Earle grows wealth from Rhymes estate in Ouachita parish
On the J. H. Rhymes farm near Winnsboro Road Earle expanded pastures and hog and cattle operations. Soil tests at LSU guide fertilizer plans as extension specialists assist in building a 500 head beef herd and improved swine numbers.
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J. H. Rhymes
Winnsboro
Ankin Earle
Earle
Ouachita Parish
W. B. Aycock, Jr
Aycock
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Rhymes
Monroe
Rankin Earle
Livestock Show Book Dedicated To Dean
The LSU Livestock Show catalog for the 21st annual event is mailed to county agents and exhibitors. J. G. Lee Jr. will retire as Dean of the College of Agriculture in 1956. The show and rodeo run March 3 to 10 at John M. Parker Agricultural Center, with Lee honored by students and exhibitors.
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Baton Rouge
LSU
J. G. Lee, Jr
College of Agriculture
John M. Parker Agricultural Center
Dean Lee
W. M. Rabin
Area youth plan entries for Delhi livestock show
Young exhibitors from the Northeast District are preparing animals for the Delhi livestock show in February. They aim to showcase entries and compete for awards at the district event.
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Delhi
Livestock Quotations From West Monroe Auction
Reported Saturday night from The West Monroe Livestock Auction Barn shows calves, steers, cows, bulls, hogs, and feeder pigs with varied prices and a total head count of 269 cattle, 533 hogs, and 12 mules and horses bringing from 35 to 85 per head.
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West Monroe
Tallulah Livestock Auction Totals Record $27 676.95
Lonnie Jennings reports last Tuesday sale drew 256 cattle bringing $19 509.52 and 346 hogs totaling $8 071.43 for a grand $27 676.95. Cattle market strong. hogs $0.50 cwt lower. calf steer heifer cow and pig prices listed with various grades and weights.
Winnsboro Franklin Livestock Auction Reports Steady Market
Last Tuesday at Winnsboro the Franklin Livestock Auction sold 421 head of cattle and 290 hogs with a steady market. Calves steers and heifers across grades ranged from 10 to 19.50, cows from 6 to 11, hogs from 8 to 12.50 per hundred pounds with various weight classes and stocker prices listed.
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Winnsboro
Franklin
Future Farmers Select Beef Animals In Ouachita Parish
Vocational agriculture students from Jonesville Calhoun and Delhi selected five Angus heifers and one Angus bull in Ouachita Parish under a Sears Foundation Louisiana Angus Breeders Association and state FFA program. The beef animals from J O Red Willett near Monroe will be issued to outstanding FFA members at low cost with no interest and repayable via offspring or price return to extend aid to others.
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Willett
Monroe
Farmers of America
Sears Foundation
Louisiana Angus Breeders Association
FFA
Future Farmers of America
Jonesville
Calhoun
Delhi
Ouachita Parish
Foundation
Jersey
Louisiana
Louisiana Future Farmers of America
Delmar Walker
Baton Rouge
Union Parish Leads State as Pine Timber Producer
Union parish has gained a leading position in the state as a producer of pine timber, and the trend in that area is for development of more timber lands.
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Union Parish
Experts Predict Continued Drop In Farm Prices
Economist W. D. Curtis and LSU extension specialist Mrs. Celia Hissong told LSU agriculture conference that farm costs will rise next year, while livestock prices hold steady and crop prices drop about five percent. Poultry and dairy outlooks are solid as major crops acreage falls under federal controls. total yields may stay same due to higher per acre yields. Farmers may offset income loss with extra part time work and more employed wives.
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W. D. Curtis
Celia Hissong
Louisiana State University Extension Service
Curtis
Louisiana
LSU College of Agriculture
State slaughter plants show gain in production
Commercial slaughter plants in Louisiana produced 15.6 million pounds of red meat in October, up 3 percent from September and October last year. Cattle slaughtered totaled 19,000 head, with beef and veal gains offset by steady pork. hog slaughter reached 16,000 head, up from September but down from October last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Earle
Aycock
Louisiana Crop Reporting Service
Louisiana
Surge in Louisiana farm irrigation despite wet weather
Preliminary survey by Kenneth Koch and Dr. Fred Weigmann at Louisiana State University shows irrigation use rising in 1955. Koch notes that in 1950 only twelve farms had irrigation equipment, now the figure has grown about fortyfold.
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Louisiana
Kenneth Koch
Fred Weigmann
Louisiana State University
Koch
North Dakota Cornborer Infestation Peaks in 1955
Cornborer infestations in North Dakota reached a record high in the state’s main corn areas in 1955 and officials warn the threat may continue into 1956.
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North Dakota
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State Extension Service
Ray Rhymes
Cor
DeSiard
2Nd Sts
Monroe Bernhardt
Walgreen's
Leon F. Surratt
YES
Dean
Tallulah
Lonnie Jennings
Rollers
Malcolm C. Gaar
A. W. Gerson
Thomas Roach
Gerald Watson
W. A. Gaharan
Joe Mac O'Neal
Norman Terrell
Block High School
Adell
Lynn Cox
Feeders Supply CO
Jackson, Monroe
Trenton, W. Monroe
Frank Noonan
Northeast Louisiana
Anemon
Kent Srmaiait
America
Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc
New York
Louisiana State Fair Grounds
Shreveport
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