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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
4
Editor William D Riley notes harvest time is ideal to review past practices and plan for better next year. Consider soil nutrients and lime needs, phosphorus and potassium effects on stems and lodging, nitrogen as a key driver of growth, and the value of postharvest soil testing to guide future fertility.
Barbara Miller of Rosbury Connecticut will be the 4-H Interstate Exchange delegate from Litchfield County to Callaway County for July. She is 18 and recently graduated from high school.
Missouri Farmers Association notes unusually varied wheat yields from poor in the southwest near the Kansas line to excellent in the bootheel. Reports cite 4.7 to 35 bushels per acre, with harvest beginning June 3 and test weights near 62 pounds per bushel. Many fields show damage from an April freeze and some plowed under or left unharvested.
Editor Hensley Hall suggests removing pond moss with copper sulfate applied at an indicated rate. The note appears in a county extension column advising pond maintenance.
Extension bulletin covers cleaning weed killer sprayers for legume crops, safe ammonia and detergent washes, and alternative cleaning solutions. It advises testing on tomatoes, and warns about use limits. also suggests pond algae control by dipping crystals and dragging sacks, plus cistern water purification methods and grain bin prep steps. It includes a pressure cooker gauge testing service and crop reports with June events and dates.
Discussion on reducing disease morbidity and increasing uniformity in pigs to improve entry batches into feeding lots and enhance profitability. Advises studying operations to identify where filling the production void can boost profits and ease marketing later.
The article argues that breaking disease cycles by staging operations and allowing buildings to rest can raise profitability. It cites isolating groups of sows, thorough cleaning and disinfection after removal, and two week idle periods before introducing new herds as key steps.
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