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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1960
Page
6
Farmers held 198 million bushels on farms January 1, down 2 percent from a year earlier, with at least 13 million more in warehouses under price support. Prices for oil and meal fell, spacing future carryover and export demand, while CCC sale policy and January 31 deadline shape price support loans.
Extension safety specialist O L Hogwett details safe heat lamp fixtures for pig brooders including canopy shields, separate hanging chains, moisture resistant cords, and six foot cord limits with 20 amp fuses and seven lamps per circuit. Dairy research at University of Illinois aims to automate feeding for heifers and later milking cows using a mixed alfalfa hay and grain ration. Mastitis infections can cut milk production by 20 percent or more.
Illinois 4-H and FFA members can buy top calves at the 12th annual Club Sale in Urbana on February 27, starting 11:00 a.m. at the University of Illinois stock pavilion. About 85 calves, including Holstein Guernsey Brown Swiss Jersey and Ayrshire, will be sold to bona fide members only. Purchasers must certify calves will be used for 4-H or FFA dairy projects. Catalogs available from J G Cash University of Illinois Urbana.
Help organize Midwest Beef Council standings list shows names and titles. From left to right H Brandenburg Denver Colp executive secretary National Beef Council Donald Bartlett Como Miss president National Beef Council William Schwebke Radcliffe Iowa director District 4 Midwest Regional Beef Council Wallace Nelson Archbold Ohio president Ohio Cattle Feeders Assn Walter Rodman San Francisco manager California Beef Council Gordon Gabrielson Laverne Minn director District 1 Midwest Regional Beef Council Claude Olson Ludlow So Dakota chairman National Beef Council seated left to right Ralph Okee vice president Midwest Regional Council Clar director District 3 Midwest Regional Beef Council Jerry Rogers Sandwich Ill director District 11 Midwest Regional Beef Council John Komas Oregon secretary Midwest Regional Beef Council Frank T Ludwig Remsen Iowa treasurer Midwest Regional Beef Council
Corn yields in Clark county reached 66 bushels per acre last year with high fertility farms over 100 bushels per acre. Soybeans averaged 26 bushels, wheat 22 bushels, oats 22 bushels, and dairy sales per cow varied by herd size. Estimates credited to the University of Trinda extension program with several local visits and community notices following.
Rev. Carson called in West Liberty last Friday while numerous locals visited relatives and friends around town. The town record lists many Sunday visits and weekend calls. Separate University of Illinois tests indicate sorghum silage is a satisfactory substitute for corn silage in wintering bred ewes with comparable ewe performance.
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