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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1973
Page
4
Overwintering eggs on evergreens are hatching now. Control should wait until all eggs hatch, about June 10 in Central Missouri. Use carbaryl or diazinon or malathion or troxacene in specified dilutions, following manufacturer rates.
Audrain County’s 1973 wheat loan rate remains 1.26 per bushel, aligned with 1972, based on a national average of 1.25. Farmers enrolled in the 1973 Wheat Program must report planted acres and certify compliance by July 1, reporting crops, acres, and set asides as soon as planting ends. Accurate acreages ensure eligibility for payments.
Alfalfa weevil control demonstration plots have been set up at 15 locations across the state with side by side checks of eight pesticides and an untreated control. The infestations have damaged alfalfa fields this spring, with heavy damage in some areas, and producers are urged to inspect fields. Chemical controls are advised when 35 percent of growing tips show feeding damage by larvae, which are small green worms with a white dorsal stripe and black head. Demonstration sites include Boone County at Cave Waters farm, Callaway County at Vernon Echelmeier farm, and Fulton area near Ray Kimmel and Roland Meyer, among others. producers are invited to visit.
The Agriculture Department reports a 1% rise in cattle in feedlots as of June 1 to 9,455,000 across seven states, with placements down 10% year over year and slaughter sales down 4% from May 1972. State totals show Nebraska up 10% and Texas up 10% while Colorado and California dip. May prices averaged 45.19 per 100 pounds for steers and 43.99 for heifers, with gains from the prior year.
Spring rains delayed early vegetables like lettuce onions radishes and peas but now planting can begin. Transplants of tomatoes peppers and eggplant may go outdoors as soil dries. For small spaces choose onions beets cabbage spinach green beans and tomatoes and trellis cucumbers. Missouri hybrids Surprise Supreme Red Heart and Pink Gourmet resist local conditions. Plant peppers such as Yolo Wonder Tokyo Belle and Bell Boy Hybrid.
Columbia researchers outline progress toward hormone use in dairy cows to boost production and heat adaptation. Studies note adrenal hormones like cortisol in heat management and progesterone effects on ovulation, while field details cover crop and feed practices for hot weather.
Missouri wheat production for June 1 fell to 24.3 million bushels with an indicated yield of 32 bushels per acre, down from May estimates. The 43 percent drop from 1972 is blamed on reduced acreage and yield due to excessive rainfall, leaving about a third of the crop coloring.
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