Young Prophetstown Boy Wins Grand Champion Steer in Chicago
Brad Lindskog, 11, of Prophetstown Ti, captures top prize at the International Live Stock Show in Chicago with Conoco the grand champion steer. The steer sold for 15180 dollars at 512 a pound to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, making Brad the youngest exhibitor to win the title in the show’s 70 year history.
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Conoco
Chicago
Brad Lindskog
Prophetstown
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Brad
UPI
11 Year Old Tells How He Raised Champion Steer
Brad Lindskog of Prophetstown Illinois aged 11 won the grand championship with a 1,263 pound Chatelais Angus steer named Conoco at the 70th International Live Stock Exposition. He raised the crossbred champion with proper care and feeding after buying the calf for 350 dollars with proceeds from hog sales.
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Chicago
Bind Lindskog
Prophetstown
Jil
Brad
International Amphitheatre
Stark
I Conoco
Pasture plans to cut cattle feed by winter grazing
Tennessee animal specialist urges sustaining beef cows on permanent pasture to lower winter costs. Tyrrell notes winter grazing can cut hay needs and that supplementing protein may be needed. Cattle feeding conferences set for January across Tennessee. soil judging contest planned in April. North Carolina State University reports butylate reduces nutsedge in corn fields. four pounds per acre effective.
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University of Tennesee
Say's
Tyrrell
Fred ©. Powell
Tennessee
North Carolina State University
Lot Of Demonstrations at Liberty Hill Fifth Grade Club
At the Liberty Hill Fifth Grade 44 Club November meeting reporter Carol Raney lists demonstrations by Paul Veney on How to Make a Turkey Suzanne Epperson on How to Make Muffins Louise Clark on Notes Of Music Chris Laster on Sewing Squares Dianne Sullman on How to Make Chili and Jack Dykes on Tobacco Two visitors Mrs Presley and Mrs Epperson attended. President Eddie Erivin announced December Taceling would be a Christmas party.
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Mount Carmel
Liberty Hill
Carol Raney
Paul Veney
Suzanne Epperson
Louise Clark
Chris Laster
Prices Hit 13 Year High For Tennessee Farmers
The Tennessee Crop Reporting Service notes the November 1 prices index at 118 percent of the 1957-59 base, a peak since September 1958. Burley tobacco timing and boll production affected East Tennessee cash crops as hogs calves and livestock driven gains supported the livestock index to 135 percent. All crops held at 97 percent, soybeans averaged lower, cotton and corn slipped, while the nationwide index rose to 245 percent for the 1910-14 average. The prices paid index reached a new high, up 5 percent from last year.
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Tennessee
Tennessee Crop Reporting Service
East Tennessee
Calves Lead Tennessee Meat Show Grand Champion Hereford
In Tennessee from October, commercial fed meat production totaled 70.3 million pounds, down 9 percent from last year but up from September. Calves rose 20 percent year over year, while cattle slaughter, hogs, and sheep declined. A Hereford steer owned by 4-Her Bandy Nickell won grand champion at the 40th Tennessee Finished Cattle Show in Nashville, with Norma Turner’s 4-H steer Reserve champion.
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Tennessee
Tennessee Crop Reporting Service
Nashville
UPI
Bandy Nickell
Hickman County
Norma Turner
Humphreys County
Kenneth King wins Weber City 4-H Tobacco Show
Kenneth King, 13, won first place for best prepared crop at the Weber City 4-H Tobacco Show and Sale on Saturday November 24, earning a DM gauge shotgun and averaging over 73 dollars per hundred pounds for his tobacco. Central Heights, Weavers, Holston Lth and Holston th grade 4 Clubs were the top four teams.
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Kenneth King
Weber City
Kenneth
Central Heights
Weavers
Holston Lth
Holston
Protecting Machinery Saves Farmers Money This Season
The article urges farmers to store equipment properly to cut depreciation and interest costs, noting that housing a $2,000 machine can save about $50 annually. It covers steps for preparation, including cleaning, inspecting parts, ordering needed components, and planning shed space, plus safety and yard cleanup tips for winter.
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Champ Steer
Edward H. Eulenberg
Chicago Daily News Service
Centerville
Edward
Les Reel
Reel
Don Good
Animal Science and Industry
Kansas State University
Aloysius Arendt
Gregory
Peter
Highmore
Black Diamond
North Star
Farm Report
United Press International
William P. Tyrrell
Syiler
Morristown
McMinnville
Washville
Brownsville
Dresden
Cookeville
North Carolina
Satan
A. D. Worsham
NCSU
Dianne Sullman
Jack Dykes
Club
Carol
Presley
Epperson
Eddie Erivin
Burley
Jon M. Baker
Deounty
Patricia Bowling
Claude Prince
Santeené
Federal
Upper East Tennessee
Savings& Leen Association
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