Hog price drop pushes swine producers toward meat type hogs
The drop in hog prices highlights the need for swine producers to shift to meat type hogs. Despite lower prices, experts note premiums for desirable types. Separately, a Houston study shows housewives consider skin color a top factor when buying broilers, with color ranking high among shopper preferences.
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T. D. Tanksley, Jr
Extension Animal Husbandman
Houston
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Pecan Shedding Causes Question a August Focus
Agent notes discuss widespread pecan shedding in August and combatting questions. It lists several common causes including late generation pecan nut casebearer feeding and other factors.
Milam County Cotton Harvest Delayed by Rain and Dew
Rain followed by heavy dew kept cotton too wet for ideal harvest and ginning delaying a possible 5 000 bales in Milam County. Labor reports 1 000 pickers could be used as farmers rush to harvest before more rain lowers grade. By week’s end 3 700 to near 4 000 bales expected. buyers note a drop in value about 3 cents per pound.
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Milam
New Stamp Honors Soil Conservation Efforts Nationwide
Cooperators of the Taylor Soil Conservation District and more than 2800 districts nationwide are to be honored by a new conservation stamp issued by the Post Office Department. The four cent stamp, issued August 26 at Rapid City, recognizes farmers and ranchers for soil stewardship and salutes soil conservation districts and professional agricultural workers. The design shows a city skyline, a conservation farm scene with contour strip cropping and crop rotation, and a farm pond illustrating water use and recreation.
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Taylor Soil Conservation District
United States
Post Office Department
A. W. Butte
Cameron Livestock Sale Prices Edge Lower Across Classes
Last week's Cameron sale saw most butcher classes drop 50c to $1 per cwt while hogs fell 25c to 50c. O A White called the market seasonal with good prices still evident. Fort Worth also noted hog price declines as local bids listed steers 24.50 to 26.50, cows 16 to 18, stockers 17 to 30, and calves 24 to 29 for various weights.
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Cameron Livestock Auction
O. A. White
Fort Worth
Shaded Cattle Gain Faster on Texas Feedlots
USDA and California researchers report shaded feedlots yield quicker gains for Hereford steers in Imperial Valley tests. A. D. Thompson notes shaded lot cattle average 2.28 pounds daily, with wind exposure further boosting performance in cooling breezes.
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Texas
College Station
USDA
California Agricultural Experiment Station
California
Imperial Valley
A. D. Thompson
Pig market quotes for heavy and feeder livestock
Heavy hogs weighing 250 to 300 pounds are priced at 13.00 to 13.20. Light butchers 165 to 195 pounds range from 13.00 to 13.80. Sows across classes 9.10 to 10.90. Weaning pigs priced at 4.75 each or 7.25 per head equivalent. Feeder shoats 10.50 to 11.10. Boar shoats 10.00. Piggy gilts good quality 8.60. Boars 3.60 to 4.00.
Shade and Fans Boost Cattle Gains Say Texas Researchers
Cameron Texas Herald notes experiments showing steers under shade and fans gain 2.15 pounds daily while unshaded gain only 1.63 and unshaded feed use is 8.72 pounds per pound gained. Shaded cattle also show best feed efficiency with 7.90 pounds per gain. Plan 458 shade designs offered by county agents. Navy signal book History cites 1797 Truxton publication with about 199 signals.
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Thompson
U. S. Navy
Thomas Truxton
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