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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1974
Page
3
R A Kimmel, area agronomy specialist, notes an early frost cut late planted crops by about one third. Corn leaves killed stop photosynthesis but grain still accumulates dry matter as sugars move from stalk to grain, raising potential grain yield despite leaf loss. Beans show pods with marketable potential. grain sorghum has limited movement from stalk to head.
COLUMBIA Reports on promoting the sheep industry and lamb production highlight Sheep Day on Thursday Nov. 7 at the University of Missouri Columbia Livestock Center. UMC sheep specialist C V Ross will present research on production systems, artificial lambing, winter fescue supplementation, and growth stimulants. Demonstrations on feet trimming Ralgro implants and parasite drenching follow, then a wool grading contest judged by Brian Hoffman of Midwest Wool Marketing. Missouri attorney Cutter Coil will discuss legal issues in a talk titled Dogs Taxes and Jerky Farmers I Have Known. Ralph Grimshaw of Ohio State will share ideas for promoting the sheep industry. The event ends with a Missouri Sheep Producers meeting.
The Agriculture Department approved Arc, a new pest resistant alfalfa variety. It shows strong resistance to anthracnose and moderate resistance to bacterial wilt and alfalfa weevil. Arc also resists pea aphids and yielded 1 to 2 tons more hay per acre in Maryland tests with good management.
Extension Agent Dale Schwarre notes that reducing combine losses from 10 to 5 percent in 40 bushel soybeans at $7 per bushel saves $4,200 per 100 hours of harvest. Best operators aim for 3 to 5 percent losses, while average losses run 10 to 12 percent, with most losses at the gathering unit. Suggestions: maintain knives and guards, cut close to ground, run about 3 mph, reel 25 percent faster than ground speed. Four or five soybeans per square foot equals one bushel.
University of Missouri dairy specialist Fred Meinershagen urges using old tires, dirt and boards to weigh and seal trench or bunker silos. He notes 4 millimeter plastic sheeting costs rise, but proper covering reduces spoilage and heating from fermentation, especially in warm weather.
The Agriculture Department reports the U S sweet potato harvest the largest since 1969 with about 13.5 million hundredweight as of Oct 1. North Carolina leads with 4.2 million, followed by Louisiana at 3.3 million and Virginia at 1.07 million.
A USDA Economic Research Service report notes European beef and veal consumption declined since the 1960s with a 3.3 percent drop in 1972 to 1973 as prices for pork and poultry rose more slowly. European consumer money constraints drove economizing on cheaper meats while U.S. livestock producers watch imports shift and exporters seek other markets.
The Ford administration weighs a potential milk price hike to influence politics ahead of elections. If approved, Class I minimums could rise to about $9.48 per hundredweight, boosting consumer milk prices by about two cents per quart and affecting Republican candidates in dairy regions.
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