Calf Pick 1st Step to Show Ring
A calf preparation path to show ring success highlights that selecting the right meat type animal is crucial. The text emphasizes choosing stock with the ability to fit current beef industry needs and the personal rewards of hard work, regardless of ribbons.
Training Calves for Show Ring Etiquette and Success
A farm guide outlines halter breaking a calf at 3 to 4 months and daily leading on soft ground. It covers teaching the animal to stand square, using a show stick, positions in the ring, maintaining calm discipline, and handling judges with sportsmanship to improve for next year.
Advice on Mobile Homes Wind Damage Ties
Wind can tip mobile homes off blocks and cause varied damage from dents to total destruction. Look for built in safety features like factory installed anchoring straps and steel binding to minimize wind damage during purchase.
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Vera Ellsthorpe
Kansas State University Extension
Tomato diseases and pests threaten harvest quality
The note describes Fusarium wilt in tomatoes with wilting leaves and dark stem discoloration, offers no cure and suggests removing infected plants, recommends resistant varieties such as Macross Surprise Jed Star Better Boy Big Boy and Avalanche, and warns of white spot problems from leafhoppers and spider mites with the advised sprays and preharvest wait times. It ends with a brief tip on sweet corn harvest quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macross Surprise
Jed Star
Better Boy
Big Boy
Avalanche
Tomatoes
Roses
Corn and tomato pest notes and mobile home wind guidance
Advised to cool corn immediately after harvest to preserve sugar and quality. Warns of tomato hornworms and recommends Sevin or handpicking. Provides wind protection tips for mobile homes including solid concrete foundations, steel anchors, covered bottoms, wind direction, and natural barriers.
Baling Wire Scarce in Fort Worth Area
In Fort Worth Texas farmers face a baling wire shortage after heavy rains produced a bumper hay crop. County agent Charles Rollins says Rep. Jim Wright’s office asked the Agriculture Department to increase production, as farmers may lose hay if not baled within 24 to 48 hours.
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Fort Worth Tex
Tarrant County
Charles Rollins
Jim Wright
Ind
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