Thompson predicts higher livestock prices amid defense growth
Assistant Director Louis I Thompson cites larger payrolls and more employment, plus the national defense program, as factors that could boost meat purchasing in 1941. Farmers may market less total meat, supporting higher prices despite increased beef and lamb supplies, with hog production expected to fall. Hog prices are forecast to rise as sow numbers respond to prices since Christmas.
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Louis I
Thompson
S. D
South Dakota
United States
National Defense Program
Agricultural Marketing Service
Corn Belt
Field Shelterbelts To Be Planted in Carpenter District
Brookings reports that Forest Service will plant field shelter belts in the Carpenter Soil Conservation District this spring, with cooperation from the district board. The nine-township area spans parts of Spink Clark and Beadle counties, joining two other South Dakota districts in shelterbelt work. The measure accompanies forecasts of higher 1941 cattle on feed and potential price trends amid ongoing agricultural planning.
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Brookings
Forest Service
Carpenter Soil Conservation District
A. L. Ford
Spink
Clark
Beadle
Board of Supervisors
Department of Agriculture
South Dakota
Brown- Marshall
Hecla
Silver Creek
Woonsocket
Carpenter
Foresight Pigs Pay Off In A Year’s Feed Ahead
Ted Hegg of a farm near Huron marketed 226 Hampshire hogs this winter at an average near 240 pounds after storing a year’s feed in advance. He used ground barley and rye, plus a daily slop of oats buttermilk and water, letting pigs forage corn on 50 acres to hog down. He plans more brood sows and a larger cane reserve next year while maintaining a self powered feed system.
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Ted Hegg
Huron
Hampshire
Hogg
Hegg
320 Acre Farm Is Recommended In South Dakota Plan
The Wolsey Shue Creek soil conservation staff urges farms of 320 acres or more in Beadle County, with one fourth grass pasture and one fourth grass meadow, the rest for grain and row crops. Subsurface tillage aims to cut costs while maintaining residue cover, and wind erosion control relies on keeping grass and livestock diversified to stabilize income.
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Wolsey-Shue Creek
Soil Conservation Service
J. T. Paulson
South Dakota
Beadle County
Medium Size Hogs Reach Best Weight Says Prospects
G Donald of State College extension reports medium sized hogs reach best weight, about 235 pounds, with fast gains and good marketability. Studies from Beltsville and other centers show medium hogs outperform small and large types in weight development and carcass value, suggesting premiums for medium hogs as demand stays strong.
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G. Donald
State College
McDonald
Beltsville
Sral Bureau of Animal
York
Heavie McDonald
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Morin
Colton Company
Hurom
Rome
Miller Livestock Auction Company
Waco
Coes
Sharon
Milo
Aberdeen
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Redfick
Watertown
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