USDA Names 31 Undesirable Wheat Varieties for Discount
The Agriculture Department named 31 wheat varieties as undesirable for 1958 price supports, adding eight new ones to the 1957 list. A 20 cent per bushel discount applies to these varieties to discourage planting and reduce inferior quality wheat entering markets.
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USDA
US Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Washington
Florence
Rex
Sonora
Agricultural Research Service
Henry
U.S
Tey YUL eco PASTURGRO Pasture Supplement Product
Pasturgro is marketed as a special formulated eco product to meet pasture needs. It supplements plant nutrients to balance growth elements for grass and legume feeding value and carrying capacity. Use Pasturgro in September to improve grassfields.
Dairyman Estimates Lifetime Milk and Ice Cream Amounts
University of Nevada dairy expert Joe Stein says the average person drinks about 12 000 quarts of milk in a lifetime based on eight years of milk from one cow. He notes a baby will also eat three to four times its weight in butter and ice cream totaling 1 032 quarts over life. Meat production in May reaches 2 163 million pounds, up 6 percent from April and 1 percent above May 1956, with first five months totaling 10 761 million pounds, 4 percent below last year.
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Joe Stein
Extension Dairy Husbandman
University of Nevada
Mr Stein
Crop Reporting Board
Farm Show 1958 Opens January in Harrisburg
The 1958 Pennsylvania Farm Show runs January 13 to 17 at the Farm Show Building in Harrisburg. It leads the nation in total farm income from chickens except broilers and ranks second in egg production.
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Farm Show
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Hog feeding by age and weight cuts feed costs, study shows
Market hog feeding should match age and weight. Young pigs require more protein and vitamins while older hogs gain efficiency with carbohydrates. Purina Research Farm found a program cutting feed costs by 4 percent and producing pork on 3.26 pounds of feed per pound from weaning to market, with sows recovering faster after farrowing and nursing.
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Purina Research Farm
Purina
Feed Purina Checkerboard Players Named in List
A roster lists Purina feeder stockists and advertisers in Pennsylvania towns including Rheems, Bird in Hand, Gordonville, Intercourse New Providence, Mt Airy, Kirkwood, Kinzers, and Ephrata. Names include Wenger Bros, McGinnis Atgien, B F Adams, Snader's Mill, and John J Hess II among others, with multiple Hess entries.
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Lancaster
Blackhull
Ranking
NewChief
Pawnee Sel 33
Parkof
RedChief
Red Hull
RedJacket
Stafford
Cin Me
Tey Yul Eco
Hudson
Farmers Supply CO
E. King ST
Dairyman
Marilyn Rohrer
al Paradise
Arthur L. Reist
Eden Rd
Warren Sickman
S. H. Hirst
Salunga
Wenger Bros. Rheems
Blend & McGinnis
Atgien
B. F. Adams
John B. Kurtz Ephrata
John J. Hess II
New Providence
J. Fred Whiteside
Kirkwood
John J. Hess
Kinzers
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