Beef Production Leads Louisiana Slaughter in April
Louisiana Crop Reporting Service reports April 1957 red meat output at 14.2 million pounds across beef veal pork and mutton in commercial plants, up 8 percent from April 1956 and 5 percent from March. Cattle slaughter rose to 14 000 head, beef production 6.6 million pounds, veal 3.5 million, hogs 15 000 head and pork 2.1 million pounds. United States April red meat total 2 040 million pounds, down 3 percent from March and year earlier.
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Louisiana Crop Reporting Service
Louisiana
United States
Screw Worm Eradication: A Southeastern Possibility
Research suggests eradicating screw worms in the southeast U S is feasible. Curacao succeeded in 1954 and Florida tests show sterile male flies released at scale can suppress and eliminate populations. Challenges remain in mass production packaging and aircraft distribution for the needed 50 million flies weekly.
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United States
Curacao
Florida
West Carroll Parish Feeder Pig Sale Scheduled
The West Carroll Parish Annual Feeder Pig Sale is set for Wednesday June 26 1957 at 1 00 p m at the Bas trop Auction Barn Louisiana. Over 1000 top quality feeder pigs weighing 60 to 125 pounds will be offered with grading and marking before the sale.
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West Carroll Parish
Bastrop
West Monroe and Winnsboro Livestock Market Quotes
From West Monroe Auction Barn and Franklin Parish Live Stock Sale in Winnsboro, cattle and hogs saw active bidding. Totals: 612 cattle and 3589 hogs at West Monroe. 589 cattle at Winnsboro with strong hog demand and steady prices.
Lots of Vegetables Family Saves On Home Garden
An 80 year old couple, the McDonalds of Madison parish, rely on a year round garden for half their living. They grow peas, potatoes, corn, onions, cabbage, spinach and more with family help and a garden plow, boosting self sufficiency amid higher costs. They also stock meat from poultry, swine and cattle, with preserved vegetables for winter. Garden experts note a good garden can be several hundred dollars yearly for farm families facing reduced income and high prices.
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J. B. McDonald
Warsaw
Madison Parish
Af. AL
Nanada
Governor Crick
McDonalds
Eva Stubblefield
McDonald
Finance Is Important To Good Farming in Louisiana
The Louisiana Bankers Association and LSU extension service report Bankers Farm Clinics improved banker farmer understanding. More than 850 bankers and 650 young farmers attended five clinics across the state. The programs framed farming as a business and highlighted banks as vital credit sources, with finance equaled to fertilizer in importance.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Bankers’ Association
Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Service
Louisiana farm prices rise 2.5 percent in mid-May report
The Louisiana Crop Reporting Service shows the mid May index at 248 percent of the 1909 14 base, up from last May 15. Rice, cotton hogs beef cattle calves and broilers push prices higher while oats soybeans hay sheep milk and eggs ease. Cotton lint sits at 33.0 cents per pound up from April 15, cottonseed index at 267 up from mid April. Prices for corn oats soybeans wholesale milk and hay shift with notable gains for meat animals and lambs. wholesale milk hits a decade low while milk cows hold at 130 per head.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Crop Reporting Service
Northeast District Joins National Soil Conservation Awards
The Northeast Soil Conservation District, chaired by H. W. Tilbury of Met Rouge, enters the national awards program. Districts compete statewide May 1 1957 to April 30 1958 for performance points with a grand prize of a Goodyear Wigwam vacation for a district official and top farmer Adrian. National winners will be honored at area meetings and state conventions plaques awarded to top districts. Northeast previously place second in 1952 and first in 1953.
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Northeast Soil Conservation District
H. W. Tilbury
Met Rouge
Louisiana
Goodyear
Goodyear Farms
Litchfield Park
Arizona
C. L. Tarver
Sicily Island
H. A. Cruce
Wisner
Roy W. McIntyre
Delhi
C. H. Wacter
Pioneer
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Northeast
Know What Spray Can Do Know What Spray Can Do
A garden expert from the LSU Extension Service explains that true all purpose sprays for roses must tackle mites insects and fungal diseases. Readers should check labels to ensure the product covers all three pest types including black spot and mites using combinations like amit or malathion.
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Kirby Cockerham
Egg prices dip to decade lows as May report released
A May report shows eggs at 34.2 cents per dozen, the lowest since June 1950, down 1.5 cents from April and 4.2 cents below last May when prices averaged 38.4 cents. Broilers rise to 20.0 cents per pound, up 1.5 cents from April but down 1.5 cents from last May. Farm chicks at 22.0 cents per pound hold steady from April but are 2 cents below last year.
Miss Rockett Named To Post As Assistant State Club Agent
Miss Betty Sue Rockett of Rayville is named Assistant State Club Agent for the Louisiana Agricultural Extension Service succeeding Claudine Sonnier. She is a Northeast Louisiana State College graduate and former 4-H participant with a long record in home economics and demonstration work.
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Betty Sue Rockett
Rayville
Louisiana Agricultural Extension Service
H. C. Sanders
Claudine Sonnier
C. S. Shirley
Lynn Pesson
Edward Gassie
Miss Rockett
Northeast Louisiana State College
Monroe
Delta Psi Omega
Future Teachers of America
Baptist Student Union
Who's Who
Grant Walker
Caldwell Parish
Don Rockett
Hilda Branch
Franklin
Catahoula Parishes
Farm Prices Hold Steady Amid Slowing Rise
The May 15 price index for farm costs held at 296, the mid-April peak, marking the first lull since autumn 1956. Living costs rose while production item prices fell slightly, keeping the May parity at 82, unchanged from April but 2 percent below last year.
Chemicals Shift Farming Ways
H V Faust cites pre emerge weed killer as the most economical method to control weeds in cotton amid heavy rain. He explains simple setup behind the planter wheel, low chemical cost per acre, and savings of six to eight dollars per acre versus hand hoeing when weeds take hold.
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H. V. Faust
Faust
FASTEETH Alkaline Powder Promises Secure False Teeth
This ad claims FASTEETH powder strengthens denture plates and reduces odor. It warns of embarrassment from plate slippage and positions FASTEETH as a non acid, odor controlling remedy available at drug counters.
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West Monroe
Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Jewel St
Swift
Nox-I-Dene
M. Kaplan& Son, Inc
Adams
Scott Equipment
Sioux Steel
Scott Equipment Sales
Desiard
Lane Wilson Seed CO
N. Grand ST
N. Grand Lot
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