26 Feb 1972
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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1972
Page
1
Platte County farmers weigh on farm versus commercial feedlots for finishing cattle. Larger operations gain labor efficiency and buying power while farmer feeders offset costs with home grown feed and water pollution advantages. Emphasizes prudent feedlot management and cost control for competitive position.
The USDA released four reports detailing formula feed production in 1969 totaling 96 million tons. Primary feed categories split into 40 percent poultry, 40 percent dairy beef and sheep, 16 percent legume feed, and five percent other. Poultry and dairy feeds were 90 plus percent complete. About 20,000 tons of currants and raisins were exported.
The Columbus Telegram lists delivery details with rates for carrier and mail in Platte, Butler, and Merrick counties. Subscriptions are $3.00 per year by mail. carriers are charged per issue. change of address should be reported to the postmaster and the newspaper.
A U.S. Agriculture Department outlook conference gathered national and international trade experts to discuss foreign trade and the U.S. farmer. Officials project 1971-72 exports around 7.5 billion, down from 7.8 billion the prior year but higher than earlier estimates, with exports rising about one fifth of production through the decade and soybeans and feed grains leading gains.
Justice Department spokesmen raise a new obstacle to the proposed farmer bargaining power bill in Washington. They oppose granting antitrust exemptions and say the bill would force buyers to bargain only with a “qualified” cooperative and bar simultaneous talks with other farmers, hindering market entry and potentially raising costs regardless of conditions. The letter responding to Rep. Paul Tindley outlines specifics and cautions against immunity from antitrust laws.
This article advises readers on selecting hardy trees suited to climate and soil, avoiding nuisance litter and shallow roots, steering clear of rapid growers like black locust, and choosing long lived varieties that fit the landscape. It notes conifer short supply, Clarke McNary orders, and directs to Soil Conservation Service or Extension Service for more planning information. It ends with erratic wage data from 1930s to early 1970s.
John Phillips announces September 11 to 19, 1972 as the Barrow Show dates at Mower County Fairgrounds instin Minnesota. The event, run Monday to Wednesday, draws exhibitors from over 20 states with more than 3,000 hog entries and sponsors including the NASA originator association of swine recording groups.
Lincoln Nebraska farmers and agricultural dealers are invited to the Feed and Weed Fair on March 7 at Pershing Auditorium. The University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension agrandmist will present methods of combining fertilizers and herbicides to save time and reduce soil compaction. Equipment from 18 farm implement suppliers will be on display from 2 to 4 p.m. All Nebraska farmers and dealers are invited with over 2 000 expected. no admission charge.
Lincoln and North Platte will host two grain grading schools in March per Duane Feale secretary of the Nebraska Grain Improvement Association and UNL Extension agronomist. The Lincoln sessions March 7-8 at Gateway Auditorium will cover corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and wheat. The North Platte session March 9-10 at the University of Nebraska North Platte Station will emphasize corn, grain sorghum and wheat, with cooperation from multiple state and federal agricultural agencies.
Nebraska extension plant pathologist Dr. David Wysong notes stalk rot routinely damages grain quality and lowers yields by about 1.4 percent last year. He outlines two rot types, field management strategies, and cautions on planting density and nutrient practices to mitigate losses.
Three major dairy cooperatives led by Producers Inc of San Antonio Dairy Men Inc of Louisville and Mid American Dairymen Inc of Springfield urge US agriculture officials to raise milk price supports to the parity ceiling about $5.01 per hundredweight. They warn surpluses will grow and contend higher supports would not meaningfully boost consumer prices.
Bureau of Mines have devised two means of converting animal manure into oil. Three barrels of oil can be produced from a ton of dry manure. One researcher noted if all animal wastes could be collected and converted to oil it would satisfy about half of this country's oil needs, or about 2.45 billion barrels of oil annually.
Dr. Alten C Wellman of the University of Nebraska Lincoln warns that a national ban on diethylstilbestrol DES in beef finishing rations would raise feeding costs for calves and may reduce daily gains. He estimates production costs could rise 7 to 8 percent, about $38 per head for a 400 pound gain, due to higher feed and related inputs.
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