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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1983
Page
2
cattle and hog tonnage reported for June 27 exchange day with steers heifers cows bulls and lambs priced by weight. steady demand seen across slaughter categories with higher hogs and prime feeders noted and diverse weights listed for Holstein and beef cattle along with sheep and lamb quotes.
Steady cattle lanes show top utility cows 42-45 and dairy heifers 42-49 with bulls mostly steady to strong. Holstein calves 75-135 lbs range 75-100 top 113, feeder cattle weak 42-61, hogs strong 210-240 lb butchers 44-45, sows 33-35, springing Holsteins 900-1000.
The clipping lists commodity prices with June 30 1982 figures for wheat corn oats soybeans eggs and various livestock like cows heifers bulls calves fed cattle slaughter hogs sows boars and feeder cattle. It also shows June 29 1973 prices for wheat corn oats soybeans and livestock including cows heifers bulls fed steers veal calves slaughter hogs sows and slaughter lambs.
Tight holding by farmers and dwindling grain stocks supported futures at Minneapolis, Chicago, and for cash markets. Wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans posted gains while rye and barley mixed. Strong Near term demand boosted prices. feedstuffs and byproducts followed with varied movements across regions.
The Wisconsin State Jersey Picnic will be held July 9 at Lawn View Farm Rt 1 Norwalk. Don Haldeman president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau will discuss the dairy situation and dairy legislation. The public is invited with a potluck dinner and door prizes.
Wisconsin market report lists butter prices for June 24 exchange date with Lower Grade AA at 1.47 and Grade A 1.45 and Grade B 1.44 percent. Cheddar barrel and 40 lb blocks steady at 1.32 and 1.35 percent. Eggs steady across sizes from extra large to American feeder pig prices from Select 45 lb at 25-26, Midwest weekly 40-50 lb pigs 20-23 up to 28-32 picked up on farm.
Daily market news notes hot humid weather cutting milk production in many U S sections, especially the South and East, while fluid milk supplies remained heavy nationwide last week. Most plants operated at or near capacity with Wisconsin plants also running at capacity due to 30 semi tankers of skim and condensed milk moving into the state from overextended neighboring jurisdictions.
The National Farmers Organization funds a farm management seminar July 6 at the USDA Forage Testing Lab near Baraboo open to all farmers. Tours of the forage test lab plots plus sessions on udder health breeding for 1984 forage testing and embryo transplants are planned with several experts and a dairy herd manager. Transportation is arranged and interested parties may call 715-662-5141 or 715-287-3232 for info.
Chetek hosts annual Dairy Day to begin at 9 30 a.m. with 8 a.m. registration at the airport park. Judging by Bob Gillette of Turtle Lake, with $4 $3 and $2 prizes. Health inspections by veterinarians, state fair health rules enforced, and health papers checked.
UW Marshfield Experiment Station hosts a Summer Field Day on July 7 starting at 9 30 a m. Specialists Dwayne Rohweder Ed Oplinger and Craig Gray cover alfalfa reestablishment alternatives soybean culture and soil management with tours and talks on minimal tillage and postemergence herbicides. Transportation directions are provided from Highway 13 to 29th Street.
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