Sorghums Surge in South Dakota Cropping Shifts
In ten central south Dakota counties the Agricultural Adjustment Act program spurred a sharp move toward forage crops especially drought and grasshopper resistant sorghums. Alfred Barnes reports sorghum acreage rose from 104,700 to 233,300 in 1938 with total state plantings about 850,000, over 50 percent higher than 1937. The program aims to stabilize production and ease drought impacts by allowing income from reduced cash crop acreage while growing forage crops. Farmers note sorghums often prove more profitable than full cash-crop farming during drought.
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South Dakota
Alfred
Barnes
State Aaa Committee
State Aaa
AAA
Great Plains
Sore Ghams
Betts backs forage crops amid drought and grasshopper hope
Betts, owner of general ferns near Huron, favors forage and sorghum crops for the year. He argues central South Dakotans should stick to forage crops as they resist drought and grasshoppers, require less moisture, and yield heavily per acre compared with corn. He plans to plant cane milo and other forage on all corn ground, noting previous yields in a field where corn produced about two bushels per acre while milo yielded fifteen to twenty. He believes the past spring provides the best chance to make a crop, with rye needing less moisture to head and finish.
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Betts
Huron
South
Dr. Betts
Milo
Mitehel
Texas
Mitchell
South Dakota
Daily Republic
South Dakota State College
Pukwana Farmer Praises Western Wheat Grass For Feed Value
Pukwana farmer E P Jensen says Western Wheat grass outperforms Buffalo and Salt grass in dry years, with 80 percent of his 600 acre farm in pasture and hay. He notes 75 tons of Sudan grass from 18 acres and shows seed timing and harvesting details to illustrate forage efficiency and storage strategy.
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Jensen
Pukwans
Ned
Uiwana Farm
E.P
Pete) Jensen
Foresters Plan More Forage Expansion In South Dakota
Independent Order of Foresters aims to plant 25 percent more forage crops on its South Dakota farms this year. Tenants may plant forage crops rent free and Foresters won t take any share of the crops. Paul Hainey cites forage and sorghum as wind drought and grasshopper resistant and a solution to local crop problems. He notes farmers around Huron have not finished corn planting or plowing. about half have planted corn, pastures are poor, and grain stands look weak.
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Independent
Order of Foresters
Paul Hainey
Foresters
South Dakota
T. Beadle County Lane
Hainey
TO. O. FL
Harney
Huron
Sorghum Advice From Ladd Aide For Beadle County
Beadle County Extension Agent L L Ladd advises on sorghum seed sources and adaptation to northern planting. He notes sweetness is heritable, stresses local seed from 90 to 200 day strains, and recommends Low Prussie Acid Dakota Amber and sudan grass for forage. Sooner Milo is highlighted for grain sorghum, with June planting guidance and caution about late frosts.
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South
South Dakota
L. L. Ladd
Beadie County
Ladd
Kansas
Oxahora
Beadle County
State College
Dakota
Sooner Mile
Oklahoma
Beardie
Sorghum Seed Should Be From Early Adapted Strains Says Agronomist
Brookings May 19 Special A J Norgaard state college extension agronomist advises that seed origin matters less than origin of early adapted varieties. Northern or southern seed both suitable if from early varieties. He notes palatability tied to growth stage and regional climate, with several varieties recommended for South Dakota including Low-Prussic acid 39-30-S, Dakota Amber, Waconia, Sooner Milo, and Colby milo.
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Brookings
A. J. Nergaard
State College Extension Agronomist
North
South
South Dakota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Southwest
State Experiment Station
Dakota
Minnesota
Norgaard
Daota
County Seeks Fight Against Pests Dusting Gear Arrives
The Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine will aid farmers in eradicating miramon crickets this season. A power duster and a hand duster arrived in Hand county for dusting cricket bands. State supervisor Lieve D. Cowden will oversee operations with an experienced foreman and supplies. County commissioners must provide space for supplies, transport, and a dust mixture mixer. Beers, the county agent, plans meetings with farmers to discuss control plans.
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Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
N. FE. Beers
Farmers Share Sooner Mile Sowing and Harvesting Wisdom
Mitchell area farmers report Sooner Mile as a drought and grasshopper resilient grain. They favor its 70 day maturity, dormancy during drought, higher hog feed value, and lower seed costs, with planting advised after corn and several harvesting methods tested.
State Fair To Offer 40 Dollar Prizes For Forage Crops
The 1939 South Dakota State Fair will pay forty dollars in premiums for forage crops in several divisions including bundles and sorghum seed prizes. Secretary C B Hansen announced the awards noting growing competition and increased plantings.
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C. B. Hansen
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Mitchell Daily Republic
Nebraska Agricultural College
Nebraska
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