State Survey Shows Rise in Acres of Corn and Grains
Harrisburg reports a Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture survey finds farmers increased corn winter wheat and barley acreages this year Rye acreage rose to 26 000 acres while oats late summer potatoes and cigar leaf tobacco declined compared with 1957 A record 48 bushels per acre is forecast for corn and winter wheat acreage totals 1 268 000 acres up 25 000 from 1957 but 60 000 below the 1946 1956 average.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Five Feeder Cattle Sales Planned at Chicago Stock Yards
Chicago Stock Yards will host five feeder cattle sales this fall as announced by Frank Flynn. Dates are September 12 26 October 10 and November. The 14th annual Chicago Feeder Cattle Show and Sale will run October 23 to 25. Flynn notes weekly 40000 to 50000 fat cattle move through Chicago requiring replacements.
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Chicago
Frank Flynn
Flynn
Farmers Boost Winter Wheat and Barley Plantings in 1958
Pennsylvania farmers raised winter wheat plantings by 22 000 acres and barley by 20 000 acres. Early estimates forecast record yields for winter wheat oats rye and barley, with hay potatoes and tobacco expected to exceed average yields.
33 Wheat varieties named undesirable for 1959 price support
The USDA named 33 wheat varieties undesirable for the 1959 price support program due to inferior milling or baking qualities. Discounts of 20 cents per bushel apply to producer rates to discourage planting, with specific varieties listed by class and regional exceptions noted.
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US Department of Agriculture
Kharkot
Russell
Wisconsin
Washington
Kinney
Premier
Progress
U. S
USDA
Moldy Sweet Clover Hay Poisoning in Cattle Warned by Iowa Expert
Ex extension veterinarian John B Herrick of Iowa State College warns sweet clover hay is not toxic unless moldy. Mold in wind rows can cause coagulation problems, leading to internal bleeding. Feeding moldy hay with other types may help. treatment is blood transfusion, but most affected cattle die without it.
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John B Harrick
Iowa State College
Herrick
Blenn Plant Food Aims at Wheat Corn and Rye Growth
Blenn is a specially formulated plant food for Wheat Oats Barley Rye fortified with extra growth elements to meet soil needs. It is designed to produce heavy yields for winter rye Tetra Petkus Balboa.
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Sonora
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Farmers Supply
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