Madison County Dairy Tour Aims to Boost Profits
Purdue dairy expert G A Williams notes low producing cows hurt profits as 1953 Indiana Dairy Herd data show 10 000 pounds yearly gives $2 2 per $1 feed. 4000 pounds yields $1 52. Tour July 8 features three farms Clinton Goins Summitville and Boone township with A Williams and M O Pence leading discussions.
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G. A. Williams
Purdue University Extension
Indiana Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Madison County
Purdue Specialis
W. C. Haynes
Clinton Goins
Floridation
Arthur Kire and Sons
Summitville
Madison County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Russell Pattis
Boone Township
Davis Dairy
F Anderson
Kraft Foods
Beulah Park
A. Williams
Purdue Dairy Man
M. 0. Pence
Purdue Agronomist
Legume-Grass seedings care and pruning guidelines
Agronomists outline steps to establish new legume grass seedings after harvesting small grains. Remove straw to prevent shading, top dress with phosphate and potash if less than four weeks since planting, and protect against fungi. Do not graze before October 10. allow fall roots to store nutrients for winter and spring growth. Also notes a July 9 4H committee meeting in Alexandria and Purdue 4H award winners.
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Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Proper Feed Keeps Profits Up in Dairy Operations
A Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges farmers to harvest low cost high quality roughage at peak quality, storing extra hay and silage to weather droughts. Emphasizing home grown forage lowers costs with higher yields, the group notes fertilizer boosts tons per acre and that top quality feed helps avoid profit slumps. The Gold Medal Calf Club meets July 14 to plan the county show on August 10, with about 110 calves shown last year.
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Middle’ West
College Agronomists
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Trophies And Awards For 1954 County 4 H Fair
The 1954 Madison County Fair at Alexandria Aug 10 11 12 13 lists special awards from local sponsors to outstanding 4 H members. Trophies reward top poultry beef swine lamb and garden winners plus a wrist watch for long club service. Key donors include Hanling Hatchery Alderson Electric Hatchery Emge Packing Co Rex C Jones Son Walter Hays J Scott Campbell Son Thomas Greenhouse Clifford Sears Memorial Omer Sears Madison County Rural Youth and others.
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Madison County
Alexandria
Hanling Hatchery
Alderson Flectric Hatchry
Emge Packing Company
Anderson
Walter Hays
Angus
Markleville
Rex C. Jones
Dallas
R Thomas and Sons
Berkshire
Barrow
United Auto Workers
J. Scott Campbell
Elwood
Thomas Greenhouse
Frankton
Clifford Sears
Omer Sears
Alexandria Lumber Company
Joe Brady
LEGAL NOTICES AND COUNTY FAIR AWARDS PROMINENT
A jumble of legal notices, final settlements, and estate proceedings covers Madison County Indiana with notices of meetings, heirs, and show awards. The text lists farm equipment sponsors and prize donations from Kraft Foods and local dealers, plus dairy and tractor contests at a county fair. It ends noting sunspot cycles in Los Angeles.
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Luckay
Tadison Cinwait
Amierson
Indiana
Public bids sought for town of Lapel Indiana site lease
Notice from the Town of Lapel Indiana seeks sealed bids for a site lease and related improvements. Bids must include bidder identification and bond payable to Lapel. details reference clerk’s office, dates in July 1988, and a witness Clerk-Treasurer.
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Nunee 39 Co
Board of Trustees
Lapez
Indiana
Lapel
Adiena
Herman Bogue
Spiceland
Joseph MH Anmington
Cient
Joe
Meade
County
Sible
Fat Anderson
Ucxson St
Joseph H. Arnington
Wich
Ford Drain
Bessie E Bllingwood
Madison County
Bailan
Rural Youth Group Meets Monday in Alexandria
Rural Youth group of the county plans its July meeting Monday evening July 12 at 8 oclock on the 4H Grounds in Alexandria. The program includes election of 1955 officers and a farm safety program with recreation led by Mary Jo Smock Frankton. Refreshments follow. Pure Oil stations in Indianapolis changed combinations after a burglary Monday night netted 4500 dollars and the home office safe list.
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Mauiso
Alexandria
Mary Jo Smock
Frankton
Indianapolis
Pure Oil Co
Care For Combines Termed Important 4
Purdue University engineer Hill urges farmers to inspect combines before use. Replace worn bearings, lubricate moving parts, and clean dirt and rust. Set cylinder clearance correctly for the first crop and verify equal ends. Seek county extension leaflet Harvesting With Combines for detailed guidance from Ohio State and Purdue extension services.
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CL. Hill
Purdue University
Ohio State Agricultural Extension Service
Purdue
Spring Pig Crop Reaches Record High This Year
Purdue University statisticians report a spring pig crop of 4 494 000 pigs, up 16 percent from last year and 18 percent above the 1943-52 average. Lows farrowed total 632 000, 14 percent above last year. The record 7.11 pigs saved per litter exceeds the 6.56 average for 1943-82. Sows to farrow this fall are estimated at 99 000, up 17 percent, with 416 000 sows expected June to August and 183 000 September to November. The data draw from rural mail carriers via the U S Post Office.
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Purdue University Federal Agricultural Statisticians
U.S. Post Office Department
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