Prices Of Farm Products Rise But Slower In August
Tennessee farmers saw a broad price rise in mid August with hogs, milk, eggs, and cattle driving gains while non crop cotton and other items largely offset the uptick. Beef cattle in Tennessee averaged 19.80 per hundred pounds on August 15, up from July and August 1965 levels. overall farm price indices showed modest year over year increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tennessee Crop Reporting Service
Tennessee
Agriculture Department
Flue-Cured Tobacco Prices Fall On Eastern Belt Markets
United Press International reports slight price declines across the Eastern Belt during the fourth week of sales. North Carolina and South Carolina markets saw heavy deliveries with some congestion, while grade averages dipped modestly and top leaf reached about 80 dollars per hundred pounds. Deliveries as percent of gross sales rose, and overall season activity slowed versus last year.
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United Press International
Activit Bervive
North Carolina
South Carolina
A Stabilization Corp
Border Belt
4-H club notes and fair judging reminders
The article highlights Nancy Brooks Sullivan playing piano and organ at church, praises 4-H speech and demonstration impact on confidence, lists due record books by September 19, and offers wear care and fabric guidance. It mentions livestock and dairy judging results and previews district fair competition, plus shopping tips for fabrics and finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Brooks
Sullivan
Nancy
Beards Boost Yields In Barley And Wheat Beams
Virginia and California agronomists report that beard on barley and wheat can raise grain yields. Beards store sun energy and aid photosynthesis, with longer beards showing up to about 20 percent higher yields than beardless varieties. Harvesting issues and livestock feeding problems temper the finding.
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Blacksburgh
Islared Agronomists
University
California
Tom Starling
Virginia Tech
Rogers
Piedmont
Appalachian
Virginia
R. J. Hazelson
Prime and Top Tobacco Harvest For Peak Returns
Assistant Claude Prince notes timing for topping, priming, and cutting tobacco. Priming can add up to 200 dollars per acre, but few practice it. Best results come from waiting for full ripening, then careful handling, wilting, and proper barn curing to prevent damage.
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Prince
Let Tobacco Ripen Scott Agent Urges
GATE CITY Tobacco farmers are urged by Scott County Agent Kenneth C. Skeynolds to let plants ripen before enting. Ripe tobacco cures faster weighs more when cured and is of higher quality. Priming bottom leaves reduces tossing while top leaves ripen. Priming can increase value per acre by 150 to 200 dollars. MH 30 use requires time to ripen after spraying and some plants untreated serve as guidelines. Tall plants from recent rains need space in the barn with good ventilation to prevent moisture and heat buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Claude Prince
Prince
Burney Producing
Gate City
Scott County
Kenneth C. Skeynolds
Reynolds
Fewer Turkeys In Tennessee Reported For 1966
Tennessee officials estimate the 1966 turkey crop will drop about 47 percent from the previous year. The Crop Reporting Service notes reduced production across varieties as harvest pressures and market factors influence output, while researchers like Dr. Starling pursue a bearded turkey option to counter losses.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Starling
1988 National Bird Output Predicted At Record Levels
The forecast for the nation projects 15.8 million birds in 1988, marking an output 1L per cen above last year and a 7 percent rise from the previous peak set in 1861, signaling a strong year for poultry production.
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Seneral
Lespedeza
Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Albert Guidry
Renee
Helen R. Stocking
Suliven
Charles D. Golland
Herbert Dean
Charlotte Lady
Bob Tallman
Roy Dean
Carol Riley
Steve Ela
Fleenor
Ben Thomas
David Latiure
Jim
Fred Stickley
Navin Malone
Blountville
David
Kill Bailey
Lone Star Road
Scott
Labor Bay
Ea Federal
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