Wool Clipping Tips For North Carolina Sheep Farmers
North Carolina sheep farmers should prepare for wool clipping with guidance from Sam Buchanon state college extension livestock specialist. Prepare equipment, avoid wet wool, clean floors to prevent contamination, dry damp wool, and tie fleeces properly to avoid discounts. Do not use bailing wire and remove tags dung and burrs before bagging.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Sam Bichenan
State College Extension Service
Buchanan
Farm Income May Drop 5 Percent on Costs Rise
Washington reports official USDA figures showing farm income down about five percent this year as production costs fall little if at all Poultry and livestock sectors face tight budgets but feed developments offer promise Hydrolyzed whey fish solubles and grass juice factors cited as key feeding advances boosting growth and efficiency at trials led by J R Couch and partners with Illinois studies reporting higher lab results and income per animal
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
J. R. Couch
Texas A & M
Couch
J R Reed
Illnois
Charles Widaman
Widaman
Wool Sorting Guidance Emerges for Local Buyers
The notice outlines handling rules for wool consignments: separate rejects in distinct bags, keep fine or half blood wool and lambs wool apart from medium grade wool. It emphasizes organized packing for decay prevention and traceability.
May 4 4H and irrigation events across North Carolina
A sequence of events lists demonstrations and sales from May 4 to May 9 involving irrigation demonstrations Fat Stock Show Sale and Sheep Shearing School. Locations include Enka Raleigh Columbia Greensboro Statesville and Asheville with programs at Fontana Dam Camp Millstone and Mills.
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Irrigation Demonstra
Anson County
Greensboro
Camp Millstone
Statesville
North Carolina fat stock shows yield profits from home grown feed
Agricultural observers note carcass grades and steers produced on pasture and home grown grain in North Carolina. Ken Harmon cites Lee County farmers earning about 31.29 dollars per head above feed costs on 31 steers grown on pasture and fed on local grain.
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North Carolina
Ken Harmon
Lee County Res
Lee County
James P. Wilson
Lemon Springs
Virginia
Wilson
D. H. Lennon
Boardman
Route 1
Columbus County
Heath Penegar
Rockingham
Richmond County
Penegar
Salisbury
Beaufort County
Walt Thomas
North Carolina Experiment Station
Teaf gall disease alert for azaleas in Raleigh area
Frank Haasis plant pathologist warns azaleas in this region often suffer teaf gall this time of year. Remove and burn infected leaves to stop spore spread or spray with Bordeaux mixture in late March through mid May, avoiding blossoms. Hot dry weather ends current outbreak but may recur next spring.
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Raleigh
Frank Haasis
Aasis
Bordeaux
Outsized Egg Mystery Solved by Poultry Experts
Raleigh reports a case of oversized eggs being common though not rare. Poultry expert R. S. Dearstyne explains double yolk eggs arise when two yolks release together and travel to the oviduct, with no abnormality in nature. Beufort County dairymen discuss milk profits and related issues.
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Raleigh
R. S. Dearstyne
Element of Dry Science
N. . State College
Dearstyne
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