Cattle Prices Dip as Feeders and Calves Remain Abundant
Prices for feeder and stocker cattle fell by 2 to 4 dollars per hundredweight over weeks as farmers balked at early asking prices. The cattle supply is at an all time high with beef calves totaling around 41.3 million for 1959 and imports from Mexico and Canada down from 1958. Slaughter of calves through August is down from last year while fat cattle prices may ease further in coming months.
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Mexico
Canada
Farm Adviser’s Views on 4-H BBQ Profits and Wheat Fertilizer
Warren Bundy notes about 1100 dollars net from the Clark County 4-H beef barbecue held September 5 in Martinsville with funds deposited in a special 4-H bank account. He also discusses 54 wheat plots near Martinsville on the Stanley Vaught farm testing phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizer rates with University of Illinois cooperation and recommends phosphate and nitrogen practices for profitable wheat yields.
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Clark County
Martinsville
Perry Williams
Deanna Williams
The
Moriah Go-Getters
Stanley Vaught
Sam Aldrich
Dave Larson
University of Illinois
Vaught
Cattle Prices Remain High Amid Market Adjustments
Prices for choice steers in Chicago averaged just under 27 dollars from July through December and about 28 dollars in January and February. April marked a peak with an average of 30.33 dollars as cattle prices stay unusually high relative to other farm products, with adjustments toward normal relations expected to begin.
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Chicago
County D H L A report and leasing costs notice
In September 1958 there were 31 herds on test with 814 cows producing an average 6065 pounds of milk and 29.0 fat. The notice lists changes in leasing plans and cost sharing for agricultural chemicals, tractor fuel and electricity, plus a new lease form for tenant reimbursement if investments are used up. Copies cost 10 cents from Illinois farm advisors or the University of Illinois at Urbana. Lead poisoning in dogs is rising with symptoms like rabies. lab diagnosis is needed to distinguish them. The Herald notes this year’s corn crop at 4 382 million bushels, 150 percent above last year, while oats barley and sorghum fall short of last year.
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Linois Farm
Department of Agricultural Economics
University of Tinois
Urbana
Joe Farmer Loses Race With Picker
The piece explains why a farmer cannot beat corn picker danger, noting a stalk moves seven feet per second and a four tenths second reaction time means about three feet slide through the rolls before letting go. Safety expert Ill Hogsett warns natural impulse worsens release timing and compares unclogging a picker to crossing a busy highway blindfolded.
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Joe Farmer
Illinois
L Hogsett
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
New Livestock Form Lease Issued by U Illinois Economists
University of Illinois agricultural economists present a new livestock share lease designed for increased mechanization on livestock farms. The lease features a landlord tenant investment and expense sharing column to clarify financial responsibilities.
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University of Illinois Agricultural Economists
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Warren Bundy
Lewis Albert Manhart
Emma Manhart
West Union
Ilinois
Marshall
Mill Creek
Town Nine
New York Central Railway Company
John M. Hollenbeck
South Sixth Street
Ray Manhart
Ford
Clark-Edgar
D-H. L.A
Harold, M
Rose
Herald
Winfiinfield Miller
Ralph Ellison
Jerseys
Walter B. Watson
Res. Brown
Dow Traviell
H. B. ‘Lukken
Lee Les
Ben Honnold
Les & Ben Honnold
Becky
Amy
Kenneth Wilholt
A. Betty
Walter Watson
Alice
Bishop & Gard Auctioneers
Steevie
BOAN
Ritter & Behner ‘Loafia
Th St
Picker
Hereford Breeders
Martinsville, Illinois Fairgrounds
John A. Macey
Martinsville, Il
Ford Trucks
U.S.A
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