20 Jul 1964
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1964
Page
1
DES MOINES The American Foundation for Animal Health warns pinkeye can slash milk production by up to a quarter and cause rapid weight loss in cattle of all ages and breeds. White-faced cattle are more susceptible. prompt veterinary diagnosis and treatment are urged to prevent blindness and further losses.
Knoxville reports the annual Tennessee 4 H Club Roundup will be at the University of Tennessee the week of August 8. More than 600 4 H Club members, volunteer leaders, and Extension Service workers are expected to attend. George Faster of the UT Agricultural Extension Service announced plans highlighting a historical showing on the origins of Boys and Girls Canning Clubs and the forerunners of today’s 4 H Clubs.
4-H Chatter promotes nutritious desserts with Peanut Butter Surprise Cup Cakes. Recipe uses flour, peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, milk and chocolate cups. Report notes camp departure for Greeneville, scholarships from West Bristol Kiwanis Club, and safety week reminders amid 4-H updates.
Agriculture experts urge Tennessee farmers to nearly double alfalfa acreage this fall to support dairy and hay markets. University of Tennessee agronomist Burns stresses timely planting between Aug 15 and Sept 1, proper weevil control, moist seedbeds, fertilization, and careful fall seedings. He warns that neglecting fall treatments and care reduces stand quality and profitability, advising growers to follow extension recommendations and avoid rushing field work.
Angus leaders from Seattle to St Joseph and Brateher will join Kingsport for the East Tennessee Angus Association Field Day at Allandale Farm. Notables include Senator Albert Gore and Ridgefields-Keefauver herd sire Ankonian Eclipse. university and industry experts discuss beef production, breed improvement, and Tennessee Beef Performance Testing.
Tennessee farmers saw generally low prices in June with a slight month to month gain. The Tennessee Crop Reporting Service notes the June 1 price index at 240 percent of the 1910-14 average, up from 239 in May and down slightly from 247 a year ago. Nationally, the index fell 1 percent to 232, driven by wheat related declines and lower dairy and calf prices. Hogs rose to 14.20 per hundred pounds mid month, lambs reached their highest since 1959, and mid June wheat averaged $1.40 a bushel, the lowest since 1945. Egg prices rose, broilers advanced, and milk prices declined slightly from May.
The Crop Reporting Board reports this year’s jail seed production at 40,218,000 pounds across nine southern states, a rise over 1909 levels and 48 percent above the five year average.
Greeneville hosts a summer field day on August 4 starting at 9 am with Dr. Andrew D. Hall of the University of Tennessee as afternoon speaker. Focus shifts from tobacco to alfalfa, corn, cattle, and weed control with demonstrations by UT and USDA staff. A barbecue lunch is offered 11:30 to 1 pm on the station grounds five miles south of Greeneville on the Old Asheville Highway.
Blacksburg Va The cattle industry has grown rapidly since World War II due to rising consumer demand for beef. Virginia Tech economist Larry Denison notes higher incomes boost beef consumption for barbecues grills and roasts. Americans ate a record 95 pounds per person last year. Prices margins between farmer packer and retailer shifted over the decade with farmer share declining from 63 to 56 cents per dollar while packer and retailer margins rose.
U S Department of Agriculture scientists say spraying poison ivy before mid August is advised as plants take weeks to die and may need two or more applications. Even then, watch the area for revival or new seedlings as spraying after August 1 is less effective due to dormancy.
Tommy Heward of Rogersville receives one of two Humble Oil 4-H scholarships to UT College of Agriculture. He and Glenn Moffitt of Dechord will study agriculture this fall, each earning 200 dollars per year for four years for merit, need, and scholarship. Heward, nine-year 4-Her, focused on field crops and earned a notable placing in 1962 National Land Judging. Glenn plans dairy as his major.
Nashville Tennessee reporting data shows cows produced about 220 million pounds of milk in May, down 4 percent from May last year and 4.8 percent below the 1958-62 average. The seasonal rise from April to May was 17 percent, versus 12 percent a year ago. Milk per cow averaged 430 pounds, unchanged from last year but 4 percent above average.
Nashville area hatcheries reported 64 000 broiler chicks placed with Tennessee growers in the week ended July 1 according to the Tennessee Crop Reporting Service.
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