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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1971
Page
7
Merle Vaughan advises pruning flowering and shade trees during the dormant season in late winter and early spring, with exceptions for spring and summer flowering varieties. Use thinning cuts, avoid central leaders, and reserve large-prbranch removals to professionals for safety.
West Plains Mo hosts the first annual National Feeder Pig Show with pents from 15 states and Canada. First prize is $500 for the champion pen of eight pigs. A chartered bus may run if enough interest. entries due June 2 to 3.
Washington AP The Agriculture Department forecasts fed cattle prices to slaughter will dip from April levels this spring and summer but still average the same or higher than last year. Hog prices remain weak due to near record supplies and are expected to average $2 to $4 below last summer's peak of 22.50 per hundredweight. Cattle prices last spring and summer at Omaha averaged just over 30 per hundredweight for choice steers. Feedlot cattle sales in Q2 and Q3 are expected to be higher than a year ago, possibly 5 to 8 percent more than winter levels.
Washington D C AP The American Horse Council warns horsemen and veterinarians to watch for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis VEE a dangerous infectious disease moving toward the United States The USDA notes VEE has moved from South and Central America into Mexico where about 6000 horses were reported killed in 1970 The virus has been found in many countries including Peru Venezuela Ecuador Colombia Guyana Suriname Panama Trinidad Curacao Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua and Costa Rica The disease attacks the central nervous system in horses and is often fatal
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