Cattle on Feed Up 8 Percent in Year
The article reports nine north central states feeding 4 percent more cattle on April 1 and five western states up 23 percent, totaling an 8 percent rise across 13 states. It notes marketing patterns, regional shifts, and forecast of larger beef output and heavier average weights for the rest of the year. It also covers dairy herd expansion in Illinois and cautions on market outlets and risk.
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Corn Belt
North-Central States
California
Mimmer
L. H. Simerl
Dept. of Ag
M. H. Alexander
University of Illinois Dairy Science
Alexander
Farm Adviser Urges Fertilizer Strategy for Corn and Soybeans
Warren Bundy outlines soil fertility steps for corn and soybeans stressing limestone and potash, with nitrogen rates of 60 pounds per acre for upland soils and 80 on sandy soils. He warns against starving crops, notes May 15 soil test deadline, and describes ASC approval and processing times. Clark county 4-H livestock judging set for May 2 with contests at multiple farms and a noon barbecue before dairy judging to follow. Top participants advance to State 4-H contest at the University on July 18.
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ASC
Clark County
H. J
van Buskirk
Martinsville
Huber L. Bennett
Ernie O. Bennett
American Legion
Max Stephen
Winfield Miller Farm
Clark Kounty
Wafered Hay Trials Hint At Feeding Efficiency Gains
An experimental wafering machine processed field cured clover and grass hay into four inch wafers. Calves ate the wafers with little waste and gained roughly 0.5 pounds daily, versus about 0.25 pounds on baled hay, suggesting better feed efficiency and reduced waste in the wafer system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon ‘Springs
Choctaw Social Notes From the Maude Miller Circle
Elder and Mrs Franklin Ammons of Arcola and Mrs Minnie Cline visited Mary and William Ledermann on Sunday. Several guests gathered for a wiener roast at Woodford Williams’ home with Warren Norton, William Kile families, Dean Burky Kile family, Wayne Blankenship, Aneta Harrington, and Kay Lawrence. Others attended events in Marshall and Terre Haute, visiting Maude Miller, Jeaste Claypool, Martha Booker, Eunice Jackson, Kathryn Clem, and Richard and Roger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Blankenship
Aneta Harrington
Kay Lawrence
Helen Williams
Tony
Maude Miller
Woodford Williams
Richard
Roger
Marshall
Joe Williams
Eunice Jackson
Mildred Williams
Kathryn Clem
Casey
Imogene Norton and
Terre Haute
Jeaste Claypool
Martha Booker
Dean Poorman
Pelleted Hay Outperforms Wafers and Baleds in Calf Gain
Pelleted hay yields about 10 lb daily gain with 16 lb feed per day, far more efficient than wafers or baled hay. It takes 1 100 pounds of pellets for 100 pounds gain versus 1 600 pounds of wafers and 38 600 pounds of hay for baled hay. A cheaper pellet method is desired. Dates note wool pool at Dixon Springs during May 25 week and Tinois Purebred Sheep Producers field day June 7 at aes Springs Ex.
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Dixon Springs Experiment Station
Tinois Purebred
Sheep Producers “Association
Aes Springs Ex
Illinois Farmers Use Large Amounts Of Lumber
Illinois farmers consume about 61 million board feet of native lumber and 90 million board feet of commercial lumber annually. Forester John K. Guether notes if all lumber used on farms were stacked it would form a solid 24 by 24 by four miles. Native lumber comes from local trees, while most commercial lumber is softwood from the West Coast. Northern Illinois averages about 1,000 board feet per farm annually with one third native. southern Illinois averages 500, with more than half native. Oaks dominate native lumber. white and red oak total 45 percent. Other native species include soft maple, cottonwood, elm and red gum. Guither expects continued high use, possibly shifting away from oak to other native species. The piece also mentions lamb vitamin E deficiency causing muscular distrophy, and emphasizes business volume as key to a productive farm operation.
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Illinois
John K.guther
U University of Tiii
Nois
Llinois
Ilinois
West Coast
Clinois
Tlinoa
Guider
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