Soviet Grain Harvest Seen Big Despite Lower Goal
Washington AP reports US analysts expect Soviet 1975 grain output to miss Moscow’s target of 215.7 million tons but still rank as possibly the second largest harvest on record. USDA projects about 100 million tons, with explicit notes on ambitious goals and revised livestock targets, plus new facilities for hogs and poultry infrastructure under the five year plan.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
Agriculture Department
USDA
Foreign Cultural Service
Foreign Agriculture
David M. Schoonover
Economic Research Service
Schoonover
Sydenstricker Blades Purchase Top Selling Bull at Esquire Sale
Sydenstricker Blades purchase the top selling bull at the 1975 Esquire Farms Sale in Sullivan, Missouri. The May 1974 calf Esquire Northern Marshall 64 is sired by Coatbridge Marshall, a top ranked Angus stallion, and shares the same dam as Canadian sire Southolm Big Ben.
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Ralph Sydenstricker
Mexico
Fred Blades
Holliday
Esquire Farms
Sullivan
Esquire
Coatbridge Marshall
United States
Land Bank offers careful plans for agricultural loans
The Land Bank invites borrowers seeking longer terms and fair rates to discuss their goals. An understanding of borrowing reasons and a focus on prosperity accompanies a meticulously planned loan process to help farmers meet their objectives.
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Land Bank
Cuivre River Watershed Subdistrict Vote Next Tuesday
Landowners in the Cuivre River Watershed will cast ballots Tuesday between 1 and 7 PM to decide on forming a watershed subdistrict. The plan envisions small flood retarding reservoirs on minor streams across seven counties with trustees and county boards guiding funding and maintenance. Proponents Fred Kohl Gary Heim and Dick Pilliard cite about 2400 petitioners and claim a 10 cent per acre tax would save road and bus costs by reducing flood impacts.
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Terry D. Hill
USDA
Cuivre
Silex
Old Monroe
Scott’s Corner
Middletown
Cuivie
Cuivre River
Haw Creek
Johns Branch
Fred Kohl
Gary Heim
Dick Pilliard
Windbreaks Valuable At Home Or Farm
Larry D. Abraham outlines windbreak planning and care for homes and farms. Windbreaks shield soil from erosion, reduce drying, and support wildlife and game birds. Choose species suited to soil and climate, plan spacing and density, and maintain by protecting from livestock, weeding, mulching, thinning, and replanting with help from local foresters or the soil conservation service.
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Larry D. Abraham
Soil Conservation Service
Bean Contests Reveal More Narrow Rows
Harold Sterrett reports Missouri Seed Improvement Association and University of Missouri Extension compared soybean yields from 1964 to 1972. Certified seed raised averages by 3.7 bushels. 26–32 inch rows outyielded 36–40 inch rows by about 4 bushels. planting before May 20 boosted yields by roughly 5 bushels.
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Harold Sterrett
Missouri Seed Improvement Association
University of Missouri Extension
Missouri Farmers
How To Pick Herbicide For Control R A Kimmel Area Agronomy Specialist
A field guide stresses selecting for troublesome weeds and using herbicide mixes to broaden control. It lists strong grass killers for corn and soybeans and strong broadleaf killers, recommends band application, soil organic matter guides, early weed kill, sprayer calibration, and the value of check strips to evaluate results.
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R.A. Kimmel
Lorox
Sencor
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Sydenstricker
Blades
Federal Land Bank ‘Association OF Mexico
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E. Mexico
Lindsay Zimmatic
Bee Tate
Central Missouri Irrigation CO
Eer
Soil Service
Ont
Wademark
Mongai
Farmstead Systems, Inc
Fred Brown
Bezler
Hereford Farms
Fulton
Carrington
CMR
Glenn
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Smithton
Sadle Bezler
Cadet
Ational Harvester
Animal Health Headquarters
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Pfizer
Blanco
Shell
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