Hog Prices Strengthen In South And Midwest Markets
Prices rose in the South and Midwest by up to $1 per hundredweight as seasonal demand improved after rains. Lamb prices in Nashville and Atlanta advanced, while hogs in Chicago Louisville and other markets closed around $18 to $19 per hundredweight. Shippers reported steady demand for produce from Georgia Florida and surrounding regions.
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Midwest
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Memphis
Carolinas
Southeast
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Shenandoah
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Harvesting At Right Time For Best Hay And Silage
Tennessee agronomists advise harvesting at the growth stage that yields the greatest total digestible nutrients and minimizes leaf loss. They provide cutting times for key crops, including alfalfa at one tenth to one quarter bloom, when basal shoots begin to elongate.
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Knoxvilee
University of Tennessees Agronomists
Bolivian expert offers farm advice to Georgia grower
A Bolivian expert presents varied guidance to a Georgia cotton farmer on crop timing and growth stages for clover, lespedeza, soybeans, cowpeas, and vetch. The exchange notes how bloom stages, leaf development, and height affect agronomic decisions under differing conditions.
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NETI
O. Gilmore
Washington
XEA
Georgia
Byarcaay Cecieves
Red
Yadino
Jose Grosberger
Sponfi
Soryship
Department of Ag- Yiewinive
Light and shade steer crop growth in farm research
Washington scientist outlines how day length governs plant development and how electric light mimics seasons to extend blooms in crops like sugarcane. The report cites 1920s experiments in tobacco and cocklebur and highlights practical greenhouse techniques to adjust flowering. It also touches on a Georgia couple hosting international visitors, noting cultural exchange and lessons learned about foreign perspectives.
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John Booth Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Jose
Moody Adkins
Washington
Georgia
Adkins
Miod
Katie
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LFYH
Ulla Nielson
Sweden
Mrs. Adkins
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Weather woes limit Tennessee crops despite overall 1955 optimism
A Federal-State Crop Reporting Service bulletin states wet April slowed wheat and soy yields with March freezes hurting Tennessee fruit and tree crops. Despite early setbacks in some regions, prospects improve as rain feed grain areas boost overall 1955 crop outlook, including cabbage and potato forecasts and rising hay stocks in upper East Tennessee.
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Tennessee
Great Plains
North Cardling
Efficient irrigation depends on multiple factors in Tennessee
University of Tennessee agricultural engineer B Hale outlines 19 conditions for productive irrigation. Key points include adequate water supply, targeting high return crops, using recommended varieties, following fertilization and planting rate practices, insect and disease control, adequate labor, and an efficient system designed to meet needs. He cautions irrigation is a means, not a magic solution, to improve crop results.
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Associated Press
B. Hale
University of Tennessee Expension Agricultural Enginer
Butter Surplus Selling Shifts To Daily Offers
Washington insight notes a shift in USDA butter sales from weekly to daily offers on surplus 10 million pounds slated for export. Through last January only 3.777 million pounds were sold as many offers were too low. Insecticides malathion and DDT are outlined for home garden use against pests. Fertilizer industry gears up for merging groups into National Plant Food Institute with 800 expected attendees and notable speakers. Agriculture department broadens ties with Philippines for trade in eight major fields.
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Atlanta
Maryland
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Ee Washington
INS
White Sulphur Springs
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National Fertilizer Association
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National Plant Food Institutes
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House Agricuture Committee
Harald D. Cogley
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John L. McCellan
United States
Washington
Philippines
Ed Ferguson Wins Tractor Driving Test At Gate City
Ed Ferguson, senior agriculture student and president of the Shoemaker Future Farmers of America chapter, won the 1955 tractor driving contest at Shoemaker High School Gate City. He edged James Flanary by a hair as judges tallied a fraction of a point.
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Ed Ferguson
Gate City
van Red
Ferguson
Shoemaker Future Farmers of
To Fertilize Alfalfa After Cutting
J W McClain Sullivan County agent urges applying fertilizer immediately after cutting to spur new growth. Recommend 60 to 100 pounds of phosphate and 12 to 200 pounds of potassium per acre, supplied by 6000 1000 pounds of 0 10 20 or 400 to 600 pounds of 0 15 30, plus 14 to 20 pounds borax.
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J. W. McClain
Sulivan
McClain
Young Farmers Tour South This Summer
A busload of rural youths will tour historic and scenic sites across the Deep South from July 7 to 15, part of the Tennessee Young Farmers and Homemakers tour. Jack Gilenwater of Blount County chairs the event, with departures from Nashville by chartered bus through West Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana to New Orleans for a three night stay.
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Ad Biloxt
Mobile
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
Montgomery
Birmingtwn
Alg
Nashville
Leaf beetles attack elms in Sullivan County
County Agent W. McClain reports elm leaf beetles on several elms in Sullivan County. The black and yellow striped beetle and yellowish black larvae are observed with an expected three generations this summer. Spraying recommendations include arsenate of lead, DDT, malathion or soap as a sticker, with specific rates per gallon.
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Sullivan County
W. McCininenid
MacClain
Milk yield high at Terpsien dairy herd in Virginia
In Big Stone Gap Virginia Lt Terpsien's 43 cow Holstein Friesian herd averaged 18 quarts per cow per day in a yearly test. With twice daily milking the herd produced about 10,802 pounds of milk and 640 pounds of butterfat for the year as reported by the Holston-Friesian Association of America.
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Big Stone Gap
Terpsien
Holston-Friesian Association of America
Terpsten
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