Silage Hay Pasturage Day Slated At LSU Farm Week
Baton Rouge special reports LSU will host Farm and Home Week August 9 to 13 with 2000 to 3000 farmers and homemakers expected. A silage hay and pasture day on August 10 will feature lectures on pasture improvement al grazing silage making barn drying hay and related equipment.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
H. C. Sanders
L. S. A. Agricultural Extension Service
LSU
Louisiana
41 Heifers Sold At Association's Annual Stock Sale
Forty one Holstein heifers aged six months to two years brought total receipts of 13940 dollars and an average of 340 dollars at the Louisiana Holstein-Friesian Association sale near LeCompte. Brian Gilbert of Belle Rose paid the top price 860 dollars for a bred heifer. Buyers from 12 parishes, including Sabine Assumption East Baton Rouge and Iberia, bought the majority of cattle.
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Association
Louisiana Holstein - Friesian Association
Louisiana State University School of Vocational Agriculture
LeCompte
Louisiana State University
Wisconsin
R. C. Calloway
L. S. A. Agricultural Extension Service
The
Holstein Association
Brian Gilbert
Belle Rose
Sabine
Assumption
East Berton Rouge
Iberia
Tokyo APT opens The Clipper club for soldiers and tourists
A new Tokyo nightclub named The Clipper targets tourist and American soldier traffic. The facility showcases upscale design and a high price point, signaling an exclusive venue in the city’s nightlife scene.
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Tokyo
Farm Aid Plan Sparks House Showdown in June
President Eisenhower faces a decisive test as the House Agriculture Committee votes on a bill extending high price supports for basic crops amid a divide with a large farm bloc. Ezra Taft Benson defends a 1955 plan with strict controls to curb surpluses and reduce cropland in cash crops.
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House
Agriculture Committee
Senate
White House
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Congress
GOP
Benson
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Corn and Silage In Calf Diet
Ouachita parish agent J. J. Joyce Jr notes calves need vitamin A from pea green hay or silage and grass or clover. corn is central but balanced by alfalfa meal oats and cottonseed meal. Suggested rations mix shelled corn oats cottonseed meal molasses, or corn dehydrated potatoes cottonseed meal and molasses.
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J. J. Joyce, Jr
Ouachita Parish
Youth Projects In Major Roles By 4-H Clubs
W B Aycock Jr Ouachita Parish county agent notes 4-H Club members stabilize family budgets and start cattle herds and other livestock projects that become profitable ventures later in life.
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Farm Club
W. B. Aycock, Jr
Ouachita Parish
Farce vote in Germany today sparks cross‑zone clash
Polls open in Soviet occupied East Germany for a three day plebiscite on the European Army Plan. Thirteen million eligible voters plus youths 16 to 18 cast ballots as Communist officials predict a decisive rejection in the East zone and Berlin while West German leaders deem the vote a farce.
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Berlin
East Germany
East Zone
Stain clues help cleaners treat dyed fabrics
A note advises showing the cleaner the stain cause by tagging a garment with its origin. If a spill like coke leaves brown spots, identifying tannic acid helps the cleaner apply the right treatment. The guideline emphasizes not assuming the stain’s source without disclosure.
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Junior
Livestock Quotations From West Monroe Auction
Saturday night quotations from the West Monroe Livestock Auction by A L Mc Kinnie list prices for calves steers heifers cows bulls hogs by grade. Per head and weight ranges cover slaughter and utility categories with prices for cows and cow and calf pairs and feeder pigs.
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West Monrof
West Monroe
A. L. McKinnie
Tallulah Livestock Auction Market Report Titans and Prices
Lonnie Jennings notes cattle market steady with top hogs at 22.60. Calves good slaughter 18-20, commercial 14-17, utilities 10-13, stock calves 17-19. Cows 12-13 butcher, 10-12 commercial. cutters 8-19, cann ers 5-8. steers good slaughter 20-21, commercial 16-18, utilities 12-14, stockers 17-18. Bulls 12-14, commercials 8-10. Hogs top 22.60, light sows 18-20, feeders 27-28, good feeders 22-23, common 16-18, feeder pigs 20, butchers 20-22, sows 16-18.
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Tallulah
Lonnie Jennings
Utilities
Pork Yields Per Acre Hinges On Corn and Beans
On Riverstix Plantation north of Monroe G B Studdard aims for 1100 pounds of pork per acre if crops yield well. He plans 250 feeder pigs plus 52 acres of corn and soybeans, with 60 units of liquid fertilizer and multiple plowings. Ouachita parish agent Joyce estimates 500 to 1100 pounds per acre depending on crops. Outlaw appointed state cattle inspector in Yuma Arizona.
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Riverstix
Monroe
G. B. Studdard
Studdard
Ouachita Parish
J J. Joyce, Jr
Ings
Ward One
Fletcher Studdard
Maintenance Plan For Field Drains Eases Problems
W. B. Williams Jr of Soil Conservation Service urges foresight in field drainage to ease laterals maintenance. Flat slopes on field drains and laterals aid crossing with four row equipment and mowing. Grass such as Rye or Bermuda helps erosion control, plants should be sown after excavation. Regular mowing and careful plowing prevent erosion and siltation. Field drains need annual cleaning with a grader or blade after harvest.
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Bermuda
Williams
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Washington
Congressional Farm Bloc
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ADAMS
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Outlaw
Yuma, Ariz
Jack Outlaw
Jackson, Monroe
Trenton, W. Monroe
Delhi
Clay Wilson
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Skelly
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