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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1967
Page
3
Advises farmers to plant two weeks earlier than a decade ago to gain about 10 percent higher yields. Recommends fall plowing, deep soil preparation, and drying of fields, with attention to phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, drainage, and ready equipment for immediate spring work.
A USDA survey of 2500 homemakers shows high apple usage with nine in ten buying fresh apples in the prior year. They prefer firm medium size blemish free fruit for eating and baking, favor bulk displays for selection, and see packaging as time saving and sanitary though most opt for loose fruit.
Cornell researcher Prof Merrill reports cows in early lactation produce as much milk on high moisture corn as with pellets or shelled corn. Fat content may be lower, but total energy intake remains similar. Cattle fed high moisture shelled corn ate less dry matter and yielded less milkfat despite equal milk production.
George A. Earl Jr and Olan D. Forker warn farm egg prices in the coming year may average 36 to 37 cents per dozen, down about a nickel from current levels. New York producers plan larger flocks, boosting output by about five percent, while higher feed costs trim poultrymen incomes. Turkeys in New York show a continued decline from 1954 levels, with national production rising and prices easing slightly.
Cornell specialist Prof. Bernard E. Dethier notes modern high speed computers convert vast weather data into usable information for agriculture. He cites regional climatology projects in the Northeast and a national network of Cooperative Weather Observer stations including 340 New York stations recording daily precipitation and temperature.
Cornell Extension Bulletin 871 offers illustrated methods to mend lace net knitted garments sheets underwear table damask corduroy and other fabrics. It notes machine darning for garters straps holes and reinforced trouser areas and lists 15 cent copies from county extension economists or Roberts Hall Ithaca.
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