Hawkeye soybean seed available in Illinois for sale
An estimated 50 000 bushels of Hawkeye soybean seed can be sold outside the county where grown in Illinois, with strong demand in Indiana and Iowa. Release date is January 15, but sales outside Illinois are not required. Germination tests show about 90 percent or better, meeting blue tag standards. Prices vary by county up to a ceiling of 6.00 dollars per bushel.
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Illinois
J. C. Hackleman
Illinois College of Agriculture Agronomist
Indiana
Iowa
Hackleman
Lackleman
Mason County Soil Conservation District
Havana
Farm Bureau
Floyd LeSourd
Soil Conservation District Board
Soil Conservation
Co. R.bell
Chandlerville
Ill
William Kirby
Mason City
EK. T. Franklin
Sam Voge
Fred Hilyard
State Soil Conservation Districts Board
Soil Conservation District Office
Illinois Leads In Chick Production In 1948
Illinois topped state hatchery chick output for 1947 and 1948. December 1948 produced 3,100,000 chicks, the month’s high, vs 1,741,000 in December 1947 and a 1942-46 average of 758,000. Since last August demand for broiler chicks raised output by 58 percent over 1947.
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Illinois
U. S. Departments of Agriculture
Forage seed supply and cud counting curiosities of 1949
Prairie Farmer listeners ponder how often cows chew their cud. Reports from Wisconsin Illinois farmers record counts from 55 to 66 chews per cud with varying seconds per cud. Forage seed supplies are down from 1948 with higher prices. red clover and Ladino clover seeds rise while Ladino and white clover seeds can be easily confused and mispriced.
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Prairie Farmer-Wls
Midwest
Prairie Farmer Land
WLS
Illinois
Illinois College of Agricultural
Farm flocks in Illinois set December egg production record
Illinois poultry farms shattered December output with a total of 202 million eggs produced. The increase signals strong demand and expanding flock activity across the state.
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Illinois
Should Lockers Skin or Scrape Hogs for Slaughter
A University of Illinois livestock specialist states locker plant operators must decide whether to skin or scrape hogs by weighing three factors. They include slaughtering costs, hides income versus processing income, and customer preference. If most patrons want skins, that often settles the question.
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R. C. Ashby
University of Illinois
Farm Facts: Chicks Need 90 Degree Start Then Step Down
Farm Facts from the Research Farm of the Rat ton Purina Company advise starting chicks at 90 degrees then lowering by 5 degrees weekly until 60 and holding as long as heat is needed. Milk production requires continuous udder fullness and release of nutrients. A germ Hemophilus gallinarum causes nasal disease in birds, with mild or severe cases leading to sneezing, weight loss, and deaths. Questions answered free by FARM FACTS column.
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Ralston Purina Company
South Eighth Street
St. Louis 2
Missouri
Hide profits vary as he studies small slaughter plants
During a study of 46 small slaughter plants Ashby notes two hog hides weighed 46 pounds each while most hides weigh 20 to 30 pounds. He calculates a profit edge of 25 cents per hide if sold at one dollar.
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Ashby
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National Bureau of Standards
Edward A. Condon
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Charles Sawyer
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Harold Lyons
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Circo Service
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University of Illinois College of Agriculture and Extension Service
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Manito Community Express
Annual Meeting Soil Conservation District
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Dean Acheson
George Marshall
Truman
Marshall
Acheson
Mr. Truman
Russia
Wallace
Christopher Sterling
Sterling
Henry Birkenbusch & Son
Court Street
Lil
New York
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Terry Zervas
Gales Chocolates
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Manio, Illinois
Frank Corbin
Philco
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Rexall Store
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Pekin Refrigerator Co
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