Illinois Farmers Outlook Letter on Cattle and Calf Crops
The Illinois Farmers Outlook outlines higher fed cattle prices this year but softer peak prices for Choice and Prime steers, with beef production leveling off and pork output rising. It notes 11 percent fewer cattle in feedlots nationwide as of October 1, smaller November and December marketings, and a 2 percent annual population growth. Calf crops from 1957 are 2 percent smaller than last year and 8 percent smaller relative to population than four years ago, signaling tighter beef supplies and higher prices ahead.
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Dreuth
Great Plains
Home safety program warns of picker accident dangers
University of Illinois safety specialist warns that more than half of fatal farm accidents in 1956 happened inside homes, with hazards like slick floors and loose rugs as dangerous as corn pickers and tractors. Emphasizes systematic hazard checks and stopping machines before dismounting to prevent injuries and permanent disability.
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QO. L. Hogsett
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
O. L. Hogsett
University of Ilinois College of Agriculture
Ilinois
Demand For Beef Slows Among High Income Groups This Fall
Consumer demand for high Choice and Prime beef looks weaker this fall versus last year due to uncertain business outlook and cautious spending by high income consumers. Demand for other beef grades remains strong while employment trends show fluctuation. government and business spending boosted 1956 57, but cuts may follow. Seasonality suggests cows and utility steers sell best March to June, commercial and good steers and heifers May to July, and prime steers September to January.
Five Points Meeting Notes and Local Family Visits
Bible school attendance Sunday was 84 with several absent due to sickness. Guests: Mr and Mrs Robert Schwartz and Dianne and Dennis with Mr and Mrs Norman Macke and daughters. Mrs Edith Beebee from Florida visiting mother Mrs Cora Wright and Clarence. Mrs Vivian Yeargen of Paris visited her daughter Mrs Mildred Cook and family. David Carnine and Mr and Mrs Glenn Wilhoit and Joyce joined Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Dean Morgan and children. Mr and Mrs Lester Claypool and Mrs Retha Wilhoit shopped in Terre Haute Monday. Mrs Wilma Morgan visiting daughter Mrs Robert Milton and helping care for her new granddaughter.
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Bible School
Robert Schwartz
Dianne
Dennis
Norman Macke
Edith Beebee
Florida
Cora Wright
Clarence
Vivian Yeargen
Paris
Mildred Cook
David Carnine
Glenn Wilhoit
Joyce
Dean Morgan
Lester Claypool
Retha Wilhoit
Terre Haute
Wilma Morgan
Robert Milton
Law on the Farm Poultry Inspection Law Summary
The 85th Congress enacted compulsory USDA poultry inspection for interstate commerce. It covers slaughter, processing, labeling, and packaging, with premises and equipment standards. Applies to live poultry only in certain cases, with broad exemptions for self‑slaughter, direct sales to households, and retailers who only cut pre‑inspected birds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Plan Fever Falls With Safer Steps
Survey data shows many farmhouses have steep stairways and few railings raising safety concerns. Experts advise ensuring eight to nine feet headroom and a total two risers plus one tread around 25 inches for safe slope and uniform riser height. Substitutes like rubber treads painted edges or tread lights can improve safety. Cottonwood timber when seasoned proves strong for floor joists.
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Keith H. Hinchgliff
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Hinchcliff
Hirsthcliff
Poultry Law Exempts Instate Slaughter Plants Major Areas Soon
The draft provision notes that the law will not apply to slaughtering and processing plants shipping poultry only within a state unless shipments go to a major consuming area. Such areas will be established by the Secretary of Agriculture and will likely center around large cities.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Narge
Citie
Soil conservation plans tied to whole farm business
University of Handim farm economist Earl R. Swanson urges farmers to view soil conservation within the entire farm system. He notes livestock programs need careful grain forage balance and that plans may shift acreages and require capital and labor to support forage and grain supply.
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University of Handim
Earl R. Swanson
Swanson
Veterinarians urge deer hunters to cooperate state wide
University of Illinois veterinarians call on deer hunters to collect blood samples from deer they kill this fall to monitor leptospirosis. Thirty three deer check points will be set across the state with stations in each county to provide discs and tubes for blood collection and to give further instructions. A bow season deer already tested carried leptospirosis, highlighting the need for cooperation to improve future hunting.
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University of Illinois
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Dearborn
John Deere
Emerson Marting
Knowles & Poynter
Clarksville
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Law ON the Farm
N. G. P. Krausz
James Elson
Norm Krausz
New York
USDA
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Tway Count
Ford
Lee
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