16 Sep 1968
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1968
Page
1
From the left, M. P Moore, CMR owner, Mrs. Winstead, Gen. Winstead, CMR herdsmen with the heifers, and Cot. gewett Dulkelson, CMR sales manager.
United Press International notes UT dairy expert Ierhart Hall says forage quality varies with crop choice and harvest maturity. Differences in age affect intake and digestibility. Tennessee tests show high quality forage has more crude protein and total digestible nutrients than poorer samples.
Forage testing promotes better dairy rations and profitable feeding, with Kay Spann of the University advising dairymen to use early cut alfalfa to boost milk yields. 4-H members in Sullivan County excelled at the TVA&I Fair, showing numerous Holstein and beef cattle, while agronomist Donald B Howard recommended nitrogen fertilization for permanent pastures and soil test guided phosphate and potash applications to protect clover.
NASUMVILLE Tennessee crop prospects worsen as August heat and drought cut yields. Corn production is 31,363 bushels, 3 percent below last year and 22 percent under the 1962-46 average. Yield per acre forecast at 43 bushels, 12 below last year. Cation crop sales are 135 percent active vs last year but 36 percent under the 1962-46 average. August milk production trails last year by 3 million pounds and 18 billion pounds below average.
Nashville reports indicate the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative will host its 2nd annual meeting September 26 27 with 500 farmers and leaders expected. A favorable financial year ahead, with total savins volume near 49 million last year and a new marketing expansion program, will be discussed along with board director elections for districts 4 7.
Applications for payments under the National Wool Act must be filed with the Sullivan County ASCS office for the 1968 marketing year before January 1969. Payments depend on wool shorn from sheep or lambs, with required documentation and ownership records maintained for verification. producer Emma needs to supply the $182.50 payment document and keep records of ownership.
Fragmentary text notes payments related to unstorn lambs held for at least 800 days and mentions calendar dates and locations in a garbled legal notice. The readable items include references to markets, notice periods, and possible sale events with prices and venues.
Tennessee 1968 snap bean output for fresh market and processing is about 44.9 million pounds, down 9 percent from last year and 18 percent below the 1962-66 average. Processing yield is 1.7 tons per acre, the lowest since 1954, with acreage down and rain affecting harvest. fresh market production also falls, while nationwide processing crop is 2 percent above last year but the summer crop trails 1967.
Mr and Mrs D A Tittle represented the Sullivan chapter at the NAAB convention with Mr Tittle attending on behalf of the local group and Mrs Tittle accompanying him for the event.
At the 21st annual convention of the National Association of Annual Breeders in Knoxville August 2523, soil testing emerged as crucial for forthcoming sod crops. Soil pH above 6.0 and lime application were emphasized, with demonstrations by University of Tennessee researchers. Aimed at growers in Nashville and surrounding counties, the program urged sending samples to the soil testing laboratory and incorporating lime and phosphate into seedbeds.
Ten year old Mary Duck planted cucumbers in her mother’s Memorial Boulevard garden and produced impressive results. A single vine yielded several fruits including a 13 inch long cucumber weighing over three pounds.
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