Tennessee Farm Roundup Fertilize Pastures Early Spring
UT Extension agronomist Joe D. Burns urges yearly pasture fertilization to sustain clover and grasses, detailing rates for poor and good stands and timing before April 1. The piece covers soil tests, lime and phosphate use, clover-legume mixtures, management aims, and economic context for farm land values. It also notes poultry washing safety and tobacco crop adjustments impacting Tennessee farming.
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Joe D. Burs
University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Burns
Joe D. Burns
Wheat yields vary across Tennessee counties in 1964
Sullivan County averaged 22 bushels per acre, 7 below the state average, with 13,400 bushels from 700 harvested acres. Hawkins 63,600 bushels at 24 from 2,650 harvested. Washington 48,200 from 2,1800 planted at 23. Lake County led state with 524,500 bushels from 13,800 harvested at 38 per acre.
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Sullivan County
Tennessee
Tennessee Crop Reporting Service
Hawkins County
Hawking
Washington County
Hamblen
Johnson
Johnson County
Greene County
Sullivan's
Lake County
West Tennessee
Cattle and Hogs Prices Mixed in Southern Markets
Southern live stock prices last week were uneven with hogs up 25 to 50 cents per hundredweight, cattle and calves down to steady, and feeder cattle mixed. Broilers rose to a base of 15 cents per pound, eggs moved higher, and regional markets reported variable prices across Georgia Florida Alabama and nearby packing plants.
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The
Poultry Survey Committee
U.S
U. S
Atlanta
Southern
Department of Agricc
Georgia-Florida- Alabama
Lusda
Virginia
Del-Mar-Va
Carlin
Birmingham
Jaucksat
Jacksonville
North Georgia
Louisville
Memphis
Magicville
Georgia
Florida
Atlanta Armers
ASCS Offers Measuring Service For All Crops
Sullivan County farmers are advised that a county ASCS measuring service now exists to measure cropland acreage. Premeasurements will cover tobacco and feed, grain acreage, and full farm acreage. The service enables precise allotments, reducing waste from overplanting and aiding future allotments. Interested farmers should visit the Sullivan County ASCS Office for details and costs.
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KW. Copenhaver
Sullivan County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservction Committee
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ASCS
Copenhaver
Sullivan County
Bristol Steer Show Draws 130 Entries
Bristol 4-H and FFA members entered 190 steers for the 21st annual Bristol Junior Steer Show, to be held April 13-14 at the Farmers Livestock Market. Virginia junior cattlemen also entered purebred heifers for the event. heifers will not be sold. The show and sale are sponsored by the Bristol Chamber of Commerce.
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Bristol
Virginia
Tennessee
FFA
Bel
Arden N. Hull
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
Turkey Disease Cause Discoverer at Virginia Tech
Dr. KF Watson, head of veterinary science at Virginia Tech, reports that two staff members, Drs. W. B. Gross and W. E. G. Moore, isolated the causal agent of hemorrhagic enteritis in turkeys. They cultured the organism and reproduced the fatal disease in turkeys under controlled conditions, signaling a breakthrough for preventing losses estimated up to $500,000 annually in Virginia.
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Blacksburg
KF. Watson
Department of Veterinary Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Luckey
Virginia
W. B. Gross
W E.G. Moore
Prices Rise for Tennessee Farm Products in February
The Tennessee Crop Reporting Service reports mid February prices received index at 267 percent of the 1910-14 average, up 3 points from February 1984, driven by higher prices for corn oats soybeans tobacco apples sweet potatoes logs lambs and chickens. Wheat rye cotton cattle calves milk eggs and hay fell or stayed flat, with the all farm products index not fully comparable to January due to burley tobacco. Nationally the price index rose 2 points for the month ending February 15, reaching 238 percent of the 1910-14 average, while prices paid by farmers rose 1 point to 18 dollars, lifting the parity ratio to 75.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Tennessee Crop Heporling Service
Virginia Leads In Sheep Raising
Virginia becomes the largest sheep producing state in the East with 234,000 head, according to U S Department of Agriculture figures. Kentucky West Virginia Pennsylvania New York and Tennessee follow, while Ohio Illinois Indiana and Michigan exceed Virginia west of the Mississippi.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Tennessee
Mississippi River
Ohio
Thinais
Indiana
Michigan
4 H Club Seeks Leaders and Demonstration Day Progress
A 4-H Chatter note urges more adult guidance at a Blountville meeting on March 2 to boost club programs. It highlights Mary Crews solving bread-baking hurdles, sponsorship from Arcadia PTA and Ruritan, and reports on Miller Perry 4th Grade Club demonstrations. The piece praises good grooming and sportsmanship among Arcadia 4-H members, noting Curtis Tipton’s sharp recall of the slides.
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Mary Crews
Indian Springs
Mary
Farm Bureau
Blountville
Akard Huritan
Arcadia Pta
Ruritan Club
Miller Perry
Hilda Ottenfield
Melvin Mitchell
Mike Williams
Jeff Gilder
Patty Stridler
Cindy Milhorn
Arcadia
Curtis Tipton
Orebank
Curtis
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Cooke County
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American Feed Manufacturers Association
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J. J. Bird
Weel Tennessee
Bird
J. H W. Similey
Kentucky Agricultural Extension Service
Smiley
Jing
Shock
UT Poultry
J. D. Ward
Ward
Cutler
Turkey
TOM Still Transfer CO
Helen R. Stocking
Charles D. Holland
Comuntt
Home Demonstration Clubs
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Raritans
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J.C. Bradford & CQ
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