Feeder Cattle Prices Fall As Herd Rebuilding Continues
Prices for feeder and stocker cattle slipped by 2 to 4 dollars per hundredweight over recent weeks as farmers resist early asking prices. Calf numbers remain high with 19,755,000 calves under one year, up 7 percent from the prior year, while total calf crops rise 2 percent from last year but lag the 1954 peak. Slaughter of calves runs well below two years ago, and imports from Mexico and Canada ease, signaling potential price shifts for fat cattle in coming months.
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Mexico
Canada
Farm Adviser’s Views on 4-H Beef Barbecue Profits and Wheat Fertilizer
Farm adviser Warren Bundy discusses the Clark County 4-H beef barbecue profit of about 1100 dollars and how funds go to the 4-H club program. He notes 1061 advance tickets sold, with top sellers including Deanna Williams, and reports on wheat fertility plots at Stanley Vaught farm testing phosphorus and nitrogen rates with University of Illinois cooperation.
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Clark County
Martinsville
Perry Williams
Deanna Williams
The
Moriah Go-Getters
Stanley Vaught
Sam Aldrich
Dave Larson
University of Ilinois
Vaught
Cattle Prices at Chicago Peak in April At 30.33
Over the past year prices for choice steers at Chicago averaged just under 27 from July to December and about 28 in January and February. The peak month was April with an average of 30.33, while cattle prices remain unusually high relative to other farm products. An adjustment toward normal relationships likely is starting.
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Chicago
County DH L A report and leasing plan updates
The September 1959 report shows 31 herds with 814 cows producing 6065 pounds of milk and 29.0 fat average. It notes changes in the general leasing plan, cost sharing for agricultural inputs, and a new lease form with tenant reimbursement provisions. Copies cost 10 cents from Illinois farm advisors or the University of Illinois. Lead poisoning cases in dogs rise. symptoms resemble rabies and lab diagnosis is needed. The Herald tolls $2.00 yearly. corn production for this year is 4,382 million bushels, with oats barley and sorghum down from last year.
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Linois Farm
Department of Agricultural Economics
University of Tinois
Urbana
Joe Farmer Loses Race With Picker Explained
A farm safety piece explains why a stalk moves through corn picker rolls at seven feet per second. The natural reaction to let go is to grab tighter, delaying release and increasing injury risk. Extension specialist notes reaction time and unsafe actions when the machine runs.
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Joe Farmer
Illinois
L Hogsett
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
New Livestock Form Lease Introduced by University
Illinois agricultural economists unveil a new livestock share lease designed for rising farm mechanization. The lease features a column layout showing how landlord and tenant share investments and expenses, improving clarity for both parties.
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University of Illinois Agricultural Economists
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Lewis Albert Manhart
Emma Manhart
West Union
Ilinois
Marshall
Said
Mill Creek
Town Nine
New York Central Railway Company
John M. Hollenbeck
South Sixth Street
Ray Manhart
Ford
Clark-Edgar
County
DH. 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
BOAN
Ritter & Behner ‘Loafia
St . Marshall
Picker
Hereford Breeders
Martinsville, Illinois Fairgrounds
John A. Macey
Martinsville, Il
Ford Trucks
U.S.A
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