Cattle herd up 9 percent in past two years
The USDA reports 101 520 000 cattle and calves on farms and ranches as of Jan 1 1960 a 5 percent rise over last year and again 5 percent above the previous peak Beef cattle total 68 536 000 up 7 percent from a year ago and 14 percent from two years ago Calves under one year numbered 21 093 000 up 7 percent from last year and 14 percent from two years ago Beef cows 27 263 000 up 7 percent in 1959 and 11 percent over two years. dairy cows down 8 percent from the 1956 peak amid shifting beef demand.
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USDA
Chicago
L. H. Simers Dept. of
Ag Economics
Dairy Herds in Clark-Edgar Advise Higher Milk Fat Output
Thirty dairy herds with 1088 cows tested in 1959 in the Clark-Edgar dairy herd improvement association averaged 8931 pounds of milk per cow year and 381 pounds butterfat. Top producers included John Van Fleet Patricia 638 pounds and Howard Boland No 51 663 pounds butterfat. Highest milk cow No 51 yielded 18050 pounds. D H I A officers named for 1960 and IBM processing plans noted. Also announces 12th annual Illinois Purebred Dairy Cattle Association sale on Feb 27 at the U of I stock pavilion for Illinois 4 H and FFA members.
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Clark-Edgar
Winfield Miller
Chester & Howard Boland
Russell Boyer & Sons
Hobart Fulston
H. B. Lukken
Don Travioli
Walter B. Watson
Lester & Ben Honnold
Max Huffman
Howard Boland
John van Fleet
Patricia
Cinderella
Hobart Fulton
Nancy
Mary Ann
en—Hennold
Dixie
Blacky
The
Association For 1960
Lester Honnold
Lelan Nash
Walter Watson
Lawrence Goebler
Guernsey
Jersey
U. of I
Illinois
FFA
Ilinois Purebred ‘Dairy Cattle Association
Urbana swine day invites Illinois growers to learn at university facilities
Illinois swine growers are invited to attend the Urbana swine day and may visit the University swine nutrition farm to view facilities and ongoing research projects. Local areas will host swine days. H. G. Russell notes the events and urges marketing 85 percent or more grade A or AA eggs to fetch top prices.
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Illinois
Urbana
University Swine Nutrition Farm
H. G. Russell
University of Illinois Jege
Clark County Soil Conserv. District approves new Cooper farms
Clark County Soil Conservation District directors approved seven new Cooper farms in February. Farms span Darwin Wabash Dolson Parker Melrose and Orange townships with owners including Antone Wernz Marion McConchie Victor Reynolds Raymond Fisher and others.
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Clark County Soil Conservati
Wernz
Darwin
Wabash
Antone Wernz
van Tarble
Dolson and
Parker
Walter’ ‘Volkers
Wabash Township
Merle Drake
Weatfield Township
SCS
Marion McConchie
Victor Reynolds
Burton Cliné
Raymond Fisher
Fenton Fraker
Robert Fraker
Arthur Haddix
Darwin Township
Harry _Wright
Harnett Wright
Melrose
Lyman Crumlin
Orange Township
Richard Endbank
Dolson Township
Tarble
Murphy
Sones Township
Beeome
Farm and Home Festival Exhibits Announced 1960
The 1960 University of Illinois Farm and Home festival will run March 31 to April 2 featuring exhibits from the Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. Highlights include Records: Tools for progress, Feed automation, Soybeans gold from the prairie, Chemistry in Agriculture, Animal products, Better Living at Home with labeling law demos, This is College housing and costs, Careers for You in agriculture and home economics, Education for Better Living, Around The World With Our College, plus a speaking program, art and talent shows, and square and folk dancing. Saturday is high school student day.
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University of Illinois Farm and Home Festival
Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
University of Illinois
Illinois
College—of—Agriculture
Col
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U. of S
David D. Henry
L. H. Simerl
J. D. Caldwell
University of Nebraska Department of Veterinary Science
Nebraska
U.of L
University
Warren Bundy
IBM
Central Records Processing System
Jessie Welsh
Melrose Township
Richard Cline
York Township
Herald Advertising
Bishop & Gard
Marshall
Mts’ville
Jack Hewitt
Gulf Service
COR Strensth
Don Pretzsch
Soil Conservation Service
Ralph Martin
Douglas Township
CLARK
Marshall -Wwhese
Gredaup; “Til
Pearce
Marshall II
Lough Bros
Federal Land Bank
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Eugene A. Davis
D. F. Rincker & Sons
Angus Sale
Everett Rincker
Shelbyville, Nl
Eileermere
Strasburg, Il
Hamilton James
Russell Kuhn
Ferguson
International M
Massey-Ferguson
Ford
International
John Deere
Kewanee
Massey-Harris
Coby
Montgomery Ward
Dexter
Teace
Johnie Snedeker M. Jr
Bartram
Audt
Ray Farris
Chevrolet
Cora
JB. Bartram
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