Heavy muscling guides meat hog breeding and testing
Deane Rinner of Wilson & Co Cedar Rapids helped advance meat hog standards after a career in 4-H and dairy judging. The article compares four hog types Meaty Meatless Average and Overfat noting muscling, backfat, and dressing percentage differences with emphasis on the Meaty hog’s superior loin ham and shoulder yields.
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Deane Rinner
Wilson & Co
Cedar Rapids
Brighton
Washington County
Iowa State College
The
International
Rinner
Wilson
Dothan
Ala
Albert Lea, Minn
Breed Association
Pelleted hay may be made on US farms
Agricultural engineers at Cornell University propose pelleting hay into dense 20 to 40 pound units that can be stored and fed like grain. Pellets would occupy one cubic foot, cutting storage needs to one third to one sixth. Pellets form under 2500 psi without binding agents. machines are being tested for field pelleting.
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Ithaca
N. Y
William Chancellor
Cornell University Agricultural Engineering Department
Scientists Propose Rental Rule for Livestock Shelters
U S scientists advise farmers to measure shelter costs by the income animals generate and other factors. Agricultural economist Roy N. Van Arsdall presents a rule of thumb: allocate about 9 percent of a given animal’s gross return to annual shelter costs, with $10.40 per steer as example. Studies show cattle need less housing than once thought, and one story suggests shelters be shells over space with work tools, reducing cost and boosting labor efficiency.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Roy N. van Arsdall
Clean Pastures Are Best Control For Whipworms
U S Department of Agriculture experiments show rotation alone cannot eliminate swine whipworms on heavily infested pastures. Eggs survive at least six years in soil after pigs are removed. use new pastures for new pigs. Whipworms live in the pig’s large intestine and eggs become infective in about a month. Signs include unthriftiness and loss of appetite. diagnosis by a veterinarian is advised. A sanitation program with new pasture for new pigs offers best protection.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lard Exports Rise 1956 Over 1955
U S lard exports from January to November 1956 reached 564.2 million pounds, up 15 percent from the prior year.
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Washington
U.S
USDA Sees Gradual Rise in Meat Animal Numbers Through 1962
Agriculture officials forecast a steady uptick in meat animals from 1956 to 1962 with cattle and sheep numbers edging higher while hogs depend on pork demand. Meat consumption is expected to rise slowly, aided by technology and continued gains in milk production and per acre yields.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Wisconsin Barrow Show at Dane County Fairgrounds
The 1957 Wisconsin market hog show and carcass contest will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Dane County fairgrounds in Madison.
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Madison
Wis
Dane County Fairground
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Lowa
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Mersch
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Hawkeye Downs
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Wilson and Company
USDA
Wisconsin
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Third Avenue Bridge
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