Herd Beef Cattle Profits Analyzed For Farms
An article from the Post-Tribune discusses analyzing beef cattle potential on Callaway County farms. It cites a Beef Cow Research Panel with 130+ participants, noting low labor per cow, high feed costs, substantial capital per cow, and modest gross income unless feed costs stay low. It outlines scenarios where a beef herd fits, including as a supplementary enterprise on cash-crop farms, for part-time income, or as a primary enterprise on large tracts with ample low-cost land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helm
University
Fulton
Callaway County
Structures Last Longer Water Management Program Includes Maintenance
An article from Fulton highlights that proper maintenance of water management structures boosts life and performance. State Conservationist Howard C. Jackson cites $11 million spent on 17,000 structures in Missouri over 25 to 30 years, with maintenance extending life by about 25 to 50 percent. Emphasizing tasks like clearing spillways, weed control, and preserving dam integrity, the piece notes CCC era structures and the need for annual upkeep to prevent deterioration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Howard C. Jackson
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Columbia
Missouri
Jackson
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service Through Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Agricultural Conservation Program
Mid Missouri 4-H Home Improvement Highlights College Extension
Cole County 4-H members total 114 participate in the room improvement project with ages spanning from early learners to teens. The program emphasizes hands on decorating, furniture refinishing, and storage upgrades while tours and local evaluations prepare youth for a state level competition and a chance at national 4-H Congress recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Extension Service
Chib
Ito
Chicago
Rina
Cole County
University Extension
Columbia
Added Alfalfa Acreage Seen in Osage County
Osage County soil tests show 18 of 19 samples tested for alfalfa orchard grass and pasture seedings. If representative, substantial alfalfa seeding will occur this fall. Written by Vincent A Bral director Osage County University Extension Center Linn Special.
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Bradier Priesy
Callaway County University Extension Center
Vincent A. Bral
Osage County University Extension Center
LINN
Osage
Moniteau County to Send Three to State 4-H Week
Three Moniteau County 4-H members Kenny Howard Sue Bower and Mary Hainen will represent the county at the State 4-H Club Week in Columbia. They have led clubs, completed numerous projects, and held officer roles in 4-H and school activities. The trip is sponsored by the Moniteau County 4-H Council and county government.
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Califronia
Clarence Sappington
Moniteau County
Columbia
Kenneth ‘Howard
And
Ales
Clark Howard
Sue Bower
Sam. Bower
California
Wonder Workers
Mary Margaret Hainen
Ed Hainen
Tipton
Mary
Flying Eagles
Sue
Girl Scouts
American Legion Auxiliary
Moni- River
Feant Couinty Court
Varius County
Moni Iv
Yeau County 4-H Council
County 4-H Lamb Project Grows and Plans Show
The Cole County 4-H Lamb Project expands with Donnie, Danny, and Jim Rack group raising 10 ewes and 15 spring lambs. Bill Frank adds 31 ewes and 25 lambs. Stock will be shorn and bred for a 150 percent lamb crop, with market lambs averaging 90 pounds by mid June and ready for sale in July. Contacts at the University Extension Center. Deadline for orders June 10. delivery around July 25. Charles Duencker chairs the county Sheep Committee with Roy Raithel and James Rackets as members.
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Cole County
Donnie
Danny
Jim Rackers
Bill Frank
Forest Hill
Kkk
Jim Rackmade
St. Louis
4-H
University Extension Center
Charles Duencker
Roy Raithel
Jjames
Red Satellites Shift Toward West
Western businessmen visit Hungary as East Europe loosens ties with Moscow. Budapest promotes itself as the center of Europe with fewer Soviet signs, while Romania and Czechoslovakia push Westernization and Western trade. Western firms note capital shortages and seek longer credit terms to unlock Eastern markets.
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Budapest
Hungary
Europe
Spe
Soa
East Berlin
Bulgaria
Russia
Romania
Oughness
Czechoslovakia
East
China
West
West Europe
East Europe
Soviet Union
Ibasins
Canntn
Skoda
Prague
Maly
France
West Germany
Washington
Oats Disposal Date Extended in 1965 Program
The disposal deadline for oats under the 1965 Feed Grain Program has been moved from June 9 to June 19, 1965 due to late seeding and bad weather. Anton J. Siebeneck, chairman of the Cole County ASC Committee, notes oats clipped and destroyed or used for green manure by disposal date will not be classified as oats. Contact the ASCS Office for guidance on how the revision affects operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steau County
Anton J. Siebeneck
iChairman
Cole County
ASC
ASCS
Kansas City Firms Win Mississippi River Project Contract
A 1 353 110 Army Engineers contract is awarded for Miss issippi River revetment and bank protection work. Patton Tulley Transportation Co., Memphis, Tenn., and Pensacola Construction Co., Kansas City, Mo., will build and extend pile and stone dikes in Tennessee and Mississippi. Rep. Richard Bolling announced the award on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Engineers
Patton Tulley Transportation Co
Memphis
Pepsi-Cola official starts Welcoming visit to Australia
Eugene Rubin, international marketing director for the American Pepsi-Cola Company, began a Weluy visit to Australia on Wednesday to discuss regional expansion and marketing opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australis
Eugene Rubin
Pepsi-Cola Company
Australia
Growing Time For Crops In Missouri This June
This Missouri garden guidance notes June as prime growing time with lettuce mustard greens onions and radishes at peak. It advises fertilizing corn thinning weeds disease control via foliar fungicides and regular irrigation plus careful cucumber beetle and bean beetle management and two tomato training methods to boost yields by about 10 to 15 percent.
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Missouri
Cowman Conference Set at Missouri June 10 11
The Missouri Hereford Association sponsors a Cowman’s Conference on the University of Missouri campus June 10 and 11, in cooperation with the University and the American Hereford Association. A. J. Dyer says events begin June 1 at 9 a.m. Highlights include foot evaluations, eye ball judging practice, and panels on culling and breeding stock selection with MU Extension and AHA programs explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
University of Missouri
A. J. Dyer
Missouri Hereford Assn
University
American Hereford Assn
Livestock Pavilion
Elmer R. Kiehl
College of Agriculture
Keith Dunn
Baring
The
Dyer
Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement
MU Extension Division
Missouri Experiment Station
M U Test Farm Tour Scheduled
A Missouri University Field Day tour departs the Industrial Drive center Tuesday for the R Bradford farm nine miles SE of Columbia. Extension agent Hubert Krautmann details a 9 am start with a car convoy and reservations for participants. Topics include forage nursery grasses and legumes. Birdsfoot Trefoil and wheat and alfalfa tests. weed control in corn soybeans and grasses. starter fertilizer placements. and minimum tillage practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri University
Cole County University Extension Center
Industrial Drive
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Post-Tribune
Jefferson City
Clean Ho Staten
Uest
Ueda Soil Conservation. Service
McCredie
CCC
Mid-Missouri Farm Report
Don Mobley
Viola Mt. Smith
Extension Home Economist
Moniteau County University Extension Center
Kenny
Neessatay
FFA
FBLA
Mary Hannen
Prestot
Grover
Netoa
America
MSE
Stefan Gahar
Gabin
Italy
England
Nature Notes
South Africa
Senate
Kansas City Company
Scruggs-Guhleman Lumber
W. Main
ART Gaus Extension Horticulturist
Jes
Cowman
M.U
Cee
F. M. Stamper CO
Cedar
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