Warren Fleenor Herd Tops DHIA May Production
Warren Fleenor led Sullivan County Dairy Herd Improvement Association in May with 24 cows averaging 1220 pounds of milk and 44.7 pounds butterfat per cow. The Hart herd, Allen herd, and Thomas herds followed in top milk and butterfat production among 26 herds totaling 770 cows.
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Warren Fleenor
Sullivan County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Herman Smith
C.D
J. C. Thomas
Hart
W. J. Smith
A .Thomas
A. R. Simpson
J. G.thomas
W. Massengill
C. W. Pleenor
WC. Pleenor
P. Ds Shiver
Doe Newland
HM. P. Rutherford
Tennessee farmers plan crops for silage under price shifts
The Tennessee farmers union and University of Tennessee experts discuss crop rotation and silage planning to maximize profits. Data show silage and wool prices vary by variety, with days to maturity ranging from 75 to 130 days. Irrigation, fertilization, and pest control are essential to maximize yields and returns.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
Fred ¢University of Tennessee Agrouo
William D. Bishop
West Tennessee
Dyersburg
Union City
Dixie
Tracy
Dwight M. Simpson
U.S
University of Tenmal
Bishopjiessen Agricultural Experiment Saga
Simpson
Tennessee Farmers See Mixed Week With Rain North West Drought South East
Tennessee weather report for the week ending May 31 notes East Tennessee received rain while the West enjoyed fair conditions. Wet fields delayed planting and replanting, with cotton corn and soybeans flooded in some areas. Wheat oats hay and pastures mostly good but damaged by heavy rains in northwestern counties. Tobacco setting progressed, hay curing hampered by rain, and strawberry harvest near finished, with county notes detailing conditions in Carter Hamblen Hancock and Sullivan counties.
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Tennessee
East Tennessee
West Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
West Tennesset
Johnson County
Carter
Hancock
Johnson
Ovid A. Martin
Washington
Derwtle
Mil
Agriculture Bensonmestic Market
John
du Thong
Eisemower
Jess
Bennon
I Thera
Domestc
Tem
Herschel D. New Som
Farm Program Change Stops Big Tax Burden
Washington reports discuss changes to farm price supports to cut government costs and shift burden to consumers. Debates focus on parity pricing, domestic market stabilization, and potential losses to producers as changes threaten current farm aid structures.
Close Observance Spots Best Bull InHerd Gains Money For Farmer
Virginia cattle testing shows top bulls yield heavier calves, boosting profit. A 68-calf test group produced 49 pounds more per calf at 217 days with top bulls, equating to 1,715 extra pounds from 35 calves. Cow performance adds further gains. calves from top 25 percent cows weighed 143 pounds more at weaning. Testing, a cooperative effort, measures birth data and sire dam info, feeding into improved breeding plans. The program could lift Virginia beef production by 4.5 million pounds and profit by $200,000 annually with present cattle numbers.
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Animal Husbandnne
VFI Agricult ‘Ual
Virginia
Virgina
Marlowe
Alice
Ue Improvement Association
VPI
Blackshore
Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association
Virginia Division of Markets
VPI Animal Hushandry Department
Benson Seeks New Legislation for Farm Plan
In Lander Wyoming Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson urged Congress to re examine the basic farm laws and support program as the agricultural revolution makes old price supports obsolete He defended the Soil Bank and warned that rigid price supports could cost markets both domestically and abroad and blamed past anti traded policies for Soil Bank issues.
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Lander
Wyo
INL
Ezra Taft Benson
Soi Bank
House
Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Benson
Congress
Soll Bank
Benson To Speak AVET Farmers' Meet In Knoxville
Secretary Ena T. Benson will headline the East Tennessee Farmers Convention in Knoxville on June 39 at Temple Hall UT Park. The day includes a speaker lineup with Dr Andrew Holt presenting portraits of notable UT agriculture leaders, a 2:30 style show, and a post morning tour to Blownt Farm led by John Ewing and A N Odom.
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Knoxville
Ena T. Benson
Temple Hall
UT Park
Fauson
Ralph McDade
Byron Boyd Jr
Marian County
Walter Thompson
Andrew Holt
Jim
Rick Cord
Agriculture
Sloner
C. E. Brehm
J. Melend
UT College of Agriculture
Chance
Trent
Webster Pendergrass
Morgan Hall
Jimmy Arrington
Collins
Miss
Benson
Alcoa Highway
Blownt Farm
John Ewing
Experiment Station
A. N. Odom
UT Farm
East Tennessee Farmers Convention
Knox’ County
Marion County
Albert
Daugherty
Blount County
T. C. Monttain
Claiborne County
UT Extension Service
Lightning Rods Protect Cattle from Thunderstorms
UT Knoxville University extension service engineer A E Hale urges grounding wire fences at intervals of about 10 rods with No 16 or heavier wire. Grounding for pasture trees and metal roofs is advised, with rods extending to tree tops and earth moist to six feet. Proper installation requires reputable dealers and technical guidance.
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Knoxville
EB. B. Hale
University of Tennessee
Hale
College Graduates Start Farm Work
Nashville. Seven recent college graduates join the U.S. Soil Conservation Service for full time work last week. Dwight M. Treadway of Jonesboro and six University of Tennessee alumni lead as graduates with 16 undergraduates serving as student precives.
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Nashville
Dwight M.treadway
Jonesboro
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
R. Sasser
Treadway
University of Tennessee
Johnson City
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
SCS
Charles L. Moore
Bulls Gap
Knoxville
Fred ©. Briggs
Washington College
New York
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