FSAA Accepts A Responsibility In War Production Need
In the February 24 1942 issue of The Evening Huronite readers learn of farm experiment station work on alfalfa sorghum silage as a dairy feed alternative to corn. Trials show alfalfa sorghum silage may equal or surpass corn silage for cows, with careful harvest timing. Additional studies cover cattle and sheep grazing on sorghum varieties and potential prussic acid risks, plus lambing and wintering strategies.
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FEAY
Huron
S. DB
FSAA
Soret
Highmore
Farmers to Increase Food Output for War Effort
Speech by Cal 4S Ward, Region 7 FSA director, stresses immediate need for higher farm production in the Northern Great Plains to support wartime logistics. Emphasizes farmers' central role in feeding troops and allies, and outlines goals, self reliance, and FSA aid to help small farmers expand output amid shortages.
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Cal. 4S. Ward
Artesian Woman Praises Frame Garden For Family Soil Health
Mrs B L Hines of Artesian describes a frame garden she uses to feed a family of five all summer and canned 60 quarts in fall. Her 24 by 30 foot garden, shielded by burlap and cheesecloth, requires little weeding and frequent watering. Vegetables grown last year included tomatoes beans cucumbers peas lettuce spinach carrots radishes. She plans soil analysis to better control growth next season.
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B. L. Hines
Artesian
Mrs. Hines
Fhame Gardens
H. L. Hines
Sooner Mile Best Hog Feed Yet Found By Young Farmer
James Waybright of Wessington Springs, 21, found sooner mile an excellent hog feed. He grows 150 acres for drought resistance, plans to double hog production to aid war effort, and feeds pigs on clean ground, sweet clover pasture, sudan grass, self feeders, plus protein and mineral supplements. He raises Berkshires and Hampshire ewes, and relies on a grand-champion-sired boar from Nebraska State Fair lineage.
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Wessington Springs
Raymond Antonen
James Waybright
James Gures
James
Nebraska
Uncle Sam
Sweet Clover
Tange
Sudan
Hampshire
John Waybright
AAA
Jerauld County
South Dakota
Farm Security food for victory loan plan urged
The article outlines a $500 limit on special food for victory loans to aid low income families and older couples. It emphasizes immediate food protection over long-term farm rebuilding, prioritizing increased production from existing units, cooperative use of machinery, and simpler procedures to help farm families amid wartime needs.
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Farm Security
Food For
Sorghum feed study shows value for South Dakota livestock
South Dakota State Agricultural Experiment Station at Brookings explores feeding sorghum grains as an alternative to corn. Since 1938 researchers tested hogs steers dairy cattle and poultry with Sooner milo sorghum, finding hogs fattened well on sorghum and steers comparable to corn, with ongoing assessments of milk and turkey feeding outcomes.
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Brookings
Ming
Jim
South Dakota
Milo
Val
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St. Louis
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
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Raymond ‘Antonen
Seveen
State College Extension ‘Service
The
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Panies
Bloomington, HI
Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
America
Farm Bureau Federation
Huron, S. B
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Peavey Elevators
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