Lice Control and Winter Feeding Plans for Cattle
Cattle producers are urged to address external parasites now as lice reduce weight gains by 0.2 to 0.3 pounds per head daily. Dipping spraying and pour on insecticides are effective, with dust bags and backrubbers as slower secondary methods. A Kansas study shows cows entering winter fat can lose weight yet still rebreed, while thin cows need better feeding to achieve calving and conception targets.
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Jack Barnes Co
Agri
Bob Schalles
KSU
Soviet grain purchases may tide it over
Washington reports that despite a drought battered crop Russia may have bought enough grain from the United States and other countries to last until the 1976 harvest. The Agriculture Department cut its 1975 Soviet production estimate to 137 million metric tons from a prior 160 million ton forecast.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Russia
United States
Moscow
Richard E. Bell
Chicago
Bell
Wheat Crop Varies Across Kansas as Winter Stands Surveyed
The Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reports eastern Kansas wheat in good condition while western areas are fair to poor. Topsoil moisture remains adequate overall, though the west shows shortages in subsoil moisture. Cattle graze stubble in the west as wheat pasturing stays limited due to late seeding.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
More pork to appear on shelves next year
The Agriculture Department says hog slaughter this fall runs 20 to 25 percent below a year ago but rising production on farms and high pork prices could lift supplies in the second half of next year. If demand holds, hog prices may stay in the low to mid fiftys through early 1976.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Cattle Industry Edges Toward Recovery in Feedlots Says USDA
USDA livestock experts report the cattle sector showing a solid recovery in feedlots after 20 months of losses. Gains in July-September placements and large grain crops support optimism, though many ranchers still lose money on calves amid high inventories.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
George Hoffman
USDA
Economic Research Service
Hoffman
Farm Index
Usda Agency
Beef cowherd operators to meet Extension experts
Cowherd operators are invited to a meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Courthouse Community Room with keynote instructors Dr Homer Caley and Tom Orwig. Caley will cover Health Aspects of Reproduction and Disease Prevention and Control while Orwig discusses Feeding and Management.
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Homer Caley
Tom Orwig
Courthouse
Caley
Orwig
How to gauge true friendship in 4 H program
A Fred Rohs Ex tension piece explains measuring friendship quality with a yes or no quiz. It lists eleven behavior questions about fairness, consideration, reciprocity, communication, and willingness to help or protest for friends. A scoring guide classifies results from below average to excellent.
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Fred Rohs
Horticulture tips include nut storage and show deadline
Harvey County horticulture news explains proper storage for fruits and nuts at 35 degrees with high humidity to reduce spoilage. It notes shelled nuts spoil faster, humidity specifics for walnuts and pecans, and a month shelf at room temperature. Deadline for Kansas Nut Improvement Show entries is December 20 with judging February 7 at Topeka Municipal Auditorium.
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David Welfelt
Kansas
Topeka Municipal Auditorium
Sharper downturn in dairy prices seen in winter
USDA analysts forecast a sharper than normal seasonal drop in farm milk prices during early 1976 as record highs stimulate production. Improved grain crops reduce feed costs and high milk prices may lift production per cow, with total 1975 output near last year’s 115.4 billion pounds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
USDA
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