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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1971
Page
7
Hog prices are expected to climb this spring into summer with Glenn Grimes of the University of Missouri predicting a peak around 22 to 23 dollars per hundredweight in major markets by early August. He notes seasonal gains could exceed normal, but substantial further increases depend on lower marketings or stronger demand, both unlikely.
Audrain County Soil District marked Soil Stewardship Week by distributing 2000 church bulletins and hosting a minister tour along routes south and west of Mexico. Visits highlighted erosion control on cropland with grass waterways and terraces at Elwood Drum Floyd Donovan and Paul Veale farms, with lunch at Air Park Restaurant.
Conservation officials plan a pond weed clinic at Martin Smith farm south of Mexico next Thursday starting at 6 00 p m. They will spray chemicals to control cattails and aquatic weeds with help from the Soil Conservation Service University Extension Service and Pennwall Co. Directions to the farm are given and officials note early spring growth and the need for timely chemical control considering household livestock and recreational water uses.
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