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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1973
Page
3
The government farm price index dipped 1.5 percent in the month ended April 15, the first decline in four years, as livestock and milk prices fell. The index remained 32 percent above a year earlier, with wheat, broilers, lettuce, and onions offsetting declines in hogs, cattle, milk, and strawberries.
Crownvetch a cool season legume stabilizes badly eroded areas says James Lierheimer Soil Conservation Technician. It flourishes on steep slopes, reduces erosion and pollution with minimal care, and suits roadbank cuts dam backslopes and mine spoil piles. It tolerates low fertility and needs lime and fertilizer, with seeding guidance and timing for spring or fall planting.
County farmers with alfalfa should monitor for alfalfa weevil in May. Control is justified when 35 percent of terminals show feeding and leaf skeletonizing. Insecticides for growers include Alfatax Imidan malathion mixes. commercial options include Gultion parathron Supercide Furdan. Read labels for waiting periods before harvest. Corn planting has begun. soil insect controls cover aldrin heptachlor rates and seed treater use. crop rotation advised for Western corn rootworm.
Boy Scout Troop No. 36 aided local farmer James E. May to plant a windbreak and feedlot beautification on April 27. Seven scouts completed over 900 trees including Scotch Pine Autumn Olive Juniper White Pine and Pin Oak. They camped overnight at the May farm and returned to Mexico Saturday morning. Scouts were Darryl Cole Andy Mark Mitchell Joel Enslen Tim Deardorff Gary Jackson Randy Young and Gary Vanlandingham.
Pricing pasture rental is complex because pasture value depends on production quality, location, and facilities. The guide emphasizes animal unit equivalents, per acre rent, and factors like water, fencing, and labor, with a work sheet available at the Extension Center to compute a fair lease.
A four year analysis by University of Missouri specialists shows high yielding farms produce more gross returns, but profits depend on price and costs. In corn, high yielders averaged 110.4 bu/acre vs 72.2 with a $1.19 average price, while soybeans rose from 25.1 to 38.9 bu/acre with price around $2.60. Net land and management gains totaled about $29.28 per acre for a 13.8 bushel soy yield increase.
A University of Missouri guide titled A Home Buyers Guide for Evaluating Small Acreages by Durward Brewer and Leroy Rottman offers advice for purchasing country homes or open land. The guide, number 780, is available from Missouri County University Extension Centers.
Washington AP A top Agriculture Department official urged a strong responsive credit system as American farmers expand production to meet growing world markets. J Phil Campbell said freeing farmer credit will boost income while crop demand rises and weather and pest threats persist. He noted anniversaries of the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks and Production Credit Associations and predicted a vigorous growth period ahead for wheat feed grains and soybeans due to rising world demand.
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