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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1973
Page
11
A beef extension report analyzes cow size and feed needs, noting higher maintenance costs for heavier cows. It finds that increasing weight raises feed use, with calf weaning weights rising up to 1,100 pounds but then leveling off. The recommendation favors cows weighing 1,000 to 1,100 pounds for efficient production and optimal calf size.
Douglas County Extension Service offers an 10 hour soils short course on February 8 9 at the 4 H Fairgrounds starting 930 am each day. Noted soil experts Dr Rose Ellis and Dr Harold E Jones from Kansas State University teach topics on plant growth moisture soil nutrients micronutrients soil tests manure and fertilizer economics. Fee is 1 and enrollment is limited to 30 farmers. Call the Extension Office to register.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department estimates a ban on heptachlor could cost farmers about 2.1 million dollars to switch to alternatives. The EPA is reviewing cancellation with corn producers bearing most of the impact through higher costs and possible crop losses.
Kansas wheat growth was very limited last week as wintry weather persisted. Snow cover insulated fall seeded grains reducing damage from low temperatures. Sorghum, corn, and soybeans remained in the field with little harvesting. Livestock required heavy feeding and care, with death losses above normal and cattle gains below usual.
The Agriculture Department will conduct a special survey to update 1972 production estimates for corn, soybeans and sorghum to March 1 figures. Officials expect results by March 15 and note 1972 overall crop output set a record at 113 percent of the 1917 baseline, with corn at about 5.47 billion bushels, near the 1971 record despite poor harvest weather.
The Agriculture Department ends the mandatory 86 percent wheat set-aside under the 1973 Wheat Program, allowing voluntary set-aside with compliance to both programs. About 6 700 acres in Douglas County can be used for other crops. Grazing on set-aside land for 1973 is permitted to ease feed shortages, expanding forage for livestock.
Agriculture Department inventory shows 2,873,000 head of sheep and lambs being fed for slaughter in 26 states as of January 1, roughly unchanged from the previous year. The seven largest producers are California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Texas. Feedlots in these states hold 1,541,000 head, down three percent from a year earlier.
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