12 Jul 1965
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1965
Page
1
Washington reports the Agriculture Department’s July crop outlook indicates a strong year ahead. Wheat production may near or exceed the 1963 record while soybeans look to push volume past prior highs. Overall feed grains rise about 8 percent with tobacco and sugarcane dipping from 1964 levels.
Washington The Agriculture Department Friday estimated the 1965 tobacco crop at 2,001,804,000 pounds about 2 percent less than last year Burley production is estimated at 613 million pounds down from about 60 million pounds in 1964 Flue cured tobacco is estimated at 3,169,000,000 pounds The all tobacco estimate by state lists Tennessee 129,490,000 Virginia 141,600,000 Kentucky 457,193,000 North Carolina 793,360,000 South Carolina 148,500,000 Georgia 114,812,000 Burley by state Tennessee 112,750,000 Virginia 23,764,000 Kentucky 428,908,000
Tennessee Extension agronomists discuss alfalfa seeding timing for best pasture establishment and continuing dairy cow milk production. They emphasize soil tests, proper fertilization, rotational grazing, and avoiding overgrazing to maintain calf gains and beef cattle profitability.
The Farm Credit System announced that two cooperatives banks, in Berkeley California and Houston Texas, have repaid the U S Treasury 3 1 1 million and 2 million respectively, retiring the final government capital. The repayment reduces the peak government investment of 178.5 million by about 34 million.
Warm damp weather brings horn and face flies, pests for beef cattle. Claude Prince of Sullivan County outlines two practical methods: a backrubber device using burlap and insecticide, and burlap sacks soaked in insecticide placed in shaded cattle areas. Recurrent soaks every two weeks advised. additional tip to hang sacks near creepers or salt boxes. For full details, request Publication No. 450 at the county agent’s office.
Kingsport breeder P J Shivell reports cow Vel a Est Searold in his herd yielded 13960 pounds of milk and 4 pounds of fat in a 36 day period as recorded by the American Guempsey Cate Club, per recent bulletin.
Tennessee growers reported 5,019,008 broiler chicks in the week ended July 3. Placements in 23 leading broiler slates rose 12 percent from a year earlier. A stray line mentions a 4 year-old cow and various agricultural figures with unclear details. The report is supervised by the University of Tennessee and covers cropland, pasture, and rangeland in the United States.
Tennessee Crop Reporting Service notes May production shifts with beel up 3 percent veal 25 percent lamb and mutton higher while pork output falls 14 percent. Average live weight of cattle slaughtered in May 383 pounds, 49 lighter than a year earlier. Hog slaughter drops from 213000 to 184000 with total slaughter rising from 39008 to 42000.
ATLANTA The U S Department of Agriculture has amended federal meat inspection regulations to permit the use of a sugar derivative gluconolactone in processing. The change could reduce smoking times for frankfurters and bologna, speeding color fixing and saving money for consumers and industry, with the amendment effective immediately.
Reader notes praise for 4 H clothing class and home economics careers. Mention of Rural Life Sunday at Rock Springs Methodist Church with 4 H participants. Safety week message urges tractor and farm machinery caution. District Share the Fun Festival reports county entries placing in blue group, with praise for participants and leaders.
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