Prices Edge Down Amid Weaker Cattle Trade In Tennessee
The weekly weather and crop report for week ending April 26 notes lower cattle prices across markets as volumes shrink in East Tennessee. Planting progresses with soil moisture mixed. some blue mold reports but no severe outbreaks. Hogs, oats, and wheat show varied conditions while strawberry picking begins and tomato acreage shifts. rainfall uneven but corn planting advances in several counties.
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Tennessee
Bristol
Renee Me
West Teo ' Sons
R Iweld
Nessee Forther
Thes
Ablegdon Highway
al ‘Agricultural Marketing Bervicd
Guernsey Breeders Association
Upstate
Nashville
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Hension Service
Ralph Spahr
Philip Shivell
Sullivan County
J. W
Johnson
Sullivan
Washington
O.K
Jzetline
Florida cattle and crop markets show mixed gains and rains
Florida markets saw higher receipts with 14 percent more cattle and stronger prices in some regions, while most Florida cattle and calves ended steady to slightly lower. District hog prices varied by city, while tomatoes cabbage and strawberries moved with improved demand though rains slowed harvests. Tennessee corn stocks rose 12 percent and wheat 45 percent, per state reports. A UT Extension circular outlines a half acre garden plan to feed a family of five with garden labor estimates and estimated market value, plus notes on backrubber weed and pest control.
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Florida
Louisville
Nashville
Ally
Chicago
Atlanta
Memphis
Montgomery
Theg
Ear Times
North
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippe
North Cerolica
Shenandoah Valley
Hastings
Sred
Louisiana
Herries
Tennessee
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Knoxville
University of Tennessee Xtension Service
Tennessee Farmers Corner Significance in Night Session
The Associated Press reports two night school sessions in Davidson County attracted about 80 part and full-time farmers. UT Extension’s animal husbandman Fred Powell discussed livestock on small acreage and rapid dissemination of research to farmers. The piece urges newspapers to promote farm prosperity and collaborates with agricultural leaders.
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Associated Press
Davidson
Fred Powell
University of ‘Tennessee
Bom
Memphis
Commercial Appeal
Walter Durham
Week's Cattle Prices Gain In Midwest
Cattle prices posted steady to higher at Midwest livestock markets for the week. Slaughter steers and heifers rose 8 to 60 cents, cows up to 50 cents, with beef and wholesale prices also firm. Pork held steady to a penny higher in Chicago while overall supplies of pasture and forage noted.
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Chicago
Ins
Midwest
Massengill Herd Sets Production Pace In April
The J W Massengill herd led Sullivan County Dairy Herd Improvement Association in April under supervisor Ulerman Smith. The 28 cows averaged 3,155 pounds of milk and 43.5 pounds of butterfat per cow, with a 90.8 pound butterfat and 2,850 pound milk individual records. Roy Hart herd ranking second, C Warren Fleener third, and P J Shivell fourth in monthly milk production among herds.
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J. W. Massengill
Sullivan County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Ulerman Smith
Red Parks
Roy Hart
C. Warren Fleener
P. J. Shivell
BR. R. Horr
J. W. Massenelll
A. K. Simpson
W. J. Smith
IW. O. Pleenor
W. J. Allen
B. R. Hart
Bill Fleener
C. D
J. C. Thomas
April Farm Product Prices Up 2 Percent
Washington gain in farm prices for April shows a 2 percent rise from March, driven by cattle hogs apples tomatoes and other crops while milk strawberries sea foods and oranges fall. Parity and production costs edged higher with continued spread between what farmers receive and pay, and feeder livestock prices drove much of the rise in production costs.
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Washington
INS
Ted
Small Vegetable Crops Expected Early Spring Harvest
The Agriculture Department forecast shows vegetable supplies likely smaller this spring due to earlier harvesting stages and reduced acreage. Output for crops such as corn onions tomatoes broccoli and spinach may be down eight percent from last year while cantaloupes are notably smaller and watermelons larger for early summer harvests.
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Washington
Knoxville
Ilow Service Agronomist
Agriculture Department
Twil
Avere
Peinam
Greeneville spring field day to feature demos
Greene Station hosts the Greeneville Experiment Station spring field day Wednesday at 1 30 p m for about two hours. Demonstrations cover weed control irrigation seed beds fertilizer rates and disease control with tours of seeded orchard grass leccino clover pasture versus native bluegrass White and hop clover and contrasts between irrigated and non irrigated areas. If weather permits Meld choppers with windrow attachments and hay conditioners will be demonstrated. Attendance at prior days has been good and interest in Meld any continues, Felts said.
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Greeneville
Greeneville Experiment Station
J. Hugh Felts
Ce Tecdent
Felts Seid
Plastic Pipe Makes Water Carrying Easy on Farms
Extension agents note plastic pipe for farm water systems eases supplying water to cows. Plow a furrow, lay pipe and pump from spring to pasture to boost milk yield. Best hay cut timing and winter storage advised. farm ponds with piping reduce costs and improve efficiency.
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M. T. Gander
University of Teaches
Sullivan County
J. W. McClare
Layhej
Fast pig gains after weaning boost hog market prospects
Agricultural note suggests faster postweaning gains may lift hog prices at marketing time. Mentions Purina Bow and pile chow adjustments, shifts in feed peer from sterling al in mixed grain rations.
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