Poultry Tour Wednesday In Delaware Visits Three Operations
Lancaster County poultrymen tour three Delaware operations on Wednesday. Stops include Chrysler Newark assembly plant and University of Delaware dairy and poultry facilities, with lunch at the agricultural building. The day also visits Fred Haas farm, Holt Pratt breeding operation, and Gander Poultry Farm Townsend.
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Delaware
Chrysler Assembly
Newark
Del
University of Delaware
Lancaster County
County Poultry Association
Mellinger’s Church
Lancaster
Fred Haas
Route 18
St. George
Haas
Beltsville
Holt Pratt
Middletown
Gander
Townsend
Richard Kreider
Mark Myer
Charles Nissley
Harry S. Sloat
Cattle on Feed in 13 States Rises 8 Percent
The Crop Reporting Board reports 3,681,000 cattle and calves on feed for market in 13 major states as of July 1, up 8 percent from a year earlier. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, California, and Michigan are listed.
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Crop Reporting Board
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
Arizona
Californa
Hessian Fly Control by Systemic Insecticide Proves Practical
Columbia Mo field trials show a single seedbed application of Thimet systemic insecticide mixed with 12-12-12 fertilizer offered near perfect Hessian fly control in wheat. Tests in 1956 at Missouri Experiment Station used Sept 6 sowing, four dose levels, and irrigation to counter drought, indicating economic control without delayed seeding.
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Columbia
Missouri Experiment Station
United States
Canada
Europe
Asia
Africa
Missouri
Harry E. Brown
Philip Stone
Bulk Milk Handling May Save Dairies Millions
The switch from can to bulk handling for milk could save the dairy industry five to twelve million dollars annually. Economists predict savings of two to five cents per hundredweight once the conversion stabilizes, with substantial gains from reduced receiving and cooling costs at fully converted plants.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Rain Ends Drouth Across Pennsylvania Farms
Pennsylvania farmers welcomed a multi million dollar rainfall on Tuesday. The statewide soaking eased drought conditions, improving corn and vegetable crops and reviving fruit yields.
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Drouth
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Commonwealth
U. S Weather Bureau
Plan for Summer Seedings and Farm Practices
A reminder stresses starting with a complete soil test for a successful summer seeding. Soil test kits cost $1.00 each at the County Extension Service. For tobacco, MH-30 spray at topping time helps prevent sucker growth. leaflet details available from the Extension Office. For stunt-ed corn, advise silage if drought threatens ear development. On corn borer control, spraying is questioned. best to use and plow down fodder by late April to reduce 1958 pest population.
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Denver
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