGS. AFTER THE ENG QUIT AND HE LANDED IN THE PASTURE; THE RPTR SAID THAT HE CALLED THE UNICOM AND TOLD THEM THAT HE WAS OK AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH THE ACFT. AFTER THE MECH FINISHED HIS INSPECTION THE RPTR SAID THAT HE CALLED THE FBO AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE FAA INSPECTOR TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS AN INCIDENT AND THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WAS PENDING AND THE RPTR HAS HEARD NOTHING MORE FROM THEM. THE FBO INSPECTED THE ACFT FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE AND CHKED THE FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE HIGHER THAN PLANNED ACCORDING TO THE RPTR.