Milk price cuts boost school milk use in 1955 study
University of Wisconsin economists report a 10 to 160 percent rise in milk consumption among Milwaukee and Madison grade students when prices fall from four to one cent per half pint. Increased availability and offering both chocolate and white milk amplified gains.
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Adison
Wis
Milwaukee
Madison
University of Wisconsin Agricultural Economists
Gordon Gunderson
Tecnari
Thea
Change Seen in Size Number of Minn Creameries
University economists report Minnesota creameries shrink from 874 in 1938 to 550 in 1955 while average butterfat receipts rise from 307000 to 545000 pounds. Large plants increase from 28 to 58 with over a million pounds yearly. small plants fall 64 percent as efficiency and market changes favor bigger facilities.
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Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Minnesota Farm Business Notes
E. Fred Koller
Arvid C. Knudtson
Koller and
Knudtson
Plentiful Foods for March Highlight Eggs and Beef
The agriculture department's plentiful foods list for March centers on eggs and beef. Other foods expected in plentiful supply nationwide next month include potatoes canned sweet corn dried prunes milk and other dairy products rice peanuts and peanut butter ocean perch fillets and halibut.
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Washington
Ins
Agriculture Department
High Oil Corn Boosts Lamb Gains 6 Percent
High oil corn increases lamb gains by six percent while reducing feed use by seven percent compared with ordinary corn. U S Garrigus of the University of Illinois reports four years of sheep feeding trials. Oil content exceeds six percent in the high oil corn versus about four percent in normal corn. Field yields are similar to standard corn and commercial seed companies are breeding high oil varieties, still in experimental stages.
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U. S. Garrigus
University of Illinois
France Plans Aid for Small Family Farms
Paris reports the French government proposes favoring small family farms with easier credit and tax terms while taxing larger farms more. A stabilization fund would buy or sell stocks to balance prices and aid those hit by frost, epidemics, or other agricultural disasters.
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Paris
France
Cows Protected From Flies Boost Milk Output at Arkansas Station
In a 56 day trial at the Arkansas agricultural experiment station cows treated with methoxy chlor plus Crag Fly Repellent produced 1,256 pounds of milk per cow, those with methoxychlor alone 1,245 pounds, and untreated cows 1,190 pounds. Returns per treated cow were $62.80 versus $62.25 for methoxychlor alone and $59.50 for controls.
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Washington
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Arkansas
Accidents Claim Lives of Farm Residents Nationwide
The National Safety Council reports 13,000 farm residents die annually in the United States and about 1,100,000 are injured each year, highlighting the risks faced by agricultural workers and communities.
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U.S
National Safety Council
Epidemic Tremor Threat to Young Chicks in Illinois
Urbana report outlines epidemic tremor also known as avian encephalomyelitis. Dr. L E Hanson notes it endangers chicks up to 12 weeks with signs of neck tremors, paralysis, and stunted feeding. Deaths occur from starvation. vaccine none and treatment limited. containment suggested via penned isolation and humane culling of severely sick birds.
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L. E. Hanson
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Newcastle
Hanson
Cows Conceived Easier When Breeding After Sixty Days
A Cornell University study finds dairy cows conceived more quickly when breeding is delayed 60 days after calving. Cows bred 50 days or less needed an average 2.5 services to conceive, while those bred 51 to 60 days after calving required about 1.65 services.
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Cornell University
Birdsfoot Trefoil Improves Pasture Mixes In Iowa Farms
Birdsfoot trefoil, a hardy legume for permanent pastures, is gaining use on Iowa farms due to its adaptability to varied soils. It blends well with Kentucky bluegrass and orchardgrass, with Empire as a preferred semi prostrate pasture variety. European types are less winterhardy and harder to persist under grazing. several upright varieties offer higher hay yields but limited seed supply.
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Iowa
Empire
Minnesota
New York
Cascade
Granger
Mansfield
Parker
Viking
Randox weed killer targets grassy weeds in corn fields
A new selective chemical Randox will be available to farmers in 1957. It kills annual grassy weeds such as foxtails crabgrass and wild oats while not harming broad leaved crops like corn soybeans lima beans and peas. Applied at planting it suppresses weeds as they sprout.
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Chicago
Monsanto Chemical Company
United States Department of Agriculture
Randox
Roostless Henhouses Prove Best in Tests
In Baraboo Wisconsin a poultry plant tested laying houses. Pullets without roosts laid 8 percent more eggs than those in conventional houses. Test operators noted the deep litter got a bit wetter without roosts but the overall results favored roostless designs.
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Baraboo
Wis
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