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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1974
Page
3
Agronomy notes from R A Kimmen urge careful handling of late planted corn soybeans and grain sorghum. Farmers should use reduced nitrogen on June planted corn, plant compactly and one inch deep, and favor ramrod herbicides pre emergence for sorghum. Weather and soil conditions influence yields while wheat faces scab and other diseases and oats may be headed off for hay.
The Land Bank offers agricultural loans with extended terms and fair rates. It stresses understanding borrowers goals and providing a carefully planned loan path to help you prosper.
Government data show fertilizer shipments to farmers rose 32 percent in the first nine months of the marketing year, totaling about 11.8 million tons. Prices for 28 percent nitrogen solution jumped to an average $115 per ton by April 15, up from $57.50 a year earlier, signaling tighter supplies and higher costs.
AP Farm Writer Don Kendall reports USDA projections show U S wheat stocks near 12.2 million tons held by U S interests and 20.3 million by Canada Australia and Argentina by June 30 1975, narrowing the former 10 to 3 lead. US feed grain reserves remain dominant with about 74.8 million tons held by U S farmers a year from now.
Washington AP notes Midwest farmers near finishing 1974 corn planting with pace below 1973. By June 16 about 95 percent of corn belt acres planted, Illinois 90 percent, Indiana 85 percent, Iowa 95 percent, with replanting needed in many areas. Soybean planting 69 percent complete in Corn Belt, Illinois soybean crop lagging. Wheat harvest advancing in Great Plains, Kansas 20 percent ripe.
The Census Bureau advises farmers to maintain good records in preparation for the 1975 questionnaire cycle. The 20th nationwide census of agriculture will mail out in January 1975 and cover 1974 farming operations, asking for crop acreages, major crop values, irrigated land, pesticide and fertilizer use, livestock operations, sales values, and other farm expenditures and land uses.
Dale Schwarre guides farm managers to ready bins for the upcoming small grain harvest. Clean all old grain from cracks, sweep walls and ceilings, repair damages, and treat interior with a residual insecticide—malathion or methoxychlor—applied to all surfaces and outside bases. Apply 1-2 weeks before new grain entry, then sweep up dead insects before loading.
A 1974 Ledger note advises using malathion as a grain protectant during storage and suggests pyrethrins with a synergist as a cap-out treatment if Indian meal moths are anticipated. It points readers to MU Guide 7100 Insects in Farm Grain Their Prevention and Control for more details.
Missouri farms held 224000 sheep and lambs on January 1, up 4 percent from the prior year. The state has about 5000 sheep farms, and only seven other states have more sheep farms. The 1973 rise follows a national 7 percent decline. University specialist Tom Brown cautions that one-year gain doesn’t guarantee a comeback. The all-time high was 1.5 million head in 1942.
Washington reports that U S soybean exports to Japan may match last year’s record despite a 20 percent drop in January through April 1974. The Agriculture Department forecasts 3.27 million metric tons for 1974, about two percent above the prior year.
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