Corn Grower Schutte Not Sure About Soil Tests
Missouri MFA contest winners Frank McQueen of Craig earned state champion with 186.44 bushels per acre, while second place went to Robert Schutte of Benton City. McQueen farms in Holt county near the Atchison line, with deep loess soil and terraced fields yielding 18,300 stalks per acre on May 4 plant date. He used V-16 corn, 18,300 stalks per acre, nitrogen 1380 pounds per acre, and practiced limited cultivation. He praised soil tests as a tool despite not fully trusting some recommendations. Schutte averaged over 174 bushels per acre on a flat prairie run, using no plow and shredding stalks with an offset disk. He planted May 17 in 30 inch rows, V-16 corn with 18,300 stalks, applying 30 pounds N, 70 pounds P, 100 pounds K per acre and side-dressing 120 pounds anhydrous ammonia later. He supports at least one cultivation.
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Columbia
Missouri
Missouri Farmers Association
Frank McQueen
Craig
Iowa
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
Robert Schutte
Benton City
George W. Weber
Marshall
Donald Gillum
Green Castle
McQueen
River Hills
Holt County
Atchison County
Antrex
Schutte
Target Prices Set But Grain Likely To Top Them
Washington AP reports rising farming costs threaten ruin if grain prices fall to target levels under the 1973 act. USDA says 1974 cash prices for wheat and corn will exceed targets despite four year price guarantees. If crops surge, larger reserves may push prices down, though inflation and global markets complicate outlook.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act
USDA
U.S
Department
Don Paarlberg
Paarlberg
Attend Meeting On Hail Insurance
A district meeting for Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. agents drew 85 agents and wives in Columbia on Monday. Among attendees were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Powell of Centralia, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Houser, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin W. Beamer, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Breid of Ice, and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Arens of Marburg.
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Columbia
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co
Clifford Powell
Centralia
Jim Houser
Alvin W. Beamer
R. W. Breid
Ice
Wrence Arens
Marburg
More Acres To Plant Less Fuel Fertilizer And Nitrogen Tips
Guidance from MU guides on planting more acres with less fertilizer and fuel. Topics include nitrogen needs for corn at different planting dates, soil organic matter contributions, manure and clover as nitrogen sources, and balancing N P K with lime. Recommendations cover stalk counts per yield goals, weed control, and soil testing with plan B and legume renovation.
Fertilizer Prices Jump Up Sharply
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department says prices paid by farmers for fertilizer have risen by as much as 81 percent since the previous period, signaling a sharp hike in input costs for agriculture.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Six Named to Montgomery County Extension Council
Montgomery County residents selected six members to two year terms on the Montgomery County Council. The new members named by Ray Davis include Mrs. Floyd Weeks, Dennis Harris, Mrs. Melvin Williman, Jim Foster, Larry Dunn, Shirley Nation, Audrey Naughton, and Mrs. Elmer Keith. Government lifts chemical price controls last Oct 25, with ASCS surveys showing anhydrous ammonia up 81 percent and other nitrogen sources up 70 to 77 percent since then. Phosphate prices up 46 to 48 percent, potash up about 28 percent, and mixed fertilizers rising about 45 percent since Oct 25.
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Montgomery City
University of Missouri Extension Council
Montgomery County
Ray Davis
Floyd Weeks
Dennis Harris
Melvin Williman
Jim Foster
Larry Dunn
Shirley Nation
Audrey Naughton
Elmer Keith
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
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