Dairy Farmers Shift Roles and Milk Output in 1958
The article notes many dairy farmers left dairying in 1958 for more profitable work while others expanded herds. Total cows fell about 8 percent to 21,606,000, the lowest since 1921, with 1958 milk production down about 6 percent though per cow output rose nearly 3 percent. Prices and receipts remained high, but real income dipped slightly. CCC purchases dropped sharply, and the surplus shrank as more milk moved through regular channels. L. H. Simerl Dept. of Ag. Economics
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USDA
U. S
CCC
L. H. Simerl Dept. of Ag
Needful Safety Push Aims At Reducing Farm Accidents
University of Illinois safety specialist O L Hogsett warns that farm accident fatalities run 64 per 100 000 workers versus 20 per 100 000 in manufacturing. He cites human error and unsafe practices as the chief cause and urges family operated farms to adopt safety awareness to prevent needless deaths and injuries. The piece also notes hard alfalfa and clover seeds germinate slowly but may benefit if frost or breath affects seedlings.
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O. L. Hogsett
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Hogsett
Tllinois
University of Tlinois
Newborn calf weighs 91 pounds at Oakley Station
Oakley Robinson, station herdsman, weighs a March 9 calf at 91 pounds, marking its 100th birth in the 1959 crop. He tattoos, dehorns, and castrates calves in open pastures, while predicting about 300 calves this season and recording hip brand numbers for herd books. The Illinois Agricultural Extension Service also releases Beef and Dairy Equipment Plans a 516-page guide with 59 equipment plans for cattle care and handling priced at $1.00.
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Oakley Robinson
Oakley
Captain
Illinois Agricultural Extension Service
Midwest
Plan Service
Festival Showcases Agriculture Research Education
The University of Illinois Farm and Home Festival on April 2 3 4 features an exhibit theme Research for Tomorrow Through Education. Warren Weasels notes exhibits from the Agricultural Experiment Station Cooperative Extension Service and College of Agriculture demonstrating farm management service foreign outreach 4 H vocational and teacher programs. The period 1950 58 saw 34 foreign countries represented and 1000 foreign visitors. Illinois farmers will learn evaluation methods for higher corn yields and soil suitability amid diverse displays.
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University of Miinois Farm and Home
Warren Weasels
Agricultural Experiment Station
Cooperative Extension Service
College of Agriculture
Urbana
Weasels
Mlinois Farm Management Service
United States
Clinois Fann
Illinois
Diinois
College of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Station
Safety for Farm Children and Tractor Dangers
The piece warns that farm children and even some adults ride tractors risking severe injury or death. It cites O L Hognett of the University of Illinois, noting children under 16 generally lack mature judgment for tractor operation and urges parents to judge their kids' readiness. It stresses collective responsibility to stop farm child fatalities and promote safety. It also advises granular insecticide use for sweet clover weevils with specified chemical options and rates.
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O. L.hognett
University of Illinois
Illinois Drainage Code Now Governs New Districts
The Illinois Drainage Code becomes effective January 14 1986 unifying rights and duties for drainage, ditch, and levee projects. All new and revived drainage districts must be handled by the county court, shifting from older Levee and Farm Drainage Acts. The code emphasizes organization and operation of districts while preserving natural drainage principles and ownership rights.
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H. W. Hannah
Illinois
Ilinois
Timos
Minnois
Illinois Junior Chicken of Tomorrow Contest Entries
Seventy seven Illinois youths entered the 10th annual Illinois Junior Chicken of Tomorrow Contest with 41 entrants from eight counties in the central section, 31 in the north and 5 in the south. Entrants must be 10 to 21 on February 28 and raise 50 cockerel chicks in state.
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Illinois
Clarence’ Ems
Division of
Armour Creameries
Lincoln
Verna Almquist
Chicago
S. F. Ridlen
Extension Poultry
US College of Agriculture
Illinois Poultry and Hatchery Association
Poultry Division
State Department of Agriculture
State Board of Vocational Education
University of Ilinois
Southern Ilinois University
Illinois agronomist urges seed oats germination tests
A University of Illinois agronomist advises farmers to conduct germination tests on all seed oats before planting this spring to ensure viable seeds and better crop establishment.
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University of Illinois Agronomist
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H. A. Cate
NEW Book OF Beef
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D. G. Jedele
University Ofllinois
Jedele
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Urbana
Uni
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Don Pretzsch
Soil Conservation Service
Westfield
Route 49
Winston. Drake
Claude Newman
L. E. Baker
Marshall ‘Loan CO
Ritter & Behner. Laang
Booth
Marshall
Eaaau i
National
Farm-Loan Associa
Eugene A. .Davis
Tieis
Farm Bureau
Marshall, Ill
GO Gulf
Jack Hewitt
Gulf Service
Auburn Township
Gilbert ‘Chapman
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