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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1971
Page
8
Bill Domermuth outlines plans to control flies on beef cattle this summer. Key tips include placing backrubbers near water, shade, and feed to ensure daily use, using dust bags or spraying with approved insecticides, and avoiding contaminated water. Guidance references MU guides and feeding grain on pasture for finishing cattle, with limits on grain and salt mixing for efficiency.
The Agriculture Department notes prices for fed cattle may rise above 1970 levels. February Omaha steer prices stood at 32.25 per cwt, up about 3 from a year earlier, then slipped to 31.60 by mid March. Spring and summer projections show prices near or above April-June 1970 levels, with hog slaughter and seasonal trends shaping the outlook. Hog prices around 17.50 per cwt are expected to rise through summer, peaking a few dollars below last July’s 25.40.
Merle Vaughan Area Agronomy Specialist warns users of agricultural chemicals to follow label directions, use correct dosages, and apply at proper times. Emphasizes buying only what is needed, secure storage, avoiding contamination of feed and water, proper disposal of residues and containers, and calibrating sprayers regularly to protect humans, animals, plants, and wildlife.
Alfalfa growers should watch for the Alfalfa Weevil again. The local Extension Center released a new Guide Sheet on control measures, largely unchanged from previous years. Recommendations include one spray on the first cutting growth, early harvest of the first cutting, and a possible stubble spray to curb regrowth. Suggested materials Alpha-Tox at 0.2 quarts per acre and a malathion-methoxychlor mix at 3 pints malathion per acre plus 1 quart of 57 percent methoxychlor.
Washington AP. Agriculture Secretary Clifford W. Hardin says expectations rise for more farmers receiving 30 000 to 40 000 in subsidies this year due to a new 55 000 payment limit to be strictly enforced. He notes the law allows splitting cotton allotments under certain conditions and would spread large corporate farms into smaller units. Last year several farmers, mostly big cotton growers, received over 500 000 each.
The Agricultural Act of 1970 authorizes set aside acreage to aid producers during disasters. Set aside land is conserved and not harvested or grazed from April 1 to August 31 to meet Wheat or Feed Grain Program requirements. In emergencies, a producer may harvest and store hay from the higher of 25 percent or 25 acres of set aside for later use, baled and stored until the County ASC Committee approves its release. County ASC approval is required.
Washington report says if farmers in 10 states plan to cut pork production by 7 percent in spring and 15 percent by June and August, and plan to reduce corn belt hog output during March to May, pork prices may rise.
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