Cement dust boosts cattle gains in Agriculture study
Agriculture Department researchers report cattle fed about a pound of cement dust daily gain weight faster and more cheaply. The test followed reports from three Georgia farmers Lee Barr Carrollton Deil Barnett Collard Valley and Sam Floyd Pine Knot who observed higher gains. A 112 day trial with 14 steers compared a normal diet against cement dust supplementation. The heavier group averaged about 750 pounds at start. results noted improved weight gain and economical feed use.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Georgia
Lee Barr
Carrollton
Deil Barnett
Collard Valley
Sam Floyd
Pine
Department
Agricultural Research Service
William E. Wheeler
Robert R. Oltsen
Beltsville
Market News By Telephone Winning State Popularity
Oklahoma farmers increasingly use the state agriculture market news toll-free line with up to 7,000 calls monthly for current data on grain hay poultry eggs and seasonal reports on cotton soybeans pecans and Osage cattle contracts. Calls are updated at 9:30 11:00 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. daily with numbers 1-800-522-8171 or 521-0466.
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Oklahoma
Market News Service
State Department of Agriculture
Bob Powell
Gary Bledsoe
Oklahoma City
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tulsa
Fort Smith
Ark
Powell
Replacment heifers should be chosen by reproduction
Oklahoma State University livestock specialists urge selecting replacement heifers by reproductive potential and milk ability rather than growth rates. They note 90 percent of growth improvements come from certain sites, while only 10 percent from growth-based selection, recommending culling nonpregnant heifers within a set breeding period.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State University
Outlook for 1978 Farmers Face Flat Profits
Oklahoma farmers enter 1978 with weak price prospects beyond wheat and cow calf gains. Analysts warn rising costs and debt will pressure finances amid inflation. They predict wheat up to 3 per bushel, cattle prices modestly higher, hogs cheaper, poultry expanding, milk firm, soybeans and cotton soft, with pesticides and feed grains near 77 levels.
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Oklahoma
Hamburger Prices Set to Rise in Year Says Meat Institute
The American Meat Institute forecasts higher hamburger costs this year while spare ribs may drop. President Richard E. Lyng cites fewer grass fed cattle and lower corn prices as factors. He notes hamburger could rise 10 to 15 percent though prime cuts may cost less proportionately. Government data show retail hamburger at 85.6 cents per pound last month.
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Washington
American Meat Institute
Oklahoma Sets Swine Disease Entry Rules in January
State health officials impose new rules requiring all incoming swine to present a negative test for pseudo rabies and to undergo a second test within 14 to 30 days to establish residency. Out of state animals at stock shows are exempt. Dr. Robert L. Hartin said four positive cases appeared in recent months, prompting the regulation approved by the state board of agriculture.
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Oklahoma
Midwest
State Department of Agriculture
Robert L. Hartin
State Board of Agriculture
Meat, rabies, and hamburger prices skew 1970s forecasts
Pseudo rabies or Aujeszky's disease affects various animals but not humans, while beef, pork, and hamburger markets face shifts in 1977 and 1978. Hamburger prices rose to a record near $1.10 per pound in early 1975, with production estimates suggesting up to 7.6 billion pounds in 1975 and billions in 1978 forecasts. Beef and pork output were projected to edge up or down, with retail beef prices expected to rise 3 to 5 percent in 1978 and pork to fall 3 to 4 percent. The impact of the Dec 14 farm strike was deemed limited on 1978 meat supplies.
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Oklahoma
USDA
U.S
Aujeszky
Institute
National Science Foundation
Lyng
Agriculture Department
American Agriculture
Wheat crop in good to excellent condition overall
As of mid December the national winter wheat crop planted for next summer's harvest was rated good to excellent, with southern Great Plains areas lagging. Kansas led production with mostly good to excellent notes and about 15 percent of wheat grazed by cattle, up from 5 percent last year. Corn harvest was incomplete due to bad weather in Missouri Indiana and Ohio.
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Washington
Great Plains
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
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