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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1975
Page
3
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department expects hay prices to stay high despite a 1975 crop of about 130 million tons due to record cattle inventories and elevated grain prices. May baled hay averaged $56.30 a ton, around $51 at farm level in mid August, with limited declines anticipated for 1975-76.
Montgom ery City area notes stressed pasture conditions and high feed costs, urging early pregnancy testing around 40 days after last service. Culling barren cows could boost profits amid pessimistic beef outlook and rising winter feed prices.
Farmers with hay for sale in Audrain County may enter their names for the 1975 Missouri Hay Directory. The annual directory, compiled by University of Missouri Agricultural Extension and the Missouri Department of Agriculture, lists sellers who expect hay for winter. Sellers should note hay type and expected quantity. contact by Sept 29. Directory available about Dec 1 at no charge from UM Extension Centers statewide.
Washington AP Palm oil imports rise sharply as the Agriculture Department reports July imports at 131.1 million pounds, more than five times July 1974. Through July cumulative imports reach 463.8 million pounds versus 165.4 million a year earlier, with palm oil undercutting soybean markets in margarine and shortening production.
New Zealand reports a huge 1974-75 corn crop of 209000 metric tons up from 130000 tons last season. The Agriculture Department notes New Zealand will not rival U.S. corn but is emerging as a modest market for U S hybrid corn seed and harvesting equipment.
A compact classified note invites readers to place a Ledger want ad to fit any budget and provides a contact phone number 581-1111 for arranging listings.
Missouri university extension notes growing concern over hog waste management. Studies by Gene Iannotti test flush water for disease risk with salmonella levels below disease threshold. Projects cover lagoon management, deodorizing compounds, and methane digestion with Dennis Sievers and Jim Fischer. A mobile waste lab aids field sampling. guides MU Guide 1895 and 1881 are available. Messages invite farmer input.
The 1975 National Barrow Show's second and third days featured prize boar and gift sales. Hamp-An Farms, Inc. of Middletown, Missouri, sold the champion Hampshire boar to Michaels and Robert Meyer of Bowling Green, Missouri, and Danny Lewis of Curryville, Missouri, for $15,000. The Hampshire sale averaged $3,652. a $3,000 high gift sold to Rule Bros. of Michigantown, Indiana. Yorkshire action set records with the Reserve Champion Yorkshire boar selling for $16,500 to Ron and Tom Jackson of Powell, Ohio, and a Yorkshire gift selling for $11,500, a world record, to Eddie Brothers of Storm Lake, Iowa.
Four USDA economists urge U S agricultural cooperatives to pool facilities and form a regional and international grain exporting network to compete with five multinational giants. They argue exports now drive prices, cooperatives handle only 7.5 percent of exports, and a total systems approach is needed to prevent erosion of cooperative influence.
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