Dwindling Hog Supply Drives Higher Market Prices
Market reports show seasonally tightening hog supplies boosting prices across southern centers. Slaughter cattle and lamb prices edge up or hold, while broiler and vegetable markets shift with warm weather demand. large shipments and variable regional prices reflect uneven supply and consumption across Georgia Florida Alabama Kentucky and surrounding areas.
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Neal
Florida
Georgia
Florida-Alabama
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Principel
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Neshville
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Croy
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Alabama
North Carolina
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Insect Control Research Yields Promising Results Abroad
Virginia researchers report progress in peach and clover pests. Entomologists note new organic insecticides show strong control for peach insects and clover root borers, while specific agents like chlordane and heptachlor prove effective against multiple targets.
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Blacksburg
M. L. Bobb
VPI
Piedmont Fruit Research
Charlottesville
Ploss
Montgomery
Augusta
Bobb
Dieldvin
Virginia
Guthlen
Carter County pilots four-H safe driving plan for youth
Elizabethton A H Club outlines a pilot program covering auto maintenance and safe driving for youths. The plan aims to teach highway safety, vehicle operation, and basic car parts through four units, starting with Unit A on driver readiness and costs.
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Carter County
Elizabethton
E. B. Jenkins
Weater
Suici Lhe
Monet
Unita
Feeding plan for heifers and pasture advice
Feeding plan offers three rations based on grain supply including Purina D&F Chow and Bulky Lag with coarse-ground barley or corn. Guidance covers weight gain targets, daily feeding, pasture use, hay and silage considerations, and age-related feeding cautions for developing heifers.
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D&f
June 2 Observed as Soil Stewardship Sunday in Sullivan County
Sulivan County Soil Conservation District officials announced June 2 will be observed as Soil Stewardship Sunday. The event, annual through the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts, links spiritual belief to soil resources and urges ministers to share messages on soil stewardship.
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Sullivan County Agricultural Java Iene Fon and Conservation Committee
ASC
Jones
Ue County
Joles Sala
Hawk
Sulivan County
H.C. Green
Soil Conservation Service
Organic Chemical Promises Crown Rot Control
Tennessee researchers report that organic chemical pentachlorotri nitrobenzene shows promise in controlling alfalfa crown rot. The study led by J C Andes notes previous fungicides failed, with success seen in lab and field tests. A wool pool sale in Bristol is announced with grading and bagging instructions.
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Kroxville
All Organi Chemical
Universi
Ida Teporton
J. C. Andes
Sullivan County
Bristol
County Ament
Penta J. W. McClain
Farm Bureau
National Farm Safety Week Focuses On Tennessee Losses
The piece highlights farm fire losses in Tennessee during the past decade, noting 1955 peak costs, USDA estimates for fatalities and injuries, and the push for farm safety awareness. It cites mechanization shifts, spray methods, and safety advice while mentioning total farm fire costs and historical loss figures from 1847 to 1955.
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Associated Press
Haines
U.s.department of Agriculture
Gilvert N. Rhodes
University of Tennessee
USDA
Eisendo
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