Pasture Management Tips and Market Insights
This week outlines top dressing fertilization plans for pastures and cautions on tall fescue growth. It notes sheep and cattlemen preparing grazing rotations and Doc Mansfield's mood about fishing and pasture health. It includes shearing guidance, implanting steers with stilbestrol for gains, and a Farm and Home Festival economics briefing by R A Kelly on 1958 food marketing costs and efficiency.
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Doc Mansfield
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Veterinarian urges grub control for cattle to protect milk and meat
University of Illinois expert Dr. N D Levine warns cattle grubs on backs signal infestation. Grubs emerge in spring, progress under the hide, affect milk yield and beef gains, and ruin hides. Treatments include rotenone powders or fall oral insecticides. larger herds use spray with rotenone solution.
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N. D. Levine
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Levine
Clark County district names three new farm cooperators
The Clark County Soil Conservation district board approved three new cooperators at their March meeting. Lillian C Arthurs of Lynwood California owns the first farm, operated by Walter Garner in Anderson township. The second farm is owned and operated by Leland Downey in Orange and Martinsville townships. The third is owned and operated by Bernard and Laymon Davison in Orange township. The Marshall high school vocational agriculture department will host a land judging contest on April 23 for area students to study soil properties and conservation practices.
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Lynwood
California
Walter
Clark County
Vo-Ag
Lincoln Trail
Crop outlook shifts from alarm to cautious forecast
The March Prospective Plantings report suggests corn acreage will rise 12 percent from last year to 83.9 million acres, but overall feed production may be smaller. Higher per acre yields and reduced plantings of oats hay soybeans and sorghum temper the surge. Soybeans and hay see double digit declines while barley increases 0.8 million acres.
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Swine industry urged to specialize for efficiency
S W Terrill of the University of Illinois told Urbana Farm and Home Festival attendees that the swine industry should push toward highly efficient producers using best breeding, feeding, management and marketing. He cited confinement systems for large-scale operations as key to capital and labor efficiency while improving animal comfort and sanitation. The Herald reports earnings of $2600 per year.
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S. W. Terrill
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Urbana
Terrill
Caution urged for tractor hitching to prevent injuries
Extension safety expert O L Hogsett warns farmers to stay on the seat when hitching to avoid smashed fingers or worse. He cites hand clutches misused from behind the tractor and advises long hooks and careful hitch height adjustment. Windbreaks planted years ago still shield against icy winds, with some from 1870 yielding protection today.
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O. L. Hogsett
University of Olinoia College of Agriculture
Illinois
Farm Advisers Views on Sheep Farming and Dwarf Corn Seeds
Clark and Coles county sheep raisers enjoyed a roast leg of lamb banquet in Marshall. Don Walker spoke on opportunities in the beef enterprise while Bob Inger soll discussed lamb pool marketing. Dwarf corn seed prospects were debated with Farm and Home Festival notes and university speakers recognizing extension council efforts. Governor Stratton attended a luncheon with farm advisors from Illinois counties.
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Marshall
Don Walker
Bob Ingersoll
Producers Marketing Association
Terre Haute
Illinois Seed ‘Producers Association
Raymond Francis
Ella J. Fikuart
Jos’ Welch
Warren Bundy
University of Iinois
Extension Council
Iinois
Stratton
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